Mercedes Mone was allegedly seen talking with Shane McMahon on Monday following AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door

As seen during the AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 PPV event, AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defeated NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a title for title match. On Monday evening after the event, Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com noted the following regarding Mercedes’ flight out of New York City…

“PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources that AEW TBS & NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone was seen this morning with Shane McMahon at Laguardia Airport in New York City. We are told that each were seen speaking on their way to their respective flights. One source, when PWInsider.com reached out to confirm whether the story was true, confirmed that they did had a conversation about AEW.”

Johnson added that Shane, who lives in the New York region, was not spotted backstage at Forbidden Door. AEW President Tony Khan recently went on record and said that Shane “is always welcome in AEW.”