• Jade Cargill Reacts To Mercedes Moné Breaking Her All-Time AEW Record
Mercedes Moné joined All Elite Wrestling in 2024 and captured the TBS Championship in her first match at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view. Yesterday, she reached 509 days as champion, officially surpassing Jade Cargill to become the longest-reigning TBS Champion in AEW history.
The CEO also became the longest-reigning Women’s Champion in company history. On Instagram, Moné celebrated the milestone by commenting the following on a post:
“I’m not here to break records! I’m here to smash them”
Jade Cargill, who left AEW for WWE in 2023, responded with a number of emojis to show her support for Moné. You can view a screenshot of their interaction below:
The CEO currently holds ten championships across different promotions and could add an eleventh this Sunday. She’s also set to appear on AEW WrestleDream tonight, where she will issue an open challenge for the TBS Title.
• Good News For Jacob Fatu Fans
Just a couple of weeks after his return to SmackDown, Jacob Fatu was written off TV on last night’s show. He was attacked by a mystery figure backstage and was later found under a construction rig, bleeding from his mouth.
As noted before, The Samoan Werewolf is getting work done on his entire mouth and will be getting new teeth. His issue is health-related and not cosmetic.
Early reports suggested that Fatu would be out of action for a very long time and would likely be sidelined for the rest of the year. However, that may not be the case.
According to PWInsider, several wrestlers backstage at last night’s SmackDown mentioned that Jacob Fatu is currently recovering from a dental procedure and has not been medically cleared to compete yet. WWE is hoping to have him back in action “very soon.”
• Released WWE Wrestler Announces She’s Dating Ilja Dragunov
Ilja Dragunov tore his ACL in a match against GUNTHER at a WWE live event last year. After being sidelined for more than twelve months, The Mad Dragon made a huge return on last night’s SmackDown and dethroned Sami Zayn to capture the United States Championship.
Following his title win, recently released WWE wrestler Jin Tala (now known as Leigh Laurel) went public with her relationship with Dragunov.
She shared multiple posts on X showing support for her boyfriend, confirming that they are dating. Reacting to Dragunov’s big win on SmackDown, Laurel tweeted:
“Watched my favorite wrestler become champ tonight ❤️”
“Incredibly proud”
She later called his new merch “drippy” and capped it off with a heartfelt post alongside a photo from a date.
“Honored & upheld your decision to stay radio silent on socials til this day came, and man, it was 100% worth it. Watched you do everything in your power to stay ready while you recovered. Polished prowess, I’m so proud of you “
Honored & upheld your decision to stay radio silent on socials til this day came, and man, it was 100% worth it. Watched you do everything in your power to stay ready while you recovered. Polished prowess, I’m so proud of you 🥹 pic.twitter.com/DWhaSw3W3L
— Lady Leigh (@leighlaurel) October 18, 2025
• WWE Was Planning An Interesting Return At Saturday Night’s Main Event
The next WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event this year is scheduled for November 1st in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Plans for the show are in jeopardy following injuries to World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Jacob Fatu. The Visionary was expected to defend his title against CM Punk, while Fatu was rumored to face Drew McIntyre for a shot at Cody Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Championship.
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE had been discussing the return of Austin Theory at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The former United States Champion was expected to join The Vision and plant seeds for his role in the 2025 Men’s WarGames Match. However, those plans were scrapped after Rollins was injured and kicked out of The Vision on RAW this week.
It was previously reported that The Vision would team up with Theory and Brock Lesnar to take on Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Jey Uso, Jacob Fatu, and LA Knight OR Jey Uso in this year’s Men’s WarGames match.
