Stardom begins the road to their next blowout PPV today with a major event in Tokyo. The main event is a double title match betwern Saya Kamitani & AZM for the World Of Stardom and STRONG Women’s Championships, representing perhaps a second coronation for the Phenex Queen as she could become a double champion once again. A second title match features a Future Of Stardom Championship match as HABAKO again challenges Hina for the title while Hina tries to get closer to the successful defense records ahead of her held by sisters Hanan & Rina. Elsewhere, Syuri returns for the first time since leaving earlier this year for an excursion that wound up being to All Elite Wrestling, and Tae Honma makes her last Stardom appearance before retiring next month.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World in Japanese. And thanks to an emergency decision yesterday, you will also be able to watch the entire event FOR FREE on YouTube. There are 9 matches scheduled including a potential pre-show match and given there usually is an intermission the event probably will run longer than usual for Korakuen, I’m anticipating around 3 hours.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA except for first match):
Yuria Hime vs. Kikyo Furusawa (pre-show)
Tae Honma, Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs. Ranna Yagami, Sayaka Kurara & Rian
Hanan, Saya Iida & Bea Priestley vs. Momo Watanabe, Konami & Fukigen
Saki Kashima vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Momo Kohgo in a 3-way (Updated, see below)
Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima vs. Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame and Hazuki, Koguma, Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori in a 3-way
Ami Sohrei, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu vs. Natsuko Tora, Rina & Ruaka
Syuri & Tomoka Inaba vs. Sareee & Kaoru Ito
Future Of Stardom Champion Hina vs. HANAKO for the title
World Of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani vs. STRONG Women’s Champion AZM for the titles
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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. If the pre-show match is part of the YouTube broadcast that I will be watching, updates will instead begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET. (Pre-show Update: It will be, so updates will begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET)
7:10 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hoses are Haruo Murata & Makoto Oe. This appears to also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Although still 20 minutes until the main start time, the venue is already looking at least 75-80% full. Not sure about a sellout, but already looking like at least 1250-1300. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1638, a legit sellout)
Pre-show match: Yuria Hime vs. Kikyo Furusawa. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuria Hime beat Kikyo Furusawa by submission. Short match at just over 5 minutes but really good, a lot of creative submission attempts and more.
Updates will resume at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.
LAST-SECOND PRE-SHOW UPDATE: There has been a last-second change to the event because Saki Kashima is now off. The always-vague poor health. The 3-way is now just Waka Tsukiyama vs. Momo Kohgo. This was announced at the beginning of the main card.
The matches begin at 7:34 PM PT/10:34 PM ET.
Match 1: Tae Honma (Independent/Freelancer), Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs. Ranna Yagami, Sayaka Kurara & Rian. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tae Honma, Saori Anou & Natsupoi beat Ranna Yagami, Sayaka Kurara & Rian. Honma beat Yagami with an inverted figure 4.
Match 2: Waka Tsukiyama vs. Momo Kohgo. 15 minute time limit
Result: Waka Tsukiyama beat Momo Kohgo
Match 3: Hanan, Saya Iida & Bea Priestley vs. Momo Watanabe, Konami & Fukigen. 20 minute time limit
Reslut: Hanan, Saya Iida & Bea Priestley beat Momo Watanabe, Konami & Fukigen by DQ. Konami DQ’d. Chair use.
Match 4: Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima vs. Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame and Hazuki, Koguma, Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hazuki, Koguma, Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori beat Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima and Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame in a 3-way when Hazuki pinned Maishima.
Match 5: Ami Sohrei, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu vs. Natsuko Tora, Rina & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ami Sohrei, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Natsuko Tora, Rina & Ruaka. C pinned Tora after a big boot.
Match 6: Syuri & Tomoka Inaba vs. Sareee & Kaoru Ito (Independent/Freelancer). 20 minute time limit
Result: Sareee & Kaoru Ito beat Syuri & Tomoka Inaba. Sareee pinned Inaba.
Intermission.
The matches resume at 9:20 PM PT/12:20 AM ET.
Match 7: Future Of Stardom Champion Hina vs. HANAKO for the title. 15 minute time limit
Result: HANAKO beat Future Of Stardom Champion Hina to win the title. HANAKO becomes the 13th Future Of Stardom Champion. With practically no time left! Maybe 1-2 seconds before a draw (actually not that close…49 seconds left). Next up: Aya Sakura.
Main Event: World Of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani vs. STRONG Women’s Champion AZM for the titles. 30 minute time limit
Result: World Of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani beat STRONG Women’s Champion AZM to win the STRONG title and retain the World Of Stardom Title. Kamitani becomes the 6th STRONG Women’s Champion. World Of Stardom V6 for Kamitani. Guess there’s some rioting on the Twitter going on because some poor suckers refuse to Embrace The H.A.T.E. Bow Down Before Your PHENEX QUEEN! As soon as AZM was sent off, Momo Watanabe hit the ring. She has a title shot of her choice in hand for winning the 5STAR GP, and it’s cash-in time. Sounds like she wants the STRONG title. Updates to come hopesully soon.
The next event is Sunday at Sunrec Kitakami in Iwate. There will be no live broadcast.
UPDATE: Turns out Watanabe wants BOTH titles Kamitani holds and is getting her shot at them. That match will happen on 11/3 at Ota City General Gym on PPV.
UPDATE 2 (9/28/25): HANAKO-Sakura for the Future Of Stardom Championship is official. That match will happen on 10/5 at HISTORIC X-OVER in Guangzhou, China.