Stardom runs their latest NEW BLOOD event today, the 16th installment of the promotion’s developmental series focused on younger and less-experienced wrestlers. As has been the case recently, a lot of outside participation is scheduled as other promotions send their younger and inexperienced wrestlers to gain experience and exposure against the same in Stardom. There is also a title match scheduled-after recently seeing her year-plus record-setting Future Of Stardom Championship reign stunningly halted, Rina will try to hold on to the New Blood Tag Team Championship when she & Azusa Inaba defend against Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. HANAKO has been on a hot streak since returning from a month-long excursion to the US, and with the Goddess Of Stardom Tag League fast approaching both the titles and potentially momentum going in are on the line.
Today’s event will be held at Bellesalle Grand Shinjuku in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There will be no commentary. No word yet on if the event will also be live on YouTube. This will be a shorter event with only 5 matches including the title match so the running time should be a little over 90 minutes.
UPDATE (Pre-show): You can also watch the entire event FOR FREE on YouTube. The live stream won’t be set up until right before it begins.
UPDATE 2: They changed broadcast plans last-minute-this event IS NOT live on Stardom World. Only on YouTube.
Today’s lineup:
Manami (Sendai Girls) vs. Rian
Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara
Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki vs. YUNA (Sendai Girls) & Spike Nishimura (Independent/Freelancer)
Hina & Tomoka Inaba vs. Cohaku & HONOKA (WAVE)
New Blood Tag Team Champions Rina & Azusa Inaba vs. Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO for the titles
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Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.
8:30 PM PT UPDATE: Stardom has set up the YouTube live stream. I will be watching on YouTube tonight for ease of use and also to be able to watch on my TV.
8:54 PM PT UPDATE: The YouTube stream has begun. It will be in up to 1080p60 format. We should be going to the venue in about 5 minutes.
8:57 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Bellesalle Grand Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance will be announced later today or tomorrow. While the venue’s maximum capacity is 1400 the setup is for much smaller and the seating areas I can see initially are mostly full. What they’re showing us so far suggests a crowd of around 250. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 236)
The matches will begin shortly.
The matches begin at 9:02 PM PT/12:02 AM ET.
Match 1: Manami (Sendai Girls) vs. Rian. 15 minute time limit (Manami’s entrance music is muted, darn copyrights)
Result: Manami beat Rian
Match 2: Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. 15 minute time limit
Result: Lady C & Ranna Yagami beat Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Yagami pinned Kurara. Afterwards, Yagami with microphone. She quickly handed off to C for a few words then it was passed to Kurara.
Match 3: Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki vs. YUNA (Sendai Girls) & Spike Nishimura (Independent/Freelancer). 20 minute time limit. Muted entrance music for the outsiders
Result: Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat YUNA & Spike Nishimura. Kid beat YUNA with Black Tiger Leg Murder. Afterwards, Kid with microphone. Sounded like basic putting over.
Intermission.
The matches resume at 10:10 PM PT/1:10 AM ET.
Match 4: Hina & Tomoka Inaba vs. Cohaku & HONOKA (WAVE). 20 minute time limit
Result: Hina & Tomoka Inaba beat Cohaku & HONOKA. Inaba pinned HONOKA.
Main Event: New Blood Tag Team Champions Rina & Azusa Inaba vs. Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO for the titles. 20 minute time limit
Result: New Blood Tag Team Champions Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO to retian the titles. Rina beat HANAKO an octopus stretch hold. V1 for the champs. Next up: Possibly Lady C & Ranna Yagami. Challenge issued.
The next event is tomorrow at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast.
