World Wonder Ring STARDOM: Supernova

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STARDOM Shining Dream 2023 Quick Picks

 

Main Event. World of STARDOM – 3^rd Defence: Tam Nakano vs Mayu Iwatani (c)

 

6. Wonder of STARDOM – 9^th Defence: Starlight Kid vs Momo Watanabe (c)

 

5. Goddesses of STARDOM – 3^rd Defence: Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)

 

4. SWA Title – 1^st Defence: Syuri vs Natsupoi (c)

 

3. Cosmic Angels (Maya Yuhiki, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)

 

2. MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)

 

1. Future of STARDOM – 2nd Defence: Miyu Amasaki vs Waka Tsukiyama (c)

 

Pre. Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue

 

(Quick picks just for fun for the last 6 months!)

Edited September 15, 2022 by Strech

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Main Event. World of STARDOM – 3^rd Defence: Tam Nakano vs Mayu Iwatani (c)

 

6. Wonder of STARDOM – 9^th Defence: Starlight Kid vs Momo Watanabe (c)

 

5. Goddesses of STARDOM – 3^rd Defence: Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)

 

4. SWA Title – 1^st Defence: Syuri vs Natsupoi (c)

 

3. Cosmic Angels (Maya Yuhiki, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)

 

2. MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)

 

1. Future of STARDOM – 1^st Defence: Miyu Amasaki vs Waka Tsukiyama (c)

 

Pre. Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue

[Hollywood]

Main Event. World of STARDOM – 3rd Defence: Tam Nakano vs Mayu Iwatani (c)

6. Wonder of STARDOM – 9th Defence: Starlight Kid vs Momo Watanabe (c)

5. Goddesses of STARDOM – 3rd Defence: Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)

4. SWA Title – 1st Defence: Syuri vs Natsupoi (c)

3. Cosmic Angels (Maya Yuhiki, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)

2. MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)

1. Future of STARDOM – 2nd Defence: Miyu Amasaki vs Waka Tsukiyama (c)

Pre. Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue

[Dawn]

Mayu Iwatani
Starlight Kid
Queen's Quest
Natsupoi
Oedo Tai
STARS
Waka Tsukiyama
Hanan & Skye Blue

[Mokoa]

Main Event. World of STARDOM – 3^rd Defence: Tam Nakano vs Mayu Iwatani (c)

 

6. Wonder of STARDOM – 9^th Defence: Starlight Kid vs Momo Watanabe (c)

 

5. Goddesses of STARDOM – 3^rd Defence: Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)

 

4. SWA Title – 1^st Defence: Syuri vs Natsupoi (c)

 

3. Cosmic Angels (Maya Yuhiki, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)

 

2. MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)

 

1. Future of STARDOM – 2nd Defence: Miyu Amasaki vs Waka Tsukiyama (c)

 

Pre. Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue

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Thanks for all the predictions, you're all the best! PPV all set to be up tomorrow evening!

STARDOM Shining Dream 2023
Saturday Week 4 July 2023



Main Event:




Tam Nakano vs Mayu Iwatani (c)
Match Preview: In our main event, Mayu Iwatani defends her World Title for the 3rd time against long time friend turned rival, Tam Nakano.

With Tam getting a huge pinfall over the champion during the tour shows, alongside riding a huge wave of momentum redesigning Cosmic Angels, this defence will be Mayu’s toughest test yet. You can never count out the “Stardom Icon” though as she is coming off a MOTY contender with KAIRI, alongside an innate ability to rise to the occasion – however personal.



Semi Main:




Starlight Kid vs Momo Watanabe (c)
Match Preview: Momo Watanabe’s dominate reign with the white belt is this time being put up for grabs in this inter-faction title clash with Oedo Tai leader Starlight Kid.

Whilst Kid is looking to cement her position as the one true leader, Momo is looking at V9 should she be successful here, extending another legendary run!



Match 5:





Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)
Match Preview: The Goddesses of STARDOM title is on the line her in this star studded affair, that sees ALFA’s Giulia & Suzu Suzuki defend against Queen’s Quest’s AZM & KAIRI.

In what will be the champions third title defence attempt, ALFA will need to wary of AZM & KAIRI’s growing partnership and championship pedigree. The champions attempts to play mind games have mainly been to disrupt and isolate Amasaki & Kamitani but time will tell if these tactics pay off!



Match 4:





Syuri vs Natsupoi (c)
Match Preview: Defence number one of Natsupoi’s SWA title sees her take on her fellow Vermillion World faction member Syuri.

Starting off with one of the toughest opponents in STARDOM emphasises the type of champion Natsupoi will be, whilst also offering a chance for Syuri to regain some momentum and start the climb back up the STARDOM mountain.



Match 3:





Cosmic Angels (Maya Yuhiki, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)
Match Preview: Match 3 sees a Cosmic Angels trio who are enjoying a fresh faction makeover and new wave of momentum, take on a Oedo Tai trio who truly are out of sort since establishing a new faction leader. Both sides have improved massively throughout the diary so truly this undercard tag could go either way!



Match 2:







MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)
Match Preview: ALFA are joined by the AEW newgen brat Brittany Bryant to take on a Hazuki lead STARS. A huge opportunity for someone else to follow in Hazuki’s footsteps and breakout towards a spot higher up the card, with Koguma in particular watching on with a tinge of jealousy in the wings.



Opening Match:



Miyu Amasaki vs Waka Tsukiyama (c)
Match Preview: The challenger Miyu Amasaki will fancy herself against the current Future of STARDOM champion Waka Tsukiyama, with the latter adjusting to life without a faction, compared to Miyu who has flourished under the QQ banner.

Pre-Show Match:



Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue
Match Preview: Kamitani, Shirakawa & Inihara all miss the ppv as Maika & Himeka are both desperately unlucky not to fit into my plans this time. Hanan & Skye Blue have a real opportunity to force themselves into my plans if they perform well here.



