Tay Melo made her explosive return to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the June 4 AEW Fyter Fest special. The four-hour event featured moments like Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada having a fifth match in their historic singles rivalry, Thekla’s in-ring debut, and Mercedes Mone had a well-done steak as she watched a tag team match.
Mina Shirakawa has been associated with AEW for some time now. She has also been known to feature regularly for a number of promotions, including ROH, NJPW, and Stardom.
While the main stories coming out of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Beach Break were focused on this month’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view, several other happenings made news.
Mina Shirakawa has officially returned to AEW and already has a Women’s World title shot, taking place at this month’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view. During Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Shirakawa won a four-way title eliminator match by pinning reigning champion Toni Storm to earn the title opportunity.
It sounds like fans of Mina Shirakawa are not going to have to wait much longer for her return to AEW programming. Shirakawa announced back in March that she was departing Stardom and would be making a full-time move to the United States.
In the past five years, World Wonder Ring Stardom has undergone several changes that have shaped its company identity. Most recently, this involves the exodus of Stardom’s stars such as Mina Shirakawa, Thekla, Giulia, Tam Nakano, and Mayu Iwatani.
Mina Shirakawa’s first match under the AEW/ROH banner since leaving Stardom has been announced. Shirakawa will face Leila Grey on this Thursday’s episode of ROH on HonorClub.
The hits keep coming for Stardom. Nearly a month to the day that Mina Shirakawa announced that she would be leaving the Japanese all women's wrestling promotion to sign with All Elite Wrestling, one of Stardom's top performers of the past decade plus has now confirmed her own departure.
A three-way match for the Strong Women’s Championship is set for next month. AZM and Mina Shirakawa faced off at Windy City Riot on Friday to determine a number one contender for Mercedes Mone’s championship.
Mina Shirakawa is headed to All Elite Wrestling. At a press conference on Wednesday, Shirakawa confirmed reports that her contract with Stardom expires at the end of the month.
Mina Shirakawa is reportedly set to make a major move for her professional wrestling career. Kimoto Riju of Tokyo Sports reported Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning local time, that Shirakawa is set to leave STARDOM at the end of March when her contract with the company expires.
Mina Shirakawa has a specific top dream match in mind for herself and it involves a decorated champion in WWE. During an interview with Pep Talks, Shirakawa said that it was her dream to eventually wrestle multiple time WWE Women's Champion, Asuka.
Mike Sempervive is back with an express edition of the show, taking a look at all of the news. A preview of tonight’s NXT, Mina Shirakawa, TAFKA Duke Hudson, and more.
Mina Shirakawa is injured. On Tuesday, Stardom announced that Shirakawa will be out of action for an unspecified period due to injuries suffered during Sunday’s show at Korakuen Hall.
New champions were crowned at Wrestle Dynasty. Mercedes Mone won the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s title from Mina Shirakawa on Sunday’s show at the Tokyo Dome, adding a third title to her collection along with the TBS and New Japan Strong Women’s titles.
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena had a successful debut for Stardom on Friday. While in Japan ahead of Wrestle Dynasty, Athena had her first-ever match in the country at Stardom New Year Dream 2025, teaming with Thekla to defeat Tay Melo & Mina Shirakawa.
Mercedes Moné successfully defended her NJPW Strong Women's Championship Sunday night at Strong Style Evolved in a 26-minute classic against Hazuki, and put herself in position to achieve a lifelong dream in the process.
Mina is coming for Mercedes Mone. After Mone successfully defended the NJPW Strong Women’s title against Hazuki in the main event of Strong Style Evolved on Sunday, Mina Shirakawa came out and said she wanted Mone for Wrestle Dynasty.
Typically, the goal for wrestlers coming over to the United States is to become a star, make a lot money and become a world champion. Mina Shirakawa has become a star in a short time of time since coming over to the U.S.