Stardom ran a weekday night event in Tokyo today, a big event with major ramifications for the future of the promotion based on the main event.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the main event FOR FREE on YouTube. Today’s event has Japanese commentary with Haruo Murata & Ami Sohrei among others. Having commentary & onscreen graphics suggests this may have also been a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
The paid attendance has not yet been announced but it was a legit advance sellout with standing room only tickets sold today.
Match 1: Aya Sakura & Akira Kurogame beat HANAKO & Yuria Hime. Sakura pinned Hime.
Match 2: Suzu Suzuki, Lluvia (CMLL) & Tabata (CMLL) beat Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo. Lluvia pinned Kohgo after a modified Gory Bomb.
Match 3: Konami, Ruaka, Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara. Rina pinned Kurara after Pink Devil. Quite an exciting day for Rina as she posted earlier in the day on social media that she had just graduated from high school.
Match 4: Syuri, Saki Kashima & Hina beat Saya Iida, Hanan & Mayu Iwatani in 35 seconds. Kashima pinned Hanan.
Match 5: Momo Watanabe, Thekla & Natsuko Tora beat Maika, Rian & Waka Tsukiyama. Thekla pinned Rian after Poisonous Spider Drop.
Match 6: In a 3 Falls Match, High Speed Champion Mei Seira beat Fukigen 2-1 to retain the title. V5 for Seira.
Match 7: Artist Of Stardom Champions AZM, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba to retain the titles. AZM pinned C after Numero Uno. V1 for the champs.
Main Event: In a Loser Leaves Stardom Match, Saya Kamitani beat Tam Nakano. As a result, Nakano must leave Stardom. Bur first…because this is how god-awful the booking/matchmaking in Stardom has been since last summer…rematch on 4/27 for the World Of Stardom Championship held by Kamitani. AND…the loser must RETIRE. Well, hopefully that means the official end of Tam Road for good. It better be.
The next event is the 2025 Cinderella Tournament starting Saturday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on Stardom World as a PPV will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This is the annual tournament for younger and less-experienced wrestlers and can help launch the winner to new heights in their career, plus the winner also received a Cinderella-style gown. The entire field for the tournament, which is single-elimination bracket format, was also announced today: Yuria Hime, Akira Kurogame, Rian, Ranna Yagami, Sayaka Kurara, HANAKO, Aya Sakura, Miyu Amasaki, Lady C, Hina, Rina, Ruaka, Tabata, Azusa Inaba, Tomoka Inaba, Hanan.
Hanan won last year’s tournament and will be going for 2 straight-since winning the tournament last year she has gone on to become the current Goddesses Of Stardom Champion.
