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STARDOM and MLW announce working relationship including talent exchanges (www.postwrestling.com)

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Major League Wrestling and World Wonder Ring STARDOM have announced a strategic working partnership.

MLW issued a press release on Sunday outlining the new collaboration. The agreement will focus heavily on talent exchanges and creative crossover between the two organizations.

This arrangement allows athletes from both rosters to compete on each other’s platforms and in front of audiences in Japan and the United States.

The Japanese women’s promotion aims to expand its presence in North America by utilizing MLW’s broadcast distribution networks.

MLW CEO Court Bauer expressed his gratitude to STARDOM officials and commented on the new agreement:

STARDOM has built a roster and presentation that set the standard for excellence in women’s wrestling. I have tremendous respect and admiration for the level of competition and the athletes who define STARDOM.

We’re grateful to Mr. Okada and everyone at World Wonder Ring STARDOM for their partnership. This alliance is about creating fresh matchups, new experiences, and meaningful opportunities for athletes and fans alike.

STARDOM CEO Taro Okada noted MLW’s established position in the United States and its existing relationships with New Japan Pro Wrestling and CMLL.

Through cooperation with MLW, STARDOM will further convey the charm of women’s professional wrestling culture from Japan to the United States as well as to various regions where MLW’s broadcasting and distribution networks are expanding.

In addition, we intend to promote the improvement of the competition and further development on the world-class stage of both organizations by strengthening player exchanges and creating new opportunities to participate in the competition.

The companies stated that additional details regarding the alliance will be announced in the coming weeks.

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[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well this is unexpected.

Good for MLW.

[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I'm unaware of any ladies that are signed exclusively to MLW, so I'm not really sure how much MLW exposure in Japan is going to happen out of it.

[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

awesome! They also annouced a few weeks back there were going back to weekly T.V. shows, so that's great times two.