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“Ultimo Mone” Mercedes Mone captured her historic 12th title just one day after breaking Ultimo Dragon’s record for most belts held simultaneously with her victory at WrestleDream. Mone captured Winnipeg Pro Wrestling’s WPW Women’s Championship Sunday night with a victory over Jody Threat at the promotion’s Rumble in the Burt 3 event.

According to POST Wrestling, Mone’s appearance on Sunday marked the biggest turnout for WPW at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg. Over 1,600 people were in attendance to see Mone defeat Threat, with a little help from Ava Lawless, who attacked the TNA star at ringside, allowing Mone to hit the Mone Maker for the victory.

The win came just hours after her WrestleDream victory over Mina Shirakawa for the interim ROH Women’s Television Championship. “The CEO” was not initially on the card for the pay-per-view, but issued an open challenge following her successful defense of the CMLL World Women’s Championship over Persephone at Arena Mexico on Friday. Mone announced she’d be putting her TBS Championship on the line at WrestleDream, and the day of the event, AEW President Tony Khan announced that the challenger would also put their title on the line, setting up Mone’s historic victory as she became “11 Belts Mone.”

The nickname only lasted the day with her WPW victory, and now, Mone will go by “12 Belts Mone,” just days after she broke Jade Cargill’s record to become the longest reigning TBS Champion in AEW history. Following her win at WrestleDream, and after she interrupted the champion’s celebration before her own match, Mone called out AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander for a match at Full Gear.

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The belts keep coming for Mercedes Mone.

On Sunday, Mone defeated Jody Threat to capture the Winnipeg Professional Wrestling Womenâ€s Championship. With the win, Mone is now holding twelve titles simultaneously, surpassing Ultimo Dragon’s ten titles. Mone’s win comes one day after she defeated Mina Shirakawa to win the interim ROH Womenâ€s Television Championship at AEW WrestleDream, her eleventh title.

Mone has no plans of slowing down, either. After she won her eleventh title at WrestleDream, she was confronted by Kris Statlander, who she had dissed earlier in the night. Later in the night, she issued the challenge for Full Gear, making it clear she wanted the AEW Womenâ€s Championship added to her collection.

The full list of titles Mone has won includes AEW’s TBS title, interim ROH Womenâ€s TV title, CMLL Womenâ€s title, BODYSLAM Womenâ€s title, Discovery Wrestling Womenâ€s title, EWA Womenâ€s title, RevPro Undisputed British/Queen of Southside Womenâ€s title, Prime Time Wrestling Womenâ€s title, BestYa Womenâ€s title, WPW Womenâ€s title, and the AEW Owen Hart womenâ€s tournament winner title.

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AEW WrestleDream 2025 delivered a massive night from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, but nothing stood out more than Mercedes Mone making history. The CEO walked into WrestleDream with the TBS Championship on the line and walked out with her 11th career title, officially setting a new record in pro wrestling.

Mone issued an open challenge at WrestleDream, and speculation swirled about who would step up. The answer came when Mina Shirakawa arrived as the ROH Womenâ€s Television Champion. That turned the bout into a title-for-title showdown, guaranteeing fans a new double champion before the night was over.

The match was physical from the start, with Mina taking control through her striking offense and working over Moneâ€s knee. Near falls and submission holds pushed the action to the limit. At one point, Mercedes dug into her bag of tricks, nailing a thumb to the eye before hitting the Statement Maker. Even after connecting with a Money Maker, she still couldnâ€t keep Mina down.

In the end, Mone pulled out a roll-up pin and used the ropes for leverage to secure the victory. Her win didnâ€t end quietly, as Kris Statlander stormed out immediately after to cut off her celebration and get revenge.

With the victory, Mercedes now stands alone in history, holding 11 recognized championship belts—surpassing Ultimo Guerreroâ€s previous record. To mark the milestone, she even updated her social media name to “Ultimo Mone.â€

Do you think Mercedes Moneâ€s record-breaking run proves sheâ€s the greatest of her era, or will someone else eventually top her reign of championships? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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She’s “The CEO,” a self-styled belt collector, and now Mercedes Mone is the longest reigning AEW TBS Champion of all time.

Following her successful title defense over former WWE Superstar Lacey Lane on the Title Tuesday edition of “AEW Dynamite,” Mone had no scheduled defenses of the AEW TBS Championship before the AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view on October 18, meaning that she would break the record for the longest reigning TBS Champion of all time. That record was officially broken on October 17 as Mone reached a total of 509 days with the title, surpassing the previous record held by the inaugural champion, current WWE Superstar Jade Cargill, who held the title for 508 days.

