Mercedes Mone Rips Into Billie Starkz & Her Training After AEW TBS Title Match

Mercedes Mone didn’t hold back after successfully defending her AEW TBS Championship against Billie Starkz on the March 19 episode of AEW Dynamite. The two put on a hard-fought battle, but in the end, Mone walked away with the victory—then wasted no time rubbing it in.

Taking to Twitter/X, Mone posted a picture from the match with the blunt message, “F** them kids.”* That alone sent fans into a frenzy, but she didn’t stop there. In another post, Mone addressed Starkz directly, saying she hoped the young wrestler “learned a thing or two” from the match.

She also took a direct shot at Starkz’s trainer, throwing shade in a way only Mone can. “Whoever trained you don’t know what they doing,” she wrote, seemingly targeting ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, who has mentored Starkz.

Mone’s post-match comments sparked plenty of debate among fans, with some praising her brutal honesty while others called her out for being too harsh on the up-and-coming talent. Regardless, one thing is clear—Mone is making the AEW TBS Championship her division, and she’s not holding back against anyone who steps up.