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Mina Shirakawa Reportedly Set To Leave STARDOM For Full-Time United States Move [Report]

After an extended run with All Elite Wrestling last year, Mina Shirakawa is set to make her full-time move over to the United States.
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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.

"After leaving the company, Shirakawa is likely to make a full-scale foray into the US ring," Riju said in his report via Google Translate. "According to multiple sources, Shirakawa informed the company of her intention to leave at the end of last year."

The 7-year veteran is coming off an extended run with All Elite Wrestling last year, where she played a supporting role in the friendship turned rivalry between 'Timeless' Toni Storm and Mariah May. She even unsuccessfully challenged both women for the AEW Women's World Championship.

Riju noted that the most likely move of Mina would be to sign a full-time deal with AEW, although he mentioned WWE could still be a possibility.

In a follow up report, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select has confirmed that Shirakawa is AEW bound and a press conference will take place later this week. The move to AEW was said to have been her plan for some time.

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Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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