Stardom continues the 5STAR GP today in Ishikawa with the Red blocks. Both blocks will see all their participants in action across 8 tournament matches, with the main event expected to be Sayaka Kurara vs. Maika.
Today’s event will be held at Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall Building 2 in Ishikawa and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. There will be no commentary. There are 9 matches total and since all tournament matches currently have a 15 minute time limit this won’t run much longer than an average house show, probably going just over 2 hours.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Hanan & Matoi Hamabe vs. Anne Kanaya & Ema Maishima
5STAR GP:
Red B:
Azusa Inaba vs. Utami Hayashishita
Lady C vs. Rina Yamashita
Saya Iida vs. Maki Itoh
Mei Seira vs. Konami
Red A:
Rina vs. Akira Kurogame
Ituski Aoki vs. Natsuko Tora
Tomoka Inaba vs. AZM
Sayaka Kurara vs. Maika
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Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.
8:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.
9 PM PT UPDATE: The YouTube broadcast has begun. Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall Building 2 in Ishikawa, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. We get a quick overhead shots as the broadcast feed starts, it looks to be setup for around 500 and looks mostly full so I’ll go with that.
The matches will begin shortly.
The matches begin at 9:06 PM PT/12:06 AM ET. The hard camera today is above the ring so looking down from a higher angle than usual.
Match 1: 5STAR GP Red A: Rina vs. Akira Kurogame. 15 minute time limit
Result: Rina beat Akira Kurogame
Rina is 1-1, 2 pts. Kurogame is 0-2, 0 pts.
Match 2: 5STAR GP Red B: Lady C vs. Rina Yamashita. 15 minute time limit
Result: Rina Yamashita beat Lady C
Yamashita is 2-1-1, 5 pts. C is 0-2, 0 pts.
The YouTube broadcast ends here.
Match 3: 5STAR GP Red A: Ituski Aoki vs. Natsuko Tora. 15 minute time limit
Result: Itsuki Aoki beat Natsuko Tora
Aoki is 2-0, 4 pts. Tora is 0-2, 9 pts.
And I was wrong at the start of this post because next is…
Match 4: 5STAR GP Red A Sayaka Kurara vs. Maika. 15 minute time limit
Result: Maika beat Sayaka Kurara by submission
Maika is 2-0, 4 pts. Kurara is 2-2, 4 pts.
Match 5: Hanan & Matoi Hamabe vs. Anne Kanaya & Ema Maishima. 15 minute time limit
Result: Hanan & Matoi Hamabe beat Anne Kanaya & Ema Maishima. Hanan pinned Kanaya with a blockbuster hold.
Match 6: 5STAR GP Red B: Azusa Inaba vs. Utami Hayashishita. 15 minute time limit
Result: Azusa Inaba beat Utami Hayashishita. UPSET ALERT!!!
Inaba is 1-2, 2 pts. Hayashishita is 0-1-1, 1 pt.
Intermission.