Acting
Mercedes Varnado
Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado, widely known as Mercedes Moné, is a prominent American professional wrestler and actress who joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in January 2024. Making her mark in the wrestling world, she has held the AEW TBS Championship and triumphed in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament in 2025. Prior to her time in AEW, she showcased her skills in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and its affiliate, World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she claimed the prestigious Strong Women’s Championship and the IWGP Women’s Championship. Additionally, she excelled in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), seizing the Undisputed British Women’s Championship.
Varnado has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first and only female wrestler to secure championships across WWE, AEW, and NJPW. On October 10, 2025, she matched Último Guerrero’s record by simultaneously holding ten titles after winning the Bodyslam Women’s Championship. Just a week later, she etched her name in history by surpassing that record with the interim ROH Women’s World Television Championship. She continued her remarkable journey by capturing her twelfth title the next day at the WPW Rumble in the Burt Women’s Championship and clinching the HOG Heavyweight Title on November 15, 2025, becoming the first wrestler to hold thirteen titles concurrently.
Previously, Varnado gained fame in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2012 to 2022 as Sasha Banks, earning a reputation as one of the most accomplished female wrestlers of her time, with accolades including the WWE NXT Women’s Championship, five WWE Women’s Championships, three WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, and the WWE Women’s World Championship.
