Ex-WWE Employee Claims People Were “Glad” Mercedes Mone Left the Company

Not everyone in WWE was sad to see Mercedes Mone (fka Sasha Banks) walk out, according to former WWE employee Tommy Carlucci.

Speaking on The Coach & Bro Show, Carlucci claimed that multiple WWE producers told him Mone was “difficult to work with” backstage and that there was little regret when she left the company.

“At WWE, she wasn’t easy to work with backstage. I know that from a lot of producers there. So, I think a lot of people were glad when she left the company,” Carlucci revealed.

Mone walked out of WWE in May 2022, alongside Naomi, while they were WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The situation became one of the most controversial exits in wrestling, with WWE stripping them of the titles and publicly addressing their departure on live TV.

Now thriving in AEW as the TBS Champion, Mone recently refused a fan’s request to name wrestlers she’d want in AEW, saying “the other place would sign them.” Carlucci took this as a sign that her ego is still “out of control”, something he claims WWE producers had long dealt with behind the scenes.

Whether Mone was a locker room problem or simply a star who outgrew WWE’s system, her departure clearly left a lasting impression—but not everyone misses her.

Love her or hate her, Mercedes Mone’s exit from WWE clearly wasn’t met with universal disappointment. While she’s thriving in AEW as the TBS Champion, it seems some in WWE were more than happy to see her go. Whether it was backstage tension or just the price of being a star, Mone continues to divide opinions in the wrestling world.