STARDOM Shining Dream 2023 Quick Picks

Main Event. World of STARDOM – 3rd Defence: Tam Nakano vs Mayu Iwatani (c)

6. Wonder of STARDOM – 9th Defence: Starlight Kid vs Momo Watanabe (c)

5. Goddesses of STARDOM – 3rd defence: Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)

4. SWA Title – 1st Defence: Syuri vs Natsupoi (c)

3. Cosmic Angels (Maya Yuhiki, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)

2. MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)

1. Future of STARDOM – 2nd Defence: Miyu Amasaki vs Waka Tsukiyama (c)

Pre. Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue


 

 

 

Edited September 16, 2022 by Strech

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Managed to get this up early but will resume posting on Tuesday,

I'll try to read some other diaries tonight and leave some comments tomorrow, as its been a while!

STARDOM Shining Dream 2023
Saturday Week 4 July 2023
Attendance: 23,000 People in Tokyo



Pre-show Match: Vermillion World (Maika & Himeka) v Hanan & Skye Blue

Vermillion World [Maika (59) & Himeka (61)] defeated Hanan (43) and Skye Blue (42) in 7:53 when Maika submitted Skye Blue with a Cross Armbreaker (57).

Opening Match: Future of STARDOM Title Match: Challenger Miyu Amasaki vs 10th Champion Waka Tsukiyama (c)
Pre-Match Promos:
Miyu Amasaki: Amasaki ignores Kamitani’s crazy ideas for aerial manoeuvres, in favour for her just following her normal strategy for success.

Waka Tsukiyama: Waka is impressed by Miyu’s progress in STARDOM, especially when comparing it to her own, she hopes she will be good enough to hold this belt for another day.

Match Overview:
Whilst Miyu walks out in a new white, purple & green attire next to the ever enthusiastic Kamitani, Waka hesitantly makes her way out, hugging the title over her shoulder with two arms. With one last look over her shoulder she makes her way to the ring, rolling under the bottom rope, as no one will hold the middle ropes open for her.

As the bell rings, Mina Shirakawa makes her way to ringside to support the champion, after seeing a test of strength offer backfire, as Miyu stamps on her foot, throws her in the corner, then cartwheels over to hit a sweet back-elbow.

Unfortunately for Waka, each comeback attempt is thwarted by the Queen’s Quest representative, who is on top form tonight! This resulting in the second finisher received ultimately being too much for Waka to lift her shoulder up off the mat, resulting in a new Future of STARDOM being crowned.

Miyu Amasaki (42) defeated Waka Tsukiyama (34) in 8:55 by pinfall with a Jumping DDT.

Miyu Amasaki wins the Future of Stardom title (30).

Match 2: MIRAI, Thekla, Mai Sakurai & Brittany Bryant vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo)
Pre-Match Promos:
ALFA & Bryant: MIRAI ignores Brittany’s eye rolls to take firm control of the team, as they uses there heart and souls to go for the victory tonight.

STARS: STARS without Mayu are noticeably divided in terms of speaking over each other by accident and Koguma’s lack of enthusiasm speaking volumes.

Match Overview:
The stark difference between ALFA welcoming Bryant’s personality with open arms and STARS who are not clicking as a unit recently are stark, as Hazuki is unable to rally the tropes, compared to MIRAI who took centre stage and guided her team to victory.

MIRAI (45), Thekla (53), Mai Sakurai (37) and Brittany Bryant (30) defeated STARS [Hazuki (73), Koguma (56), Saya Iida (51) and Momo Kohgo (40)] in 10:11 when MIRAI submitted Momo Kohgo with a Miramare (51).

Match 3: Cosmic Angels (Maya Yukihi, Mei Hoshizuki & Unagi Sayaka) v Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Ruaka)

Pre-Match Promos:
Cosmic Angels: Maya is looking forward to teaching her understudy Unagi how to perform at a higher standard, much to the annoyance of Unagi.

Oedo Tai: Saki grabs control of the pre-match promo, encouraging her teammates not to moan about their current situation, instead strive to forge their own paths.

Match Overview:
The strength of Maya vs Tora is complimented with the high speed of Mei vs Saki, with only the battle of Ruaka overpowering Unagi, creating a clear advantage for either side.

Unagi is determined to show her heart battles through and finally reaches the tag though. This moment turns the tide for Cosmic Angels, as Yukihi & Hoshizuki show some exciting offence to take apart Oedo Tai through there weakest point, which seems to be Ruaka.

An incredible feat of strength sees Yukihi plant Ruaka with her finisher and ultimately pick up the win!

Cosmic Angels [Maya Yukihi (60), Mei Hoshizuki (53) and Unagi Sayaka (44)] defeated Oedo Tai [Natsuko Tora (59), Saki Kashima (61) and Ruaka (43)] in 11:58 when Maya Yukihi pinned Ruaka with a Snow Tone Bomb (56).

Angle: White wispy smoke starts to roll into the ring, confusing Cosmic Angels, who hurry out of the ring escaping. Ruaka is recovering in the middle of the ring, as Tora & Kashima recover on the outside.

Oedo Tais signature mic scratch is followed by a blackout. A shadow appears on the big screens swaying, then when the lights come back on Starlight Kid is maniacally laughing over Ruaka.

Lights off then back on as Kid is whispering in the ear of Ruaka, who is standing arms straight frozen, sporting a Starlight Kid mask. The lights go on and off once more and the pair have disappeared.







Match 4: SWA Title Match: Challenger Syuri vs 14th Champion Natsupoi (c)
Pre-Match Promos:
Syuri: Syuri is half proud of Natsupoi, half frustrated, as the champ needs to show more determination to push up to the main event scene. Potentially using Natsupoi as a vehicle to vent frustrations about her own personal drop down the card since losing the red belt.

Natsupoi: Natsupoi’s back may be taped up, but she is strong enough to carry this title around with pride, as she can’t think of a better challenge to kick off her reign.

Match Overview:
The amount of pain Natsupoi’s back had to go through in this affair was uncomfortable to watch. With Syuri only offering cries of encouragement as the cries of pain increased, Natsupoi relied on the support of the crowd and the internal strength to keep moving forward to stay in this one.

A little bit of genius ingenuity was the difference in this one, as Natsupoi managed to use the momentum from one of Syuri’s incoming strikes to roll through multiple times, before holding down Syuri’s shoulders to the mat in a tight pinning predicament with all of her might for the 1,2,3! A red faced Natsupoi uncrumples her faces that was squeezed together in concentration, flops flat back to the mat, relieved to steal the victory in this encounter.

