WWE Star Helped Mercedes Mone Backstage At NJPW After Suspected Broken Ankle

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A WWE star reportedly helped Mercedes Mone backstage at NJPW Resurgence 2023 after she appeared to suffer an injury.

During Mone’s NJPW World Women’s Title match against Willow Nightingale at the May 21 show, Mone began to favor her leg.

After the match, she was carried to the back, before it was later reported that the belief was that Mone suffered a broken ankle.

Per Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, WWE star Tamina (Snuka) was in attendance at the show to support Mone, and actually helped Mone following her injury, before she went to the hospital.

Mone has since taken to Twitter to address the incident, writing:

WRESTLING!!!!

Phew 😮‍💨 not how I dreamed for tonight to go.

I’m so sorry and I love you guys so much.

I’m gonna heal and be back better than ever.

Moné 💙 @njpwglobal

You can read more about Mone’s injury right here.

The CEO wrestled two matches at the event, competing in the one-night NJPW STRONG Women’s Title tournament.

Check out the results from NJPW Resurgence 2023 below:

The DKC def. Bateman

Alex Coughlin def. Christopher Daniels

Virus & Barbaro Cavernario def. Zack Sabre Jr. & Bad Dude Tito

Mercedes Moné def. Stephanie Vaquer – NJPW STRONG Women’s Title Tournament 

Willow Nightingale def. Momo Kohgo – NJPW STRONG Women’s Title Tournament 

Juice Robinson def. Fred Rosser – Street Fight

KENTA def. Hikuleo (c) – NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship

Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, & Shota Umino def. Rocky Romero, Kazuchika Okada, & Tomohiro Ishii

Will Ospreay def. Hiroshi Tanahashi – IWGP US Title #1 Contender’s Tournament Semi-Final

Willow Nightingale def. Mercedes Moné – NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship

I'm told Tamina was backstage at NJPW Resurgence supporting Mercedes Mone. She helped Mercedes through the back before Mercedes went to the hospital

Chelsea Green once told me she believed her broken wrist would have been a shattered had Tamina not helped take care of her during…

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) May 22, 2023

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