Mercedes Moné is now officially the longest-reigning TBS Champion of all time

509 days for 10 Belts Moné pic.twitter.com/GDSlfm8UM9

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) October 17, 2025

Mone’s reign kicked off back at AEW Double or Nothing 2024 when she dethroned Willow Nightingale in her debut match for AEW and has remained almost perfect since that night, with her only blemish being a loss to “Timeless” Toni Storm at AEW All In Texas in July. In terms of Mone’s own personal records, her reign with the AEW TBS Championship is by far the longest she has ever held any title, with the closest being her 378 day reign with the Chaotic Wrestling Women’s Championship, a reign that only came to an end when she signed with WWE in 2012.

As for what is next for Mone and what other records she could potentially break as TBS Champion, she isn’t too far behind Cargill’s record for the most successful TBS Championship defenses. Cargill ended her reign with a staggering 25 successful defenses before being dethroned by Kris Statlander at AEW Double or Nothing 2023, and Mone is creeping up behind her with 22 successful defenses. This means that Mone would only need to defend her title three more times to equal Cargill’s record, and four more times to break it.

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Mercedes Mone is issuing an open challenge.

After retaining the CMLL Womenâ€s Championship against Persephone at Arena Mexico on Friday night, Mone took to the microphone to issue an open challenge for AEW WrestleDream, challenging any champion in the world to face her for the TBS Championship.

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED

Mercedes Moné issues an open challenge to any champion in the world to face her for the TBS Championship tomorrow at AEW WrestleDream!

👀👀👀#CMLL

pic.twitter.com/zp7ood12Vm

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) October 18, 2025

Following her proclamation, she also accepted a challenge from Olympia for a future match for the CMLL Womenâ€s Championship. However, Mone said it would take place in the United States and not in Mexico.

Mercedes Moné says she is issuing an open challenge to any champion around the world for tomorrow night at AEW Wrestle Dream and then also accepts a future CMLL Championship match against Olympia in the states and not Mexico. #CMLL pic.twitter.com/9HMawJG7QL

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) October 18, 2025

Mone had been coy about her plans for WrestleDream before Friday. During AEW Dynamite, she said she would be at WrestleDream, though wouldnâ€t specify what exactly sheâ€d be doing in St. Louis.

Here is the updated lineup for WrestleDream:

AEW WrestleDream, 8 p.m. Eastern time —

• AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page defends against Samoa Joe
• AEW Womenâ€s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Toni Storm
• I Quit match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
• TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe
• AEW Tag Team Champions Brody King and Bandido defend against Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
• $500,000 tag team match: The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) vs. Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus)
• Tornado trios match: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, MVP) vs. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona)
• Jamie Hayter vs. Thekla
• TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against any champion in the world

AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

• FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey)
• Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford
• The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle Oâ€Reilly, Roderick Strong) vs. The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia)
• Eddie Kingston and Hook vs. TBA

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The new issue of the  Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site:

*In depth with the changes in ratings, are pro wrestling and MMA being undercounted, are they less popular than we thought, how the changes have happened, streaming, how this relates to baseball, football, and other entertainment shows.
*John Cena’s last matches, and the surprises in current WWE booking plans for now until December.
*A look at Crown Jewel and WrestleDream, the cards, how the shows look and the current interest level in them.
*Favorites in the betting in all the major future matches
*A look at The Smashing Machine, the heyday of Mark Kerr, the box office and what we’ve learned, comparisons with Iron Claw, the performances by Dwayne Johnson Emily Blunt and Ryan Bader and the Pride Grand Prix in 2000 with Sakuraba vs. Gracie and key what ifs that people don’t’ talk about
*All In Texas attendance and how much the state will be paying AEW based on the deal, plus original plans for that week and three shows that were once thought and talked about but didn’t happen with two international promotions.
*Full coverage of UFC 320, what’s next for the winners, the business side of things and match-by-match.
*The most complete and detailed look at the ratings for all the major shows as well as comparisons with last year, segment-by-semgent notes, demos and more.
*Expectations of when a major milestone in history of buildings that house wrestling will be reached and when 1 million fans in one specific building attending wrestling in a year is expected
*King  of Pro Wrestling thoughts
*New Japan’s last major show looked at
*40th anniversary of a landmark tag team event taking place
*Hulk Hogan’s widow looking at medical malpractice suit
*Death of the former Sabrina
*Dave Bautista makes surprising revelation
*Mistico vs. Bndido in Xalapa
*Renee Dupree talks the old WWE locker room
*Bound for Glory notes
*Lots of injury and contract updates
*The story of Ultimo Dragon’s ten belts and Mercedes Mone beating that record
*Sting’s son has his first match
*Advance tickets sales for the WWE & AEW shows over the next two months
*The strange secret suspension of  Conor McGregor
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Garrett Gonzlaes and I did week three of our Hall of Fame series with Phil Lions, Ethan Tyler, John Muse and myself taking the non-wrestler ballot and historical significance of Bobby Bruns, Morris Sigel, Ted Turner, Stanley Weston, Koichi Yoshizawa, George Scott as well as announcers like Gorilla Monsoon , Mike Tenay,  Dave Brown and Jesse Ventura.  Plus we talked about all the current news before the Hall of Fame show such as  WWE future plans, AEW booking philosophy, Smashing Machine, Bill Watts booking vs. modern booking and even Tony Khan’s legacy and how it will be defined.  Our weekend show with Bryan Alvarez will be taped tomorrow night and cover Crown Jewel and the rest of the weekend news.

