Mercedes Mone Stirs Dream-Match Buzz With Bayley Tease After Forbidden Door Win

Fresh off her victory in the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament at Forbidden Door, Mercedes Mone wasted no time stirring up conversation on social media. The AEW TBS Champion shared a fan-made graphic on her Instagram Stories teasing a potential match against WWE’s Bayley — a bout that, as things currently stand, is not contractually possible.

The post generated immediate chatter online, for obvious reasons. Bayley remains under contract with WWE, making any sanctioned crossover match between the two companies a non-starter for now. Still, Mone amplifying the fan graphic signals that she’s at least interested in putting the idea out into the wrestling conversation, even if there’s no indication a deal of that nature is anywhere close to happening.

The timing is notable. Mone captured the Owen Hart Foundation tournament crown just the night before, adding another accolade to what has been a strong run in AEW. Riding that momentum into a viral social media moment keeps her name at the center of the industry’s discourse heading out of one of the year’s bigger joint events.

Dream matches between AEW and WWE talents have become a recurring topic in wrestling circles, particularly in the wake of Forbidden Door — a joint show between AEW and NJPW that routinely produces cross-promotional spectacles. Whether Mone’s tease amounts to anything more than social media engagement remains to be seen, but it’s the kind of post that ensures people will be talking about her well into the week.