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Sasha Banks now known as Mercedes Mone shocked the world when she made her debut appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) at Wrestle Kingdom 17. ## In her first NJPW appearance, she confronted non-other than IWGP Women's Champion, Kairi, and went on to announce that she's joined both NJPW and its sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Following the confrontation, Mone challenged Kairi to the IWGP Women's Championship match at Battle in the Valley which takes place on February 18, 2023, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. ## Taking to Twitter, NJPW officially announced that, with over one month away, all tickets are sold out for Battle in the Valley on February 18! ## Thank you!Over one month away, all tickets are SOLD OUT for Battle in the Valley February 18!Watch LIVE in English on FITE!https://t.co/3kcvvccOsm#njbitv #njpw pic.twitter.com/xzQTIscwUC— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 10, 2023 ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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WWE is all set to hold its first major WWE event in Montreal since Breaking Point in September 2009. The event will stream live on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and will mark the first event to take place outside of the United States, after the 2022 event. ## The event is just a few weeks away from now on and WWE had already discussed a match with Edge and his wife Beth Phoenix. Edge hasn't officially returned to WWE since his latest absence started, but the company already had some plans in order for him months ago. ## According to Fightful Select, as of late November, WWE had Edge penciled in for the first couple of PLE events of the year. The working plan was for Edge to take on Finn Balor upon his return to pick up their long-running feud, with WrestlingNews.co reporting that they'd be competing at Royal Ruble. ## Edge's limited dates was a factor in the rivalry being spread out. As of that point (ahead of Survivor Series) it was scheduled to be a Hell in a Cell match. However, it's not just Edge that was planned for the Elimination Chamber PLE in February. ## Again, as of November, the tentative plan was for Edge's wife Beth Phoenix to be involved in the Montreal event, teaming with Edge to take on Rhea Ripley and Finn Balor. It's worth noting that several of the plans that were on the books have been moved up, scrapped, or changed, which can always happens, and these matches can't be considered official until WWE officially announces it themselves. ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.