–AEW shot an angle at the New York Comic Con today where Darby Allin attacked Jon Moxley.

–Mercedes Mone beat Alissa Ink today in Denmark to win the Bodyslam Wrestling women’s title.  Ink had held the title for more than three years.  It is Mone’s tenth belt and she goes for 11, the supposed beating of the Ultimo Dragon record a week from Sunday for Winnipeg Pro Wrestling against Jody Threat.

–There are several WWE cuts today.  The names who have stated so publicly are Stevie Turner, Jamar Hampton, Lloyd  Anoa’i (Samu’s son), and Zara Zakher.  There are a lot of thoughts and conjectures regarding the WWE ID program.

–UFC announced that its final PPV show ever, or  at least for seven more years, will be 12/6 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

–Tony Khan turned 43 today.  It’s a completely different wrestling world than before.  Khan would have to be classified as the most influential person outside WWE on the U.S. wrestling scene in at least a quarter-century.

–Arena Mexico tonight has a Cibernetico with Marcela, Zeuxis, Sanely, Skadi, and Tabata in the women’s tournament of champions as the main event.  In a non-title match and the real main event, The Sky Team of Mistico & Mascara Dorada & Neon face Angel de Oro & Nieba Roja & Bárbaro Cavernario.  Tessa Blanchard also returns and faces Lluvia.

–Dorada & Neon vs. Barboza & Difunt headlines tomorrow night at Arena Coliseo.  Sunday’s main event is Atlantis Jr. & Esfinge in a non-title match against Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja.  Puebla on Monday has Mistico & Templario vs. Angel de Oro & NIiebla Roja in another non-title match.

–In a strange story, AAA has a show in Tijuana on 11/29, head-to-head with Survivor Series in San Diego.  The buildings are 19 miles apart Â

–The shows on the 17th and 24th at Arena Mexico will be on PPV in the U.S. on Triller.  Next Friday has Mone vs. Persephone for the CMLL women’s title, the finals of the Universal women’s tournament (India Sioux vs. the winner of a Cibernetico tonight)and an all women’s show.  The following week will be the women’s Grand Prix show.

–Crown Jewel will start at 8 a.m. Eastern and 5 a.m. Pacific tomorrow morning from Perth, Western Australia:
Roman Reigns vs. Bronson Reed in an Australian street fight
Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky vs. Asuka & Kairi Sane
John Cena vs. AJ Styles
Stephanie Vaquer vs. Tiffany Stratton for Crown Jewel belt
Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins for Crown Jewel belt

–We’re looking for reports on NXT house shows tonight in Detroit and tomorrow night in Cleveland as well as any dark matches from today’s Smackdown show in Perth, results, finishes and highlights to dave@wrestlingobserver.com

–We are doing polls for these shows
*Crown Jewel tomorrow morning
*TNA Bound for Glory Sunday night
*New Japan King of Pro Wrestling Monday morning
We’re looking for a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com

–UFC has a pure ESPN+ show tomorrow from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil starting at 4 p.m.Eastern
Luan Lacerda (36) vs. Salmon Oliveira (144) – Oliveira missed weight by eight pounds.  The match is still on as best we know with Oliveira being fined
Julia Polastri (116) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (116)
Lucas Rocha (126) vs. Stewart Nicoli (126)
Ria Mesquita (136) vs. Irina Alekseeva (135.5)
Vitor Petrino (250) vs. Thomas Petersen (246.5)
Jafel Filho (126) vs.Clayton Carpenter (126)
Lucas Almeida (145.5) s. Michae Aswell (145.5)
Ricardo Ramos (146) vs. Kaan Ofli (145.5)
Jhonata Diniz (257) vs. Mario Pint  (255)
Vicente Luque (170) vs. Joel Alvarez (171)
Deiveson Figueiredo (136) vs. Montell Jackson (136)
Chariles Oliveira (156) vs. Mateusz Gambort (156)
–Alex Pereira said today that X-Rays and an MRI confirm he suffered a broken foot in his quick massacre of Magomed Anakalaev this past Saturday in winning back the light heavyweight title.  He did say he would like to move to heavyweight and fight Jon Jones on the 6/14 White House show.

–Tony Khan on Wednesday night said that could have been the last AEW show at Daily’s Place until the new Jaguars Stadium is completed.  That is expected to happen in the summer of 2028.

