Johnnie Robbie Defeats Mio Momono for West Coast Pro Women’s Championship

By: Noah Leatherland

With a number of guests from Marvelous, West Coast Pro 8 saw Mio Momono defend the promotion’s women’s championship against Johnnie Robbie. However, it would be Robbie that walked out of San Francisco as the champion.

Momono and Robbie went to war with one another, giving each other their very best inside the United Irish Cultural Center. A step-up meteora from Robbie onto the back of Momono’s head proved to be the killing blow for Momono’s title reign.

Momono was gracious in defeat, shaking Robbie’s hand and bowing to one another before leaving the ring. Momono’s reign comes to an end at 211 days, winning it from Robbie at WrestleMania weekend earlier this year. Momono made three successful defences, all at Marvelous events in Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

Following the loss, Momono has shared a message with fans on social media.

Those days when “frustration” was the only word that came to mind flew by in the blink of an eye, and I’ve grown alongside this belt. Being able to compete against my peers from around the world is my greatest treasure!!

Of course, there’s no way I’m not frustrated, so I’ll always go out and seize every opportunity.

But starting from here, I’m going to rebuild myself—starting with a clean slate—into someone who can embrace myself even more than I do now.

Thank you so much for all your support!

(Quotes translated via DeepL)

Momono was joined on her trip to California by a number of Marvelous stars. Maria and RIKO of Magenta teamed with Leah Night in trios action at West Coast Pro 8. An all-Marvelous affair also saw Spark Rush, Sareee and Takumi Iroha, picking up a win over Senka Akatsuki and Sora Ayame.

For those that missed the live broadcast, West Coast Pro 8 will be available as video-on-demand on Thursday 19th on the promotion’s YouTube channel.