The former Sasha Banks’ debut match has been officially announced by NJPW.
As PWMania.com previously reported, Mercedes Moné made her NJPW debut on Wednesday at Wrestle Kingdom 17, taking on IWGP Women’s Champion KAIRI immediately following her successful title defense against Tam Nakano. KAIRI was then challenged to a title match at the upcoming NJPW Battle In The Valley event by Moné. Click here to watch her debut, and click here for post-show comments and additional notes from Moné.
In an update, NJPW has confirmed Moné vs. KAIRI for the IWGP Women’s Title match at Battle In The Valley.
“After the world was abuzz with speculation, Mercedes Moné made her first appearance in an NJPW ring last night at Wrestle Kingdom 17, challenging KAIRI for the IWGP Women’s Championship. That match has now been made official, for Battle in the Valley in the San Jose Civic! This is only the first match on what is going to be a loaded card top to bottom February 18!,” NJPW stated in their announcement.
NJPW has released a new promo featuring Moné to promote Battle In The Valley, which you can see below along with her related tweet.
NJPW Battle In The Valley will be broadcast live from the San Jose Civic Center in San Jose, California on Saturday, February 18. FITE TV will broadcast the event live with English commentary.
As of this writing, no other matches have been announced for Battle In The Valley, but NJPW is promising a jam-packed card. The show also features Jay White and the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada.
The following are the tweets:
Can't be in the San Jose Civic?
Battle in the Valley will be coming to you LIVE on @fiteTV February 18!
Order Mercedes Moné vs KAIRI for the IWGP Women's Championship NOW:https://t.co/3kcvvccgCO#njpw #njbitv pic.twitter.com/Dgdyc4JNYJ
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 5, 2023
Monè moves ?
LFG ??#njpw https://t.co/KtU9Hf2l7K— Mercedes Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) January 5, 2023
