Mercedes Mone on Her Match with “Timeless” Toni Storm at AEW All In Texas & It Being Her Second Favorite Match of Her Wrestling Career

A recent issue of the Mone Mag fan newsletter featured Mercedes Mone giving her thoughts about her match against “Timeless” Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship at AEW All In Texas.

“I’d been waiting for this one for a long time—five years, maybe more. Part of the reason I signed with AEW was because I wanted to wrestle Toni Storm. She’s become such an incredible character and a true star. When the match finally happened at All In, everything felt aligned. The build-up, the energy, the entrance -was all perfect. Even before the bell rang, I could feel how special it was going to be.

Walking into Globe Life Field for All In, there was a calmness in the locker room, like everyone just knew this night would be legendary. AEW has only been around for six years, but they pulled off their biggest event in North American wrestling history. Fans are still talking about it, and I’m still replaying it in my mind.”

Mone also gave her thoughts about how her match with Storm is currently her second favorite match of her wrestling career.

“People often ask me about my top five matches of all time, and honestly, it’s hard to narrow it down—because I’ve been blessed with so many incredible opponents in my career.

But one match always comes to mind first: me vs. Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. That match was life-changing, not just for me but for women’s wrestling as a whole. It set a new standard, and I’m so proud of what we accomplished that night… Coming in at number two is me vs. Toni Storm. That match was pure magic, and I’ll share more about why it meant so much to me in a moment.”

Mone also gave her thoughts about some of her favorite unranked matches in her wrestling career and one of those matches being her match against Bianca Belair for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 37 Night One.

“That night at WrestleMania will always live in my heart. Wrestling Bianca wasn’t just about a match; it was about making history. We didn’t find out we were main eventing until about a day and a half before. I had been praying, manifesting, and hoping—and when they finally told us, I was overwhelmed. Lying on the floor at the end, I watched Bianca’s husband run out to celebrate with her. Even though I was selling from the pain of the match, I couldn’t stop smiling. I thought to myself, “If I had seen this as a little girl, I can’t even imagine the kind of superstar I would’ve become.” Even though I lost, it felt like a Cinderella moment. That night, WWE didn’t just change my life—they changed the entire game for women’s wrestling. Wrestling “Timeless” Toni Storm was everything I hoped it would be—and more. And as I walked back through the curtain, one thought kept repeating in my head: “I want to do that again. I can’t wait to wrestle her again.”

Mone also gave her thoughts about how she has felt like she has lived two different lifetimes of emotion and magic between WrestleMania 37 and All In Texas and how the two can not be directly compared for her.

“This past week, I co-headlined AEW’s All In, and people have been asking me how that compares emotionally to main-eventing WWE’s WrestleMania. The truth? You can’t compare them. Not because one is better than the other, but because they represent two very different promotions and two completely different eras in my life. Main eventing WrestleMania was a childhood dream I never thought would come true. To be honest, no one ever let me believe it was possible. But deep down, I kept that dream alive, and when it finally happened, it felt surreal—like I was living in someone else’s fairy tale.

Between WrestleMania and All In, I feel like I’ve lived two lifetimes of emotion and magic. But if there’s one thing this week taught me, it’s this: the best is still ahead.”