Mercedes Mone made her return to AEW programming on last week’s episode of Dynamite. Mone had been off of AEW programming since the end of 2025 and had about six months off from the company. She was the wild card entry in the Owen Hart Cup on the June 3 episode and she defeated Alex Windsor to move on to the semi finals. Mone won last year’s Owen Hart Cup.
Speaking on her Mone Mag, she had the following to say –
“I’m back and I feel better than ever.
Almost 6 months away. I’ve never had a break that long that wasn’t due to injury and after 16 years it was the first time I got to truly relax and have no worries.
But one thing I realized during that time away?
I missed wrestling so much.
Especially that AEW.
While I was gone I saw all the rumors.
“Oh she’s pregnant.”
“Oh contract issues.”
“Oh she’s leaving.”
“Oh this.”
“Oh that.”
Oh…
NOTHING.
Can I enjoy my vacation in peace?
Can a woman have a period and be bloated?
Can I enjoy my time off without speculation and rumors?
One thing I also learned is there’s nobody more impatient than wrestling fans.
Y’all are the type of people who look up the ending of a movie before finishing it. You love not being surprised. You love not being present and fully in the moment because you’re so caught up in the fantasy.
But now the wait is over.”
Mone will be facing Hazuki in the semi finals.