Mercedes Mone announced for NJPW Capital Collision

NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone is coming to Washington, DC.

NJPW announced Wednesday night that Mone has been added to the lineup for their Capital Collision event in Washington at the Entertainment & Sports Arena set for Friday, August 30.

Mone’s opponent for the event has yet to be announced.

The match will be Mone’s first under the NJPW banner since the May 2023 NJPW Strong Resurgence event where she suffered an injury in a bout against Willow Nightingale that forced her to miss a year of in-ring action.

Mone won the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on June 30, defeating Stephanie Vaquer. Vaquer has since signed with WWE.

Capital Collision will stream as an NJPW World pay-per-view.

The announced lineup for the show:

• NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone in action
• NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defends against Lio Rush
• Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Titan
• Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser vs. Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs
• Trish Adora vs. HANAKO

🤑A big addition to Capital Collision August 30!🤑

For the first time in over a year, #njpwSTRONG Women's Champion @mercedesvarnado will hit an NJPW ring in Washington DC!#njcapital TICKETShttps://t.co/etMc1Ic7X4#njpw pic.twitter.com/x9cpKruocK

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) August 1, 2024