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Ex-AEW Stars Pose Together Backstage As All Carry WWE Gold

By Sridhar Krishnan • Published Nov 02, 2025 10:39 EST
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An interesting turn of events has seen former AEW wrestlers become WWE champions at the same time.

CM Punk, Jade Cargill, Cody Rhodes, and Ricky Saints have all been ‘Elite’ at some point in their respective careers.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful shared a picture on his social media where all four wrestlers are seen posing together with their WWE titles.

Punk won the World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Jey Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLI on November 1; Cargill defeated Tiffany Stratton at the same event, too, becoming a world champion for the first time.

Saints beat Oba Femi at NXT No Mercy to become the NXT Champion, whereas Rhodes has held the Undisputed WWE Championship since SummerSlam.

Mercedes Mone Reacts To Ex-AEW Stars Winning WWE Titles

Mercedes Mone has been on a title-winning quest.

The 33-year-old AEW star currently holds 12 championships across different promotions, including the TBS Championship, which Jade Cargill held as well as the inaugural champion.

Mone plans to collect more gold. This time around, she has her eyes on the AEW Women’s World Championship held by Kris Statlander.

She had earlier faced Toni Storm for the same title at All In: Texas, but was defeated, which became her first singles loss in All Elite Wrestling since she joined the promotion in 2024.

A match has been finalized between Mone and Statlander at the upcoming Full Gear pay-per-view.

She has now reacted to former stars of the Florida promotion winning titles in WWE.

Taking to X, Mone wrote, “AEW is everywhere 🤑🧨.”

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