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My Take
I'll be honest, the first time I clocked Mayu Iwatani I figured this slight, soft-spoken kid from Yamaguchi would get folded in half the moment the bell rang. Then she went airborne and I had to eat every word. What gets me is the contradiction she lives in: gentle, almost shy out of the ring, then absolutely fearless once she's launching herself off the top rope and bouncing back up from spots that should keep a person down. She's spent years carrying the banner for joshi wrestling, and that quiet stubborn spine of hers is the whole reason it works. I love performers who run that hot underneath a calm surface, and she's one of them. Born in '93 and still flying, she feels like someone with plenty of altitude left in the tank, and I'm cheering.
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Overview
Mayu Iwatani is a Japanese professional wrestler born on February 19, 1993, in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. She has established herself as a leading figure in women's professional wrestling in Japan. She has blood type A, stands 165 cm, won the IWGP Women's title in 2023 and the GHC Women's title in 2026, and is now with Dream Star Fighting Marigold.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mayu Iwatani
- Name (Japanese)
- 岩谷麻優
- Reading
- いわたに まゆ
- Born
- February 19, 1993 (age 33)
- Origin
- Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Professional Wrestler
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mayu Iwatani born?
Mayu Iwatani was born on February 19, 1993 and is 33 years old.
Where is Mayu Iwatani from?
Mayu Iwatani is from Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Mayu Iwatani do?
Mayu Iwatani works as Professional Wrestler.
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