Mercedes Mone to defend Strong Women’s title at NJPW Resurgence
Mercedes Mone will defend her NJPW Strong Women’s Championship at Resurgence on May 9.
NJPW officially announced Tuesday that Mone will defend her title at the Resurgence event in Ontario, California on Friday, May 9. Mone will take on the winner of a number one contender’s match set for Windy City Riot on April 11 between Mina Shirakawa and AZM.
It will be the first NJPW match for Mone since Wrestle Dynasty in the Tokyo Dome on January 5 when she retained the Strong title and captured the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship with a victory over Shirakawa.
Mone and AZM met once before in a three-way for the IWGP Women’s Championship at NJPW Sakura Genesis in April 2023.
Mone has held the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship since defeating Stephanie Vaquer for the title last June at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view. Vaquer has since signed with WWE and currently holds the NXT Women’s Championship.
Resurgence will stream on NJPW World from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California on Friday, May 9. No other matches have been announced for the show to this point.
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