{"id":157603,"date":"2023-04-23T13:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T18:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=157603"},"modified":"2023-04-23T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T18:23:13","slug":"mercedes-mone-reportedly-re-signs-with-new-japan-and-stardom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/23\/mercedes-mone-reportedly-re-signs-with-new-japan-and-stardom\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Mone reportedly re-signs with New Japan and Stardom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4255803125\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Mercedes Mone, formerly known as Sasha Banks in WWE, has reportedly re-signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling and Stardom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/new-japan\/mercedes-mone-agrees-to-contract-extension-with-njpw-stardom\">The Wrestling Observer<\/a> is reporting that Mone signed a new contract before the Stardom All Star Grand Queendom show on Sunday. On that show, Mone faced Mayu Iwatani for the IWGP Women&#8217;s Championship. Mone won that title from Kairi Sane at the Battle in the Valley event earlier this year. Mone made her New Japan debut at Wrestle Kingdom 17.<\/p>\n<p>The report does not indicate how long the new contract is for or how many dates Mone is expected to work. 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