{"id":48827,"date":"2026-04-12T19:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48827"},"modified":"2026-04-12T19:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:20:07","slug":"the-time-couldnt-be-more-right-for-mercedes-mones-next-aew-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48827","title":{"rendered":"The time couldn&#8217;t be more right for Mercedes Mone&#8217;s next AEW chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The time is right for Mercedes Mon\u00e9\u2019s return and to hopefully unveil the next iteration of her character in AEW.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently no-belt Mon\u00e9 after finishing off a month-long tour of Europe to drop the final five (one vacated) of her record 13 simultaneous championships she collected during her first two years in AEW. Mon\u00e9 did exactly what she said she would do when she joined AEW \u2013 taking women\u2019s wrestling global \u2013 and should be commended for it\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The interview she gave after losing it all and making good on her promises is hopefully the road map for what the second part of her AEW run is going to be, because who we saw was not the egotistical, self-centered, and gluttonous Mercedes Mon\u00e9 but the genuine, caring, and giving Mercedes Varnado.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39063021\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=661,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/07_Willow_Nightingale_vs_Mercedes_Mone___12_31_2025_007.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Mercedes Mon\u00e9  <span class=\"credit\">Lee South\/AEW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That the person who is so deeply and passionately in love with pro wrestling and has spent the last two years trying to build up and shine a giant spotlight on women\u2019s wrestling is so easy to root for. She was getting cheers and some standing ovations after her matches after often continuing the trend of dropping her belts to the person she beat for them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/12\/sports\/the-time-couldnt-be-more-right-for-mercedes-mones-next-aew-chapter\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time is right for Mercedes Mon\u00e9\u2019s return and to hopefully unveil the next iteration of her character in AEW. 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