As noted before, Mercedes Mone recently signed a contract extension with Bushiroad for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Stardom. While details of her contract extension are currently unknown, it does contain terms for at least one more match at an event in the United States.
Sunday’s Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2023 event in Yokohama, Japan featured Mayu Iwatani defeating Mone to be crowned the new IWGP Women’s Champion.
Following the match, Mone spoke to the backstage press media discussing her thoughts about her title loss on the show and also revealed that her next date for NJPW will be at their Resurgence 2023 event on May 21st in Long Beach, California.
“I am so, so disappointed. I feel broken. I feel bankrupt. I legit just called my CPA, and she said that I’m still really, really rich, so I will be okay. But look what Mayu did to my beautiful face. Do you not know who I am? I am a living legend. I am a star. I am a star in Star Wars!
Mayu-san, you are not the Undertaker and I promise you that the next time that I’m here in Stardom, you will be a dead b**tch because I want one more chance, one more opportunity to get back my IWGP Women’s Championship but I am not done with New Japan and I am not done with Stardom cause I am still on my world tour and my next stop is May 21 at Resurgence. So get ready to roll a nice big one because we’re going to my cousin’s house, Long Beach, baby!”
メルセデス・モネ『IWGPを取り戻すためにもう一度チャンスが欲しい!私は新日本、スターダムと終わったわけじゃないわ。私のワールドツアーはまだ終わってない!次は5月21日新日本プロレス米国大会”Resurgence”!私のいとこの地元であるロングビーチよ!』#STARDOM pic.twitter.com/ExggdNvbiG
— スターダム✪STARDOM (@wwr_stardom) April 23, 2023
Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

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