Natsupoi (61) defeated Syuri (77) in 14:45 by pinfall with an inside cradle.

Natsupoi makes defence number one of the SWA Undisputed World Women\'s title (74).

Match 5: Goddesses of STARDOM Title Match: Challenger Queen’s Quest (KAIRI & AZM) vs 24th Champion ALFA (Giulia & Suzu Suzuki) (c)
Pre-Match Promos:
Queen’s Quest: KAIRI tries to match AZM’s energy of focusing up for this title challenge

ALFA: Whilst the two leaders of ALFA present a united front, questions from both ladies regarding how strong of a reign this has been, are passive aggressively laughed off.

Match Overview:
The two juniors kick off this match at an electric pace with slick counters leading to a couple of 2 counts a piece, ending with an exchange of submission attempts, the double kip up leading to a stalemate raises a loud clapping response for the crowd.

As they both tag out, Giulia uses brute force to assert her dominance over KAIRI, who plays her babyface in peril role to perfection.

The hot tag to AZM allows the high speed bomb to run wild, only being caught out by Giulia’s big fight psychology, as the experienced leader of ALFA manages to dodge a couple of attacks, before targeting AZM’s leg to bring her speed offence to a halt.

KAIRI breaks up the cover before dragging over a wounded AZM to the corner, to force tag KAIRI into the match, but the skills of the champions proves to be too much, as ALFA make the third defence of their titles.

ALFA [Giulia (65) & Suzu Suzuki (67)] defeated Queen’s Quest [AZM (65) & KAIRI (82)] in 22:15 when Giulia pinned KAIRI with a Big Boot.

ALFA make defence number three of the Goddesses of Stardom titles (78).

Semi Main: Wonder of STARDOM Title Match: Challenger Starlight Kid vs 18th Champion Momo Watanabe (c)
Pre-Match Promos:
Starlight Kid: Starlight is pre-recorded in the gym says she has a special tactics to ensure the white belt receives a new home. She pulls down the right ear on her mask alongside pulling her left lower eyelid down, whilst sticking her tongue out.

Momo Watanabe: Momo finally agrees with the decision to promote Kid into the spot of challenger but is determined to keep hold of her belt.

Match Overview:
Before the start of this match, Starlight makes a huge deal around not letting the referee check her masks ears, calling out “hentai” to make Daichi uncomfortable and not check the masked wrestlers mask completely.

Kid takes control of the early stages of this match, by using her superior speed to run rings around Watanabe, ensuring the attack remains relentless. Watanabe only gains control when she just manages to get her knees up when Kid dives from the apron to the outside, knocking the wind out of the Oedo Tai leader and assuming control.

The finish of the match sees after a double down Starlight rise to her feet first and pull out some brass knuckles from a compartment in her mask’s ears. The sick thud of brass on skull allows Kid to gain a 1,2 before a finger on the rope keeps Momo’s Title reign alive.

Two swift kicks to the head followed by a third one that connects with Kid’s elbow, driving the knuckles into Starlight’s own skull is enough to drop the challenger and ensure Momo’s title is successfully defended.

Momo Watanabe (76) defeated Starlight Kid (70) in 19:05 by pinfall with a Back Stabber.

Momo Watanabe makes defence number nine of the Wonder of Stardom title (75).



Angle: Momo’s callout goes unanswered as STARDOM Management over the tanoy, announce that the number 10 defence will be be extra special (55).






Main Event: World of STARDOM Title Match: Challenger Tam Nakano vs 17th Champion Mayu Iwatani (c)
 

Pre-Match Promos:
Tam Nakano: Tam’s quest to surpass Mayu has never drifted off course, with the red belt signify that this is Tam’s time.

Mayu Iwatani: A strangely serious Mayu ponders the past and how far both have come since their split away from each other.

Match Overview:
After a tense stare down and bell ring, Mayu walks to middle of the ring and extends a hand, stating that she wants this to be a good clean fight. Tam ponders looking around to the applauding crowd, slow walks to meet her, before delivering a solid slap to the face. 5 seconds of pause is followed by Tam tossing Mayu to the outside, laying her feelings out clearly.

Tam whips Mayu into the corner with a force that draws an audible “oof” from the champion. Mayu still manages to slip out of the way from the incoming challenger, the inside cradle roll through is performed with classic perfection but when she pops up to double drop kick Tam, she can only watch as Tam powers up from the lying position, like a zombie as only Tam can do!

Finish sees Tam refusing to stay down, until the pain became too much, as Tam is rag dolled into position, leading to a final Moonsault from Mayu, leading to the three count.

Mayu Iwatani (81) defeated Tam Nakano (70) in 22:54 by pinfall with a Moonsault.

Mayu Iwatani makes defence number three of the World of Stardom title (79).

Show Closing Angle: Tam can't accept Mayu's half assed praise, leaving the ring with angry tears in her eyes. Mayu (oblivious to the emotions that Tam is going through) is looking to the future as the leader of STARDOM, for even more great opponents in the future (76).



Show Grade: 78



Show Notes
- Maika, Brittany Bryant & KAIRI really off their game

- KAIRI & Syuri agreed to put over Giulia & Natsupoi respectively, helping to put over the next generation!

- Starlight vs Momo & Miyu vs Waka were reader suggested match ups. I’ve still got a couple more matches to weave into the booking but hopefully the three-part match structure works!

- The White belt will main event next month, as the surprise is pretty special, although if you are a long time reader of the diary, you may know already!

 

Edited September 19, 2022 by Strech

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Apologies, left my laptop bag at home as I travelled 3 hours for work ... so triple shows today and tomorrow then ppv up on the weekend, annoying!

STARDOM Autumn Flame Tag 1
Wednesday Week 1 August 2023
Attendance: 1,400 People



Opening Match: Natsupoi (62) defeated Yui Inihara (21) in 8:15 by pinfall with a Fairial Gift (50).

