Stardom wrapped up the 2026 Cinderella Tournament today with the Semifinals & Finals.
Today’s event was held at Yoikohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 1857, a full house/near sellout.
There was a late change to the card due to Lei Ying Lee being pulled off the event. Unspecified reasons but it was by TNA Wrestling. My thinking is scheduling conflicts. She was to have teamed with Sareee to face Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. Takumi Iroha was the replacement.
Cinderella Tournament Semifinals:
Match 1: Hanan beat Aya Sakura.
Match 2: Rina beat Miyu Amasaki.
This means it’s a big sister-little sister final.
Match 3: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki beat Maki Itoh, Rian, Kikyo Furusawa & Kiyoka Kokatsu. Kashima pinned Furusawa.
Match 4: Saya Iida, Bea Priestley, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime & Fuwa-chan beat Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Maika, Xena & Anne Kanaya. Iida pinned Kanaya after a lariat.
Match 5: Sareee & Takumi Iroha (Independent/Freelancer) beat Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. Sareee pinned Kurogame.
Match 6: Ranna Yagami beat Future Of Stardom Champion HANAKO to win the title. Yagami becomes the 14th Future Of Stardom Champion. I’m high on Yagami’s future in the promotion, but still…UPSET ALERT!!!
Match 7: Starlight Kid, AZM, Mei Seira & Tabata (CMLL) beat Ami Sohrei, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba & Hina and Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen in a 3-way when AZM pinned Tora.
Match 8: India Sioux beat CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Hazuki to win the title. Sioux becomes the 8th CMLL Japan Women’s Champion.
Match 9: Cinderella Tournament Finals: Hanan beat Rina to win the tournament. It’s the second time Hanan wins the tournament and the Cinderella gown & tiara, having previously won in 2024. One of the favorites to win did so in her recent return from injury, makes sense as Hanan is clearly the future of Stardom on the face side.
Main Event: Natsupoi & Sayaka Kurara beat Saya Kamitani & Konami. Kurara pinned Kamitani after Violet Screwdriver. They just can’t let go of Tam Nakano and are desperate to put Kurara over Kamitani. Ugh…
The next event is NEW BLOOD 30 on 3/25 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming FOR FREE on YouTube will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.