Mariah May on potential Mercedes Mone match: ‘I don’t know if the people are ready’

Mariah May knows a match between her and Mercedes Mone in AEW would be big, but she’s not interested in any of Mone’s “indie titles.”

The AEW Women’s World Champion was a guest on a recent episode of The Wrestling Classic and was asked about a potential showdown with Mone in AEW. May questioned whether fans are ready for a match with that much star power.

May said:

“I say title for title I’m not interested in this plethora of indie title she’s now running around on TV with. I don’t care and I don’t want to cover up this body. I’m interested in the world title and the TBS title because I’m in All Elite Wrestling, so I would love to hold both. Mariah Two Belts, how about that? But she kind of came in with her little MM initials, trying to steal my flame, and it hasn’t really worked out for her because I’m the world champion she’s not.”

May says she was a fan of Mone when she was aspiring to get into wrestling and that Mone is definitely someone she would like to face at some point.

“Yes, I was always a fan of Mercedes coming up as a wrestler. I thought she was fantastic and she does change the game and she does make history and she does push boundaries. So, she’s definitely someone I want to step in the ring with but I don’t know if people are ready for that. I don’t think they are. It’s a lot, that’s a lot of star power in one ring and I don’t think AEW women have had that so I don’t know if they’re ready.”

While a match against Mone could happen down the line, May’s immediate focus is defending her AEW Women’s World Championship against former champion Toni Storm at AEW Grand Slam Australia on February 15. She is also set to provide commentary for Storm vs. Queen Aminata on tonight’s AEW Dynamite.

May’s full appearance on The Wrestling Classic is available below.