Match 2: STARS [Mayu Iwatani (76), Hazuki (66), Saya Iida (49), Hanan (43) and Momo Kohgo (40)] defeated Himeka (59), Maika (68), Waka Tsukiyama (36), Brittany Bryant (31) and Skye Blue (41) in 10:25 when Hazuki pinned Brittany Bryant with a Diving Senton (61).

Match 3: Maya Yukihi (61) defeated Koguma (52), MIRAI (46) and Natsuko Tora (53) in 12:22 when Maya Yukihi pinned Koguma with a Buzzsaw Kick (60).

Match 4: Queen's Quest [KAIRI (67), AZM (59), Saya Kamitani (64) and Miyu Amasaki (41)] defeated ALFA [Giulia (63), Suzu Suzuki (63), Thekla (50) and Mai Sakurai (39) in 17:40 when AZM pinned Mai Sakurai with an Azumi Sushi (65).

Semi Main: Saki Kashima (55) defeated Mei Hoshizuki (49) and Syuri (75) in 12:11 when Saki Kashima submitted Mei Hoshizuki with a Short Armbar (64).

Main Event: Oedo Tai [Starlight Kid (60), Momo Watanabe (68) and Ruaka (37)] defeated Cosmic Angels [Tam Nakano (69), Unagi Sayaka (46) and Mina Shirakawa (46) in 17:34 when Momo Watanabe pinned Mina Shirakawa with a Somato (65).

Show Closing Promo: Momo's plea for a ppv main event gets accepted, but against who ... (69).

Show Grade: 65


Show Notes
- Yui Inihara & KAIRI really off their game

- Advice on how to book Syuri would be much appreciated, ass she's too good in amazing form to waste away bumping match grades!

- The classic mystery challenger is always a fun one to book, long term readers may know who this is!


 

Edited September 21, 2022 by Strech

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STARDOM Autumn Flame Tag 2
Friday Week 1 August 2023
Attendance: 1,400 People



Opening Match: Oedo Tai - Black Tiger Kaidou [Starlight Kid (55) and Ruaka (35)] defeated Mina Shirakawa (47) and Waka Tsukiyama (37) in 7:34 when Ruaka pinned Waka Tsukiyama with a Freezer Bomb (50).

Angle: Tam lays into Waka & Mina, they eventaully get to a loser leaves STARDOM match Waka vs Tam (76).

Match 2: Cosmic Angels [Tam Nakano (70), Unagi Sayaka (42), Maya Yukihi (59) and Mei Hoshizuki (46)] defeated Vermillion World [Maika (66), Yui Inihara (25), Himeka (60) and Natsupoi (67)] in 16:28 when Maya Yukihi pinned Himeka with a Snow Tone Bomb (62).

Match 3: ALFA [Giulia (61), Suzu Suzuki (63), MIRAI (46) and Thekla (50)] defeated Koguma (54), Saya Iida (50), Hanan (41) & Skye Blue (40) in 10:49 when Giulia submitted Skye Blue with a Stealth Viper (59).

Semi Main: Queen's Quest [AZM (59), Miyu Amasaki (42) and Saya Kamitani (61)] defeated Oedo Tai [Momo Watanabe (71), Natsuko Tora (54) and Saki Kashima (56)] in 13:46 when Saya Kamitani pinned Natsuko Tora with a Star Crusher (68).

Main Event: STARS [Mayu Iwatani (71) and Hazuki (66)] defeated Syuri (72) and Brittany Bryant (30) in 17:55 when Mayu Iwatani pinned Brittany Bryant with a Moonsault (68).

Show Closing Promo: Mayu questions Hazuki & Kogumas recent relationship, together they will plot route to top for Hazuki ... & STARS (72).

Show Grade: 68



Show Notes
- Miyu brought her puppy dog backstage, boosting morale

- Forgot how much the lack of chemistry affects teams, whilst Starlight & Ruaka don’t work well, Mina & Waka had great chemistry … still Ruaka in zombie mode dominated next to the talented Starlight. Tam vs Waka loser leaves STARDOM maybe closer then you may expect, given Tam is close to retirement …

- Mayu’s gimmick is getting stale, well we’ll see by the ppv ...


 

 

Edited September 21, 2022 by Strech

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STARDOM Autumn Flame Tag 3
Wednesday Week 2 August 2023
Attendance: 1,400 People



Opening Match: ALFA [Suzu Suzuki (66), Thekla (51) and Mai Sakurai (35)] defeated Brittany Bryant (31), Hanan (40) and Momo Kohgo (36) in 9:25 when Thekla submitted Brittany Bryant with a Death Strap Lock (53).

Match 2: ALFA [Giulia (64) and MIRAI (46)] defeated Saya Iida (48) and Skye Blue (40) in 11:52 when Giulia pinned Skye Blue with a Glorious Bomb (58).

Match 3: Cosmic Angels [Tam Nakano (68), Maya Yukihi (58) and Mei Hoshizuki (51)] defeated Waka Tsukiyama (34), Unagi Sayaka (44) & Mina Shirakawa (47) in 14:35 when Tam Nakano pinned Mina Shirakawa with a Twilight Dream (60).

Semi Main: Oedo Tai [Starlight Kid (62), Momo Watanabe (71), Saki Kashima (54), Natsuko Tora (50) and Ruaka (37)] defeated Vermillion World [Himeka (57), Natsupoi (65), Maika (65), Syuri (74) and Yui Inihara (27)] in 17:01 when Ruaka pinned Yui Inihara with a Freezer Bomb (66).

Main Event: STARS [Mayu Iwatani (76), Hazuki (66) and Koguma (53)] defeated Queen\'s Quest [Saya Kamitani (63), AZM (61) and Miyu Amasaki (44)] in 21:42 when Hazuki pinned Miyu Amasaki with a Diving Senton (70).

Show Closing Promo: Hazuki & AZM square off as the next high speed challenger has been decided (64).

Show Grade: 69


Show Notes
- The semi main event slot at the ppv will be filled by the high speed title match, in what could threaten to out shine the main event!

