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>[STARDOM] Shirakawa Mina: "It's a big gamble for me" Two reasons for missing 5STAR and touring the US
>Mina Shirakawa of the women's professional wrestling organization Stardom departed for a US tour on the 9th.
>She began competing in AEW in March of this year, and challenged AEW World Women's Champion Toni Storm at the joint New Japan Pro-Wrestling and AEW US event "Forbidden Door" on June 30 (July 1, Japan time). Although she was unable to take the title, she shared a warm embrace with Toni after the match and formed a bond.
>At the Hamamatsu event, it was announced that she will be touring the US for one month this summer. Speaking to an interviewer at the airport, Shirakawa said, "After my match with Toni, someone from AEW asked me, 'When can you come next? We want you to come back soon.' I fought Toni and saw how popular she is. That's when my competitive spirit was ignited. I also wanted the fans here to say more times, 'Mina is the best.'"
>This year, she will travel to the US without participating in the midsummer festival "5STAR GP" (opening on the 10th in Yokohama), which she has participated in every year since 2021. "It was a big gamble for me because I wanted to make all my Japanese fans feel sad. I didn't want to miss the chance to spread Stardom's name around the world. I will definitely grab another big opportunity and come back," she vowed.
>She has another goal. Her beloved partner Mariah May, who she was fighting with Tony for while she was in Japan, attacks Tony and rebels. "It was a shock. Personally, I wanted to do something interesting with the three of us. I don't know what Mariah thinks of me or what she might do to me, so I want to find out..." Shirakawa aims for the top in the tricky US.
