Sasha Banks made her shocking debut at Wrestle Kingdom 17, where she debuted as ‘The CEO’ Mercedes Mone. She came out after KAIRI’s successful title defense against Tam Nakano.
However, Mone did not get the expected reaction from fans in attendance. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, fans did not have a big reaction as they simply weren’t acquainted with female WWE Superstars due to the lack of WWE television in Japan.
After Kairi beat Nakano in a short match to retain the title, she came out. The reaction wasn’t big. Those there live in attendance said that most fans did not know who she was, since WWE has had no television in Japan for a long time.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
We’ll have to see how Mone will fare in NJPW in the coming months.
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