Stardom continues the 5STAR GP today in Niigata. For the second straight event, only the Red blocks will be in action today and only tournament matches are currently scheduled. Among today’s highlights are a H.A.T.E. faceoff between Natsuko Tora & Rina and some interesting present vs. future matchups in Saya Iida vs. Utami Hayashishita and Sayaka Kurara vs. AZM. And, in a matchup that would be a perfect death match as both prefer hardcore to regular wrestling, there could be a crazy one that spills all over the place when Rina Yamashita faces Maki Itoh.
Today’s event will be held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There will be no commentary. All 8 matches will have a 15 minute time limit so even with a likely intermission along the way this event probably will be on the short side with a running time of, give or take a couple minutes. roughly 2 hours.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA, all matches are 5STAR GP matches):
Red A:
Sayaka Kurara vs. AZM
Tomoka Inaba vs. Maika
Itsuki Aoki vs. Akira Kurogame
Natsuko Tora vs. Rina
Red B:
Mei Seira vs. Azusa Inaba
Lady C vs. Konami
Saya Iida vs. Utami Hayashishita
Rina Yamashita vs. Maki Itoh
Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. The live stream should begin 3-5 minutes before the event.
Pre-show Update: You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. According to Stardom’s English social media accounts, Kurara-AZM will be today’s main event.
8:52 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 5-10 minutes.
9 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Duo Cerezo in Niigata, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. The venue is kinda small but looks mostly full. Seems like they’ll draw more than Tokyo Joshi Pro usually does here, I’ll predict around 400. (UPDATE: The paid attendance was not announced)
The matches will begin shortly. Based on the match order announcement, Stardom’s social media was wrong-Iida vs. Hayashishita will be the main event, not Kurara-AZM.
The matches begin at 9:03 PM PT/12:03 AM ET. All matches today are 5STAR GP Matches, 15 minute time limit. For those keeping track of points in each block, the top 3 in each block will advance to the playoffs.
Match 1: Red A: Tomoka Inaba vs. Maika
Result: Maika beat Tomoka Inaba
Maika is 3-0, 6 pts. Inaba is 2-3, 4 pts.
Match 2: Red B: Lady C vs. Konami
Result: Konami beat Lady C
Konami is 2-0, 4 pts. C is 0-3, 0 pts.
The YouTube broadcast ends here.
Match 3: Red A: Natsuko Tora vs. Rina
Result: Natsuko Tora beat Rina
Both are 1-2, 2 pts.
Match 4: Red A: Sayaka Kurara vs. AZM
Result: AZM beat Sayaka Kurara
AZM is 2-1, 4 pts. Kurara is 2-3, 4 pts.
Match 5: Red B: Mei Seira vs. Azusa Inaba
Result: Time Limit Draw
Both are 1-2-1, 3 pts.
Intermission.
The matches resume at 10:30 PM PT/1:30 AM ET (nearly 20 minute break).
Match 6: Red A: Itsuki Aoki vs. Akira Kurogame
Result: Itsuki Aoki beat Akira Kurogame
Aoki is 3-0, 6 pts. Kurogame is 0-3, 0 pts.
Match 7: Red B: Rina Yamashita vs. Maki Itoh
Result: Double Countout
Yamashita is 2-1-2, 6 pts. Itoh is 1-1-1, 3 pts.
Quick break for ring cleaning.
Main Event: Red B: Saya Iida vs. Utami Hayashishita
Result: Utami Hayashishita beat Saya Iida
Hayashishita is 1-1-1, 3 pts. Iida is 3-1, 6 pts.
The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall with all blocks (2 matches form each block). Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.