Mercedes Moné Suffered Panic Attack Before Wrestle Dynasty Match With Mina Shirakawa

Mercedes Moné made history at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty on January 5, but suffered a panic attack in the process.

Moné defeated Mina Shirakawa inside the Tokyo Dome to add the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship to her AEW TBS and NJPW STRONG Women’s championships, but as Moné wrote in her Moné Mag newsletter, the occasion almost got on top of her:

“From the moment I landed in Japan, where I actually bawled my eyes out with both disbelief and gratitude, to the morning of the event, where I had an actual panic attack, making history was the last thing on my mind,” wrote Moné.

Moné continued, noting how she felt a deep responsibility to the promoters, fans, and to women wrestlers past, present, and future ahead of her match:

"I didn’t want to let the promoters down. I didn’t want to let the fans down. I didn’t want to let Mina down. I especially, and as always, didn’t want to let the women wrestlers of today AND tomorrow down,” Moné wrote, adding: "I want New Japan, and all promotions, globally, for that matter, to know that we female athletes deserve prominent recognition and a prominent place on the card."

Moné has been on a strong run of form as of late, and her work with Kris Statlander in home promotion AEW and her match with Shirakawa earned a ton of praise.

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