Tam Nakano is interested in facing off against Mercedes Mone at Wrestle Dynasty, which takes place on January 5th, 2025. The show will feature talents from NJPW, STARDOM, AEW, ROH, and CMLL.
During a recent interview with Tokyo Sports, the reigning World of STARDOM Champion expressed her desire to face off against the AEW TBS Champion.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On her goals for her title reign: “I want to use this defense road to get back what I lost [in terms of losses] during that period, and I will take revenge on everyone I lost at 5STAR, including Aja Kong and Willow Nightingale. I want to get revenge on all the people I lost to at 5STAR. That’s why I want to have more and more defenses in Korakuen and other venues.”
On a possible match with Mercedes Mone at Wrestle Dynasty: “I’ve been after [IWGP Women’s Champion Mayu] Iwatani’s belt for a long time, and now Mone has the belt that I couldn’t get during the dark period. I still hold a grudge against Mone for making me a bully. Wouldn’t it be interesting if we could do this?”
Gabe Kidd will be putting his NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line in an open challenge at Fighting Spirit Unleashed, and he recently spoke after Yuji Nagata’s Blue Justice XIV event to reveal what was next. He said,
“Not a scratch on me. Not a scratch. Look at that. Nice and pristine. I’ve been in America, doing Uber everywhere. I’ve been living it up. Going to Ring of Honor, beating up people there, and you catch it this Thursday on whatever f**king streaming service they put that s**t on.”
He continued, “But you already know how it went down. I was in America, eating Chick-fil-A, making sweet love to a beautiful woman, and that had me thinking. November 8, Boston, Massachusetts. Lowell, Massachusetts, should I say. Who the f**k is gonna step to me? Who the f**k is gonna step to a real madman? That’s the question. I am the champion of America. Call me Toby Keith. Why the f**k am I not in the main event? Does this title not mean anything? Whose leg did I break to win this? Eddie Kingston is your f**king answer. Who’s gonna f**king step up? Who wants it? November 8th, open challenge for this [title] right here, the most prestigious title in all of America. Don’t want to hear no s**t about Swerve Strickland, Hangman Page, any of them pussies. I’m the champ. I’m the one. I’m the maddest.”
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