- Unstoppable Ruaka is just dominating her opponents, with this character change realistically being the last chance for her to push up the card into a somebody


 

 

Edited September 21, 2022 by Strech

[djskeemask]

Good stuff pal! Thanks to you, I know who some of these women are now. STARDOM has some very talented in-ring workers. Can't really comment on their promos as I don't speak Japanese. As much Japanese wrestling as I watch, I'm thinking about learning the basics of the language. LOL

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19 hours ago, djskeemask said:

Good stuff pal! Thanks to you, I know who some of these women are now. STARDOM has some very talented in-ring workers. Can't really comment on their promos as I don't speak Japanese. As much Japanese wrestling as I watch, I'm thinking about learning the basics of the language. LOL

Cheers mate yeah always tempting to learn the popular phrases aha! cheers!

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STARDOM Autumn Flame Tag 4
Monday Week 3 August 2023
Attendance: 1,400 People



Opening Match: Future of STARDOM Title Match: Challenger Hanan vs 11th Champion Miyu Amasaki

Miyu Amasaki (45) defeated Hanan (42) in 9:03 by pinfall with a Jumping DDT. Miyu Amasaki makes defence number one of the Future of Stardom title (33).

Match 2: Oedo Tai [Starlight Kid (56), Saki Kashima (56) and Ruaka (36)] defeated Unagi Sayaka (41), Mina Shirakawa (44) and Brittany Bryant (29) in 9:33 when Ruaka pinned Brittany Bryant with a Fisherman\'s Suplex Hold (49).

Match 3: Cosmic Angels [Tam Nakano (64), Maya Yukihi (58) and Mei Hoshizuki (52)] defeated Natsupoi (64), Yui Inihara (27) and Waka Tsukiyama (35) in 15:57 when Maya Yukihi pinned Waka Tsukiyama with a God Migration (57).

Match 4: ALFA [Giulia (64) and Suzu Suzuki (66)] defeated Oedo Tai [Momo Watanabe (70) and Natsuko Tora (54)] in 14:14 when Giulia pinned Natsuko Tora with a Glorious Bomb (67).

Semi Main: Saya Kamitani (61), Skye Blue (42), AZM (61) & KAIRI (71) defeated STARS [Mayu Iwatani (74), Hazuki (67), Koguma (52) and Momo Kohgo (36)] in 16:16 when AZM pinned Koguma with an Azumi Sushi (66).

Main Event: Artists of STARDOM Title Match: Challengers ALFA {Thekla, MIRAI & Mai Sakurai) vs 29th Champions Vermillion World (Himeka, Maika & Syuri)

Vermillion World [Himeka (60), Maika (69) and Syuri (77)] defeated ALFA [Thekla (52), MIRAI (46) and Mai Sakurai (38)] in 18:46 when Syuri pinned MIRAI with a Shin Seijin Clutch.

Syuri, Maika & Himeka make defence number one of the Artist of Stardom title (67).

Show Closing Promo: Vermillion World look forward to painting STARDOM Vermillion (64).

Show Grade: 66



Show Notes
- Two solid title defences help to pad out the title defences, Miyu is looking particular promising thanks to the prodigy talent!

- AZM & Hazuki heated up again here with AZM pinning Koguma, really looking forward to booking this one!


 

Edited September 22, 2022 by Strech

[Strech]

 

STARDOM Autumn Flame Tag 5
Wednesday Week 3 August 2023
Attendance: 1,300 People



Opening Match: Queen's Quest [Saya Kamitani (63), AZM (59) and Miyu Amasaki (42)] defeated STARS [Hazuki (70), Koguma (53) and Momo Kohgo (40)] in 15:04 when Saya Kamitani pinned Momo Kohgo with a Star Crusher (65).

Match 2: Oedo Tai [Starlight Kid (54), Momo Watanabe (55), Natsuko Tora (53) and Saki Kashima (56)] defeated Mei Hoshizuki (50), Unagi Sayaka (41), Skye Blue (42) and Brittany Bryant (28) in 12:19 when Momo Watanabe pinned Brittany Bryant with a Somato (49).

Match 3: Vermillion World [Himeka (59), Natsupoi (69) and Yui Inihara (26)] defeated ALFA [Giulia (62), Suzu Suzuki (66) and Mai Sakurai (37)] and STARS [Mayu Iwatani (76), Saya Iida (52) and Hanan (41)] in 18:13 when Natupoi pinned Mai Sakurai (65).

Semi Main: Vermillion World - Ponytail and Bushido [Syuri (73) and Maika (67)] defeated ALFA [Thekla (51) and MIRAI (46)] in 15:58 when Maika submitted Thekla with a Cross Armbreaker (68).

Main Event: Cosmic Angels [Tam Nakano (68) and Maya Yukihi (58)] defeated Mina Shirakawa (47) and Waka Tsukiyama (38) in 16:20 when Tam Nakano pinned Waka Tsukiyama with a Twilight Dream (63).

Show Closing Promo: Tam , with Maya in her ear, ruthlessly lays into Waka, saying this is the last main event she’ll be a part of (69).

Show Grade: 63


Show Notes
- Momo Watanabe sustained Chronic Shoulder Pain… Working through for 32 days ... for crying out loud, every time

- Starlight Kid really off her game

- With Maya Yukihi in Tam’s ear, potentially a leadership position opens up, should Tam lose at Autumn Flame…


 

 

Edited September 22, 2022 by Strech

[Strech]

 

STARDOM Autumn Flame Tag 6
Wednesday Week 4 August 2023
Attendance: 1,400 People



Opening Match: Maika (63) defeated Momo Kohgo (39) and Yui Inihara (27) in 8:58 when Maika submitted Momo Kohgo with a Cross Armbreaker (51).

Match 2: Vermillion World [Syuri (76), Natsupoi (68) and Himeka (65)] defeated Koguma (51), Saya Iida (50) and Waka Tsukiyama (32) in 7:27 when Syuri pinned Waka Tsukiyama with a KG Flash (65).

Match 3: STARS [Mayu Iwatani (78), Hazuki (69) and Hanan (40)] defeated Mai Sakurai (33), Brittany Bryant (29) and Skye Blue (39) in 10:13 when Mayu Iwatani pinned Brittany Bryant with a Moonsault (63).

