Stardom wrapped up their 2023 with their final blowout event of the year, Stardom Dream Queendom 2023.
Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on PPV via Pia (Japan). The last 2 matches have been uploaded to YouTube because the PPV feed was lost early and the end of the semifinal match and the entire main event were not shown due to network issues. The event will be available on Stardom World at a later date (probably in about a week).
The paid attendance has not yet been announced. There were some famous fans in attendance via posts on the socials including New Japan’s Yuji Nagata, who took his son to the event. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 3063)
Match 1: Miyu Amasaki, Yuzuki & Azusa Inaba beat Sayaka Kurara, Ranna Yagami & HANAKO. Yuzuki pinned Kurara.
Match 2: Saki Kashima & Ami Sohrei beat Lady C & Hina, Yuna Mizumori & SAKI and Thekla & Mai Sakurai in a 4-way when Sohrei pinned Mizumori.
Match 3: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Saya Iida & Hanan beat Starkight Kid, Rina, Ruaka & Fukigen. Iwatani pinned Fukigen after a moonsault press.
Match 4: Nanae Takahashi, Yuu & AZM beat Mina Shirakawa, Mei Seira & Syuri. Takahashi pinned Shirakawa after Nanae Rocker.
Match 5: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Utami Hayashishita & Saya Kamitani beat Natsuko Tora & Momo Watanabe to retain the titles. Hayashishita pinned Tora after a torture rack bomb. V1 for the champs.
Match 6: STRONG Women’s Champion Giulia beat Meghan Bayne by submission to retain the title. V7 for Giulia. Next up: Trish Adora. That match may happen on 1/13 at the next New Japan US event in San Jose, CA.
Match 7: Saori Anou beat Wonder Of Stardom Champion MIRAI to win the title. Anou becomes the 20th Wonder Of Stardom Champion.
Main Event: Maika beat Suzu Suzuki to win the vacant World Of Stardom Championship. Maika becomes the 17th World Of Stardom Champion.
The next event is Wednesday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.
UPDATE 2: After the PPV issues today it has been announced that all buyers will get a full refund after the new year begins and the entire event will be streamed free on YouTube for a limited time.
