During a recent interview with Denise Salcedo, AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone praised AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm, calling her one of the best wrestlers in the world.
Mone and Storm have not yet faced each other in AEW, but it could finally happen at All In: Texas 2025 if Mone wins the Owen Hart Cup.
Mone said, “I am blown away by her work. Before I even thought about signing with AEW, I was watching Toni weeks upon weeks, and I was so captivated by her charisma, character, and presence. I think she is not only one of the best women, (she is) one of the best talents in the whole world. I’ve never seen a woman captivate a character so on demand like she does. She brings so much to AEW, and I can’t wait to take that all away from here [laughs].”
During a recent appearance on “The Daily Star” podcast, Will Ospreay discussed potential opponents for this year’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event, which is scheduled to take place in August at the O2 Arena in London.
Ospreay said, “There are so many, and because of the beautiful partnership we have with New Japan and CMLL, I start to think, ‘What would be the match that would draw a lot of people towards me.’ There is one match in particular that is in my brain, and it’s only because of the history behind the Forbidden Door pay-per-view, and I have a deep connection not only with New Japan but with AEW now. It’s two months off, but ten years ago, I wrestled [Kazuchika] Okada in Reading, and I’d like to revisit that because it has been such a one-sided field where I think he has nine wins and I have two. That’s something I’d really like to revisit from ten years ago.”
He continued, “Another one, if we’re going to go down to New Japan route, is a classic one would be me and Zack [Sabre Jr] at a giant facility. All of our matches have been in Japan arenas or intimate (venues) like York Hall. Something that has been intriguing me a lot recently is me and Gabe Kidd. The animosity that we both bring, we need a censor button, constantly. That is a South vs. North thing that people would enjoy. I’m more open to anything and everything. If everything goes my way, this is going to be an important moment for me. I want one of the biggest matches you can have.”
