{"id":86267,"date":"2021-03-07T19:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T00:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=86267"},"modified":"2021-03-07T19:58:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T00:58:46","slug":"maki-itoh-aew-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/03\/07\/maki-itoh-aew-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Maki Itoh Appears on AEW Revolution as Britt Baker&#8217;s Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maki Itoh<\/strong> is here to shock the world. On the Buy-In of the AEW <em><strong>Revolution <\/strong><\/em>PPV,<strong> Dr. Britt Baker<\/strong> announced that <strong>Rebel<\/strong> was not healthy enough to participate as her partner against <strong>Thunder Rosa<\/strong> and <strong>Riho<\/strong>. This led to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/10\/joshi-watch-maki-itoh\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;The Cutest in the World&#8221;<\/a> making her AEW United States debut as Baker&#8217;s partner. The team stole the win over the former AEW and NWA Women&#8217;s Champions. Itoh made her AEW debut in the <strong><em>AEW Women&#8217;s World Championship Eliminator Tournament<\/em><\/strong>, where she came up short to lost to eventual winner <strong>Ryo Mizunami<\/strong> in the first round of the Japanese side of the bracket.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maki_itoh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@maki_itoh<\/a> is here in Jacksonville, FL at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailysplace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@dailysplace<\/a> for your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWRevolution<\/a> buy-in.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the buy-in now &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5x6GDljhCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5x6GDljhCE<\/a><br \/>Order <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWRevolution<\/a> NOW via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@brlive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitetv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FiteTV<\/a> (Intl), or any major provider. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/10uN2JA246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/10uN2JA246<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1368723231151120385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling<\/strong> member stunned everyone with her appearance considering her recent appearance for TJPW just two nights ago, where she teamed with <strong>Miyu Yamashita<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/03\/07\/neo-biishiki-gun-max-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em>Max Heart<\/em> tag team tournament<\/a>. The crowd erupted when Itoh broke out into song and they realized it was her who had made it to the US. Itoh has expressed since her loss in the tournament that it was her dream to be a part of AEW someday, but was waiting to make her way to the company down the line. <em>Revolution<\/em> seemed like the day she could officially shine.<\/p>\n<p>Maki Itoh shined in every way even in the win. While there is no word on Itoh&#8217;s future as of this writing, it&#8217;s only a matter of time before Itoh finds a way into more and more AEW appearances because of her incredible popularity.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TNT and AEW DARK Tuesday nights at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maki Itoh is here to shock the world. On the Buy-In of the AEW Revolution PPV, Dr. Britt Baker announced that Rebel was not healthy enough to participate as her partner against Thunder Rosa and Riho. This led to &#8220;The Cutest in the World&#8221; making her AEW United States debut as Baker&#8217;s partner. 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