AEW star Mercedes Moné pays heartfelt tribute to Eddie Guerrero on his death anniversary

AEW and WWE stars, along with the rest of the wrestling world, are remembering Eddie Guerrero today. Mercedes Moné has been open about her love for the WWE Hall of Famer and how his WrestleMania 21 match with Rey Mysterio made her want to be the female version of the second-generation wrestler. Moné just paid tribute to Guerrero on the anniversary of his tragic passing.

The CEO is one of the top women's wrestlers right now, in her first reign as AEW TBS Champion and NJPW Strong Women's Champion. The former Sasha Banks of WWE has made several tributes over the years to Guerrero, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Moné's attire at WrestleMania 32 was inspired by Eddie, while her look for her Tokyo debut was inspired by Guerrero's Black Tiger gimmick from NJPW.

Latino Heat tragically passed away on November 13, 2005, at the age of 38. Moné is among the many wrestlers and fans who took to social media to pay tribute to the 10-time WWE champion. She took to X/Twitter to share one of Eddie's catchphrases with three hearts. Mercedes included a photo of Eddie's first SmackDown entrance as WWE Champion in 2004.

"Viva La Raza [red heart emoji x 3]," Mercedes Moné wrote with the photo below.

Guerrero was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2006. AAA inducted Eddie into its Hall of Fame in 2008, while the Hardcore Hall of Fame paid tribute in 2015.

Mercedes Mone set for first-time-ever AEW Full Gear defense

The sixth annual AEW Full Gear pay-per-view will be held on Saturday, November 23, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The same venue hosted the show in 2022.

Mercedes Moné is now confirmed to face Kris Statlander for the first time ever, with the TBS Championship on the line. Below is the updated Full Gear lineup going into Dynamite:

1. World Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Orange Cassidy
2. TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Kris Statlander
3. Bobby Lashley debuts vs. Swerve Strickland
4. TNT Championship Match: Jack Perry (c) vs. Daniel Garcia
5. World Tag Team Championship Fatal Four-Way: Private Party (c) vs. The Outrunners vs. FTR or The House of Black vs. The Acclaimed or La Facción Ingobernable
6. Adam Page vs. Jay White
7. MJF vs. Roderick Strong and/or Adam Cole
8. Zero Hour Pre-show: QT Marshall vs. "Big BOOM" AJ with Big Justice of The Costco Guys

The AEW Full Gear Zero Hour pre-show will air live and for free at 6:30 p.m. ET via all AEW social media platforms. The main pay-per-view card will then kick off at 8 p.m. ET, and a post-show media scrum is expected.

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