Mercedes Moné

About

Mercedes Justine Kaestner Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. As of January 2024, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné (muh-NAY) and is a former one-time AEW TBS Champion, holding the record for the longest reign in the title’s history. She also appears for AEW’s partners Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as promotions on the independent circuit. Varnado rose to prominence during her time in WWE from 2012 to 2022, where she performed under the ring name Sasha Banks. She is the only woman to win championships across the major promotions of WWE, AEW, NJPW, and CMLL.
Varnado began her wrestling career in 2010 on the independent circuit, most notably for Chaotic Wrestling. She signed with WWE in 2012 under the ring name Sasha Banks and was assigned to the developmental territory NXT, later winning the NXT Women’s Championship. Her match against Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Respect in October 2015 was the first women’s match to ever headline an NXT TakeOver and the first iron woman match in WWE history. Their match was named “Match of the Year” by Pro Wrestling…