Maya World GETS HONEST About 'Awkward' Meeting With AEW's Mercedes Mone, Her Career, Athena,

Independent wrestling star "The It Girl" Maya World sits down with Emily Mae for an exclusive interview on "The Main Moment" for WrestlingNews.co! Maya discusses her breakout year in 2025, from winning multiple championships to competing for major Joshi promotions. She shares her ultimate career goals, including her desire to wrestle in the UK and Japan and continue her "belt collecting era." She also opens up about her close relationship with her mentor, Ring of Honor Women's World Champion Athena, and what it's like to be an "official minion." Maya tells the full, emotional story of meeting her idol, Mercedes Moné, for the first time, a meeting that was orchestrated by Athena backstage at an AEW event. Plus, find out what Maya's dream job outside of wrestling would be, and see her draft her own all-female independent wrestling softball team! Follow Maya World: Instagram & Twitter: @itsmayaworldd and @ltsMayaWorld Follow Emily Mae: @emilymaeheller Like, comment, and subscribe for more exclusive interviews! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 1:31 - Her Breakout Year in 2025 1:45 - Wrestling for TJPW and Spark Joshi 2:39 - Her Goal to Wrestle Overseas and Collect Championships 3:02 - Her Mentorship with Athena and Being an "Official Minion" 5:55 - The Story of Meeting Her Idol, Mercedes Moné 10:21 - Challenging Mercedes Moné to a Dream Match 13:38 - Her Dream Job Outside of Wrestling 15:43 - Drafting Her All-Female Indie Wrestling Softball Team 20:57 - Her Thoughts on Taylor Swift's New Album 23:11 - Her Favorite Disney Movie 24:09 - The "Main Moment" Segment: Rapid Fire Questions Subscribe to our Clips channel here:    / @wrestlingnewscoclips   Website - https://wrestlingnews.co/ Facebook -   / wrestlingnewsco   Google News - https://wrestlingnews.co/GoogleNews Twitter -   / wrestlingnewsco   Threads - http://threads.net/@wrestlingnewsco Instagram -   / wrestlingnewsco   TikTok -   / wrestlingnewsco   Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlingnew...