Mercedes Mone, TBS Champion, has dared any AEW wrestler (except Britt Baker) to a match on the 250th episode of “AEW Dynamite.” The event will take place at the Simmons Bank Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas next week.
She also stated through a social media platform that she is willing to defend her belt against anyone who wants it. However, there is one person she won’t be fighting against – former AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker. This only serves as further evidence for their ongoing feud.
To celebrate #AEWDynamite250 next week in Little Rock, I am going to have an open challenge for my TBS Title. The challenge is open to any woman on the AEW Roster except @RealBrittBaker
— Mercedes Moné Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) July 11, 2024
Mone Clashes with Fans
Many people responded to Mone’s post with GIFs featuring Baker, which prompted her to respond. She threatened fans with legal action or blocking if they connected her name with Baker’s again. This comes after she brought out the double championship from AEW Forbidden Door on “Dynamite”. Following it up with heightened security around the belts so as to suggest an attempt by Britt Baker at taking them away from her. She then reminded Britt Baker that they won’t see each other until All In PPV London.
The beginning of this rivalry can be traced back to when Mercedes defeated Stephanie Vaquer at Forbidden Door in a high stakes match where both women put their titles on line Mone's AEW TBS Championship and Vaquer's NJPW Strong Women's Championship. Afterward, during a post-match interview segment featuring Tony Schiavone interviewing new champ Mercedes Monet; Baker came out from backstage having not been seen since September due to injury coming across ring apron towards them causing chaos all around before officials could separate them.
With all this tension building between them, what else can we expect but another amazing night of wrestling? Two matches have already been announced for “Dynamite” on top of the one between Mone and whoever accepts her challenge. Will Ospreay is set to defend his newly won AEW International Championship against MJF while Kazuchika Okada will go one-on-one with current AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland in a non-title match. This is sure to be an explosive event that you won’t want to miss.