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Stardom has tended to be really vague about injuries lately, and they’re at it again with the latest headed to the sidelines-Momo Watanabe. Unspecified injury. Out indefinitely but at least the next event which is, not counting tomorrow’s NEW BLOOD event, Saturday. Updates to follow.

Stardom might be on the verge of another talent exodus. With Tam Nakano now gone and being a freelancer and possibly Saya Kamitani at the end of next month (depending what happens on 4/27), Tokyo Sports Mina Shirakawa is now leaving after next weekend. Her contract is reportedly expiring and she gave notice at the end of 2024 that she would move on even though she was announced already for Stardom’s April US events. The rumors suggest she’ll head back to the US and possibly All Elite Wrestling. No official word from Stardom on this yet.

UPDATE: Stardom has a press conference scheduled for tomorrow at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET so we may find our more then. It will be streamed live FOR FREE on YouTube.

UPDATE 2: The press conference confirmed it. Shirakawa was there and announced she is leaving Stardom for AEW.

UPDATE 3: Tokyo Sports reports Shirakawa’s final Stardom match will be on 4/6. Stardom has also confirmed the above news.

After this weekend’s events in Okinawa, Stardom has announced additional title matches for their 4/27 event at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, likely their biggest event of the year:
After successfully defending the Goddesses Of Stardom Championship, Hanan & Saya Iida didn’t wait for a challenger to emerge. Instead Hanan chose the next challengers-Hazuki & Koguma, who will look to become 3-time champions.
Also announced is IWGP Women’s Champion Mayu Iwatani vs. Syuri for the title. Unless something unexpected happens before then, it means Iwatani’s reign will pass 2 years (she won the title on 4/23/2023) as she goes for a 10th successful defense.

Also, effective immediately I will no longer be doing live results for Stardom events going forward. Based on persistent technical issues with Stardom World and an overabundance of overpriced PPVs (FIVE just this month), I have cancelled my monthly paid subscription. However, if schedules allow I may do live results for their April US events as those likely will be available on Triller/FITE (it depends on my work schedule-if they are on a Monday, Friday or weekend I can watch live). Also not affected are NEW BLOOD events as these are available only on YouTube.

Stardom ran the second half of their Okinawa doubleheader earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Okinawa Convention Center in Okinawa and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World until 3/29. The PPV costs 4000 Japanese yen (around $28 US) and includes Thursday’s event. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 572.

Match 1: Maika, Mina Shirakawa & HANAKO beat Akira Kurogame, Yuria Hime & Anne Kanaya. HANAKO pinned Kanaya.

Match 2: Miyu Amasaki beat Saki Kashima & Waka Tsukiyama in a 3-way by pinning Tsukiyama.

Match 3: Tomoka Inaba beat Rian.

Match 4: Hazuki & Koguma beat Rina & Azusa Inaba. Koguma pinned Inaba with 120% schoolboy.

Match 5: Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami beat Mei Seira, AZM & Suzu Suzuki. Yagami pinned Seira.

Match 6: In an elimination match, Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer), Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Konami, Ruaka & Momo Watanabe. Order of elimination: Watanabe by Anou, Mizumori by Konami, Sakura & Konami together, Anou by Ruaka, Ruaka by Nakano, Kurara & Tora together, Kamitani by Nakano. Nakano wins.

Main Event: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Hanan & Saya Iida beat Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo to retain the titles. Iida pinned Kohgo after a lariat. V2 for the champs.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 20 Thursday at Shinagawa Intercity Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming FOR FREE on YouTube will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Stardom ran the first half of a doubleheader in Okinawa today.

Today’s event was held at Okinawa Convention Center in Okinawa and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World until 3/29. The PPV is a package for 4000 Japanese yen (around $27 US) and includes Saturday’s event. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 541.

Pre-show match: Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling Match: Glukun Mask & Churauni Saber beat Shuri Joe & Ryukyu-Dog (?). Saber pinned zjoe after Firebird Splash.

Match 1: Anne Kaneya Debut Match: Yuna Mizumori beat Anne Kaneya.

Match 2: Saki Kashima, Hina, Lady C & Tomoka Inaba beat Momo Watanabe, Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba. Kashima pinned Rina.

