Mercedes Moné mourns younger sister Alexis Varnado's passing

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Mercedes Moné revealed in the latest edition of her newsletter that her younger sister, Alexis Varnado, passed away in September. Adding to the tragic news is that Alexis was the mother of two young children, and Mercedes wrote she continues to mourn for the whole family. According to Figure Four Weekly, Mercedes wrote in her Moné Mag newsletter that “September was an incredibly hard month for me because I lost my younger sister, Alexis. “It’s still difficult to talk about. She was so young, and knowing she left behind two young children makes my heart hurt even more.” Moné went on to describe attending WrestleMania XXVII in Atlanta with Alexis in 2011. A year later, she signed with WWE and began training in NXT before becoming a major star for the promotion under the name “Sasha Banks.” “Wrestling has been such a huge part of my life, and I love that I have that memory with my sister from before so many of my own dreams came true,” the current AEW Women’s World Champion wrote. She added, “I also think about 2020, when she helped me with my mom. I will always be grateful for that.” Mercedes ended her message by writing” “I wish Alexis had more time. I wish her children had more time with their mom. I’m still trying to understand how somebody so young can be gone. I love you, Alexis.” In the same newsletter, Moné also described being hit with the news about PAC’s death while still grieving for her sister. “That was incredibly hard, and it still is,” she wrote before sharing various memories of her times with the late AEW star. We at Cageside Seats send our deepest condolences to Mercedes and her family.