{"id":170049,"date":"2025-04-28T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=170049"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:22:47","slug":"mayu-iwatani-announces-her-stardom-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/04\/28\/mayu-iwatani-announces-her-stardom-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayu Iwatani announces her Stardom departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3821399086\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Former IWGP Women\u2019s Champion Mayu Iwatani announced that she is leaving Stardom. Her final date with the Japanese promotion was on Sunday, and she announced her decision to leave the promotion at a press conference. Read more about her comments via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VelvetVoiceWS\/status\/1916728152300359858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walker Stewart&#8217;s Twitter page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Iwatani dropped the IWGP Women\u2019s Championship to Syuri on Sunday at the Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom event. 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