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Stardom’s final non-PPV year-end event, STARDOM YEAREND X’mas NIGHT 2024, is in the books.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World AND YouTube FOR FREE! No signup or login required! There is Japanese commentary for today’s event as it also appears to have aired on TV in Japan. The YouTube version is below (both are the same, the entire broadcast ran 4 hours), the main card matches begin at the 43 minute mark:

The paid attendance has not been announced. Looked to be around 1000.

Pre-show match: 2 new trainees, Akira & Yuria, held a 5-minute exhibition match that went the distance. Maika was referee. They briefly continued to fight after the time limit.

Match 1: High Speed Champion Mei Seira beat Momo Kohgo to retain the title. V3 for Seira.

Match 2: Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen beat HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Inaba pinned Tsukiyama after Kamigoye.

Match 3: Saki Kashima beat Koguma & Matoi Hamabe in a 3-way by pinning Hamabe.

Match 4: Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat AZM, Suzu Suzuki & Cohaku (Sendai Girls) and Ranna Yagami, Tomoka Inaba & Nanami (Diana) when Anou pinned Inaba.

Match 5: Mayu Iwatani & Hazuki beat Hina & Lady C. Iwatani pinned Hina after a moonsault press.

Match 6: Syuri, Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Thekla, Konami & Ruaka went to a double countout. Out of control brawl all over the venue.

Match 7: Future Of Stardom Champion Miyu Amasaki beat Sayaka Kurara to retain the title. V1 for Amasaki.

Main Event: Tam Nakano & Natsupoi beat Saya Kamitani & Starlight Kid. Nakano pinned Kamitani. Afterwards, a PPV preview video followed then the roster except for H.A.T.E. gathered in the ring for the year-end group photo ops to end the show.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 17 Thursday at New Pier Hall Takeshiba in Tokyo. Live streaming FOR FREE only on YouTube will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

The final event of the year is STARDOM GRAND QUEENDOM 2024 Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Live streaming on Stardom World as a PPV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. The PPV will cost 4400 Japanese yen or about $29 US and will include the live broadcast and unlimited replays until 1/10 at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. On 1/11 Japan time (1/10 late morning in the US) is the earliest it will be available for monthly Stardom World subscribers.

Stardom finishes up their weekend tripleheader today in Tokyo, headlined by the last 4-way match that will fill out the International Women’s Cup 4-way match at WRESTLE DYNASTY on 1/5 at the Tokyo Dome. The winner today will represent Stardom against All Elite Wrestling, Ring Of Honor & CMLL and, based on the participants, I would call anyone but Syuri winning an upset as she’s up against Suzu Suzuki, Tomoka Inaba & Momo Watanabe. Anyone could win of course but I don’t see any of them beating Syuri, although Watanabe is the wild card because of potential H.A.T.E. interference. Also, after returning yesterday, Thekla apparently had her 3 week suspension lifted a couple days early as it was to go through today but she is on the card.

Today’s event will be held at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World (the new relaunch mainly was a re-do of the website and the video archives with no real changes to streaming and still some issues present from before, albeit minor ones). There will be no commentary. The 4-way will have no time limit and there are 7 matches total, yesterday’s event ran a big longer than I predicted so today I’ll guess the event’s running time will be about 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Yuna Mizumori vs. Rian
AZM vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Aya Sakura in a 3-way
Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma vs. Saki Kashima, Hina & Ranna Yagami
Hanan, Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe vs. Konami, Rina & Thekla
Natsupoi, Sayaka Kurara & Momo Kohgo vs. Mei Seira, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki
Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Maika vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka
International Women’s Cup Qualifier: Syuri vs. Suzu Suzuki, Tomoka Inaba & Momo Watanabe in a 4-way

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Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

6:40 PM PT UPDATE: There has been a last-minute change to today’s event-AZM is now off. The always-vague poor health. The 3-way is now a single match (Tsukiyama vs. Sakura)

7:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. Updates will begin in a few minutes.

8 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced sometime tomorrow. Looks like a similar setup to Tokyo Joshi Pro yesterday and mostly full from what I can see. That has me thinking it’ll be around 400. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 489)

Today’s lineup rundown opens the event. The 4-way International Women’s Cup Qualifier is today’s main event.

The matches begin at 8:05 PM PT/11:05 PM ET.

Match 1: Yuna Mizumori vs. Rian. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuna Mizumori beat Rian by submission

Match 2: Waka Tsukiyama vs. Aya Sakura. 15 minute time limit
Result: Waka Tsukiyama beat Aya Sakura

Match 3: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma vs. Saki Kashima, Hina & Ranna Yagami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma beat Saki Kashima, Hina & Ranna Yagami. Hazuki pinned Hina.

Match 4: Hanan, Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe vs. Konami, Rina & Thekla. 20 minute time limit
Result: Konami, Rina & Thekla beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe. Thekla pinned Hanan after Poisonous Spider Drop. Thekla continued to beat down Hanan afterwards and Konami prevented Iida from making the save.

Match 5: Natsupoi, Sayaka Kurara & Momo Kohgo vs. Mei Seira, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mei Seira, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsupoi, Sayaka Kurara & Momo Kohgo. Seira pinned Kohgo after a sitout powerbomb.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 9:50 PM PT (5 minute break).

Match 6: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Maika vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Maika beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. Maika pinned Ruaka after Michinoku Driver 2. Afterwards, Maika stopped to interact with several young children in the crowd and send them home very happy.

Main Event: International Women’s Cup Qualifier: Syuri vs. Suzu Suzuki, Tomoka Inaba & Momo Watanabe in a 4-way. No time limit
Result: Momo Watanabe beat Syuri, Suzu Suzuki & Tomoka Inaba in a 4-way by pinning Inaba. As a result, Watanabe advances to the International Women’s Cup 4-way on 1/5 at the Tokyo Dome as the Stardom representative. Upset!

The next event is STARDOM YEAREND X’MAS NIGHT 2024 Tuesday at Korakuen Ball. Live streaming on Stardom World AND YouTube will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET, and best of all you can watch on both platforms FOR FREE!

UPDATE 2: An open practice session between two trainees, Akira & Yuria (guessing from translation), has been added to Tuesday. This will be a pre-show match starting 20 minutes before the event. It’s not known if it will be part of the Stardom World and/or YouTube broadcasts.

Stardom began their tripleheader weekend earlier today/yesterday in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 417.

Match 1: Maika beat Matoi Hamabe.

Match 2: Lady C & Tomoka Inaba beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. C pinned Tsukiyama after Reverse Oklahoma Stampede.

Match 3: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo beat Natsuko Tora, Konami, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. Iwatani pinned Ruaka after a moonsault press.

Match 4: International Women’s Cup Qualifier 1: Momo Watanabe beat Yuna Mizumori, Saki Kashima & Hanan in a 4-way by pinning Mizumori. As a result, Watanabe qualifies for an upcoming 4-way to determine who will represent Stardom in a 4-way on 1/5 at the Tokyo Dome.

Match 5: International Women’s Cup Qualifier 2: Syuri beat Ranna Yagami, Saya Iida & Fukigen in a 4-way by pinning Yagami. As a result, Syuri qualifies for the upcoming 4-way.

Main Event: Tam Naknao, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki, AZM & Miyu Amasaki. Natsupoi beat Kid with an armbar.

The next event is tomorrow at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Stardom continues a tripleheader weekend today with the second event, continuing to build to both their year-end blowout PPV on 12/29 and WRESTLE DYNASTY on 1/5. The focus is more on the latter with the second half of 4 qualifying matches for a 4-way to determine who goes into a 4-way against representatives from All Elite Wrestling, Ring Of Honor and CMLL on 1/5 (the first 2 matches were held yesterday, results when they become available).
There have also been last-minute changes to the card because of happenings yesterday-Thekla, who was suspended without pay through this weekend due to actions at an event earlier this month, made an unexpected appearance yesterday and attacked Hanan during her match, which was one of the 4-way qualifiers. As a result, Thekla will replace Fukigen in a 6-woman tag with Saya Kamitani & Momo Watanabe against Hanan, Tam Nakano & Saya Iida. What had been a match between Sayaka Kurara & Matoi Hamabe will now be a 3-way with Fukigen added as a result.

Today’s event will be held at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched LIVE on THE ALL-NEW Stardom World. The service has been completely redesigned to be more user-friendly and relaunched yesterday, the price remains the same (920 Japanese yen/month, or around $6.15 US). There will be no commentary. The event currently has 7 matches do depending on whether or not there is an intermission I anticipate th eevent’s runnign time being 2-2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Sayaka Kurara vs. Matoi Hamabe & Fukigen in a 3-way
Tam Nakano, Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe & Thekla
Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki
Maika & Rian vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka
Mayu iwatani, Momo Kohgo & Hazuki vs. Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori
International Women’s Cup Qualifier: Koguma vs. Waka Tsukiyama, Tomoka Inaba & Rina in a 4-way
International Women’s Cup Qualifier: Suzu Suzuki vs. Hina, Aya Sakura & Konami in a 4-way

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Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

7:52 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya, Japan. There is no commentary. We saw a live shot on launch for a few seconds before going back to pre-show mode.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The Event Hall is the biggest of 3 available spaces at the venue and can hold up to 1800, but it won’t be anywhere near that. What I did see already looked quite full so I’m thinking the setup will be for closer to 800 with a crowd of around 550. (Quick shots from when we go live again suggest it could be a full house. Not many empty seats) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 645)

The matches should begin in about 15 minutes.

The matches begin at 8:03 PM PT/11:03 PM ET.

Match 1: Sayaka Kurara vs. Matoi Hamabe & Fukigen in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Rellut: Sayaka Kurara beat Matoi Hamabe & Fukigen in a 3-way by pinning Hamabe. The addition of Fukigen made this more of a comedy match.

Match 2: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu amasaki beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C & Ranna Yagami. AZM pinned C.

Match 3: Maika & Rian vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Maika & Rian. Ruaka pinned Rian after a powerbomb. (On a side note, earlier this week it was announced the Tora-Maika match on 12/29 will now be a No DQ match)

Match 4: Mayu iwatani, Momo Kohgo & Hazuki vs. Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo & Hazuki beat Natsupoim Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori. Kohgo pinned Mizumori after 619DDT.

Match 5: International Women’s Cup Qualifier: Koguma vs. Waka Tsukiyama, Tomoka Inaba & Rina in a 4-way. No time limit
Result: Tomoka Inaba beat Koguma, Waka Tsukiyama & Rina in a 4-way by pinning Tsukiyama. As a result, Inaba advances to the 4-way for a spot in the 1/5 4-way at the Tokyo Dome. Afterwards, Inaba with microphone. Quick promo in which it sounded like she vowed to be the one to represent Stardom on 1/5.

Match 6: International Women’s Cup Qualifier: Suzu Suzuki vs. Hina, Aya Sakura & Konami in a 4-way. No time limit
Result: Suzu Suzuki beat Hina, Aya Sakura & Konami in a 4-way by pinning Hina. As a result, Suzuki advances to the 4-way for a spot in the 1/5 match at Tokyo Dome. That match will be Suzuki vs. Tomoka Inaba, Momo Watanabe & Syuri in a 4-way and will happen tomorrow.

Intermission. Main Event is next.

The matches resume at 10:07 PM PT after a 5 minute break.

Main Event: Tam Nakano, Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe & Thekla. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tam Nakano, Hanan & Saya Iida beat Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe & Thekla. Hanan pinned Thekla with La Magistral after a Watanabe bat attack backfired and hit Thekla instead. H.A.T.E. beatdown on the winners and Yuna Mizumori followed until Maika & Syuri made the save

The next event is tomorrow at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. I plan to do live results but with 2 other live events at the same time it may be difficult to keep up.

Ahead of their remaining events this year, Stardom announced some more title matches for the year-end events ahead of a press conference for said remaining big shows, which is scheduled for tomorrow (12/17) at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET and will be streamed live FOR FREE on YouTube:

Added to 12/24 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo is High Speed Champion Mei Seira vs. Momo Kohgo for the title. This comes after Kohgo recently pinned Seira in a 6-woman tag match. That makes 2 title matches for the event along with Future Of Stardom Champion Miyu Amasaki vs. Sayaka Kurara for the title. That event will be streamed live FOR FREE on both Stardom World and YouTube.

Set for 12/26 at NEW BLOOD 17 at New Pier Hall Takeshiba in Tokyo is New Blood Tag Team Champions Rina & Azusa Inaba vs. Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO for the titles. That event will be streamed live FOR FREE only on YouTube.

The rest of both events’ cards are TBA.

Stardom ran the second half of a weekend house show doubleheader today in Nagano.

Today’s event was held at Nagano Prefecutral Budokan in Nagano and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 278.

Match 1; Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara. Amzaki pinned Kurara.

Match 2: Koguma beat Ranna Yagami & Rian in a 3-way by pinning Yagami.

Match 3: Mei Seira & AZM beat Saki Kashima & Matoi Hamabe. Seira pinned Hamabe after Shooting Star.

Match 4; Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Konami beat Mayu Iwatani, Hanan & Saya Iida. Watanabe pinned Iida after Tequila Sunrise.

Match 5: Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Syuri, Hina & Lady C. Tsukiyama pinned C after 619DDT. Afterwards, H.A.T.E. ambushed & beat down Maika in the backstage comment area.

Main Event: Tam Nakano & Aya Sakura beat Saya Kamitani & Rina. Nakano pinned Rina after Violet Screwdriver.

The next event is Friday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. All 6 remaining 2024 events will be available live and on demand immediately afterwards, including the year-end PPV.

Stardom ran the first of 2 house shows this weekend today in Gunma.

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma Exhibition Hall A in Gunma and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 409.

Match 1: Saya Kamitani & Fujkigen beat Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara. Kamitani pinned Kurara after Star Crusher.

Match 2: Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki. Kohgo pinned Seira after 619DDT.

Match 3: Saori Anou & Aya Sakura beat Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Sakura beat Yagami with a triangle choke variation.

Match 4: Syuri, Saki Kashima & Hina beat Mayu Iwatani, Koguma & Matoi Hamabe. Hina pinned Hamabe after a modified jackhammer.

Match 5: Starlight Kid & AZM beat Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori. Kid beat Mizumori with Black Tiger Leg Murder.

Main Event: Maika, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian beat Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami & Rina. HANAKO pinned Rina after JP Coaster.

The next event is just underway at Nagano Prefectural Budokan in Nagano. There is no live broadcast.

Stardom wrapped up the Goddess Of Stardom Tag League this weekend with a doubleheader in Shizuoka.

Both events were held at Twin Messe Shizuoka Exhibition Hall Block 2. Saturday’s event can be watched on demand on Stardom World. Sunday’s event can be watched on demand as a PPV until Wednesday morning-you can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

Saturday:
The announced paid attendance was 572.

Match 1: Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara beat Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori. Nakano pinned Sakura with a tiger suplex hold. After the match, Sayaka Unagi returned to Stardom after 2 years away as a freelancer (and, apparently more recently, injury). Challenge issued to Nakano for a match. That match will happen on 1/3.

Goddess Of Stardom Tag League:
Match 2: Red Block: Maika & HANAKO beat Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. HANAKO beat Ruaka with egret. As a result, Maika & HANAKO advance to the Semifinals.
Match 3: Blue Block: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki. Iida pinned Suzuki after Iidabashi. As a result, Hanan & Iida advance to the Semifinals.

Match 4: Waka Tsukiyama beat Rian.

Match 5: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo & Matoi Hamabe. AZM beat Hamabe with Numero Uno.

Match 6: Momo Watanabe, Konami, Saya Kamitani, Rina & Fukigen beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami, Hina & Lady C. Konami beat Syuri with a sleeper hold. This apparently has set up Konami vs. Syuri on 12/29. This wa also the return match for Fukigen after the woman underneath the clown paint & outfit-Kaori Yoneyama-had been out a few months due to injuries.

Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Semifinals:
Match 7: Red Block: Maika & HANAKO beat Hazuki & Koguma. HANAKO pinned Koguma after JP Coaster.
Main Event: Blue Block: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Saori Anou & Natsupoi. Hanan pinned Anou with a backdrop hold.

Sunday:
The announced paid attendance was 790, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Hazuki beat Matoi Hamabe by submission.

Match 2: Koguma beat Waka Tsukiyama & Ranna Yagami in a 3-way by pinning Yagami.

Match 3: Natsuko Tora beat Rian. This apparently set up Tora vs. Maika on 12/29.

Match 4; Momo Watanabe, Ruaka & Fukigen beat Saki Kashima, Hina & Lady C. Fukigen pinned Hina.

