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Women's Wrestling Wrap-Up: Jacy Jayne Dethrones Stephanie Vaquer, Mercedes Moné Wins Owen Hart Cup, IWGP Women's Title Defense
Jacy Jayne upsets Stephanie Vaquer on WWE NXT. Mercedes Moné wins the Owen Hart Cup. Syuri will head to England for her first IWGP Women's Championship defense, and more! Jacy Jayne Dethrones Stephanie Vaquer In Shocking NXT Main Event Last weekend, Stephanie Vaquer bested Jordynne Grace to retain the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Battleground. Still, a number of enemies surrounded her. Advertisement The following Tuesday on NXT, Vaquer learned that she'd then compete in a tag match at WWE X AAA Worlds Collide, with Lola Vice by her side and AAA stars Dalys and Chik Tormenta across the ring. Before that, she was to defend her NXT Women's Championship against Fatal Influence's Jacy Jayn in the main event of this week's NXT. Vaquer faced stacked odds in this title match as Dalys and Chik Tormenta attempted to interfere. In addition, Fatal Influence's Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx lingered at ringside and weren't afraid to interfere as well. Their involvement, however, proved to be pivotal. As Nyx distracted the referee, Henley nailed Vaquer with a swinging kick, which allowed Jayne to follow-up with a spinning elbow for the win and the NXT Women's Championship. In aftermath of this shocking development, Jayne sent a message to her detractors. 'To everyone who ever doubted me, called me the third wheel, said I'd never make it… HAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!! Never doubt me again,' she wrote on Twitter/X. Meanwhile, the now-former NXT Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer is expected to move up to WWE's main roster, with reports circling her next destination as the Raw brand. Jordynne Grace will reportedly follow suit, though for SmackDown. Advertisement RELATED: Fallon Henley Explains Her Actions During the NXT Women's Title Match On WWE NXT Mercedes Moné Wins Owen Hart Cup In the opener of AEW Double or Nothing, Mercedes Moné collided with Jamie Hayter in the finals of Women's Owen Hart Foundation tournament, with 'The CEO' emerging victorious. The final moments of their back-and-forth battle saw Moné setting up for a Tombstone Piledriver which Hayter countered with one of her own. Hayter then covered Moné, only to have her kick out. From there, Hayter called for a Hayterade, which Moné dodged. With momentum on her side, Moné subsequently rolled up Hayter for a three count, thus securing the win and the Owen Hart Cup. Additionally, Moné earned herself an AEW Women's Championship match at AEW All In on July 12. Following a successful title defense over Mina Shirakawa at Double or Nothing, AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm will be her opponent. The two met face-to-face on AEW Dynamite, with Moné foreseeing the greatest match of all time, just like Moné considers herself to be. Storm, however, clapped back with the point that she is 'Timeless,' while Moné deserves to have her time come to an end. Advertisement Words eventually escalated to physicality as the two countered each other's moves. Before Storm could hit a Storm Zero, Moné rolled out of the ring, leaving Storm to then celebrate with her title by her side in the ring as Dynamite went off the air. RELATED: Mercedes Moné Opens Up About the Star That Lured Her to AEW Syuri To Defend IWGP Women's Title In EVE Last month, Syuri defeated the ever-dominant Mayu Iwatani to claim the IWGP Women's Championship. Now, she looks ahead to her first title defense. While she usually shows off her skills in Japan, Syuri will head to Europe for this occasion, specifically Pro-Wrestling EVE in London, England. Her challenger? Former EVE Champion Alex Windsor. Advertisement 'Syuri will defend the IWGP Women's Championship against Alex Windsor at EVE 135 on Friday June 6 in Walthamstow, London,' EVE shared on X ahead of the event. Elsewhere at EVE 135: Hit Me Baby One More Time, Big Beefy B*tches (Emersyn Jayne & Rhio) will take on Pretty Psycho (Amira Blair & Zoe Lucas) to determine the number one contenders to the EVE Tag Team Championships, which are currently held by Harley Hudson and Lucy Sky. Additionally, EVE International Champion Anita Vaughan will defend