Mercedes Moné

Real name: Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado
Height: 5’5″
Weight: 114 lbs.
Date of birth: January 26, 1992
Born: Fairfield, California
Pro debut: August 8, 2010
Trained by: Brian Fury
Finishing move: Bank Statement

Biography

– Kaestner-Varnado began her career under the ring name Mercedes KV
– On August 8, 2010, Mercedes wrestled her debut match, teaming with Ivy to defeat Sammi Lane & Ariel
– On December 2, 2011, Mercedes defeated Alexxis in an I Quit Match to win the CW Womens Title
– On January 6, 2012, Mercedes defeated Barbie to retain the CW Womens Title
– On January 27, 2012, Mercedes defeated Luscious Latasha to retain the CW Womens Title
– On February 24, 2012, Mercedes defeated Alexxis with Nikki Roxx as special guest referee to retain the CW Womens Title
– On March 31, 2012, Mercedes defeated Nikki Roxx to retain the CW Womens Title
– On May 11, 2012, Mercedes defeated Nikki Roxx to retain the CW Womens Title
– On June 1, 2012, Mercedes defeated Alexxis, Barbie & Mistress Belmont in a 4-Way Match to retain the CW Womens Title
– On June 24, 2012, Mercedes defeated Barbie to retain the CW Womens Title
– On July 20, 2012, Mercedes defeated Aida Marie to retain the CW Womens Title
– On August 17, 2012, Mercedes defeated Kasey Ray to retain the CW Womens Title
– The next day, it was announced that Kaestner-Varnado had signed a WWE development deal and would be reporting to NXT
– At NXT, Kaestner-Varnado was given the ringname Sasha Banks
– On December 12, 2012, Banks made her NXT debut, losing to Paige
– On June 19, 2013, Banks entered the NXT Womens Title Tournament, but lost to Summer Rae in the first round
– On September 11, 2013, Banks turned heel on Paige, joining Summer Rae (and later, Charlotte) to form the Beautiful Fierce Females, BFFs
– At WrestleMania XXX, Banks was one of three unnamed Divas who were involved in Triple H’s entrance
– On July 3, 2014, The BFFs officially disbanded after weeks of infighting
– At NXT Takeover Fatal 4-Way, Banks attacked Bayley following her title match with Charlotte
– On October 23, Banks formed Team BAE alongside Becky Lynch
– At NXT Takeover R:Evolution, Banks unsuccessfully challenged Charlotte for the NXT Womens Title
– At NXT Takeover: Rival, Banks defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte & Bayley in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the NXT Womens Title
– In March 2015, Banks defended the NXT Womens Title against Charlotte & Alexa Bliss
– At NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, Banks defeated Becky Lynch to retain the NXT Womens Title in what has been described as the best womens match in WWE history to that point
– On July 13, 2015, Banks made her main roster debut, aligning with Naomi & Tamina to form Team BAD (Beautiful and Dangerous)
– On July 15, Banks defeated Charlotte to retain the NXT Womens Title
– On July 20, Banks earned her first main roster victory, teaming with Naomi to defeat Paige & Becky Lynch
– At NXT Takeover: Respect, Banks made history alongside Bayley, becoming the first womens match to main event a WWE special
– On the TLC ’15 pre-show, Banks defeated Becky Lynch
– Following the Charlotte-Becky Lynch match at Royal Rumble ’16, Banks attacked both women and stood tall with the WWE Divas Title
– At Fastlane ’16, Banks & Lynch defeated Naomi & Tamina
– In the 2016 WWE draft, Banks was allocated to Raw
– At Battleground ’16, Banks & Bayley defeated Charlotte & Dana Brooke
– The next night on Raw, Banks defeated Charlotte to win the WWE Womens Title
– On the October 3, 2016 edition of Raw, Banks defeated Charlotte to regain the WWE Womens Title, having lost it at Summerslam
– At Survivor Series ’16, Banks was part of Team Raw as they defeated Team Smackdown
– On the November 28, 2016 episode of Raw, Banks defeated Charlotte in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to win her third WWE Womens Title
– At Fastlane ’17, Banks defeated Nia Jax
– The next night on Raw, Banks defeated Bayley to earn herself a spot in the Raw Womens Title match at WrestleMania
– At Extreme Rules ’17, Banks & Rich Swann defeated Alicia Fox & Noam Dar
– At Great Balls of Fire, Banks defeated Raw Womens Champion Alexa Bliss by countout
– At Summerslam ’17, Banks defeated Alexa Bliss to win the Raw Womens Title, but lost it back to Bliss the next night on Raw
– On the TLC ’17 pre-show, Banks defeated Alicia Fox
– At Survivor Series ’17, Team Raw (Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax & Alicia Fox) defeated Team Smackdown (Becky Lynch, Tamina, Carmella, Natalya & Naomi) in an Elimination Match.