Match 5: In a 2/3 Falls match, Starlight Kid, AZM, Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara 2-1. Fall 1: Kurara pinned Amasaki. Fall 2: AZM pinned Sakura. Fall 3: Kid beat Natsupoi. These results have set up 2 more title matches: Kurara vs. Amasaki for the Future Of Stardom Championship on 12/24 and Kid vs. Natsupoi for the Wonder Of Stardom Championship on 12/29.

Match 6: Mayu Iwatani beat Momo Kohgo.

Match 7: Saya Kamitani & Konami beat Tam Nakano & Syuri. Kamitani pinned Nakano after a Frankensteiner.

Main Event: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Finals: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Maika & HANAKO to win the tournament. Iida pinned HANAKO after Be A Master! As a result, Hanan & Iida will face Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla for the titles on 12/29. What a way to cap a true breakout year for Hanan. Although she & Iida did lose the New Blood Tag Team Championship this year and she missed out on her current stated goal-the Wonder Of Stardom Championsip-Hanan did win the annual Cinderella Tournament in the spring and now this, which should catapult her much closer to the superstardom that is expected of her as she is widely considered one of Stardom’s future torch-bearers along with her sisters Hina & Rina. The only thing that briefly kept her down this year was an injury that caused her to miss a few weeks. Young Lioness is a very appropriate nickname for the 19-year-old, and it seems like 2025 is going to be her year. Maybe even World Of Stardom Champion by this time next year?

The next event is Saturday at G Messe Gunma Exhibition Hall A in Gunma. Broadcast plans TBA (live or on demand determination has apparently not been made yet).

In other news, it was just announced today that Syuri will be part of a theatrical performance of a play called “The Woman Without A Shadow” scheduled from 3/24-3/31 at Kichijoji Theater in Tokyo. There will be 10 total performances over that week with shows each day except 3/25. Tickets will go on sale on 1/11.

Following her actions post-match at yesterday’s Stardom event, where she beat down everyone in range and not just wrestlers, Thekla has been given the following punishment due to assaulting management: A 3 WEEK SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY, AND a $2000 fine (this apparently is in addition to the suspension). That means she is out until the 12/22 event. The staffer was hospitalized but diagnosed with only bruising and is out a week. He didn’t want Thekla to be punished but because it wasn’t negligence on his part and it was an intentional attack, plus President Taro Okada has a vendetta against Thekla and H.A.T.E., it was decided on. The social media war has started already.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom wraps up the preliminary round of the Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Tournament today, and there is a lot at stake in these final matches. The top 3 in each block advance but only the winners go to the Semifinals, the other 2 teams must face off in an elimination match for that second spot. In the Red Block, Hazuki & Koguma will win and advance to the Semifinals and Maika & HANAKO will finish 2nd because of tiebreakers (their only loss so far is to Hazuki & Koguma) but that leaves 3rd and who they will face up for grabs and it’s wide open. Plus Maika & HANAKO can play spoiler by keeping Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara possibly out of 3rd by beating them. Beyond that it’ll all but come down to tiebreakers. In the Blue Block, Saori Anou & Natsupoi will win and advance to the Semifinals but 4 teams have a chance at the other two spots. Mei Seira & Cohaku unfortunately had their last match yesterday (they did their part and won) so they can only hope tiebreakers may go their way. Momo Watanabe & Thekla face Hanan & Saya Iida in perhaps the most critical match, both must win and, in the latter’s case, hope that Ranna Yagami & Lady C can somehow pull another upset and beat Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki. It’s all but going to come down to tiebreakers and draws will be a factor. Buckle up for a wild ride.

Today’s event will be held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There will be no commentary. There are 8 matches scheduled and probably will be an intermission at some point so I anticipate this match will have a running time of about 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo vs. Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe
Natsupoi vs. Mei Seira & Rina in a 3-way
Goddess Of Stardom Tag League:
Red Block:
Maika & HANAKO vs. Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara
Syuri & Saki Kashima vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka (Main Event)
AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Konami & Saya Kamitani
Blue Block:
Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Momo Watanabe & Thekla
Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Rian
Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki vs. Ranna Yagami & Lady C

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Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

6:50 PM PT UPDATE: You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. That stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

8 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Duo Cerezo in Niigata, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced later today or tomorrow. The venue normally is used for weddings so it’s a small setup but looks full or close to it. Not having seen live events here before I’m going to guess the setup is for maybe 400, whatever it’s for the number should be close to a sellout. (Not a legit sellout, at the end I saw rows of empty seats but all towards the back and only 2-3 rows) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 426)

Match card order announcement. Syuri/Saki Kashima vs. Natsuko Tora/Ruaka in the Red Block will be today’s main event.

