Mercedes Moné Comments On Fans Calling Her Unsafe

Back in 2017, Saraya, then wrestling as Paige in WWE, was injured after taking a kick to the back from Mercedes Moné on a house show. This would cause the British wrestler to miss almost five years of her career, which saw fans blame Moné despite Saraya publicly saying she wasn’t at fault, acknowledging her own neck was weak. And now, during an interview with Hot 97 , Moné has opened up about how she felt at the time, revealing that fans labeling her unsafe saw her sent into a spiral of depression.

“I was so depressed by it, that definitely sent me on a spiral of depression because wrestling has always been my biggest goal and dream, and I’ve always wanted to be the greatest at it. So, to hear any kind of noise that people might not think you’re safe, it wasn’t even the boys in the back, it was just the fans thinking you’re not safe. It’s scary sometimes, but that’s the business that we’re in.”

At one time, it appeared that Saraya would never wrestle again, although following her WWE departure and subsequent signing with AEW, she would announce she had been medically cleared to compete. This saw her wrestler, Dr. Britt Baker, at Full Gear 2022 in a featured match, which Saraya later called “the sh*ts” because of her ring rust. However, most fans overlooked this as they were just happy she was able to compete again.