Mercedes Mone and Bushiroad have agreed to extend her current NJPW/Stardom contract, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer.
The news broke just hours before Mercedes’ IWGP Women’s title defense at the Stardom All Star Grand Queendom event against Mayu Iwatani. While the length of the contract extension is unknown, Meltzer stated that Mercedes’ next match is expected to be in the United States.
During a Twitter Q&A, a fan asked Mercedes how long she plans to stay in Japan, and she replied, “Forever.”
Mercedes told another fan that she plans to do wrestling, acting, modeling, and “much more.”
To promote their event, Stardom’s official Twitter account posted the video below:
\\ 本日横浜アリーナ大会 ‼ //
?️当日券は12時より発売❣
?会場に来れない方はPPVで生配信‼?IWGP女子選手権試合
《王者》メルセデス・モネ
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《挑戦者》岩谷麻優15時 第0試合
16時 本戦開始?PPV購入はこちらhttps://t.co/Z3lwsUNfCR#STARDOM pic.twitter.com/SI4e9VTirs
— スターダム✪STARDOM (@wwr_stardom) April 23, 2023