Mercedes Mone says she was in talks with WWE prior to All In 2023 appearance

In a new entry on her latest edition of Mone Mag, Mercedes Mone revealed that she was in negotiations with WWE all the way up to All In 2023, where she made an appearance for AEW sitting in the stands.

“At the time, I was still going back and forth in talks with WWE when I got an invitation to go to All In London,” Mone wrote. She said that there was no way she was going to miss the opportunity to go and see a wrestling show that big which did not carry the WWE logo.

Mone noted that she met AEW President Tony Khan backstage and he wanted her to do a segment with Willow Nightingale. While she was excited to do it, she eventually opted not to as she was not signed to the company and didn’t work there and was just at the show to enjoy it as a fan.

“And for once… I got to be a FAN,” Mone added. “Do you understand how rare that is for me? I never really got the opportunity to sit in the crowd and just be a fan at WrestleMania. Okay… MAYBE there was one time I went in disguise for Bayley’s match. But that’s another story.”

She added that being at All In sealed the deal for her and when she went back home, she was sure that AEW was the place for her moving forward.

Mone is set to wrestle for the AEW Women’s title at All In later this month, coincidentally enough against Willow Nightingale!