# Rumor: Moné and AEW Reportedly Have Not Started Contract Talks Label: RUMOR Promotion: AEW By WrestlingNews.com Rumors Desk Published Nov. 9, 2026, 5:45 AM ET Reliability: Single source, not confirmed Heat 1/5, whisper URL: https://wrestlingnews.com/story/rumor-mone-and-aew-reportedly-have-not-started-contract-talks/ > Unconfirmed: outlets reported on Nov. 8 that Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp said AEW and Mercedes Moné have not begun contract talks and that her current deal is likely not close to expiring. AEW has not commented. This is a rumor and it is not confirmed. Outlets reported on Sunday, Nov. 8, that Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp said in a Q&A that AEW and Mercedes Moné have not started talks on a new contract, and that he believes her current deal is not close to ending. AEW and Moné have not commented. ## The quick version - Not confirmed by AEW or Moné. We have not seen the Q&A itself. - Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. Sapp is the source. PWMania, 411Mania and eWrestlingNews relay his answer. - Heat 1 of 5. It says nothing is happening. Sapp frames part of it as his belief and a guess. ## What is being reported Fightful Select's Answers Q&A took a fan question on whether AEW and Moné had discussed her contract, per PWMania and 411Mania. Sapp said he believes her contract is not nearing its end. He said he has heard "really good things" about the relationship between the two sides, and that AEW "definitely" wants to keep her. PWMania and 411Mania say Sapp guessed that because Moné took time off earlier this year, she probably has a good deal of time left on her deal. eWrestlingNews words it more firmly: that Fightful Select reports the two sides have not begun talks and sources believe her deal is not close to expiring. We cannot tell which wording is closer to what Sapp said. ## What fits Moné signed with AEW in March 2024, and ESPN reported at the time that it was a multi-year deal, per eWrestlingNews and 411Mania. She is the AEW Women's World Champion, and she defends it against Marina Shafir at Full Gear on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Phoenix. See [our Full Gear lineup story](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/aew-names-anarchy-in-the-arena-teams-full-gear-has-7-matches/). ## What would confirm or kill it An AEW or Moné statement, or a report of talks under way, would settle it. A report that her deal ends soon would contradict it. We did not contact AEW. We cover only her contract, nothing about her personal life. **How we know.** Reported by: Sean Ross Sapp on Fightful Select's Answers Q&A, as relayed by eWrestlingNews (Sap Sinha, Nov. 8), PWMania and 411Mania. Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. We read all three relays and not the Q&A, which is behind Fightful Select's paywall. If AEW confirms or the situation changes, we will relabel this story and say so. ## Sources - eWrestlingNews (Sap Sinha), "Major Update On Mercedes Mone's AEW Future & Contract Status", Nov. 8, 2026 (the report, the 2024 deal, the title reign). https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/aew/major-update-on-mercedes-mones-aew-future-contract-status - PWMania, "Backstage Update On Mercedes Mone's AEW Contract", Nov. 8, 2026 (Sapp's answer in the Q&A; he "speculated" about her time off). https://pwmania.com/backstage-update-on-mercedes-mones-aew-contract - 411Mania, "Backtage Note on AEW's Relationship With Mercedes Mone", no date shown (the same answer), seen as a search excerpt. https://411mania.com/wrestling/backtage-note-aew-relationship-mercedes-mone - Fightful Select (Sean Ross Sapp), Select Answers Q&A, Nov. 2026, as linked by PWMania. Paywalled, we did not read it. https://www.patreon.com/fightful/posts/select-answers-174629550 - ProWrestling.net (Jason Powell), "AEW Full Gear lineup: Title match added to Saturday's pay-per-view", Nov. 8, 2026 (Moné vs. Shafir). https://prowrestling.net/site/2026/11/08/aew-full-gear-lineup-title-match-added-to-saturdays-pay-per-view - WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read three relays of one answer, noted that they word it differently, and searched for a second source and found none. We did not contact AEW. How we credit sources: [Editorial standards](https://wrestlingnews.com/editorial-standards/).