Jim Cornette Says Top AEW Star Still Has Time to 'Milk' Tony Khan Before Returning to WWE

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Tony Khan is AEW's President and CEO (Image via AEW on YouTube)

A top wrestling star has been thriving in their career as part of AEW. Witnessing her rise and perks that come with her run as part of All Elite Wrestling, veteran Jim Cornette said the star has plenty of time to 'milk' Tony Khan before returning to her former promotion, WWE.

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The aforementioned star is the reigning TBS Champion Mercedes Mone. The CEO walked out of WWE in 2022 and joined AEW as a top attraction in 2024. Since then, she has taken her professional wrestling career to unprecedented heights and enjoyed a lot of freedom and perks from wrestling in different promotions.

On a recent edition of his Drive-Thru podcast, Jim Cornette was asked whether Mercedes Mone should return to WWE. He candidly said that she was better off in AEW at the moment and had a lot of time in her career to get everything out of Tony Khan that she could before considering a WWE return.

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"I think she is more than better off where she is than going back to WWE. She got him wrapped around his tiny finger, and he's paying her, from what we understand, quite a pretty penny to do what she does, and she can still do anything she wants. It's not like her career is, unfortunately, his career is at the end like [Chris] Jericho, coz he is 100 years old. So she can afford to milk this billionaire for quite some time and then go back for the Royal Rumble, and the big matches on PPV, and the Hall of Fame, and the merchandise, etc, and do the same thing. She's got plenty of time." [3:16 - 4:00]
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Mercedes Mone had a successful title defense at AEW's recent pay-per-view

Mercedes Mone recently defended her TBS Championship in a four-way match against Alex Windsor, Bozilla, and Persephone at the 2025 AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door pay-per-view. The odds were stacked against her, but The CEO managed to win and leave London, England, as champion.

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The former WWE Superstar has been on a run of her lifetime and recently won her ninth concurrent title. With Mone continuing to rise through the ranks in AEW and other promotions, it will be interesting to see what is next for her.


Please credit Drive-Thru and give an H/T to Sportskeeda for the transcription if you use any quotes from the article's first half.

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