Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado is an American professional wrestler and actress. As a wrestler, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné. She is best known for her time in WWE from 2012 to 2022, where she performed under the ring name Sasha Banks, and also as Moné in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and in NJPW's sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, both in 2023.

World Wonder Ring Stardom , often referred to simply as Stardom, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Rossy Ogawa, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Fuka Kakimoto, and former AJW veteran professional wrestler Nanae Takahashi. Stardom is currently owned by Japanese entertainment company Bushiroad, making it the sister promotion of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).