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>Burning to re-emerge, she chose to compete on overseas mats because of her experience from her June 2019 trip to the United Kingdom. In her first defense of her EVE International title, she lost the title to Jamie Hayter, the current AEW champion. Looking back on that time, she said, "I was overwhelmed by the reaction of the audience when I fought a foreigner for the first time overseas, and I was frustrated that my power did not work at all. But that experience helped me grow a lot, and I knew I needed it now.
>Excited to be on a foreign mat for the first time in about four years, Utumi said, "As a self-proclaimed top Stardom wrestler, I'm going to show them what I can do! and headed for the United States.