–Ilja Dragunov turned 32 today.  Ripper Collins, the Hawaii legend, was born 92 year ago today.  Giant Haystacks was born 79 years ago today. (thanks to Tony Richards)

–House of Glory Wrestling is live on Triller TV+ tonight from New York with Killer Kross vs. Matt Cardona, Charles Mason vs. Man Like DeReiss in a no DQ match for the HOG title, Hardys vs.  Mane Event with the TNA tag title vs. HOG tag tite, Leon Slater vs. Amazing Red, Zilla Fatu vs. Bear Bronson for the Crown Jewel title and Indi Hartwell vs. Zayda Steel for the women’s title.

–NBC Chicago has a food TV show called Poochie & Pang Eat Chicago and in the latest episode, Kyle Fletcher & Skye Blue appear as guest food critics.

–Lucha Va Voom, which had been running at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, which is being closed, will be moving to the Fox Theater in Pomona starting 11/8.  TJP,  Magno, Misteriso Jr. and others are on the part wrestling and part burlesque show.

–Pro Wrestling Revolucion tomorrow night in San Jose, CA at Mount Pleasant High School has Blue Panther vs. Hechicero as the main event plus Templario is on the show;

–Five-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci faces Nate Jackson on the second RAF show on 10/25 at Penn State University.  Starocci won his NCAA titles wrestling for Penn State.

–The Tragos/Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo,  IA announced that 11/9 will be a celebration of Curt Hennig.  Those in attendance will be Curt’s wife Leonis, son Hank and AWA historian Joyce Paustian.

–Jacy Jayne needed to be helped out of the ring last night at the NXT house show in Columbus, OH.  It was a leg injury and no update yet on the severity.

–Brawl in the Beer Hall II at the Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee from Sunday before a sellout of 300+  Sam Beale b Jason Hotch,Sierra b Tootie Lynn, Latino Most Wanted b Bang & Matthews to keep the Pro Wrestling Revolver tag titles, Mad Dog Connelly b Bestsman in a dog collar match, Ben Bishop b Matt Cardona,  Outrunners b Hot Commodity (thanks to Jim Kujawa)

–Kirk White’s Big Time WRestling 29th anniversary show sold out in Newark, CA last Friday:  Danhausen b Jheri Giggalow, VertVixen b Brooke Havok, LJ Ceary b Marcus Lewis, Timothy Thatcher b Mo Jabari, Los Suavecitos b Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs, Aaron Solo b Jack Cartwheel, QT Marshall b Will  Hobbs.  Next show is 12/5 with Killer Kros & Scarlett Bordeaux.  Bret Hart was at the show and gave a speech to honor the late Kirk White, who was Hart’s booking agent for many years. (thanks to Jim Davis)

–MCW on 10/11 in Frederick MD at the Elks #604.  Chris Masters and Patrick Clark are on the show.

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Mercedes Mone is set for another international indie show.

The AEW TBS Champion has been announced for BODYSLAM Wrestlingâ€s show on Friday, October 10, in Greve Municipality, Denmark.

The promotion wrote on Instagram:

“BREAKING: Mercedes Moné comes to 🇩🇰 Denmark October 10! 🤑 For the first time on Scandinavian soil the AEW superstar and TBS Champion comes to BODYSLAM this Friday October 10 in Greve. 🔥 An absolutely unique chance for Danish and Nordic wrestling fans to experience the world famous performer LIVE in front of your eyes. And it’s this coming Friday! We know Danish fans are some of the best crowds in the world. Let’s take it up another notch October 10. With already 9 championship belts to her name, could “The CEO” have her sights set on more gold? Get your tickets now to a historic night!”

The news comes one day after Winnipeg Pro Wrestling announced Mone will challenge Jody Threat fro the WPW Women’s Championship on  Sunday, October 19 at WPW Rumble in the Bert in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Unfortunately for Mone, the BODYSLAM Womenâ€s Champion is currently injured. Swedish wrestler Aliss Ink, who has wrestled for promotions such as Stardom and wXw, wrote on Instagram last week that she had to miss a show due to injury, writing, “Absolutely gutted that I couldn’t join the party due to injury. To everyone missing me yesterday, the Dragon will be back, with thicker scales than ever.”

Mone currently holds nine championship titles: the AEW TBS Championship, CMLL World Womenâ€s Championship, RevPro Undisputed British Womenâ€s Championship, Queen of Southside Championship (merged with the RevPro title), Discovery Wrestling Scottish Womenâ€s Championship, EWA Womenâ€s Championship (Austria), PTW Womenâ€s Championship (Poland), BestYa Womenâ€s Championship (Italy), and the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation Championship belt.

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AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone has revealed that it is her “dream” to have one final match against Bayley before…

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