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Major Champion vs. Champion Match Could Happen As Soon As AEW Dynasty

AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné and ROH Women's World Champion Athena could be facing one another as soon as AEW Dynasty next month.
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Mercedes Mone with another successful title defense on Dynamite
Mercedes Mone with another successful title defense on Dynamite | Lee South - All Elite Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling stars Mercedes Moné and Athena have been exchanging words with one another on social media recently, and that's reportedly being done with a clear purpose.

The CEO successfully defended her TBS Championship Wednesday night on Dynamite against Athena's protégé, affectionately known as minion 400237 3/4, Billie Starkz. By all accounts it was a spectacular match, but Mercedes still fired up her X account after it was over to take a shot at Starkz and "whoever trained her."

Many fans were hopeful that Starkz' recent appearances on AEW programming would mean Athena wasn't far behind. Good news for those folks, as Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select says the longest reigning ROH Women's World Champion could be back on Dynamite or Collision in the very near future.

"Those that Fightful have spoken with claim that an Athena vs. Mercedes Moné match is the plan, with some claiming it could happen as soon AEW Dynasty," Ross Sapp reported Thursday afternoon. "Mercedes Moné is approaching ten months as TBS Champion, with Athena at over two years as ROH Champion."

AEW Dynasty is coming up on Sunday, April 6 and there are only two matches that have officially been booked for the show. A third is expected to be added, assuming Megan Bayne accepts Timeless Toni Storm's challenge for an AEW Women's World Title shot. Which, why wouldn't she?

Despite working with one another dozens of times over the course of their careers, Mercedes and Athena have never once had a one-on-one match. It's unclear if either, or both, of their respective titles would be on the line were they to meet at Dynasty next month.

It's been over six years since the last time they wrestled together on television. That came back on the December 28, 2018 edition of Monday Night Raw when they were both on the women's roster in WWE. Wrestling as Sasha Banks and Ember Moon, they teamed with Bayley to defeat the Riott Squad - Ruby Soho, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan - in a six woman tag team match.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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