her title against Lucia Lee. Meanwhile, newly crowned EVE Champion Nightshade will be in tag action alongside Rayne Leverkusen, Session Moth Martina, and Skye Smitson. This quartet will face the team of Alexxis Falcon, Bozilla, Lucy Sky, and Millie McKenzie. Advertisement READ MORE: Anita Vaughan Reflects On Will Ospreay's Pedigree on 'Triple H' Going Viral INTERVIEWS Former AEW Women's Champion Saraya chatted with Denise Salcedo about her transformation from WWE's Paige to becoming AEW Women's World Champion, her return to the ring after a career-threatening neck injury, friendships with stars like Toni Storm and Ruby Soho, and her evolution in and out of the ring, what's next for her, and more. TBS Champion Mercedes Mone joined Variety to discuss her AEW Double or Nothing match against Jamie Hayter, her dream intergender matches, the 10 anniversary of her WWE NXT Takeover Brooklyn bout against Bayley, thoughts on 'Timeless' Toni Storm, and more. Advertisement Former AEW Women's Champion Jamie Hayter spoke with Undisputed about her Women's Owen Hart Foundation match against Mercedes Mone, dealing with a back injury, her return to television last year, potentiating regaining the world title, and more. Former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Natalya appeared on Sportkeeda WrestleBinge to talk about her thoughts on Women's Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria, her praised match against Rhea Ripley, Naomi finally getting a chance to shine, her relationship with Maxxine Dupri, and more. AEW star Willow Nightingale sat down with The Takedown on SI to confirm the news of her contract extension, and talk about the growth of the company over the last few years, her role in Anarchy in the Arena this Sunday at AEW Double or Nothing and more. The post Women's Wrestling Wrap-Up: Jacy Jayne Dethrones Stephanie Vaquer, Mercedes Moné Wins Owen Hart Cup, IWGP Women's Title Defense appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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28-04-2025
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Mayu Iwatani Announces Immediate Departure From STARDOM
Mayu Iwatani has officially departed from her home promotion of STARDOM just a day after losing the IWGP Women's Championship to Syuri. In a press conference hosted by STARDOM on YouTube, Mayu Iwatani addressed the future of her in-ring career. She revealed that her match the night prior against Syuri at All Star Grand Queendom 2025 would be her last appearance for STARDOM. STARDOM English commentator Walker Stewart translated Iwatani's sentiments, saying that the decision was difficult for her to make. She believes that she has achieved all there is in the promotion as an in-ring competitor after a decorated 14-year stay. Advertisement Mayu Iwatani then took to Twitter to put up an emotional post for her fans. 'I wanted to laugh and disappear [at the press conference] but I was surprised to find tears coming out. I was surprised at myself for making this decision. I will be an icon of women's professional wrestling, not just an icon of Stardom… I'm going to run away from home,' she says. Her sudden departure leaves her STARS faction at a crucial crossroads on how to move forward without their leader. Unfortunately, the faction is also facing internal conflict between members Hazuki and Hanan. Mayu Iwatani's storied career in STARDOM Mayu was one of STARDOM's original founding members, having competed at the company's inaugural show in 2011. Since then, she has taken over as the 'Icon of Stardom' by establishing herself as the promotion's flagbearer. Mayu Iwatani helped redefine contemporary joshi puroresu alongside her fellow Daughters of Stardom: Kairi Hojo (now Kairi Sane) and Io Shirai (now IYO SKY). She is also one of only two STARDOM grand slam champions. Advertisement She closes out her STARDOM career with an outstanding 735-day reign as IWGP Women's Champion. In this reign, Iwatani surpassed Kazuchika Okada's 720-day reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion. She becomes the longest reigning champion of the IWGP. Her reign also saw victories over the likes of Mercedes Moné, 'Timeless' Toni Storm, Stephanie Vaquer, and Sareee, among others. The post Mayu Iwatani Announces Immediate Departure From STARDOM appeared first on Wrestlezone.
