(NOAH) "Women are amazing too", GHC Women's Champion Takumi Iroha Respects & Rivals Men's Champion OZAWA

24th June 2025

Tokyo Sports 

Noah's GHC Women's Champion, Takumi Iroha (32), the ace of the women's professional wrestling group MARVELOUS, is burning with rivalry against the "revolutionary men's champion". 

At Noah's "MONDAY MAGIC" (23rd June, Shinjuku FACE), Iroha teamed up with Sora Ayame and The Great Sakuya, to face Miku Aono, Miyuki Takase and Megaton. After the match, Victoria Yuzuki of Marigold appeared and declared her challenge for the GHC Women's Championship. Iroha's first defense is scheduled for the Shinagawa event on the 30th. 

In an interview, Iroha explained the reason for accepting the offer, saying, "Of course, I am aware of Marigold because I have a rivalry, but I honestly didn't have any interest in Victoria Yuzuki. However, since I'm on MONDAY MAGIC, I want to be enchanted by all sorts of magic."

The belt was established in November last year, and Iroha won it for the first time on the 2nd June, defeating the first champion, Kouki Amarei. In addition, the men's GHC Heavyweight champion, OZAWA, took the title on New Year's Day and has Day and has successfully defended it six times in a row so far. The dark hero who suddenly appeared on the Ark is now receiving immense support from fans. Iroha expressed her respect for OZAWA, expressing her respect by saying, "He puts on some great matches, and I see him do some interesting things outside of matches too. I want to create a interesting matches and a buzz". She then said determinedly, "The GHC Women's belt was originally created by a mens promotion, but I want to show that "this women's belts are amazing too". Since I have this belt, I want to create excitement that is just as impressive as the men's". 

Marigold World Champion, Utami Hayashishita, is eager to have a double championship match at Korakuen Hall on the 16th of next month. To make that happen, Iroha must first win her first title match against Yuzuki.

Translated from Tokyo Sports

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