Mercedes Moné confirms injury suffered at NJPW Resurgence

Mercedes Moné tweeted that she’d “heal and be back better than ever.”

Wrestling fans anxiously waiting to see where Mercedes Moné will pop up next may have to be patient for longer than expected.

Reports began circulating Sunday night that Moné was injured during her main event match at NJPW Resurgence against Willow Nightingale, with PW Insider saying that the word backstage was that she suffered a broken ankle.

While she didn’t confirm that diagnosis, she did take to Twitter to confirm she was injured, saying that she was “gonna heal and be back better than ever.”

It’s certainly a bummer for Moné, who had embraced her life after WWE, where she shot to stardom as Sasha Banks before famously walking out on the company last year. Her work with NJPW was well received, and she enjoyed a brief run as IWGP Women’s Champion before dropping the title to Mayu Iwatani at a Stardom event in April.

Though there was speculation that would be her last appearance for NJPW/Stardom, Moné agreed to extend her time with those promotions at least through Resurgence, which took place in Long Beach and was heavily marketed around her participation.

Moné had made it known that she intended on making this the “world tour” portion of her wrestling career, and AEW fans had grown excited over the thought that she might show up for one of that company’s upcoming shows — either Forbidden Door with NJPW in Toronto, or All In London. All of that will have to wait, however, as she recuperates from her injury.