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Mercedes Moné

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Birth Date

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius♒

Biography

Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado is an American professional wrestler and actress. As a wrestler, she has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2024, where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné and is the current AEW TBS Champion in her first reign. She also appears in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and its sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current Strong Women's Champion in her first reign. Varnado became widely known for her time in WWE from 2012 to 2022, where she performed under the ring name Sasha Banks. She is the first and only female professional wrestler to win championships across WWE, AEW, and NJPW.

Additional Information

Born

  • Mercedes Justine Kaestner Varnado (1992-01-26) January 26
  • 1992 (age 32)Fairfield
  • California
  • U.S.

Debut

  • August 8
  • 2010[1]

Spouse

Sarath Ton (m. 2016; div. 2024)

FullName

Mercedes Moné

Relatives

Snoop Dogg (cousin)Brandy Norwood (cousin)Ray J (cousin)Daz Dillinger (cousin)

BirthPlace

Fairfield, California, U.S.

Trained By

  • Brian Fury[4]
  • Brian Milonas[1]
  • Sara Del Rey[1]
  • WWE Performance Center[1]

Billed From

  • Boston
  • Massachusetts[2]Cambridge
  • Massachusetts[3]

Occupations

  • Professional wrestler
  • actress

Ring Name(s)

  • Mercedes KV[1]
  • Mercedes Moné[1]
  • Miss Mercedes[1]
  • Sasha Banks[1]

Billed Height

5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[2]

Organizations

  • developmental territory
  • developmental territory
  • tag team match
  • tag team
  • tag team
  • fatal four-way tag team match
  • "WWE NXT REPORT: THE SHOW STARTS OFF S-A-W-F-T BUT PICKS UP STEAM WITH WOMEN'S ACTION AND KRUGER VS. WOODS"
  • "11/24 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES PPV RESULTS: Keller's report on Lesnar vs. Mysterio, Fiend vs. Bryan, Cole vs. Dunne, Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown matches"
  • Archived
  • "WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler def. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair"
  • "11/21 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES PPV RESULTS: Keller's report on Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte, Reigns vs. Big E, Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown, Priest vs. Nakamura, RK-Bro vs. Usos"
  • Archived
  • "WWE Sunday Stunner Results (5/15): Roman Reigns In Action, AJ Styles Teams With Finn Balor"
  • Archived
  • "Nine Female Tag Teams land on PWI's Tag Team 50 list"
  • "WWE Women's Tag Team Championship"
  • Richie Steamboat
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