Stardom wraps up the preliminary round of the Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Tournament today, and there is a lot at stake in these final matches. The top 3 in each block advance but only the winners go to the Semifinals, the other 2 teams must face off in an elimination match for that second spot. In the Red Block, Hazuki & Koguma will win and advance to the Semifinals and Maika & HANAKO will finish 2nd because of tiebreakers (their only loss so far is to Hazuki & Koguma) but that leaves 3rd and who they will face up for grabs and it’s wide open. Plus Maika & HANAKO can play spoiler by keeping Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara possibly out of 3rd by beating them. Beyond that it’ll all but come down to tiebreakers. In the Blue Block, Saori Anou & Natsupoi will win and advance to the Semifinals but 4 teams have a chance at the other two spots. Mei Seira & Cohaku unfortunately had their last match yesterday (they did their part and won) so they can only hope tiebreakers may go their way. Momo Watanabe & Thekla face Hanan & Saya Iida in perhaps the most critical match, both must win and, in the latter’s case, hope that Ranna Yagami & Lady C can somehow pull another upset and beat Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki. It’s all but going to come down to tiebreakers and draws will be a factor. Buckle up for a wild ride.
Today’s event will be held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There will be no commentary. There are 8 matches scheduled and probably will be an intermission at some point so I anticipate this match will have a running time of about 2 1/2 hours.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo vs. Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe
Natsupoi vs. Mei Seira & Rina in a 3-way
Goddess Of Stardom Tag League:
Red Block:
Maika & HANAKO vs. Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara
Syuri & Saki Kashima vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka (Main Event)
AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Konami & Saya Kamitani
Blue Block:
Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Momo Watanabe & Thekla
Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Rian
Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki vs. Ranna Yagami & Lady C
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Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.
6:50 PM PT UPDATE: You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. That stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.
8 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Duo Cerezo in Niigata, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance will be announced later today or tomorrow. The venue normally is used for weddings so it’s a small setup but looks full or close to it. Not having seen live events here before I’m going to guess the setup is for maybe 400, whatever it’s for the number should be close to a sellout. (Not a legit sellout, at the end I saw rows of empty seats but all towards the back and only 2-3 rows) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 426)
Match card order announcement. Syuri/Saki Kashima vs. Natsuko Tora/Ruaka in the Red Block will be today’s main event.
The matches begin at 8:05 PM PT/11:05 PM ET.
Match 1: Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo vs. Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe. 15 minute time limit
Result: Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe beat Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo. Yagami beat Kohgo. First career win for Hamabe!
Match 2: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. 20 minute time limit. Both teams cannot advance regardless of result.
Result: Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Sakura beat Tsukiyama with an armbar.
Mizumori & Sakura finish 3-5, 6 points. Tsukiyama & Rian finish 2-6, 4 points.
The YouTube broadcast ends here.
Match 3: Natsupoi vs. Mei Seira & Rina in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Result: Natsupoi beat Mei Seira & Rina in a 3-way by pinning Rina.
Match 4: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: Maika & HANAKO vs. Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara. 20 minute time limit. Maika & HANAKO will finish 2nd and advance to the elimination match. Nakano & Kurara must win to have any chance to finish 3rd & advance to a rematch.
Result: Maika & HANAKO beat Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara. HANAKO pinned Kurara.
Maika & HANAKO finish 7-1, 14 points. Nakano & Kurara finish 3-5, 6 points and need miracles to advance, meaning no contests to come and tiebreakers.
Match 5: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki vs. Ranna Yagami & Lady C. 20 minute time limit. Kid & Suzuki must win or draw-just get points-to advance to the elimination match because there are no clear tiebreakers right now due to their matches against both teams being draws.
Result: Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki beat Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Kid pinned C.
Kid & Suzuki finish 4-1-3, 11 points. Yagami & C finish 2-6, 4 points.
As a result, Kid & Suzuki will finish either 2nd or 3rd and advance to the elimination match against the winner of Momo Watanabe & Thekla vs. Hanan & Saya IIda.
Match 6: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Konami & Saya Kamitani. 20 minute time limit. Both must win to have any chance of advancing and if one team (or both) earns a point, Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara are eliminated. (That would also officially eliminate Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo as their only hope is long-shot tiebreakers)
Result: Time Limit Draw. 1 point for each.
Both finish 3-4-1, 7 points and must wait for the main event to determine what will happen. They’re going to need a no contest or some kind of zero points for both scenario to have any chance. This makes tiebreakers very unclear. If one of the main event teams win, both are eliminated. As a result, Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara are now eliminated. Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo are also officially eliminated.
Intermission.
The matches resume at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.
Match 7: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Momo Watanabe & Thekla. 20 minute time limit. The winner will finish 3rd and advance to the elimination match. If it’s a draw, Watanabe & Thekla will advance. If it’s a no contest or scenario where both teams get no points, Mei Seira & Cohaku will advance on tiebreakers.
Result: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Momo Watanabe & Thekla by countout.
Both finish 4-3-1, 9 points. But because of this result, Hanan & Iida will finish 3rd and advance to the elimination match against Suzuki & Kid. The winneres will face Natsupoi & Saori Anou in the Semifinals. Watanabe & Thekla are out and now will almost certainly defend the Goddesses Of Stardom Championship against the eventual tournament winners. Thekla beat down both afterwards, possibly knocking out both.
Main Event: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: Syuri & Saki Kashima vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit. If there is a winner, they will advance. If it’s a draw or no contest/no points scenario, it goes to complicated tiebreakers.
Result: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Syuri & Saki Kashima. Tora pinned Syuri.
Tora & Ruaka finish 4-4, 8 points. Syuri & Kashima finish 3-5, 6 points.
As a result, Tora & Ruaka finish 3rd and advance to the elimination match to face Maika & HANAKO. The winner of that match will face Hazuki & Koguma in the Semifinals. Maika & HANAKO immediately came out after the match. Hanan & Iida also came back out despite the H.A.T.E. beatdown after they beat Kamitani & Konami, as did Kid & Suzuki. Basically everyone except Hazuki & Koguma who presumably were not here today. Short promo by Tora. Afterwards everyone left except Kid, who scrambled for the microphone to send the crowd home happy.
The elimination matches and Semifinals are Saturday at Act City Hamamatsu Event Hall Block 2 in Shizuoka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.
