{"id":228957,"date":"2026-02-17T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/yes-they-fetishize-me-aew-star-mercedes-mone-makes-a-wild-confession\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:51:33","slug":"yes-they-fetishize-me-aew-star-mercedes-mone-makes-a-wild-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/yes-they-fetishize-me-aew-star-mercedes-mone-makes-a-wild-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Yes, they fetishize me&#8221; &#8211; AEW star Mercedes Mone makes a wild confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5124968\" data-slug-id=\"2736870\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mercedes Mone is not only one of the dominant AEW stars but also has an attractive personality. This led to The CEO to make a wild confession when a huge question was thrown at her.<\/p>\n<p>The former RAW Women&#8217;s Champion has been on a hiatus from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">All Elite Wrestling<\/a>. This came following the end of her record-setting reign as the TBS Champion at the hands of Willow Nightingale at the Dynamite: New Year&#8217;s Smash episode, and being embarrassed by her and her allies. Mone decided to take a break to rejuvenate herself and promised to come back stronger than ever.<\/p>\n<p>She recently made an appearance on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9EdpssHIbM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">February 16, 2026, episode of We Playin\u2019 Spades<\/a><\/em> alongside Mina Shirakawa. When host Nick Cannon asked if men fetishize her, Mercedes Mone did not dodge and gave an honest response.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I mean, I really don\u2019t step outside without my wig on or something. Who are you talking to? What do you think? Yes, they fetishize me.&#8221;- H\/T <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/mercedes-mone-calls-out-creepy-fans-fetishizing-her\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ringside News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Standing on Boundaries and Wrestling with Mercedes Mon\u00e9 | We Playin\u2019 Spades\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9EdpssHIbM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/youtube\" data-embed=\"9EdpssHIbM8\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/02\/bf480-17713160157552-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/02\/bf480-17713160157552-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Mercedes Mone believes fans cannot separate wrestling persona from the real person<\/h2>\n<p>In the same episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/sasha-banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Mercedes Mone<\/a> stated that fans often think the on-screen character is her true self and said that they live in a 24\/7 fantasy world. The Ultimo Mone also added that due to her larger-than-life persona, she does not get the opportunity to show the person behind the wrestling gimmick.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think people understand that at all in, um, the line of work that I do. Because wrestling, um, is like living a 24\/7 fantasy world\u2014not only for wrestlers but for wrestling fans. So people don&#8217;t know who Mercedes Varnado is because I don&#8217;t\u2014I don&#8217;t get the opportunity to show them. That&#8217;s not who they get to see on TV. It&#8217;s someone that&#8217;s totally different than what my wrestling character is.\u201d- H\/T <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringsidenews.com\/mercedes-mone-calls-out-creepy-fans-fetishizing-her\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ringside News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, The CEO is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-mercedes-mone-finally-returning-aew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">make her return to wrestling, but outside AEW<\/a>. 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