Mercedes Mone confirmed for NJPW Strong Style Evolved
When NJPW returns to California this December, Mercedes Mone will be in action.
The NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is among the wrestlers that have been confirmed for NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024, which is being held in Long Beach on Sunday, December 15. The event will take place from Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach State University.
In addition to Mone, NJPW is advertising that Tetsuya Naito, Gabe Kidd, Shingo Takagi, Zack Sabre Jr., Hiromu Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Shota Umino, Konosuke Takeshita, Hechicero, and more will be competing at the show. Tickets are going on sale today (October 11) at noon Pacific time.
Mone won the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship this June and also currently holds the AEW TBS title. She’s made two successful defenses of the Strong belt, defeating Momo Watanabe and Emi Sakura.
The next challenger for Mone’s Strong Women’s Championship will be determined in a four-way match at NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed in Lowell, Massachusetts this November. AEW wrestler Anna Jay is the first participant confirmed for the number one contender’s bout.
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