Tony Khan Says Mercedes Moné’s Belt Collector Tour Is About Her Love For Wrestling, Adds That She’s Not ‘Really Making Money’ From Indie Shows

Tony Khan says Mercedes Moné is doing it for her love of wrestling.

Over the weekend, Mercedes Moné added two more championships to make it 12 belts that are in her possession. She defeated Mina Shirakawa to become the new Interim ROH Women’s World Television Champion, and the following day, Moné was in action at Winning Pro Wrestling and defeated Jody Threat to win the promotion’s Women’s Title.

Moné’s belt collector tour was discussed by AEW President Tony Khan during his appearance on Z100 New York. He said Moné is doing it out of her love for pro wrestling because she is not making much money from the indie appearances.

“Mercedes (Moné) has taken on belts from all over the world so we’ll have to see (if her match against Kris Statlander will be for multiple titles). But, with all the commitments Mercedes (has) taken on, I think it’s really impressive. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, that shows it’s not about pure greed and money for Mercedes because a lot of these places she’s wrestling; Winnipeg, Canada, Denmark, they’re not the highest-paying places. She’s not really making money from these. She loves wrestling. She loves building up companies, she loves meeting new, young stars and she really cares about the craft and the sport of wrestling and it’s about a competition. So as a competitor, she wants to go out and fight all over the world.”

Moné will have the opportunity to add another championship to her collection when she challenges Kris Statlander for the AEW Women’s World Title at Full Gear in November.

If the quote in this article is used, please credit Z100 New York with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.