On August 14 REINA will introduce its International Jr. Championship. It will be decided in a tournament that will end on September 10. The belt, displayed here at a Thursday press conference in Tokyo features flags from the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. We know of the link between REINA and CMLL (Japan - Mexico) which gives Hotta's new promotion a Lucha Libre flavor. Yet REINA had also featured gaijin from Australia (at their first show) in Kellie Skater, as well as constant representation from the USA: Mia Yim, Luscious Latasha, and Simply Luscious have been involved in multiple shows. Interestingly, the promotion as the European Union flag on the belt, but has not featured a wrestler from Europe, as yet. The Australian flag is conspicuously missing from the belt, so perhaps Skater's appearance was a flash in the pan and not something the REINA will cultivate.
The opening round matches will feature
1) Luscious Latasha v Ray
2) Mia Yim v Saya (formerly named Kuroki)
3) Dama de Hierro v Sachiko Sendai (not pictured)
From Left: Luscious Latasha, Mia Yim, Dama de Hierro, REINA Official, Ray, Saya
CMLL - REINA Co-sponsor the
International Jr. Campeonato belt
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