Sasha Banks had been missing from the wrestling ring since she and teammate Naomi left WWE and were indefinitely suspended over a contract dispute in May.
On Wednesday, Banks returned to professional wrestling but with a new company and under a new name and thanked some WWE figures on his way out. She appeared in New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 as Mercedes Moné.
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Six-time WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks raises her arms after throwing out the first pitch before the game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on May 8, 2022 in Boston.
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Moné came out to address IWGP Women’s Champion KAIRI after she defeated Tam Nakano in their match. The lights went out in Tokyo Dome and Moné came out. She came out to the ring with similar boss and money themes to what she had in WWE, but sported a slightly different hairstyle as she walked up the entrance ramp.
Moné hit KAIRI and then addressed the crowd.
“Congratulations on making history tonight,” he sarcastically told KAIRI. “I also know a thing or two about making history. I’m here at New Japan and Stardom to make more. Let me introduce myself. I’m the standard, the conversation, the model, and the CEO of this women’s division.”
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Sasha Banks attends the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures’ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ on December 13, 2021 in Los Angeles.
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He then vowed to defeat KAIRI for the title at the next event in San Jose, California.
Before appearing on the show, he sent out a few tweets thanking various WWE figures for his career with the company.
Moné and Naomi relinquished their tag team titles in May and were suspended after walking out on a show. The two were reportedly upset about their contracts.
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Sasha Banks, pictured, during the Smackdown Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania 37 at Raymond James Stadium on April 10, 2021 in Tampa, Florida.
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Moné won the tag team championship at WrestleMania Night 2 over Carmella and Queen Zelina. It was the first victory for her as a couple, the third for Banks and the first for Naomi individually.
