Mercedes Mone Likely To Defend NJPW STRONG Women’s Title At Capital Collision On August 30

Mercedes Mone appears to be coming to NJPW Capital Collision 2024.

STARDOM shared a video of Momo Watanabe issuing a challenge to Mercedes Mone for a shot at the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship at the upcoming New Japan Pro Wrestling special event later this month.

“Heat, typhoons and earthquakes,” Watanabe said during the call-out of Mone. “I’d rather wrestle in America.”

NJPW Capital Collision is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 30, 2024 from Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

Five days before the event, “The CEO” is scheduled for a title defense at AEW ALL IN 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as she puts her TBS Championship on-the-line against Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. at the August 25 pay-per-view event.

Featured below is the stacked lineup for the NJPW Capital Collision show on 8/30:

* NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Lio Rush
* Zack Sabre Jr vs. Titan
* Trish Adora vs. HANAKO
* Dirty Work (Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor) vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)
* Mercedes Mone vs. TBA
* NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (c) vs. Hechicero & Virus
* NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Number One Contenders Match: Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Bad Dude Tito) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson)
* Mustafa Ali vs. Hiromu Takahashi
* NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Momo Watanabe

BREAKING
‘Heat, typhoons and earthquakes? I’d rather wrestle in America.’
Momo Watanabe has challenged @MercedesVarnado for Capital Collision!#njcapital 8/30 TICKETS https://t.co/etMc1IcFMC https://t.co/rFCZTtxDXx

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) August 15, 2024