Mercedes Moné is almost ready to be back in a wrestling ring again. Source? Mercedes herself.
Moné posted a video to her official YouTube channel today titled “The countdown begins” and showing her working hard to get back in ring shape. The former Sasha Banks has been out of action since May, when she sustained an ankle injury facing Willow Nightingale at NJPW Strong Resurgence.
The big question now is where exactly Moné will pop up next when she’s ready for her next match. NJPW and STARDOM seemed hopeful they could keep her in the fold, with Rocky Romero telling WrestlePurists he expected to speak with her soon while adding that “I don’t know what she’s going to want to do when she comes back.”
There has been ongoing speculation that she might sign with AEW, to the point where she was a top guess for that company’s mystery signing at Full Gear that turned out to be Will Ospreay. Moné teased possibly showing up at Full Gear back in early October.
And in the “all things are possible” spirit that saw CM Punk make his recent return to WWE, some have wondered if a Sasha Banks reunion could be in the cards as well. With Paul “Triple H” Levesque at the creative helm, things have changed quite a bit since Banks and Naomi (now Trinity in Impact Wrestling) staged their well publicized walkout during the May 16, 2022 episode of WWE Raw.
Any promotion would benefit from having Moné on its roster, so it really comes down to what she wants to do now that she’s healthy again. Maybe, like she did today, she’ll provide the next big hint herself.