Tony Khan: Mercedes Mone is ‘perfect to be the face of AEW’

Tony Khan believes Mercedes Mone is a “perfect” representative for AEW.

After Mone made her debut at Big Business last week, she and Khan appeared together for an interview with NBC Boston. Khan was asked why he believes Mone, as one of the faces of AEW, is so important to the brand and bringing in new audiences.

Khan responded by praising Mone as a wrestler and pointing to her charisma, how much she loves wrestling, and how much she loves the fans:

Mercedes, one of the greatest wrestlers in the world. She’s going to help bring in new audiences from all over the world. It’s such a great question, because I think not only is she going to come in as one of the faces of AEW, one of the top stars, but she’s also one of the best wrestlers, one of the most charismatic people, somebody who loves wrestling. And I’m so glad you asked, because to me Mercedes not only is somebody who loves the wrestling business, loves getting in the ring and wrestling, but loves the fans. And I think that’s what we’re all about in AEW, and I think that’s why Mercedes is perfect to be the face of AEW.

Mone arrived in AEW by cutting her debut promo at the start of Big Business last Wednesday. At the end of the night, she saved Willow Nightingale from an attack by Julia Hart and Skye Blue.

Now back in action, Mone’s AEW debut match will be the first time she’s wrestled since suffering an ankle injury in May 2023. AEW hasn’t announced when Mone’s first match for the promotion will be taking place. She’s set to appear on this Wednesday’s Dynamite episode from Toronto.