Deonna Purrazzo has her sights set on a buzzworthy bout with Mercedes Moné.
Purrazzo became a three-time IMPACT Knockouts World Champion at IMPACT Rebellion, as she defeated Jordynne Grace to win the vacant title. During the show, IMPACT announced that it will team up with New Japan Pro-Wrestling to hold the Multiverse United 2 event on August 20.
Speaking with Jeremy Lambert and Joel Pearl of Fightful’s In The Weeds, Purrazzo was asked to name potential NJPW opponents she has in mind for the upcoming show, and she named Moné, the reigning IWGP Women’s Champion. Purrazzo also noted that Mayu Iwatani could be a compelling matchup, given their history.
“Obviously the first person everyone thinks about is Mercedes Moné,” Purrazzo said. “That is a dream match of mine, for years now. So I think if that is an opportunity, I would be remiss to not be like, ‘Yes, that’s what I want, that’s what I need.’ So I don’t know. But she hasn’t had the championship match with Maui [Iwatani] yet.
“If Mayu wins, I’ve been in a match with Mayu. Mayu beat me at Ring of Honor to challenge for the-then Women of Honor Women’s Championship, so there’s some history there that could be really fun to revisit if Mayu ends up defeating Mercedes.”
At STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom on April 23, Moné will put her title on the line against Iwatani.
Moné is reportedly negotiating a contract extension with NJPW. More information is available here.
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