Mercedes Mone continues to prove she's one of the best in the game

2024 has been a big year for professional wrestling, both in the ring and out of it. One of the major free agent signings occurred when Mercedes Mone made her debut in All Elite Wrestling. Since that faithful day, Mone has gone on an epic run to once again remind people that she’s one of the most important figures in professional wrestling today.

Mercedes Mone’s 2024 wrestling catalog is packed with bangers. This is like a famous musician getting back into the studio to drop a 15-track classic, just when detractors were getting the loudest. Mone is 15-0 in 2024 and her run includes victories over Kris Statlander, Anna Jay, Hazuki, Queen Aminata, Emi Sakura, Hikaru Shida, Momo Watanabe, Britt Baker, Nyla Rose, Stephanie Vaquer, Zeuxis, Skye Blue, and Willow Nightingale.

According to Cagematch, the average rating for her 15 matches in 2024 sits at a 7.06, which is well above the average for many wrestlers on the 10-point scale. Mone is getting the job done against a variety of opponents and a variety of styles.

Mone continues to prove that she’s one of the best workers in the world. When the bell rings, Mone knows how to tell a story that crescendos perfectly throughout the match. Everything from her pauses, facial expressions, talking to the crowd, berating her opponent – all of it works to achieve her goal of getting fans further wrapped into not only her character, but those of her peers. Not only does Mercedes Mone come out looking fantastic at the end of her matches, but her opponents do as well. At least most of them, because that match against Britt Baker is an outlier in all the ways.

Seeing Mone go on a run like this in 2024 sets up an interesting 2025. The story should pivot to who will be the first woman to defeat her. Mone will not stay undefeated forever, and she’s shown herself to be selfless in many ways in the past. She’s going to find the perfect person to put over and take that TBS Championship off her waist. Hopefully, it’s a double-title situation in which both that title and the NJPW STRONG Women’s Title are on the line. There’s a lot of momentum to be gained for whoever defeats her, and that should be the focus throughout the next 12 months.

Mercedes Mone is one of the best workers in the world, regardless of gender. Give her the flowers she deserves as she continues to put on some of the best matches when she steps into the ring.