Part 1: A New Championship
>NJPW President Takaaki Kidani (life-long WWE fan) floats the idea of a women's championship to add stakes to women's offer matches (that were already largely hated by NJPW loyalists)
>NJPW International Liason Rocky Romero agrees to this idea to add star power to NJPW Strong (at the time a floundering US promotion)
Part 2: Creative Troubles From The Jump
>Stardom's head creative Hiroshi Ogawa is given heavy creative control to book the belt on someone that can draw for NJPW (according to Meltzer)
>Stardom and NJPW attempt to court Mayu Iwatani into being the inaugural champion and defend the championship in America
>Mayu Iwatani allegedly uses her creative control in Stardom to veto the idea because she wants to be paid extra to be champion, stalling plans
>Kairi Sane steps in to work for NJPW as a freelancer to fill the void and defend the championship instead
Part 3: The Mone Administration
>Mercedes Mone is signed for a high six-figure contract across an undisclosed number of dates
>Mercedes Mone's debut match draws a remarkable crowd and the belt is put on her
>The champion takes the belt to non-wrestling schedules for The Mandalorian and promotes NJPW in any way possible
Part 4: How Stardom Kills the Credibility of the IWGP
>Stardom exerts pressure for the belt to return to Japan
>Mayu Iwatani vs Mercedes Mone is confirmed
>Mercedes drops the championship as a sign of good faith, as a fan of Joshi wrestling
>Mayu Iwatani, still has no intentions of working in America (per Meltzer)
>Stardom has no intention of giving the championship back to NJPW
>Sareee, late protege of Antonio Inoki, claims she wants to fight for the IWGP championship to honor her mentor
>Stardom coldly rebuffs her attempts to book a big match, leaving the championship still in limbo
And that's how Stardom killed a Women's World Championship in less than a year. By removing the ability to fucking defend it internationally.
