A major championship has been vacated at Pro Wrestling NOAH. 33-year-old wrestler Mayu Iwatani has confirmed that she has vacated the GHC Women’s Title.
The GHC Women’s Title was introduced in 2024. Kouki Amarei became the inaugural champion. In early 2026, Iwatani won the title by defeating Takumi Iroh at Marigold First Dream.
At NOAH Magic Monday, Iwatani confirmed she would be vacating the GHC Women’s Title due to a fractured toe, which has kept her out of action since mid-April. The 33-year-old wrestler confirmed that she will aim to regain the title once she gets the green light to return to action.
“I really wanted to compete today, and I tried so hard to make it in time for WRESTLE MAGIC, but I have a fractured big toe, so I’m truly sorry… I will be relinquishing the GHC belt. It feels so bitter. I will definitely come back for this belt once I return! For now, just for a little while, we’ll have to say goodbye,” she said. [H/T: Fightful]
Former Women’s Champion IYO SKY opened up about her match with Mayu Iwatani
IYO SKY and Mayu Iwatani shared the ring at Marigold Grand Destiny 2025. The Genius of the Sky briefly spoke about the match and talked about using the Locomotion German Suplex.
The former WWE Superstar stated that she had to push herself beyond physical and mental limits to get past Iwatani.
“No, I don’t do them like that anymore. I haven’t done it even once in America, have I? Three consecutive German suplexes?; Mayu probably didn’t want to take it, so she might have resisted desperately, but I had no choice but to throw her! It became a match where I pushed myself beyond my physical and mental limits.”
Iwatani is best known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Stardom. The 33-year-old held the Artist of Stardom Championship with SKY, formerly known as Io Shirai, and Takumi Iroha. Iwatani and SKY also held the Goddesses of Stardom Championship twice.
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Edited by Soumik Datta
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