Match 3: AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Maika & Rian. Amasaki pinned Rian.

Match 4: HANAKO beat Aya Sakura & Ranna Yagami in a 3-way by pinning Sakura.

Match 5: Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo, Hazuki & Koguma beat Hanan, Saya Iida, Akira Kurogame & Yuria Hime. Kohgo pinned Hanan after 619DDT.

Match 6: Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) & Saori Anou beat Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama. Nakano pinned Tsukiyama with a tiger suplex hold.

Match 7: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki. Ruaka pinned Suzuki after a freezer bomb.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani beat Sayaka Kurara. This was to have been Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid but Kid is out due to an unspecified injury.

The next event is Saturday. Live streaming on Stardom World as a PPV will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Ahead of their first ever visit to Okinawa this week, Stardom has announced an injury change to the events-Starlight Kid is now off. Unspecified injury. Out indefinitely. She was to have faced Saya Kamitani on Thursday. Sayaka Kurara is the replacement. No word yet on how long Kid will be out, an extended absence could affect Stardom and other WrestleMania week events in Las Vegas, NV in April that Kid has been announced for.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom wrapped up the 2025 Cinderella Tournament today with the Semifinals & Finals as defending champion Hanan attempted to win the tournament for the second straight year.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World for 4400 Japanese yen (around $30) until 3/22. It will be available on demand for all monthly paying subscribers shortly after that date. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1378.

Pre-show match: Fukigen beat Rian.

Match 1: Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Tabata (CMLL), Yuria Hime & Akira Kurogame. HANAKO pinned Kurogame after a brainbuster.

Cinderella Tournament Semifinals:
Match 2: Sayaka Kurara beat Azusa Inaba.
Match 3: Rina beat Hanan. No repeat as little sister beats big sister this time.

Match 4: Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Ruaka beat Mei Seira, AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki. Tora pinned Suzuki.

Match 5: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami beat Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Syuri pinned Iwatani after Syu World.

Match 6: Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) & Saori Anou beat Yuna Mizumori & aya Sakura. Nakano pinned Sakura after Twilight Dream.

Match 7: Thekla beat Mina Shirakawa.

Main Event: Cinderella Tournament Finals: Sayaka Kurara beat Rina to win the tournament. Can’t say I’m surprised after what’s been happening with Nakano and how they’re starting to push Kurara as a result.

The next event is Thursday at Okinawa Convention Center in Okinawa for the first half of a doubleheader. Live streaming on Stardom World as ANOTHER PPV (both events are PPVs) will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Stardom continues the 2025 Cinderella Tournament today with the Quarterfinals. The field started with 16 hopefuls but is now down to 6 and, because of 2 extra eliminations due to time limit draws, there’s already one in the Semifinals as Azusa Inaba got a free pass because both early favorite HANAKO & Aya Sakura got kicked out due to said draw. But Inaba will still be in non-tournament action as part of 5 other matches in addition to the 3 Quarterfinals. Defending tournament winner Hanan will also look to keep her repeat bid alive and advance to the Semifinals.

Today’s event will be held at Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center Aioi Hall in Aichi and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There probably will be no commentary. After a 13-match marathon yesterday there are only 8 matches scheduled today so I anticipate a total running time of around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Mayu Iwatani, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo vs. Tam Nakano, Yuna Muzmori & Aya Sakura
Azusa Inaba vs. Akira Kurogame
HANAKO vs. Yutia Hime
Syuti, Saki Kashima, Hina & Tomoka Inaba vs. Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian
AZM, Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira vs. Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Konami & Ruaka
Cinderella Tournament Quarterfinals:
Sayaka Kurara vs. Ranna Yagami
Hanan vs. Miyu Amasaki
Tabata vs. Rina

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

UPDATE (Pre-show): You will also be able to watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube. It looks like that will be the 6-woman tag.

9 PM PT UPDATE: For now there’s no live Stardom World feed so we may only have the first match via YouTube for now. So unless this is promptly fixed, no live results.

9:05 PM PT UPDATE: No live results due to issues with Stardom World not having live broadcast as advertised. I think I’m going to be cancelling my subscription after this month, their so-called “upgrade/rebirth/whatever” at the start of the year has not made the service any better. Compared to sister service New Japan World it’s awful.

