AEW star and pro wrestling veteran Mercedes Moné spoke with the Daily Star about various topics, including how her time in the company has been fantastic so far.
Moné said, “It’s been amazing. It’s been so rewarding for me and just kind of freeing. I’ve always wanted that feeling of feeling free. And I feel like this has been the best I’ve ever been able to perform because I have that capability and that ability to have that freedom of just — you know, whether that’s putting matches together and performing differently, or having a different mindset. Or not having people tell you ‘no,’ or being scared to tell something and then, ‘You will be told no.’ It’s just a freedom, and I’m very happy to be here. And I hope that shows in my work. But yeah, I think it shows in my matches how free I feel and how great I feel in AEW.”
On the women’s division pushing each other to be better:
“I feel like anytime I’m in the ring with one of them, they push me. Because they always bring something so different and a fire that I’m like, ‘All right, I can’t slow down. And I can’t hold back because they want this, and they train to be the best.’ And I feel like we have the best women’s division ever. Like, I love stepping into the ring with all of them, and all of them can just throw down. And [they] just want to throw down and be the best. We are not the ‘Where the best wrestle’ for no reason. The women are the best wrestlers here too. And they want to have the same opportunity as the men. So you know, it feels like nothing different, but it feels like we’re pushing each other to be the best.”
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(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
