{"id":218638,"date":"2026-06-28T13:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=218638"},"modified":"2026-06-28T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:26:40","slug":"maya-world-says-id-be-really-excited-if-she-had-been-told-six-months-ago-she-would-be-facing-mercedes-mone-at-the-aew-forbidden-door-ppv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/06\/28\/maya-world-says-id-be-really-excited-if-she-had-been-told-six-months-ago-she-would-be-facing-mercedes-mone-at-the-aew-forbidden-door-ppv\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya World says &#8220;I&#8217;d be really excited&#8221; if she had been told six months ago she would be facing Mercedes Mone at the AEW Forbidden Door PPV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3667733765\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Maya World said she would have been really excited if you had told her six months ago she would be facing her idol, Mercedes Mone, in the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament at the Forbidden Door PPV on June 28. \u201cI don&#8217;t know,\u201d said World during an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/2026\/06\/25\/vip-podcast-6-25-radican-worldwide-interview-with-maya-world-getting-signed-by-aew-working-with-her-mentor-athena-inspirational-run-though-owen-hart-foundation-tournament-after-passing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radican Worldwide<\/a> available for PWTorch VIP members. \u201cHonestly, I probably would&#8217;ve been like, \u2018Oh,\u2019 I don&#8217;t even know, honestly. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s settled in. I mean, I&#8217;d be really excited, I know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World said she would be surprised that she made so much progress from January through June. \u201cI&#8217;d be like, \u2018How the heck did I go from where I am in January to there in June?\u2019\u201d said World.\u00a0 \u201cBut definitely that. I would, I would be very surprised. [laughs] I don&#8217;t even think, I kind of also forgot that whoever wins we face technically at All In. (for the AEW Women\u2019s World Championship)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t forget, but it&#8217;s just something that I&#8217;m not even focused on, &#8217;cause I&#8217;m just focused on who&#8217;s in front of me, that I haven&#8217;t even, you know, fully even felt that. Like, it&#8217;s just insane. So I probably would be very, very shocked.&#8221; [laughs]<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-6-22-keller-radican-declare-that-oba-is-ready-but-wonder-if-now-will-be-his-time-plus-street-profits-lyra-bayley--72641442\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE RAW POST-SHOW (6\/22): Keller &amp; Radican declare that Oba is ready but wonder if now will be his time, plus Street Profits, Lyra-Bayley\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=72641442&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>World is set to face her hero, Mercedes Mone, in the finals of the Women\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament on June 28 at the Forbidden Door PPV. The match is being billed as being part of a triple main event alongside Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay in the Men\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final and Team MJF vs. Team Mark Briscoe in a 12 Man Steel Cage match.<\/p>\n<p>The show will be available to watch on PPV on HBO Max, traditional PPV providers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppv.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPV.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Starting at 8 p.m. ET. 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