Giulia to defend NJPW Strong Women’s title against Stephanie Vaquer

As she enters her final month with Stardom, a date has been set for Giulia’s next NJPW Strong Women’s Championship defense.

Giulia will defend the title against Stephanie Vaquer at Stardom’s show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Sunday, March 10. Giulia has been Strong Women’s Champion since winning the title from Willow Nightingale in July 2023.

Tokyo Sports confirmed earlier this week that Giulia has informed Bushiroad (Stardom and NJPW’s parent company) that she will leave Stardom when her contract expires at the end of March. Giulia is expected to help Rossy Ogawa start a new promotion and then end up in WWE.

Ogawa was one of the founders of Stardom. His contract with Bushiroad was terminated earlier this month.

Vaquer is a double champion in CMLL, holding their Women’s Championship and Women’s Tag Team titles.

In 2023, Vaquer was part of NJPW’s one-night tournament to crown the inaugural Strong Women’s Champion. She lost to Mercedes Mone in the opening round.

Vaquer will be in action for NJPW at the promotion’s Windy City Riot event in Chicago on Friday, April 12.