Former WWE star mocks Mercedes Moné (fka Sasha Banks) after her shocking title loss

A former WWE Superstar currently wrestling in AEW and ROH seemingly fired a shot at Mercedes Mone after she lost one of her championships at a recent event. The talent in question, Athena (fka Ember Moon), went toe-to-toe with The CEO just last month.

The former Sasha Banks has been on a hot streak in her singles career since she debuted in AEW at Dynamite: Big Business 2024. She became TBS Champion shortly after her debut, and later, at last year's Forbidden Door, she added the NJPW Strong Women's Title to her accolades as well.

Mercedes held the belt for over three hundred days and retained it against the likes of Momo Watanabe, Emi Sakura, Hazuki, and Mina Shirakawa over the course of her reign. However, she was unseated as NJPW Strong Women's Champion by AZM at NJPW Resurgence 2025 this past Friday. The budding 22-year-old star secured the title in a three-way match also involving Shirakawa by pinning the latter, a fact that has not sat well with Mone herself.

When a fan took to X/Twitter recently to warn "Forever" ROH Women's World Champion Athena that Mercedes Mone could be gunning for her title, The War Goddess responded by suggesting that The CEO would be better served by focusing her energies on retaining her remaining belts, alluding to her loss at Resurgence.

"She needs to worry about keeping the rest of her titles... didnt she let one slip away ...," wrote Athena.

Check out Athena's post below:

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Notably, the former WWE NXT Women's Champion faced off against Mone last month at AEW Dynamite: Spring BreakThru in a semifinal bout for the 2025 Women's Owen Hart Cup. The match ended in Mercedes' favor as she managed to secure a pinfall over Athena after a highly competitive showdown. A rematch between the two women could be looming on the horizon, potentially at All In: Texas.

Former WWE Superstar Mercedes Mone is looking to add another AEW title to her collection

Mercedes Mone has the distinction of winning championship gold in WWE, NJPW, AEW, and RevPro. Despite no longer possessing the NJPW Strong Women's Title, she still holds the AEW TBS Championship and the RevPro Undisputed British Women's Championship. The Boss, as she was formerly known, is looking for an opportunity to compete for the AEW Women's World Championship at this year's All In.

To that end, she will face Jamie Hayter in the finals of the 2025 Owen Hart Tournament, scheduled for the upcoming Double or Nothing pay-per-view.

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If she defeats Hayter, Mone could move on to face another ex-WWE star and reigning AEW Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm in Texas at AEW All In 2025.

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