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    NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale Accepts Challenge From Top Stardom Name

    Matthew BlanchardBy Updated:No Comments2 Mins Read
    NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale Accepts Challenge From Top Stardom Name

    When Willow Nightingale was able to defeat Mercedes Mone for the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship – it was a career altering moment for her.

    It was the biggest moment of her career, and shot her to the top of the AEW & NJPW women’s divisions. She would battle AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm at Forbidden Door – but is now preparing for a trip to Japan to defend her belt against one of the top names of Stardom.

    Willow Nightingale Knows Who Guilia Is, And Is Ready For A Challenge

    In a video posted after AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door – we’d hear Nightingale’s response to the challenge of former World Of Stardom Champion Guilia.

     

    “I woke up this morning, the morning of Forbidden Door, ready to face Toni Storm for the AEW World Women’s Championship, but I log in to Twitter and I saw what Giulia had to say, I saw her issue a challenge. Now, being the New Japan STRONG Women’s Champion is very important to me, very near and dear to my heart, and, of course, I’m going to want to defend that against the very best.

    I’m really well known here in the United States, but if you know anything about the Japanese women’s wrestling scene you know exactly who Giulia is. So Giulia, I hear your challenge, and I look forward to having a fight with you and showing all the Japanese fans exactly what Willow Nightingale’s about.”

    This is going to be a true test of the skills of Nightingale, as Guilia is widely considered one of the best wrestlers in the world regardless of gender.

    Considering her victory over Mone was a last minute call due to Mone suffering an injury, matches like this are important for Nightingale to prove she belongs as champion. A solid run with this belt will define the rest of her career – and could set her up to remain a main event name in women’s divisions.

    The date for the match is unclear, but NJPW Independence Day seems like a likely spot. Can Nightingale defeat Guilia? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.

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    A wrestling fan practically since birth, who has been hooked since he got his first toy wrestling ring for Christmas as a child. Since getting access to the internet, he's watched more wrestling than he could ever remember from all around the world. It's hard to keep track of what happens in the wild world of professional wrestling, but he always tries to stay up to date. Note: No relation to Tully Blanchard of Four Horsemen fame (probably).

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