The matches begin at 8:05 PM PT/11:05 PM ET.

Match 1: Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo vs. Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe. 15 minute time limit
Result: Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe beat Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo. Yagami beat Kohgo. First career win for Hamabe!

Match 2: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. 20 minute time limit. Both teams cannot advance regardless of result.
Result: Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Sakura beat Tsukiyama with an armbar.
Mizumori & Sakura finish 3-5, 6 points. Tsukiyama & Rian finish 2-6, 4 points.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 3: Natsupoi vs. Mei Seira & Rina in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Result: Natsupoi beat Mei Seira & Rina in a 3-way by pinning Rina.

Match 4: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: Maika & HANAKO vs. Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara. 20 minute time limit. Maika & HANAKO will finish 2nd and advance to the elimination match. Nakano & Kurara must win to have any chance to finish 3rd & advance to a rematch.
Result: Maika & HANAKO beat Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara. HANAKO pinned Kurara.
Maika & HANAKO finish 7-1, 14 points. Nakano & Kurara finish 3-5, 6 points and need miracles to advance, meaning no contests to come and tiebreakers.

Match 5: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki vs. Ranna Yagami & Lady C. 20 minute time limit. Kid & Suzuki must win or draw-just get points-to advance to the elimination match because there are no clear tiebreakers right now due to their matches against both teams being draws.
Result: Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki beat Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Kid pinned C.
Kid & Suzuki finish 4-1-3, 11 points. Yagami & C finish 2-6, 4 points.
As a result, Kid & Suzuki will finish either 2nd or 3rd and advance to the elimination match against the winner of Momo Watanabe & Thekla vs. Hanan & Saya IIda.

Match 6: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Konami & Saya Kamitani. 20 minute time limit. Both must win to have any chance of advancing and if one team (or both) earns a point, Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara are eliminated. (That would also officially eliminate Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo as their only hope is long-shot tiebreakers)
Result: Time Limit Draw. 1 point for each.
Both finish 3-4-1, 7 points and must wait for the main event to determine what will happen. They’re going to need a no contest or some kind of zero points for both scenario to have any chance. This makes tiebreakers very unclear. If one of the main event teams win, both are eliminated. As a result, Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara are now eliminated. Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo are also officially eliminated.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Match 7: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Hanan & Saya Iida vs. Momo Watanabe & Thekla. 20 minute time limit. The winner will finish 3rd and advance to the elimination match. If it’s a draw, Watanabe & Thekla will advance. If it’s a no contest or scenario where both teams get no points, Mei Seira & Cohaku will advance on tiebreakers.
Result: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Momo Watanabe & Thekla by countout.
Both finish 4-3-1, 9 points. But because of this result, Hanan & Iida will finish 3rd and advance to the elimination match against Suzuki & Kid. The winneres will face Natsupoi & Saori Anou in the Semifinals. Watanabe & Thekla are out and now will almost certainly defend the Goddesses Of Stardom Championship against the eventual tournament winners. Thekla beat down both afterwards, possibly knocking out both.

Main Event: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: Syuri & Saki Kashima vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit. If there is a winner, they will advance. If it’s a draw or no contest/no points scenario, it goes to complicated tiebreakers.
Result: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Syuri & Saki Kashima. Tora pinned Syuri.
Tora & Ruaka finish 4-4, 8 points. Syuri & Kashima finish 3-5, 6 points.
As a result, Tora & Ruaka finish 3rd and advance to the elimination match to face Maika & HANAKO. The winner of that match will face Hazuki & Koguma in the Semifinals. Maika & HANAKO immediately came out after the match. Hanan & Iida also came back out despite the H.A.T.E. beatdown after they beat Kamitani & Konami, as did Kid & Suzuki. Basically everyone except Hazuki & Koguma who presumably were not here today. Short promo by Tora. Afterwards everyone left except Kid, who scrambled for the microphone to send the crowd home happy.

The elimination matches and Semifinals are Saturday at Act City Hamamatsu Event Hall Block 2 in Shizuoka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.