Mercedes Mone successfully defended her NJPW Strong Women’s
title against Mono Watanabe last night at the NJPW Capital
Collision live event which was held in Washington, DC.

Mone vs Watanabe main evented the show and she came out with
both the NJPW Strong Women’s title as well as the TBS title
she currently holds for AEW. Mone won the match after she
hit the Mone Maker and transitioned into the Statement
Maker, with Watanabe tapping out.

This was the first time since May 2023 that Mone has
wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling where she lost the
match against Willow Nightingale in the tournament final to
crown the inaugural NJPW Strong Women’s champion. She won
the title from Stephanie Vaquer at the Forbidden Door pay-
per-view this past June.