Here's the match video of Mercedes Mone vs KAIRI from last night's New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) show in California. This was for this NJPW Women's Championship. The match was fine. It was probably about ten minutes too long. I don't think they ever turned up the pace of the match. The question that I am asked a lot is about NJPW's commitment to joshi. And the answer is they are trying to minimize it as they are concerned that their Japanese fans will turn on them. So they put this match on this US show and after the show sold out, NJPW decided to not make this match the main event. I know fans are hoping NJPW will start a women's division. But they aren't doing that. You'll see title matches on big shows. Again they are concerned about Japanese fans turning on them. So why did they bring in Mercedes? The original plan was for her to appear in STARDOM. But when they tried put her salary on STARDOM's budget, STARDOM GM Rossy Ogawa refused. So she will appear on one STARDOM show in April. He told them they were spending too much money on her. I know what you're thinking. Bushiroad owns STARDOM. Can't they force him to take her? Apparently autonomy is part of Ogawa's deal. He can run STARDOM as he chooses and they can't force him to do anything. So occasional women's title matches on NJPW shows is what you have to look forward to. The whole thing is a waste of money. But the match is pretty good so enjoy the video.
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