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Barring any shenanigans, Mayu Iwatani is expected to retain the SWA Championship against Fukigen Death at this Saturday's Flashing Champions. After that...
It gets interesting.
According to popular opinion, Stardom gave Mayu the title not merely to make her a Grand Slam Champion, but rather to tease a crossover with AEW. At the time, NJPW president Takami Ohbari had just dropped a major bombshell by saying "never say never" on such a partnership, after wrestling fans had previously expressed a lack of interest in it.
But here is the thing: for the uninitiated, the SWA title can be defended only against wrestlers of a different nationality (though Syuri worked around this by representing the Philippines, her mother's hometown). In this case, pretty much everyone cannot challenge Mayu, giving more credence to the theory that a world tour with the belt is incoming. And that leads to the question:
Who is next?
Sound off below!
It gets interesting.
According to popular opinion, Stardom gave Mayu the title not merely to make her a Grand Slam Champion, but rather to tease a crossover with AEW. At the time, NJPW president Takami Ohbari had just dropped a major bombshell by saying "never say never" on such a partnership, after wrestling fans had previously expressed a lack of interest in it.
But here is the thing: for the uninitiated, the SWA title can be defended only against wrestlers of a different nationality (though Syuri worked around this by representing the Philippines, her mother's hometown). In this case, pretty much everyone cannot challenge Mayu, giving more credence to the theory that a world tour with the belt is incoming. And that leads to the question:
Who is next?
Sound off below!
