“Please look forward to it,” Sasha Banks foresees her upcoming match at NJPW as the best one in history

Sasha Banks as Mercedes Mone at Wrestle Kingdom 17 (Image Credits: NJPW World)

Sasha Banks pulled off one of the most winsome wrestling debuts of all-time. She appeared on last night’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 event to shock the world. Although, the move has been rumored from a long time, seeing it really unfold into reality was pleasing, to say the least. Well, The Blueprint didn’t just came for a special appearance. Rather, she had some huge plans to take care of.

After KAIRI successfully defended her IWGP Women’s Championship, Sasha Banks (now as Mercedes Mone) confronted her. The entire Tokyo Dome lit up with her gracious arrival and for the most part, it felt a dream. However, once The Standard entered the ring, she declared herself as the CEO of that women’s division. Mone didn’t minced her words as she immediately challenged KAIRI to a title match for February 17.

Now, it’s all upon us and the world will witness the NJPW in-ring debut of Sasha Banks at Battle in the Valley event in San Jose. After a noteworthy staredown, Mercedes planted KAIRI with a modified DDT-esque maneuver, which seemed like a botch. However, that doesn’t takes anything away from her iconic debut and now The NJPW’s newest addition has issued a statement on her forthcoming match. While speaking to the press post-event, Mercedes declared that the fans are about to witness the greatest match in Stardom history, come February 17.

“I’m interested in many wrestlers, but the reason I decided to fight KAIRI-san in the first place is because we have a ‘past.’ February 18th, San Jose, New Japan I think it will be the best match in Stardom history, so please look forward to it.”

Is Sasha Banks coming to AEW?

The wrestling community is still buzzing about Sasha Banks’ NJPW arrival. However, it’s quite possible that they’ll get another reason to go bananas on the January 11 edition of AEW Dynamite. At the show, Saraya will take on Britt Baker and AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter. So being said, Saraya do needs a partner to handle the business.

According to a strong rumor that’s floating around, Sasha Banks could very well be that woman. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter also indicated the way AEW is treating this tag match as a big deal. Counting on that assumption and NJPW’S working relationship with AEW, one could bank on Sasha to show up.

Previously, Fightful also reported that backstage belief in AEW lies in the motion of The Boss’ arrival. Tony Khan was also inquired about the same topic a few weeks ago. Obviously, he smartly avoided answering to that question and assured that nothing comes out, at least on his watch.

Tags: KAIRI Mercedes Mone Sasha Banks

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Vibhor is a WWE content writer at FirstSportz having completed three years of work experience with the said organization, as of April. He got introduced to the world of pro wrestling by classmates circa 2014 and the penchant for it has only grown manifold in the past decade or so. Getting the opportunity to write about WWE has given him financial independency, let alone a sense of professionalism. His favorite moment till date includes Cody Rhodes dethroning Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL. Speaking of educational background, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Science, which he obtained from the National PG College (Lucknow). Currently, he's also targeting SSC CGL, one of India's most sought-after exams. His other hobbies include listening to music and going on outings with friends.

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