Stephanie Vaquer has departed NJPW and CMLL for 'personal reasons.'
Professional wrestling's free agent pool is as populated as it's ever been. The westward expansion of New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 2010s combined with the launch of All Elite Wrestling in 2019 has given talent from across the industry multiple legitimate landing spots, a far cry from the monopoly that WWE had on the business for much of the 2000s.
CMLL has made significant changes as a result of Vaquer's departure. Her scheduled match against Lluvia at CMLL Fantasicamania on July 13th has been cancelled and she has been stripped of both the CMLL World Women's and World Women's Tag Team Championships. As a replacement, a new CMLL World Women's Champion will be crowned at the event in a three-way bout pitting Lluvia against NJPW's Viva Van and AEW's Willow Nightingale.
— Lucha Libre CMLL July 10, 2024 Fightful Select reports that Vaquer has had talks with both WWE and AEW. Both of those companies have"maintained interest" in acquiring Vaquer. Vaquer recently had a mini run with AEW, feuding with AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné in the build up to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. At that event, then-NJPW STRONG Women's Champion Vaquer and Moné battled in a bout with both of their titles on the line.
WWE signing Vaquer would be the latest prestigious addition to its women's division. WWE recently signed former multi-time STARDOM Champion and former NJPW STRONG Women's Champion Guilia. She is expected to make her official WWE debut at some point this summer.
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