Jacy Jayne upsets Stephanie Vaquer on WWE NXT. Mercedes Moné wins the Owen Hart Cup. Syuri will head to England for her first IWGP Women’s Championship defense, and more!
Jacy Jayne Dethrones Stephanie Vaquer In Shocking NXT Main Event
Last weekend, Stephanie Vaquer bested Jordynne Grace to retain the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT Battleground. Still, a number of enemies surrounded her.
The following Tuesday on NXT, Vaquer learned that she’d then compete in a tag match at WWE X AAA Worlds Collide, with Lola Vice by her side and AAA stars Dalys and Chik Tormenta across the ring. Before that, she was to defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Fatal Influence’s Jacy Jayn in the main event of this week’s NXT.
Vaquer faced stacked odds in this title match as Dalys and Chik Tormenta attempted to interfere. In addition, Fatal Influence’s Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx lingered at ringside and weren’t afraid to interfere as well. Their involvement, however, proved to be pivotal. As Nyx distracted the referee, Henley nailed Vaquer with a swinging kick, which allowed Jayne to follow-up with a spinning elbow for the win and the NXT Women’s Championship.
In aftermath of this shocking development, Jayne sent a message to her detractors. “To everyone who ever doubted me, called me the third wheel, said I’d never make it… HAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!! Never doubt me again,” she wrote on Twitter/X.
Meanwhile, the now-former NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer is expected to move up to WWE’s main roster, with reports circling her next destination as the Raw brand. Jordynne Grace will reportedly follow suit, though for SmackDown.
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Mercedes Moné Wins Owen Hart Cup
In the opener of AEW Double or Nothing, Mercedes Moné collided with Jamie Hayter in the finals of Women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, with “The CEO” emerging victorious.
The final moments of their back-and-forth battle saw Moné setting up for a Tombstone Piledriver which Hayter countered with one of her own. Hayter then covered Moné, only to have her kick out. From there, Hayter called for a Hayterade, which Moné dodged. With momentum on her side, Moné subsequently rolled up Hayter for a three count, thus securing the win and the Owen Hart Cup. Additionally, Moné earned herself an AEW Women’s Championship match at AEW All In on July 12.
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Following a successful title defense over Mina Shirakawa at Double or Nothing, AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm will be her opponent. The two met face-to-face on AEW Dynamite, with Moné foreseeing the greatest match of all time, just like Moné considers herself to be. Storm, however, clapped back with the point that she is “Timeless,” while Moné deserves to have her time come to an end.
Words eventually escalated to physicality as the two countered each other’s moves. Before Storm could hit a Storm Zero, Moné rolled out of the ring, leaving Storm to then celebrate with her title by her side in the ring as Dynamite went off the air.
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Syuri To Defend IWGP Women’s Title In EVE
Last month, Syuri defeated the ever-dominant Mayu Iwatani to claim the IWGP Women’s Championship. Now, she looks ahead to her first title defense.
While she usually shows off her skills in Japan, Syuri will head to Europe for this occasion, specifically Pro-Wrestling EVE in London, England. Her challenger? Former EVE Champion Alex Windsor.
“Syuri will defend the IWGP Women’s Championship against Alex Windsor at EVE 135 on Friday June 6 in Walthamstow, London,” EVE shared on X ahead of the event.
It's official
— EVE – Riot Grrrls of Wrestling (@ProWrestlingEVE) May 11, 2025
Syuri will defend the IWGP Women's Championship against Alex Windsor at EVE 135 on Friday June 6 in Walthamstow, London.
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Elsewhere at EVE 135: Hit Me Baby One More Time, Big Beefy B*tches (Emersyn Jayne & Rhio) will take on Pretty Psycho (Amira Blair & Zoe Lucas) to determine the number one contenders to the EVE Tag Team Championships, which are currently held by Harley Hudson and Lucy Sky.
Can Pretty Psycho – Zoe Lucas & Amira Blair become the Number 1 Contenders to the EVE Tag Team Championships on June 6 in Walthamstow, London?
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Additionally, EVE International Champion Anita Vaughan will defend her title against Lucia Lee. Meanwhile, newly crowned EVE Champion Nightshade will be in tag action alongside Rayne Leverkusen, Session Moth Martina, and Skye Smitson. This quartet will face the team of Alexxis Falcon, Bozilla, Lucy Sky, and Millie McKenzie.
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INTERVIEWS
Former AEW Women’s Champion Saraya chatted with Denise Salcedo about her transformation from WWE’s Paige to becoming AEW Women’s World Champion, her return to the ring after a career-threatening neck injury, friendships with stars like Toni Storm and Ruby Soho, and her evolution in and out of the ring, what’s next for her, and more.
TBS Champion Mercedes Mone joined Variety to discuss her AEW Double or Nothing match against Jamie Hayter, her dream intergender matches, the 10 anniversary of her WWE NXT Takeover Brooklyn bout against Bayley, thoughts on “Timeless” Toni Storm, and more.
Former AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter spoke with Undisputed about her Women’s Owen Hart Foundation match against Mercedes Mone, dealing with a back injury, her return to television last year, potentiating regaining the world title, and more.
Former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya appeared on Sportkeeda WrestleBinge to talk about her thoughts on Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria, her praised match against Rhea Ripley, Naomi finally getting a chance to shine, her relationship with Maxxine Dupri, and more.
AEW star Willow Nightingale sat down with The Takedown on SI to confirm the news of her contract extension, and talk about the growth of the company over the last few years, her role in Anarchy in the Arena this Sunday at AEW Double or Nothing and more.
