Harley Cameron Reveals How She Created Puppet Moné

Puppet Moné wasn’t cooked up in a corporate creative meeting—it came straight from Harley Cameron’s imagination and Amazon cart.

Speaking with Ariel Helwani, Cameron broke down exactly how she created the fan-favorite puppet parody of Mercedes Moné, from discovering puppetry in Australia to building the puppet herself.

“So I performed for years at a cabaret in Australia called Dracula’s Cabaret,” Cameron said. “The people who worked there had this huge puppet act they did every year. Some of the puppets were massive—like five people operating one puppet together. I started helping with puppetry in certain acts. Since I was also a singer there, I was backstage a lot, just messing around, and I realized I actually had a knack for it.”

She taught herself ventriloquism and developed a real passion for puppetry thanks to her time at Dracula’s, which led to a creative obsession.

“I basically taught myself, and from there it just took off. I’ve been obsessed ever since. I really credit Dracula’s for getting me into puppetry—it became something I personally fell in love with.”

The idea for Puppet Moné started earlier this year during her feud with Mercedes Moné. What began as a throwaway line quickly became something much bigger.

“Funny enough, at the start of the year when I had the feud with Mercedes Moné, she mentioned something about having a puppet of me,” she explained. “That inspired me to make a puppet of Mercedes.”

From there, Harley Cameron did all the work herself—literally. Except for purchasing the base from Amazon and getting some help from Chris of AEW’s wardrobe department.

“I bought the base online, literally bought everything myself. The base came from Amazon, and Chris from wardrobe made her gear.”

She admitted they didn’t know how fans would react to the puppet, but the response was instantly positive.

“We honestly didn’t know how people were going to react to it, but we did the first one and people loved it. From there, we just kept going.”

Cameron also gave a shoutout to AEW President Tony Khan for giving her the creative freedom to run with the idea, saying, “So yeah, big thanks to Tony Khan for letting me do it.”

What started as a side joke quickly became one of the most memorable parts of her character. With Puppet Moné gaining attention, Harley Cameron’s creativity and charisma continue to help her stand out in AEW in a big way.

What do you think of Puppet Moné? Should Harley bring more puppet personalities into AEW, or was this a one-time masterpiece? Sound off in the comments—we want to hear your thoughts.

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