Mercedes Mone, who wrestles in WWE as Sasha Banks, recently gave her first full interview for NJPW and took the opportunity to cast a little shadow over her former employer. The 31-year-old made her long-awaited return to wrestling in January .4 at the new Japan’s wrestling arena Wrestling Kingdom 17 exhibition.Instead of wrestling, she challenged NJPW Women’s Champion KAIRI to a match Valley Battle. That show sold out, and Mone versus KAIRI was the only confirmed match that showed the former Sasha Banks had enough traction outside of the two biggest promotions in North America — the other being AEW, where Mone is rumored to land.
In an interview with njpw1972.com, Mone talked about how excited she was to take part in the all-female promotion STARDOM. Only experience WWE Evolution as an all-female show. I’ve never been on an all-female campaign like STARDOM, so it’s a first for me. I mixed and shared with these people, maybe five minutes of three hours of TV a week. So I’m really excited to be a part of STARDOM and a part of the all-women program.“STARDOM has grown to become the second most popular wrestling promotion in Japan, after NJPW in this respect.
WWE’s women’s division has made strides, but can’t match STARDOM in terms of airtime
There’s no denying that WWE’s women’s division has come a long way over the past few years. Of course, this is largely thanks to the presence of the Four Horsemen, in which the character Sasha Banks plays the main role. Along with Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Bayley, Banks helped change the way North American audiences think about female wrestling. Regular matches no longer have cooldowns, while some episodes of the main event are for girls rough And knock down. Despite these changes, WWE cannot count on giving their roster the same amount of airtime as STARDOM. For Mone, no man could compete, so the women were free to do their own thing each week.
Her comments also come days after WWE came under fire for the way they treat the women’s division in WWE. Raw is the 30th anniversary exhibition. The opening sequence featuring Roman Reigns and the rest of The Bloodline is fantastic. It also runs for a very long time, forcing an immediate card swap. Instead of cutting time elsewhere, WWE has called for the complete cancellation of the Bayley vs. Becky Lynch has gone public. If these two can’t command respect during the celebratory performance, then who can? Fans were disappointed by the result, prompting many former stars to join WWE online for the mission. In particular, the Bella twins cut a harsh video about the incident.
However, this is no longer Mone’s concern. Despite months of reports that WWE wanted to work things out with her, she decided to bet on herself somehow and take her talent elsewhere. There’s been a lot of interest in placing her, both in a stand-alone setting and a convention setting, showing that if more Mone leads to more problems, there’s a lot more going on in the world of wrestling. professional object.
Source: njpw1972.com