Mayu Iwatani vacates Pro Wrestling NOAH gold

Mayu Iwatani vacates GHC Women's Championship.
A new GHC Women's Champion will be crowned at Wrestle Magic 2026. (Image credit: NOAH)

Due to an ongoing injury, Mayu Iwatani has been forced to vacate the gold she’s held for Pro Wrestling NOAH.

Iwatani appeared at NOAH’s event at Korakuen Hall on Monday and announced that she is vacating the GHC Women’s Championship. She fractured her big toe in two places last month and will not be able to make it back in time for Wrestle Magic 2026 on June 15. A new champion will be crowned at that show, with the participants to be announced.

When she comes back, Iwatani plans on coming straight for the GHC Women’s Championship again. She left the belt in the ring during her appearance today.

“I am very sorry that things have come to this, but I’m going to relinquish the GHC belt,” she told the fans. “I wanted to make this belt even more my own, and I wanted to grow even more alongside it. When I return, I will definitely come back for this belt. Until then, I’ll have to say goodbye for a little while.”

The GHC Women’s Championship was introduced in 2024 and has only been held by three wrestlers: Kouki Amarei, Takumi Iroha, and Iwatani. Iwatani’s reign as champion lasted 135 days.

Formerly one of the top wrestlers for Stardom, Iwatani now calls Marigold her home promotion. At least for the moment, she still holds the Marigold Supefly Championship amid her injury.

NOAH’s Wrestle Magic event on June 15 will be headlined by a six-man tag match with Kaito Kiyamiya, Titus Alexander & Archie Cole facing a yet-to-be-revealed team of representatives from NJPW, DDT, and Dragon Gate.

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