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Mercedes Moné did not take lengthy to make her presence recognized in New Japan Professional Wrestling.
Moné captured the IWGP ladies’s championship from Kairi at Saturday’s Battle within the Valley, setting the stage for what is going to seemingly be a long term. That mentioned, the questions on if Moné will ever return to WWE as Sasha Banks are usually not stopping anytime quickly.
“I suppose individuals wish to say ‘by no means say by no means.’ You by no means know in life. I by no means knew life would take me right here, however I all the time need to observe my coronary heart, so wherever my coronary heart takes me is the place I will go,” Moné informed ESPN’s Marc Raimondi.
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Moné left WWE in Might when she and tag group accomplice Naomi walked out on the corporate amid frustration with their reserving. She then waited out the rest of her contract earlier than debuting in New Japan in January, confronting Kairi to arrange their match at Battle within the Valley.
Whereas there have been a number of adjustments in WWE since Moné’s departure—most notably Triple H’s taking on artistic from Vince McMahon—it appears she’s very happy with the place she is.
Equating her possibilities of returning to WWE to creating an MMA debut in opposition to Amanda Nunes appears to imply it is rather more on the by no means facet of “by no means say by no means.”
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