Mercedes Mone on Her Expectations for Her Rematch With Hikaru Shida

– During a recent edition of Mone Mag, AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone discussed her upcoming title defense against Hikaru Shida at AEW All Out set for this weekend. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):

On her rematch with Hikaru Shida: At All Out in Chicago this Saturday I’ll be facing my rival, Hikaru Shida. She won a fatal four AEW Collison match beating Thunder Rosa, Serena Deeb and Queen Aminata, pinning Aminata to secure her opportunity to face me again. This will be a rematch between us, but I really liked my first battle with her back at AEW Dynamite in August. She is another Japanese wrestler, a martial artist and a three-time AEW Women’s World Champion. For reasons I already said, she is going to be tough competition. However, facing someone for the second time, makes the match even more interesting. The first time you face someone, you kind of feel them out. But the second time you’re able to counter a lot of your opponent’s moves.”

Mercedes Mone on Shida being the “Ace of AEW”: “I know that Shida’s slogan is that she is THE ACE of AEW, but I’m the CEO and I’m going to show her that ‘I’ am now the face of TBS. Chicago here I come!”

The title match between Mone and Shida will go down on Saturday, September 7 at AEW All Out 2024. The event will be held at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.