Mercedes Moné

Mercedes Moné, born Mercedes Justine Kaestner Varnado on January 26, 1992, is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she is the AEW Women's World Champion in her first reign, and who also appears for the partner promotions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. She rose to prominence in WWE from 2012 to 2022 as Sasha Banks. She began wrestling in 2010 on the independent circuit, mostly for Chaotic Wrestling, signed with WWE in 2012 and won the NXT Women's Championship in the NXT developmental territory. Her October 2015 match against Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Respect was the first women's match to headline an NXT TakeOver and the first iron woman match in WWE history, and Pro Wrestling Illustrated named it Match of the Year and named her Woman of the Year.