– At WWE Evolution, Banks, Bayley & Natalya defeated The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan)
– Banks was part of the victorious Team Raw at Survivor Series ’18
– At Elimination Chamber ’19, Banks & Bayley defeated Naomi & Carmella, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville, Nia Jax & Tamina, The Iiconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) and The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) in an Elimination Chamber Match to become the first WWE Womens Tag Team Champions
– At Fastlane ’19, Banks & Bayley defeated Nia Jax & Tamina to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– Following WrestleMania 35, it was reported that Banks was unhappy with her position in WWE and was seeking a release from her contract, however, nothing came of these rumours and she returned to action in August
– At Clash of Champions ’19, Banks defeated Raw Womens Champion Becky Lynch by DQ
– On May 26, 2020, Banks & Bayley defeated Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to win the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– At Backlash ’20, Banks & Bayley defeated Bliss & Cross and The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On June 17, Banks & Bayley defeated Tegan Nox & Shotzi Blackheart on NXT to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On June 22, Banks & Bayley defeated The Iiconics to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On July 3, Banks & Bayley defeated The Kabuki Warriors (Kairi Sane & Asuka) to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On July 20, Banks defeated Asuka to win the Raw Womens Title, but would lose it back to Asuka a month later
– At Hell In A Cell ’20, Banks defeated Bayley to win the Smackdown Womens Title
– On November 6, Banks defeated Bayley to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– At TLC ’20, Banks defeated Carmella to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– At Royal Rumble ’21, Banks again defeated Carmella to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– On March 19, Banks defeated Nia Jax to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– In early 2022, Banks formed a tag team with Naomi
– At WrestleMania 38, Banks & Naomi defeated Queen Zelina & Carmella, Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan and Shayna Baszler & Natalya to win the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On the April 18, 2022 episode of Raw, Banks & Naomi defeated Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On the May 13 episode of Smackdown, Banks & Naomi defeated Shayna Baszler & Natalya to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– Banks & Naomi legitimately walked out of the WWE during the May 16 episode of Raw, citing creative frustrations and unfulfilled promises
– In December 2022, it was announced that Banks had officially left WWE after negotiations had broken down over the summer
– The former Sasha Banks debuted for New Japan Pro Wrestling at Wrestle Kingdom 17, now working under the name ‘Mercedes Moné’ and signalling her intention to challenge for the newly-created IWGP Womens Title
– At Battle In The Valley 2023, Moné defeated KAIRI to win the IWGP Womens Title
– At Sakura Genesis 2023, Moné defeated Hazuki & AZM to retain the IWGP Womens Title
– Moné suffered a broken ankle in the final of the NJPW STRONG Womens Title Tournament, forcing her out of action for around a year
– In January 2024, Moné signed with All Elite Wrestling, though it wasn’t announced until a month later
– Moné debuted for AEW on the March 13, 2024 Dynamite, coming to the aid of Willow Nightingale
– At Double Or Nothing 2024, Moné defeated Nightingale to win the TBS Title
– On the following episode of Dynamite, Moné defeated Skye Blue to retain the TBS Title
– On the June 12 Dynamite, Moné defeated Zeuxis to retain the TBS Title
– At Forbidden Door 2024, Moné defeated Stephanie Vaquer to retain the TBS Title and win the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On the July 17 Dynamite, Moné defeated Nyla Rose to retain the TBS Title
– On the August 14 Dynamite, Moné defeated Hikaru Shida to retain the TBS Title
– At All In 2024, Moné defeated Britt Baker to retain the TBS Title
– At Capital Collision 2024, Moné defeated Momo Watanabe to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– At All Out 2024, Moné defeated Hikaru Shida to retain the TBS Title
– At Title Tuesday 2024, Moné defeated Emi Sakura to retain the TBS and NJPW STRONG Womens Titles