Mercedes Moné has been impressively dominant since her departure from WWE in 2022. She shed the Sasha Banks persona and embraced her current “CEO” identity, competing in 38 matches across seven promotions and winning 34 of them. Among her handful of losses, two were tag team matches in AEW, with one loss occurring due to injury and the other when Mayu Iwatani overcame her. Presently, Moné holds six titles from four different wrestling organizations and is set to challenge Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship on July 12th, aiming to claim her seventh belt. Although she is highly successful, Moné has experienced surprising defeats throughout her career, which we’ll explore here.
One notable loss came at WWE WrestleMania 32, where Sasha Banks (Moné’s former WWE character) faced Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match. Despite her strong reputation in multi-person matches, Banks was defeated after Lynch submitted to Flair’s Figure Eight. This match followed Banks’ entrance to the main roster during the “Women’s Revolution,” where she had an iconic rivalry with Bayley.
In WWE Hell in a Cell 2016, Banks lost the Raw Women’s Championship back to Charlotte Flair in the first-ever women’s Hell in a Cell match and the first women’s match on a WWE pay-per-view. This historic bout took place in Banks’ hometown, Boston, but despite her efforts, she dropped the title.
Banks also unexpectedly lost to Alexa Bliss on WWE Raw in August 2017. Having recently won the Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam, Banks lost the title in a swift rematch, which surprised many fans who had seen her as a dominant champion.
Moné’s loss to Willow Nightingale during NJPW Resurgence 2023 was another surprise. The match determined the first-ever Strong Women’s Champion in NJPW, and despite being favored to win, Moné suffered an ankle injury during the bout that threatened her career. She later avenged the loss by defeating Nightingale at AEW Double or Nothing 2024 and won the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship in June 2024.
At NJPW Resurgence 2025, Moné was part of a triple threat match against Mina Shirakawa and AZM. Despite holding three titles at the time, she lost the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship when AZM pinned Shirakawa, ending Moné’s 313-day reign, the longest in the title’s history.
Fan Take: For AEW fans, Mercedes Moné’s rare but shocking losses underscore her resilience and make her matches more unpredictable and exciting. Her ongoing quest to unify titles while battling top-tier opponents continues to elevate women’s wrestling, pushing the sport to new heights of competitiveness and drama.
