Mercedes Mone Sets Goals In First Comments Following AEW Dynamite Return

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Mercedes Mone Sets Goals In First Comments Following AEW Dynamite Return

Mercedes Mone made her return on AEW Dynamite, entering the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, and has now commented on her goals.

The June 3 episode of AEW Dynamite saw Mercedes Mone revealed as the Wild Card entrant for this year’s Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, pitting the star against Alex Windsor.

Mone would be victorious in the match, progressing to the semifinals, where she will face either Persephone or Hazuki, with the winner going on to the final at Forbidden Door on June 28.

In the wake of her return, Mone would tweet “🤑😏“, but has now shared her first comments since Dynamite, setting out her ambitions, posting:

“I don’t return for opportunities. I return for what’s mine 🖤🤑”

The other semi-final will see Athena face the winner of Skye Blue vs. Sareee, with the ROH Women’s World Champion having put away Mina Shirakawa at AEW Double or Nothing on May 24.

History Repeating?

Mercedes Mone entering the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament in 2026, five months after she went on hiatus having lost the TBS Championship to Willow Nightingale, has an air of history repeating.

Last year’s Owen Hart Cup saw Mone victorious in the final at Double or Nothing, pinning Jamie Hayter for the win.

With a return seeing Mone defeat Alex Windsor, the longest-reigning TBS Champion has a victory over both members of the Brawling Birds, and that’s surely something that won’t rest easy with either star.

While we’re still weeks away from Forbidden Door, Mone’s statement that she is returning for what is hers surely sets her on a path to the final at Forbidden Door, which would see the star make history as the first back-to-back winner of the annual tournament.

Since 2024, the winners of the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament have gone on to receive championship opportunities, with Mone facing Toni Storm at last year’s All In: Texas, although being unable to dethrone the AEW Women’s World Champion.

Assuming Mone wins at the tournament, she could be set on a course to face Thekla at AEW All In for the Women’s World Championship, a title that has alluded her in the past.

Mone has long been a top star in AEW, with reports that her salary at the time of signing in 2024 made her “the highest paid woman in pro wrestling.” While Mone’s contribution is undeniable, a run with the top championship in the women’s division is surely a no-brainer.