Semi Main: ALFA [Giulia (65), Suzu Suzuki (68), MIRAI (45) and Thekla (51)] defeated Queen's Quest [KAIRI (72), AZM (62), Saya Kamitani (67) and Miyu Amasaki (44)] in 19:32 when Thekla submitted Miyu Amasaki with a Death Strap Lock (66).

Main Event: Oedo Tai [Starlight Kid (57), Momo Watanabe (30 Limited Involvement), Natsuko Tora (52), Saki Kashima (54) and Ruaka (37)] defeated Cosmic Angels [Tam Nakano (71), Maya Yukihi (59), Mei Hoshizuki (51), Unagi Sayaka (45) and Mina Shirakawa (45)] in 17:25 when Ruaka pinned Mina Shirakawa with a Complete Shot (56).

Show Closing Promo: As Tam is helped to the back by Cosmic Angels, Momo calls again for her ppv opponent, revealed on the big screen to be Io Shirai! (59).

Show Grade: 57


Show Notes

- Tam being beaten up by Ruaka as Yukihi drops off the apron, puts her loser leave STARDOM match a little more in doubt

- Io Shirai is the final huge signing, with WWE not even competing to keep her on their roster! She debuts a great gimmick and straight away aims for her former understudy.

Edited September 22, 2022 by Strech

[Strech]

STARDOM Autumn Flame 2023 Quick Picks

 

Main Event. Wonder of STARDOM – 10th Defence: Io Shirai vs Momo Watanabe (c)

 

6. High Speed Title – 1st Defence: AZM vs Hazuki (c)

 

5. Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yukihi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)       

 

4. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)

 

3. Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)

 

2. Cosmic Angels - Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)

 

1. Loser Leaves STARDOM – Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama

 

Pre. ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant

Edited September 23, 2022 by Strech

[Dawn]

Io Shirai
Hazuki
Oedo Tai
Vermillion World
Queen's Quest
Oedo Tai
Tam Nakano
ALFA

[Rhysrob]

Main Event. Wonder of STARDOM – 10th Defence: Io Shirai vs Momo Watanabe (c)

 

6. High Speed Title – 1st Defence: AZM vs Hazuki (c)

 

5. Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yuhiki) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)       

 

4. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)

 

3. Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)

 

2. Cosmic Angels - Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)

 

1. Loser Leaves STARDOM – Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama

 

Pre. ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant

[Hollywood]

Main Event. Wonder of STARDOM – 10th Defence: Io Shirai vs Momo Watanabe (c)

6. High Speed Title – 1st Defence: AZM vs Hazuki (c)

5. Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yuhiki) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)       

4. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)

3. Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)

2. Cosmic Angels - Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)

1. Loser Leaves STARDOM – Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama

Pre. ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant

[Strech]

I made a mistake yesterday double booking Hazuki. She will be replaced in the 10 man by Momo Kohgo.

With everything that happened this week I need to actually play the event and write it up tomorrow, so hopefully I’ll write this and get back ahead this weekend!

 

I'll blame card "subject to change" and "Card subject to big dumb mistakes" 😛

 

STARDOM Autumn Flame in Osaka 2022
Saturday Week 4 August 2023



Main Event:




Io Shirai vs Momo Watanabe (c)
Match Preview: The Wonder of STARDOM Title is on the line in our main event, as the returning Io Shirai wrestles her first match back against her former student in Momo Watanabe.

With the champion Momo having to battle through an injury to defend her belt for the 10th time, compared to Io Shirai who is coming off the grueling WWE schedule, hopefully both women can battle through to deliver an outstanding main event!



Semi Main:




AZM vs Hazuki (c)
Match Preview: The semi-Main event sees Hazuki make V1 of her High Speed title against AZM.

The former stable mates in QQ who have been two of the leading lights in the high speed division will draw on their history to be the spark to ignite this ppv! (with AZM shortening and stylizing her name to match Hazuki’s former style “HZK”)



Match 5:

Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yukihi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)
Match Preview: Natsuko Tora will continue to rebel against Starlight Kid’s strange games and look to bring back her old friend Ruaka, who has transformed in a cold blooded stone faced destroyer.

Yukihi has been working in the background of Cosmic Angels to slowly imprint her reserved regel approach to wrestling, with Mei looking to cling on to either her or Tam’s philosophy to find her way in STARDOM.



Match 4:

STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)
Match Preview: Huge 10 woman tag sees two great factions square off in STARS & Vermillion World. Whilst stories of discontent have been bubbling between Syuri’s loss to Natsupoi, Maika & Himeka’s lack of direction and recent Koguma’s discontent in STARS, leading to storylines hopefully being created during and after this contest.



Match 3:






Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)
Match Preview: No real story heading into this one, rather the noise from previous events, such as Giulia & Suzu’s potential fractures, Thekla finally getting over her short hair, Saya’s quest to convert Miyu into a high flying enthusiast and KAIRI’s bubbling concerns over Io’s return, hopefully leading to a fun match where I can test Miyu with some main event talent.



Match 2:





Cosmic Angels – Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)
Match Preview: Saki’s unhappiness at the new, Starlight Kid led, Oedo Tai will come to blows here against the recent Cosmic Angels outcasts, who will be watching the previous match with intrigue.



Opening Match:



Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama
Match Preview: Request by Tam to open the show, this loser leaves STARDOM contest against Waka will be the actual last match for one of the two wrestlers. With Waka finally winning a singles match, alongside Tam’s reignited passion, this should open the show with a bang!



Pre-Show Match:







ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant
Match Preview: The Preshow sees everyone who didn’t make it onto the card with the AEW excursionists taking on the ALFA duo.



STARDOM Autumn Flame 2023 Quick Picks

Main Event. Wonder of STARDOM – 10th Defence: Io Shirai vs Momo Watanabe (c)

6. High Speed Title – 1st Defence: AZM vs Hazuki (c)

5. Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yukihi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)

4. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)

3. Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)

2. Cosmic Angels - Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)

1. Loser Leaves STARDOM – Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama

Pre. ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant


 

 

Edited September 24, 2022 by Strech

[Rateddc]

Main Event. Wonder of STARDOM – 10th Defence: Io Shirai vs Momo Watanabe (c)

6. High Speed Title – 1st Defence: AZM vs Hazuki (c)

5. Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yukihi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)

4. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)

3. Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)

2. Cosmic Angels - Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)

1. Loser Leaves STARDOM – Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama

Pre. ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant

[Strech]

 

Thanks everyone for the predictions, it means a lot to me that people are still taking a look at this!

