• Sasha Banks Comments On Naomi & Bayley Visiting Her At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
At today’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 pay-per-view, former WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks made her debut in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
After Kairi Sane defeated Tam Nakano to retain the IWGP Women’s Championship, Sasha came out and confronted Kairi.
Sasha, now going by the name of ‘Mercedes Mone’, announced that she will face KAIRI for the IWGP Women’s Title at Battle in the Valley on February 18th.
You can watch her full Wrestle Kingdom appearance below:
IT’S MERCEDES MONÉ!@mercedesvarnado is in the Tokyo Dome!!!#wk17 #njpw pic.twitter.com/PD54lqLr1L
— njpwworld (@njpwworld) January 4, 2023
Bayley & Naomi attended the show to show support for their former tag team partner Sasha:
Sasha tweeted the following about her friends visiting her in Japan:
“I’ve never felt more loved! I can’t thank my family enough for being here for me.”
Also Read: AEW Stars Believe Sasha Banks Will Debut In All Elite Wrestling Next Week
New Video: Naomi’s Big Buns Jiggle:
• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (January 4, 1997) – WCW Saturday Night
On this day in 1997, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW Saturday Night’.
This episode was pre-taped at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama and featured matches & storyline segments on the road to the ‘nWo Souled Out 1997’ PPV.
The card of the show can be found here:
Chris Jericho vs. Jim Richland
Arn Anderson vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
Masahiro Chono vs. Mark Starr
Big Bubba vs. JL
Public Enemy vs. Armstrong Brothers
Lex Luger vs. Mike Enos
Lord Steven Regal vs. Ice Train
