Mercedes Mone has vacated the APAC Women’s Championship, leaving the high-profile wrestler with zero active titles for the first time in years. The decision, announced via her personal newsletter, marks the final chapter in a dramatic decline from a period of unprecedented championship dominance.
The vacancy stems from a logistical and financial impasse between Mone and the Malaysia-based promotion. According to Mone, the promotion was unable to provide the necessary budget to fly her to the region for a title defense and remained unwilling to coordinate with other wrestling organizations to find an alternative solution.
“While I was in London, I had to make a tough call. I sent the Malaysia Championship back,” Mone wrote in her Mone Mag newsletter. “My team and I really tried to make things perform. We put in the effort, had the conversations, and explored every option. But at the end of the day, they told us they didn’t have the budget to fly me out and weren’t open to working with other promotions. That just didn’t align with the vision. So I made the decision to vacate the title.”
The collapse of the ‘Ultimo Mone’ era
The loss of the APAC title is the culmination of a staggering fall from grace. In late 2025, Mone reached a peak that few in the history of professional wrestling have ever approached. At her zenith, she simultaneously held thirteen championships across a global network of promotions, including All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Ring of Honor (ROH), CMLL, RevPro, and NJPW Strong, as well as various titles in Canada and Europe.
By capturing thirteen belts, Mone broke a nearly 30-year-old record previously held by the legendary Ultimo Dragon for the most championships held by a single athlete at one time. This feat led her to adopt the moniker “Ultimo Mone,” a nod to the record-breaking nature of her run and her status as a global centerpiece of the women’s division.
However, the momentum shifted abruptly at the close of 2025. The slide began with a series of high-profile losses that stripped her of her most prestigious honors in rapid succession. She first dropped the ROH Women’s World Television Championship to Red Velvet at Final Battle, followed by the loss of the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship to Alex Windsor during a Collision: Holiday Bash taping in Manchester.
The most significant blow came on December 31, during Dynamite: New Year’s Smash, when Willow Nightingale defeated Mone for the AEW TBS Championship. That loss ended a dominant 584-day reign and signaled the beginning of the end for her multi-title empire.
A month of rapid attrition
While the end of 2025 saw the loss of her primary titles, March became a month of total attrition. Within a few weeks, Mone lost nearly every remaining belt in her possession across the globe.
The losses began on March 6 at Arena Mexico, where she dropped the CMLL World Women’s Championship to Persephone. Two days later, she lost the BestYa Women’s Championship to Swan in Italy, and by March 14, the EWA Women’s Championship was lost to Mila Smidt in France.
The decline accelerated on March 21 at RevPro High Stakes, where Alexxis Falcon managed to defeat Mone in a single match to claim both the Bodyslam Scandinavian Women’s Championship and the Discovery Wrestling Scottish Women’s Championship. Following a loss of the PTW Women’s Championship in Poland and a final defeat to Jody Threat in Winnipeg on March 31 for the WPW Women’s Championship, only the APAC title remained.
| Date | Championship | Opponent | Location/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | AEW TBS Championship | Willow Nightingale | Dynamite: New Year’s Smash |
| Dec 2025 | ROH Women’s World TV | Red Velvet | Final Battle |
| March 6 | CMLL World Women’s | Persephone | Arena Mexico |
| March 21 | Scandinavian & Scottish | Alexxis Falcon | RevPro High Stakes |
| March 31 | WPW Women’s | Jody Threat | Winnipeg |
Looking toward an AEW return
With the APAC title now vacated, Mone currently holds zero active championships. The only gold remaining in her possession is the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation tournament title, though Here’s a ceremonial honor defended only once per year.
For fans of AEW, Mone’s absence from television has been noted. She has not appeared on programming since a vignette aired on the January 10 episode of Collision. However, the vacancy of her final title may clear the path for a focused return to the domestic stage.
Multiple industry reports suggest that Mone is expected to return to AEW programming in the near future. Whether she returns as a challenger seeking to reclaim her lost glory or as a transformed character following the collapse of the “Ultimo Mone” era remains to be seen.
We will continue to monitor official AEW announcements for her confirmed return date. Share your thoughts on Mone’s historic run and her upcoming return in the comments below.