Entering the final stretch now, with the 5 STAR GP Tournament up next, means a very busy week of uploads!

 

STARDOM Autumn Flame in Osaka 2022
Saturday Week 4 Autumn 2023
Attendance: 26,000 People in Osaka

Pre-show Match: ALFA (Mai Sakurai & MIRAI) vs Skye Blue & Brittany Bryant

ALFA [MIRAI (48) and Mai Sakurai (37)] defeated Brittany Bryant (31) and Skye Blue (42) in 9:41 when MIRAI pinned Brittany Bryant with a Lariat (44).






Opening Match: Loser Leaves STARDOM – Tam Nakano vs Waka Tsukiyama

Pre-Match Promos:
Tam Nakano: Tam has said enough, promising to give her all in this contest.

Waka Tsukiyama: Waka is emotionally crying out that this can’t be the end of the road for her STARDOM Dream, she’ll do anything to stay with the company.

Match Overview:

Waka’s opening offer of a handshake is approached cautiously by Tam, who fakes, winding up for a slap! Waka also winds up for a slap, leaving both opponents at a standoff to begin the high stakes contest.

Tam was noticeably really off her game, as despite all of the disrespect throughout the past couple of months, seeing Waka finally give her all was emotional for the Cosmic Angels leader.

With the fans desperately wanting to see more, biting on every near fall, the three spin kicks that Waka kept getting back up and crying out for more, ultimately lead to the final three slaps of the mat Waka would ever here in a STARDOM ring. As the referee calls for the bell, in turn, calling time on Waka’s STARDOM career.

Tam Nakano (61) defeated Waka Tsukiyama (32) in 13:53 by pinfall with a Spin Kick (49).





Angle: Tam rises from her ice packs to stare her down. She goes for the handshake, fakes into a slap, fakes into a head pat, before finally clasping her hand in a fist, turning and walking away from Tsukiyama.



Waka says goodbye to the fans in a teary final address, with Unagi & Mina coming out in their ring gear to hug and say their farewells. (44).









Match 2: Cosmic Angels - Delicious (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) vs Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima)

Pre-Match Promos:
Cosmic Angels: Cosmic Angels promo is skipped due to them checking on Waka

Oedo Tai: Saki is reluctant to trust Starlight, but is willing to go along with her schemes if it means Tora will be safe and Ruaka will be cured as soon as possible…

Match Overview:

Clearly emotional from the previous result, Delicious came out swinging with some wild offence. This allowed Oedo Tai avoid the majority of the incoming offence, shifting it into being the driving force of punishment against Cosmic Angels, ultimately allowing Starlight to pick up the win.

Oedo Tai [Starlight Kid (59) and Saki Kashima (57)] defeated Cosmic Angels - Delicious [Unagi Sayaka (46) and Mina Shirakawa (48)] in 13:29 when Starlight Kid pinned Mina Shirakawa with a Black Tiger Driver (58).









Match 3: Queen’s Quest (KAIRI, Saya Kamitani & Miyu Amasaki) vs ALFA (Giulia, Suzu Suzuki & Thekla)

Pre-Match Promos:
Queen’s Quest: As KAIRI hypes her partners up, Miyu is still very reluctant to go along with Saya’s plans to perform elaborate high flying moves

ALFA: ALFA trust in Thekla to step up and lead this time, as Giulia & Suzu promise to continue to raise the level of the whole faction unitedly.

Match Overview:
In a brilliant match up, the crowd were truly invested in this trios match, as STARDOM always excel at the multi-man matchups!

The most surprising moment of the match came as Future of STARDOM champion Miyu Amasaki ran rings around a visibly off Suzu Suzuki and almost scored the three count! Queen’s Quest however did come short as an aggressive Giulia & Thekla managed to pick up the slack and ultimately overpower their opponents.

ALFA [Giulia (66), Suzu Suzuki (59) and Thekla (53)] defeated Queen's Quest [KAIRI (82), Saya Kamitani (66) and Miyu Amasaki (43)] in 16:52 when Giulia pinned Miyu Amasaki with a Glorious Bomb (65).










Match 4: STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo, Koguma, Saya Iida & Hanan) vs Vermillion World (Syuri, Natsupoi, Maika, Himeka & Yui Inihara)

Pre-Match Promos:
STARS: Mayu allows the others to chip in their rallies of support for each other, before leading her faction through to the entrance way.

Vermillion World: Vermillion World are confident with Yui having integrated herself more and the titles across the other members of the faction.

Match Overview:

In this elimination style 5v5 the opening portion of the match allowed Mayu Iwatani to shine and look excellent, as the leader of STARS captained the faction into a 4v2 lead!

Vermillion Worlds rally came as Maika & Natsupoi combined to level the playing field and in fact bring it back to a 1v1 with Koguma & Natsupoi having a mini match to end this contest.

With Koguma having minimal involvement, she arguably should have had the advantage! Unfortunately Natsupoi has been in red hot form and clearly wanted the victory more, as the obvious to the fans in attendance, as the final 3 count unsurprisingly granted Natsupoi & in turn Vermillion World the win.

Vermillion World [Maika (64), Syuri (79), Himeka (63), Natsupoi (71) and Yui Inihara (26)] defeated STARS [Mayu Iwatani (83), Koguma (56), Momo Kohgo (40), Saya Iida (52) and Hanan (41)] in 17:41 when Natsupoi pinned Koguma with a Fairy Blink (65).









Match 5: Cosmic Angels (Mei Hoshizuki & Maya Yukihi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)

Pre-Match Promos:
Cosmic Angels: Yukihi is asked if she is relieved that Tam has survived her loser leave STARDOM match. A pensive hesitation is followed by a reluctant agreement, before Mei is reminded to focus on the dangerous opposition in front of them.

