Mercedes Mone Loses IWGP Women’s Title To Mayu Iwatani; Set To Appear At NJPW Resurgence On 5/21
Mercedes Mone lost the IWGP Women’s World Championship during her STARDOM in-ring debut, but she’s not done with the Bushiroad family of promotions just yet.
Mayu Iwatani defeated the former Sasha Banks at STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom on Sunday, April 23. With this victory, Iwatani became the third IWGP Women’s Champion in history.
Mercedes Mone already has her sights set on recapturing the gold. During a post-match promo that was posted on Twitter, Mone said that she would be at the next Long Beach NJPW card, and she’s looking to get her belt back.
.@mercedesvarnado may have lost the IWGP Women’s Championship tonight in Yokohama, but she is not done with NJPW or STARDOM!
“Next stop May 21, Long Beach!” —
TIXhttps://t.co/iZXSHF6c1U#njresurgence https://t.co/iVPGOA8dZR
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 23, 2023
Ahead of the STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom event, Dave Meltzer reported that Mercedes had signed an extension with the Bushiroad promotions. Prior to that, Mercedes recently claimed that rumors of her contract with NJPW/STARDOM expiring were untrue. Fans can read her comments on that at this link.
Fans can check out the full results of the STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom event at this link.
