Nikki Garcia Reveals She Almost Contacted Tony Khan After She Watched Mercedes Mone’s Debut In All Elite Wrestling

Nikki Garcia was almost part of All Elite.

Known in the WWE as Nikki Bella, the former longest-reigning Divas Champion helped break down the walls for the women in the WWE to be respected and treated the same as the male superstars are. Now, she’s enjoying her married life while raising her son Matteo.

However, after watching the debut of Mercedes Mone in All Elite Wrestling, this is what Nikki had to say on the show she co-hosts with her sister Brie called the Nikki & Brie Show.

“Since we’ve been lifting so much, we always say, we always start to get that wrestling mindset, ‘We’re going to go back and do this story and cut this promo.’
You get it, but how serious I got where I was like, ‘Okay, I think I can do maybe a year at AEW and I can do it every week.’ When I saw Mercedes (Monè) debut and cut her promo, that line stuck with me, ‘Here, we’re going to make the evolution worldwide.’
I was like, ‘They do.’ It goes into many leagues, is what she means, it doesn’t have to be at one place. It can be at all these places where all these women are wrestling at. I go, ‘Brie, I think I can do it for a year. I can do it here to here and go every week.’
Then, I thought of Matteo. I had a good week of like, ‘This is it. I’m going to call Tony Khan. I’m your girl. I will commit.’ Then, I was like, ‘I can’t do that to my son right now. He needs me,'”

Mone has been involved in a feud with the House of Black’s Julia Hart and Skye Blue while also reigniting her rivalry with the current contender to the TBS Championship, Willow Nightingale.

h/t from WrestlePurists.

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