Oedo Tai: Tora is worried about Ruaka who doesn’t join her for the prematch promo. She’ll win this match then try to shake some sense into the youngster, if that fails, Starlight Kid better watch out…

Match Overview:

Tora started off against Maya to kick this one off and struggled to gain the upper hand. The momentum truly shifted when their partners entered the fray, as Ruaka Systematically picked the two Cosmic Angels apart.

With Starlight watching in, it was clear that Yukihi had superior technique and Mei had superior speed to Tora, who massively struggled in this one! Fortunately, Ruaka emotionlessly caught Mei with a huge lariot, taking control of the match until she hit her finisher, securing Oedo Tai the win.

Oedo Tai [Natsuko Tora (54) and Ruaka (42)] defeated Cosmic Angels [Maya Yukihi (66) and Mei Hoshizuki (50)] in 15:37 when Ruaka pinned Mei Hoshizuki with a Freezer Bomb (63).




Angle: Starlight enters the ring and looks like she is about to start another ritual, this time on Natsuko Tora.

However, Tora’s lunge off the canvas towards the Leader of Oedo Tai, is avoided, leading Starlight to step aside and force a mask onto a struggling Tora, who eventually passes out.

Lights off, lights on & Oedo Tai have disappeared. Tora has seemingly been dragged down into Starlight Kid’s darkness (51).







Semi Main: High Speed Title
Challenger AZM vs 23rd Champion Hazuki (c)

Pre-Match Promos:
AZM: AZM rocks a blonde Hazuki style haircut, as she looks to prove how much stronger she is then when Hazuki was her age carrying the high speed belt for the first time

Hazuki: Hazuki’s first challenger is the strongest, as she truly believes that without her there is no AZM.

Match Overview:
An explosive start to this one as Hazuki jumps AZM before the bell, ensuring the usual “High Speed Bomb” of QQ is on the backfoot to start this match!

AZM worked her way into the match after leveraging Hazuki’s facewash kick by tying her up in the ropes, before planting Hazuki head first into the canvas whilst her body was draped over the middle rope, to a sickening thud and a close two count.

As we approached the finish the Crowd were noticeably Buzzing with excitement at this none stop action, with Hazuki ending a string of reversals with a huge Michinoku driver & then Diving Senton on the ring apron, rolling the challenger in, then crawling over to secure the three count.

Hazuki (70) defeated AZM (64) in 12:12 by pinfall with a Diving Senton.

Hazuki makes defence number one of the High Speed title (69).





Main Event: Wonder of STARDOM Title Match:
Challenger Io Shirai vs 18th Champion Momo Watanabe (c)

Pre-Match Promos:
Io Shirai: Io would love to say she’s delighted to be back, but between the long flight 2 days ago and her former friend Momo’s attitude, she’s looking to hit the ground running, then analyze STARDOM's progress from one of the tops of the mountains.

Momo Watanabe: Momo links her bandaged shoulder to carrying STARDOM on her young shoulders, as she continued to lead STARDOM forward, whilst Io deserted her.

Match Overview:

This slow built main event really pulled on the oldest wrestling story in the book, student vs teacher, to showcase the pairs growth apart alongside showing the skills their different paths have shown them.

Momo’s injury to her shoulder was offset by Io’s Jet lag and banged up knees after the gruelling WWE schedule, ensuring the main event did not come close to hitting the heights expected of them, with double downs and grasping at limbs frequent in the second half of this contest.

Momo’s shortcut attempts were all thwarted by the referee alongside the experience of Io, resulting in the closing stretch of Neck-breakers and tombstone piledrivers leaving Momo staring up at the lights, as a picture-perfect Bridging German Suplex Hold gifts Io her second Wonder of STARDOM Championship.

Io Shirai (68) defeated Momo Watanabe (57) in 17:45 by pinfall with a Bridging German Suplex Hold.

Io Shirai wins the Wonder of Stardom title (66).




Show Closing Angle: Io is back on top! She will be watching the upcoming 5STAR very closely (66).



Show Grade: 67



Show Notes

- So we say goodbye to Waka in what would have been an emotional start to the night. I feel like once she does get her first win, there’s only so many more stories they can tell with her.

- I can’t decide whether to turn Koguma or not, the Hazuki match has to happen now, but I just can’t bring myself to full turn the bear!

- Io coming back maybe jumping the cue in terms of getting the white belt off the bat, but we will hold on for the first moon sault back / rest both her & Momo for the 5STAR, which is up next!



 

 

Edited September 24, 2022 by Strech

[djskeemask]

@Strech IDK if you saw it, but check out Just Tap Out's TAKATaichiDespeMania! It's Taka Michinoku's Debut 30th Anniversary event. Features a few different companies, STARDOM being one. Maika & Mirai vs. Aoi & Tomoka Inaba is one of the best Joshi matches I have seen so far in my venture into the Joshi world.

[Strech]

On 9/25/2022 at 1:57 AM, djskeemask said:

@Strech IDK if you saw it, but check out Just Tap Out's TAKATaichiDespeMania! It's Taka Michinoku's Debut 30th Anniversary event. Features a few different companies, STARDOM being one. Maika & Mirai vs. Aoi & Tomoka Inaba is one of the best Joshi matches I have seen so far in my venture into the Joshi world.

Ohh I missed this, I'll have to add it to the list to get back to once I've finished this diary! Cheers for the recommendation!

[Strech]

 

5 Star GP Brackets Reveal + Rules






The two blocks have been revealed above, as 16 wrestlers compete across 2 round robin group stages, with the winners of each block facing off to decide who wins the 5 Star Grand Prix! A 15 minute time limit will be applied to every match except the final. Winning a match gains two points for the wrestler, a draw means 1 point each and losing gets 0 points.



A new addition last year that will continue will be a faction league. Similar to Formula 1, wrestlers in each faction have their points added up and averaged due to 6 factions being involved, to ensure that more matches mean more throughout the tournament. The winning faction will pick a belt to challenge for at the PPV, going down until 4th place, as the faction who finishes last or second last doesn’t win anything.

Any questions or earlier winner predictions, feel free to chuck them below as its always fun to see your feedback!


 

 

Edited September 26, 2022 by Strech