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    Smooth's Court

    Aug 05, 2021 4 minutes
    BY WALTER YEATES

    WELCOME TO THE second edition of “Smooth’s Court: A Global Wrestling Experience.” As mentioned last month, “Smooth’s Court” will regularly feature interviews with influential figures in professional wrestling from around the world. In the past several weeks, I was able to speak with former two-time World of Stardom champion (and leader of STARS), Mayu Iwatani. If that isn’t exciting enough, I also spoke with New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s lead play-by-play announcer, Kevin Kelly, who was preparing for the upcoming New Japan Resurgence PPV at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

    MAYU IWATANI

    In 2011, when Mayu Iwatani began training with the world’s premier promotion, she never thought she’d be the “Stardom Icon” she

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