Mercedes Mone, known as Sasha Banks, left WWE in May 2022 due to creative issues in WWE and signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and became the IWGP Women’s Champion. She suffered a serious injury and was forced to vacate the IWGP women’s title.
Mone is currently out of action and has been recovering from her injury for the past seven months. Recently, Mone hinted at her return to the ring by revealing her new gear on social media.
Mercedes Mone teases new ring-gear
Today, Mone revealed her new gear by uploading a photo on her Instagram. Mone’s new gear had a CEO text on the center of the shirt. The gear featured purple and gold stripes all over the parts. It also had “Mone” text on the right leg pad.
Mone has been posting videos and photos of her rehabilitation and training on her social media accounts, showing her progress and determination to come back stronger than ever. Mone’s new ring gear has generated a lot of excitement and curiosity among the wrestling community as they await her decision to return to the WWE ring or her decision to make a potential debut in AEW.
Excitement swirls around her future, with fans divided on whether she’ll reclaim her WWE dominance or rule AEW as their new alpha female. While some believe in a deserved return to the squared circle and a glittering collection of championships, others imagine her tearing through the AEW ranks and establishing herself as the undisputed queen of the ring.
Former WWE writer backs Mercedes Mone to make more money at AEW
In a recent interview with The Wrestling Outlaws, Vincent Russo, an American professional wrestling writer, said, “All she’s doing is using that as a bargaining chip for AEW, and I promise you, bro, at the end of the day, she’ll get more from AEW than Charlotte got from WWE.” [22:22–22:34]
He also said, “First of all, I’m glad for Charlotte. If she’s happy there and that’s where she wants to be, and she got the money she wanted, great. It’s great for her. I think she’s a great performer, she’s believable. I’ve always been a fan of hers”.
Charlotte recently signed a multi-year contract with the WWE. Russo praised Flair for her performance in the ring and said Flair deserved the contract. Currently, Flair is out of action in WWE due to a major injury that happened last month.
Mone’s contract with NJPW is expiring soon, and Russo confirmed that Mone is using the contract with Flair as a bargaining key to get more money from AEW. He said that Mone is one of the best female wrestlers in the world and that AEW would be lucky to have her.