9:20 PM PT UPDATE: Live stream was delayed until now due to connection problems and has been restored. However, I will not be joining in progress.

UPDATE (Post-event): Here are the full results:

The announced paid attendance was 678.

Match 1: Mayu Iwatani, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer), Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura. Iida pinned Mizumori after a lariat.

Match 2: Azusa Inaba beat Akira Kurogame.

Match 3: HANAKO beat Yuria Hime.

Match 4: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Hina & Tomoka Inaba beat Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Kashima pinned Rian.

Cinderella Tournament Quarterfinals:
Match 5: Rina beat Tabata.
Match 6: Hanan beat Miyu Amasaki.
Match 7: Sayaka Kurara beat Ranna Yagami.
As a result, the Semifinals will be Kurara vs. Azusa Inaba and Rina vs. Hanan (little sister vs. big sister). If Hanan beats Ring she will make the Finals for the second straight year-she won the tournament last year.

Main Event: Starlight Kid, MeI Seira, AZM & Suzu Suzuki beat Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Konami & Ruaka. Kid pinned Konami.

The Finals are Saturday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET-further details are TBA because it will be another PPV.

Stardom held the first round of the annual Cinderella Tournament today, a spotlight event for younger & less experienced talent that can be a launching pad for the eventual champion’s future.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World until 3/14 for 2000 Japanese yen (around $13 US), after which time it should be available without additional payment for all monthly Stardom World subscribers. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1037)

Cinderella Tournament Round 1:
Match 1: Ranna Yagami beat Akira Kurogame.
Match 2: Rina beat Yuria Hime.

Match 3: Lluvia (CMLL) beat Mei Seira, Koguma, Waka Tsukiyama & Fukigen in a 4-way by pinning Tsukiyama.

Match 4; Saya Iida & Hazuki beat Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori and AZM & Suzu Suzuki in a 3-way when Hazuki pinned Suzuki.

Cinderella Tournament Round 1:
Match 5: Azusa Inaba beat Rian.
Match 6: Tabata beat Hina.

Match 7: Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo beat Syuri & Saki Kashima. Iwatani pinned Kashima.

Cinderella Tournament Round 1:
Match 8: Sayaka Kurara beat Ruaka by over the top rope. That’s a match ending in the tournament.
Match 9: Miyu Amasaki beat Lady C.

Match 10: Maika & Mina Shirakawa beat Natsuko Tora & Thekla by DQ. Thekla DQ’d.

Cinderella Tournament Round 1:
Match 11: HANAKO vs. Aya Sakura went to a 15 minute time limit draw. As a result, both are OUT.
Match 12: Hanan beat Tomoka Inaba.
As a result of Match 11, because Inaba would have faced the HANAKO-Sakura winner but a draw means both are eliminated, Inaba will instead advance to the Semifinals.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani & Konami beat Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) & Starlight Kid. Konami pinned Kid after a face kick.

Injury Report: Lady C apparently suffered an undisclosed injury in her match today. Out tomorrow.

The Tournament Quarterfinals are tomorrow. The Quarterfinals are Kurara vs. Yagami, Hanan vs. Amasaki and Rina vs. Tabata. Inaba will face the Kurara-Yagami winner in the Semifinals. The Quarterfinals are 15 minute time limit with over the top rope rules. If it’s a time limit draw, both are eliminated.

The next event is tomorrow at Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center Aioi Hall in Aichi. Live streaming on Stardom World (no PPV for this one) will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. For those watching in the eastern US, remember the time change forward at 2 AM!

It’s a really bad time to be part of Cosmic Angels in Stardom-recently they’ve lost all their titles, their leader in Tam Nakano (now forced to be a freelancer and possibly retiring on 4/27) and now Natsupoi for the time being. Undisclosed injury. Out indefinitely but at least a week, probably 3/9 for sure as it’s including the next event. Technically 3/8 is the next event but it will only have Cinderella Tournament matches. No further details were announced pending further examinations.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Indefinitely is at least a week because Tokyo Sports reports Natsupoi is now off a Sareee-produced event on 3/10 that she was scheduled to be on. Saori Anou is the replacement.