Josh Alexander Hypes Up Mercedes Moné’s Impending NJPW In-Ring Debut

Impact World Champion Josh Alexander is “very fired up” to see Mercedes Moné difficulty for the IWGP Women’s Championship at tonight’s NJPW Battle in the Valley occasion.

Moné, previously Sasha Banks, made her NJPW launching at Wrestle Kingdom 17, assaulting Women’s Champion KAIRI after an effective title defense.

Throughout an interview with the Sporting News, Alexander discussed how far ladies’s wrestling has actually come and applauded Moné for getting out of her convenience zone.

“I’m extremely delighted– I believe females’s wrestling as a whole has actually taken leaps forward in the previous 10 years. For Mercedes getting out of WWE and coming by to Stardom and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, I believe it’s an outstanding method for her to display her skills.”

Alexander included that he thinks NJPW Battle in the Valley offered out entirely due to the statement that Moné would make her in-ring launching at the occasion.

Other matches revealed consist of Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Clark Connors for the NJPW World Television Title.

NJPW Battle in the Valley will deal with some stiff competitors, with WWE Elimination Chamber likewise occurring this evening, while The Rock’s XFL will begin tonight too.

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