Missouri Athletic Commision Won’t License Miyu Yamashita For GCW Event Due To Having No Social Security Number

Miyu Yamashita was scheduled to team with Billie Starkz against Jordan Oliver & Alec Price at GCW Take a Picture on June 22nd in Missouri. 

Unfortunately, ahead of the event, GCW announced that Yamashita would not be licensed by the Missouri Athletic Commision as she doesn’t have a social security number. 

GCW states that Yamashita has all relevant & required documents and has a valid work visa.

Yamashita has wrestled in Missouri in the past, but not since 2023. 

Despite the fact that she has wrestled in Missouri multiple times, has all relevant & required documents and has a valid work visa, the Missouri Athletic Commision will not license Miyu Yamashita to wrestle today because she does not have a social security number.#GCWPicture pic.twitter.com/QwbxymSTQF

— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) June 22, 2025

GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale issued the following comment: 

I wish this was a storyline or some creative excuse to explain that Miya couldn’t be here today but it’s not.

Very frustrating given that there was a set of tv tapings done in Missouri just over a month ago where nearly a dozen folks without SS #’s were allowed to perform. https://t.co/egjzYcCrX5

— brett lauderdale (@Lauderdale11) June 22, 2025

Fightful will provide more details on Yamashita’s status if and when the information is available.