Various: Mayu Iwatani Vacates GHC Women’s Title Due To Fractured Big Toe Injury, Lyra Valkyria on Her Being Interested in Wrestling in AAA & Wanting Matches with La Catalina and Flamer, Indies/Misc.

May 19, 2026

Mayu Iwatani Vacates GHC Women’s Title Due To Fractured Big Toe Injury

Monday’s Monday Magic event in Tokyo, Japan featured Mayu Iwatani officially vacating her GHC Women’s Championship due to a fractured big toe injury.

“I really wanted to compete today, and I tried so hard to make it in time for WRESTLE MAGIC, but I have a fractured big toe, so I’m truly sorry… I will be relinquishing the GHC belt. It feels so bitter. I will definitely come back for this belt once I return! For now, just for a little while, we’ll have to say goodbye,” she said.

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— プロレスリング・ノア｜PRO WRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) May 18, 2026

Iwatani has been out of action for NOAH and Marigold since this past April due to her injury.

Lyra Valkyria Comments on Her Being Interested in Wrestling in AAA & Wanting Matches with La Catalina and Flamer

Soundsphere Magazine held a recent interview with WWE talent Lyra Valkyria. One of the topics discussed included Valkyria’s thoughts about the possibility of her working in Lucha Libre AAA in the future.

“I’ve never been to Mexico, so I feel like, oh, it’s a whole new world. The style over there… it’s such a huge element of wrestling that I haven’t even touched. Even just in terms of growing as a performer, I would love to go to Mexico. I keep hearing that the crowds there are, like, amazing. The atmosphere is electric.”

Valkyria also gave her thoughts about La Catalina and Flammer being her choices for who she would like to have potential matches against in AAA.

“Yeah, maybe Flammer. Maybe her, that would be amazing.”

Lyra also gave her thoughts about her belief that the best thing about wrestling is the clashing of styles.

“I think the best thing about wrestling is when you have a different style and then you clash with another style… They’re my favourite type of matches when you’ve got two completely different performers in the ring together, and I think that’s a lot of the time when the magic happens.”

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Major League Wrestling announced that Stardom talents Rina and Saya Kamitani will be making their official debut appearance for the company at their MLW Fusion taping on June 11th in New York City, New York. It was also announced that Rina and Kamitani will also be making an appearance at their Summer of the Beasts 2026 event on June 12th and their MLW Fusion taping on June 13th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that MLW talent Mr. Thomas recently departed from the company. It was reported that Mr. Thomas is currently free to sign with any company he wants for the next destination for his wrestling career. It was also reported that additional talent departures from MLW are currently expected to revealed within the near future.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that indies talent Hayden Backlund recently signed an official contract with the National Wrestling Alliance.

Evil Uno’s Mystery Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding this year’s charity marathon event called Infinite Rumble on June 22nd in Canada. This year’s event will be co-promoted with non-profit charity organization Fighting Back and will help raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Former WWE talent Zoey Stark recently released a new video on Twitter hyping up her upcoming in-ring return from injury and post-WWE career. In the video, Stark revealed that she will be going by the new ring name of “The Purist” Zoey Serrano.

This past Sunday’s 1FW TV taping for 1 Fall Wrestling in McDonough, Georgia featured AEW World Champion Darby Allin making a surprise appearance. During the show, Kiran Grey attacked several wrestlers in the ring and gave a promo that was interrupted by Allin’s music. Allin came out to the ring to confront Grey leading to a brawl breaking out and Allin laying out Grey with a Coffin Drop. Allin grabbed a microphone and gave a speech thanking the fans for attending the show.

This past Sunday’s Champion Carnival 2026 event for All Japan Pro Wrestling in Tokyo, Japan featured Hideki Suzuki defeating Go Shiozaki in the Finals to become the winner of this year’s Champion Carnival tournament. As a result of his victory, Suzuki will be challenging Kento Miyahara for the Triple Crown Championship at AJPW’s June 18 event in Tokyo.

Pro Wrestling REVOLVER recently announced that Jon Moxley will be making a return appearance to the company at their The Silence of the Slams event on July 24th in Nashville, Tennessee. This will be Moxley’s first appearance for Wrestling REVOLVER since January of 2024.

WrestleCon recently announced that WWE Hall of Famers Demolition (Ax & Smash), Ron Simmons, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Jerry “The King” Lawler and TNA talents The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) will be making an appearance for the company at their WrestleCon Minneapolis convention event on July 31 to August 2nd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Thea Trinidad, former Zelina Vega in WWE, revealed on Instagram that she had joined the cost for the upcoming film Renew. Trinidad stated “Loveddd linking up back up with my homieee @tomdenucci an incredible writer and director that I always have a blast with on set 🤍 can’t wait for you guys to see the movie! #ReNew thanks for the pics @brag.about_it“

CMLL recently announced one new match for the card of their Super Viernes show on May 22nd at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico: