Mercedes Mone On Potentially Facing Thekla At AEW All In: ‘Is She Ready For Me?’

Mercedes Mone is heading to All In: London for a Women’s World Title Shot, and she says she’s not worried about facing Thekla for the title. Mone punched her ticket to All in by virtue of her Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament win over Maya World. She will face Thekla, as long the champion remains such until the August 30th PPV.

Mone spoke during the post-show media scrum about her likely matchup with Thekla, as well as how it feels to wrestle people who look at her as their idol like World. You can see the highlights below:

On If She’s Ready For Thekla:

“You mean is she ready for me? You think I’m scared of a little spider that’s five foot? You’re talking to the greatest women’s wrestler of all time, so what do you think? Yeah, I stay ready. I came back what, four, five weeks ago? I’m on top of my game. I have always been the best. So I am not afraid of Thekla. And if Thekla’s the one I’ll be facing at All In? Oh yeah, she better get ready.”

On Facing People Who Looked Up To Her:

“Yeah, and you saw me teach her a lesson tonight, right? She learned today. It’s honestly crazy for me. And any time I think about it, this whole week I was a little emotional like, ‘Another one I get to wrestle? Another woman who has joined this beautiful, beautiful sport of professional wrestling, I get to wrestle them?’

“And man, you just named four but I’ve wrestled so many and they’re all over the world. And I just cannot believe what I’ve done in wrestling at such a young age, and here I am still, so young in my prime at 34 and I’m not stopping. I’m only getting greater. So it feels incredible and Maya — I am so proud of her. I’m really really proud of her. But damn, yeah, she learned. She learned a lot today.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit AEW with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.