Mercedes Mone reflects on historic WrestleMania 37 main event featuring two African-American wrestlers

Mercedes Mone, formerly known as Sasha Banks in WWE, made history at WrestleMania 37 by participating in the first-ever main event featuring two African-American wrestlers. This groundbreaking moment, shared with Bianca Belair, was a significant cultural milestone that reached far beyond the wrestling world.

In a recent podcast interview, Mone shared her emotional experience of this pivotal moment in her career. She described how surreal it felt to achieve her childhood dream of main eventing WrestleMania, something she had thought was almost impossible. The magnitude of the event hit her as she stood in the ring, realizing that the moment was bigger than wrestling itself.

Mone reflected on the powerful emotions she felt during the event, recalling how she almost broke down in tears when looking at her opponent, Bianca Belair. Now a key figure in AEW and the current AEW TBS Champion, Mone continues to make strides in her professional wrestling career.

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