Stephanie Vaquer has left CMLL and NJPW effective immediately.
As announced via a joint press release from CMLL and NJPW, Vaquer has departed both promotions due to personal reasons and has been stripped of both championships held in CMLL:
“SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CMLL AND NJPW
Thank you for supporting Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Citing personal reasons, Stephanie Vaquer has elected to depart from the CMLL and NJPW rosters effective immediately.As a result, Vaquer will not compete in her scheduled match against Lluvia at Fantasticamania July 13 in San Jose. Furthermore, CMLL hereby announces Vaquer is stripped of both the CMLL World Women’s and World Women’s Tag Team Championships.
Both CMLL and NJPW would like to apologize to our fans worldwide for the abrupt announcement.This Saturday at FantasticaMania USA, a new CMLL World Women’s Champion will be crowned in a three way match: CMLL World Women’s Championship: Lluvia (CMLL) vs Viva Van (NJPW) vs Willow Nightingale (AEW)
We remain committed to ensuring the highest quality wrestling for our fans at FantasticaMania USA this Saturday and at all future events.”
Vaquer last competed at the AEW and NJPW crossover pay-per-view Forbidden Door, where the former NJPW Strong Women’s Champion lost the title to TBS Champion Mercedes Mone in a winner-take-all match.
What’s Next For Stephanie Vaquer?
As Vaquer has cancelled her appearance at CMLL on short notice, it has been speculated that WWE will be the former CMLL star’s next destination in the near future. More information on what to expect has been reported by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, who stated that while Vaquer has had talks with both AEW and WWE, she has not signed with AEW nor is closing in on a deal. Additionally, those within AEW are under the belief that Vaquer is “likely headed to WWE.”