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At a press conference earlier today, Stardom announced the full field for the upcoming Goddess Of Stardom Tag League 2024 tournament. You can watch the full presser FOR FREE on YouTube and Stardom’s website, but here are the details:

It will be a round-robin format with 18 teams divided into 2 blocks of 9. Usual scoring format (2 points for win, 1 point for time limit draw, 0 points for loss), at the end the top 3 teams in each block advance with the block winners going straight to the Semifinals and the 2-3 teams facing off for the other spots.

Here are the participants:
Red Block:
Konami & Saya Kamitani
AZM & Miyu Amasaki
Natsuko Tora & Ruaka
Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami
Syuri & Saki Kashima
Maika & HANAKO
Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo
Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara
Hazuki & Koguma

Blue Block:
Waka Tsukiyama & Rian
Hina & Lady C
Rina & Azusa Inaba
Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura
Mei Seira & Cohaku (WAVE)
Hanan & Saya Iida
Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki
Natsupoi & Saori Anou
Momo Watanabe & Thekla

The tournament will be held over 17 events from 10:26-12/8. The Semifinals will be on 12/7 and Finals on 12/8. The winners presumably will get a Goddesses Of Stardom Championship shot unless current champions Watanabe & Thekla win. Some events will be streamed live on Stardom World with all available on demand.

In other news, the full card for NEW BLOOD 16 on Saturday at Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand in Tokyo has been announced, with the main event being New Blood Tag Team Champions Rina & Azusa Inaba vs. Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO for the titles. On Sunday there will be an 8 woman battle royal with Saori Anou, Starlight Kid, Hazuki, Koguma, Lady C, HANAKO, Konami & Ruaka entered. The last 2 remaining will go to a 4-way at the New Japan “Fighting Spirit Unleashed” event in the US on 11/8 against Anna Jay & TBA for a shot at STRONG Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone.

Announced for 10/27 at Korakuen Hall is High Speed Champion Mei Seira vs. Yuna Mizunori for the title, Dump Matsumoto & ZAP participation and more TBA.

Stardom continued their October house show tour today in Toyama.

Today’s event was held at Borfert Toyama 2F Multipurpose Hall in Toyama and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 371.

There were changes to the 5th match due to both Gina & Hanan being out with unspecified injuries. Both are out indefinitely.

Match 1; Syuri beat Rian by submission.

Match 2: Koguma & Saya Iida beat Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki. Koguma pinned SUzuki with 120% Schoolboy. During Iida’s introduction in which she takes off her hoodie and tosses it into the air, it got caught in the lights above the ring. That’s the second time in recent months that’s happened.

Match 3: Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Tsukiyama pinned C.

Match 4: Maika & Mina Shirakawa beat Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura. Maika pinned Sakura after Flame Drop.

Match 5: Momo Watanabe, Konami & Saya Kamitani beat Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Momo Kohgo. Konami pinned Kohgo after a buzzsaw kick.

Main Event: Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Tam Nakano, Sairo Anou & Sayaka Kurara. Amasaki pinned Kurara after Heavenly.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 16 Saturday at Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. If schedule permits I will do live results.

Stardom continued their October house show tour yesterday in Ishikawa.

Yesterday’s event was held at Yoshitsune Arena in Ishikawa and will be available on demand on Stardom at a later date, possibly later today. There was no live broadcast.

The annoounced paid attendance was 250.

Match 1: Saori Anou beat Ranna Yagami.

Match 2: Mei Seira, AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Seira pinned Mizumori after Shooting Star.

Match 3: Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani beat Gina & Waka Tsukiyama and Hazuki & Saya Iida in a 3-way when Watanabe pinned Tsukiyama.

Match 4: Matu Iwatani, Koguma, Hanan & Momo Kohgo beat Maika, Mina Shirakawa, HANAKO & Rian. Koguma pinned Rian after a diving body press.

Match 5: Tam Nakano & Natsupoi beat Syuri & Lady C. Natsupoi pinned C after Fairy Real Gift.

Main Event: Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki beat Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. Suzuki pinned Ruaka after Gran Maestro de Tequila.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Barfert Toyama 2F Multipurpose Hall in Toyama. There will be no live broadcast.

Injury Report: Gina and Hanan were both injured at this event Awaiting further details as to what exactly happened to both. Out indefinitely. Status uncertain after tomorrow with the next events being next weekend (a NEW BLOOD event Saturday and house show Sunday). Corresponding card changes have already been made for tomororw and Konami has been added to the event.

Stardom continued their October house show tour yesterday in Osaka.

Yesterday’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 344.

Match 1: Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo. HANAKO pinned Kohgo after egret.

Match 2: Hanan beat Rian & Ruaka in a 3-way by pinning Rian.

Match 3: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani beat Syuri, Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Tora pinned Yagami after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 4: Maika, Mina Shirakawa & Gina beat Hazuki, Koguma & Saya Iida. Shiwakawa pinned Iida after Glamorous Collection Mina.

Main Event: Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara beat Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, AZM, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki. Mizomori pinned Seira after TP Sunshine.

The next/latest event was earlier today at Yoshitsune Arena in Ishikawa. Results will be posted when available. There was no live broadcast.

The next upcoming event is Monday at Borfert Toyama 2F Multipurpose Hall in Toyama. There will be no live broadcast.

It’s not often an injury is celebrated in real life or in kayfabe, but this one in Stardom may be an exception because it involves the H.A.T.E. faction-Thekla is out of action now. Unspecified injury. Out indefinitely. She is not on any of this next week’s events but now the question mark is her status for the Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League which starts in 2 weeks and, to a lesser extent, the titles because she holds the Goddesses Of Stardom Championship with Momo Watanabe.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom ran their latest blowout event, STARDOM GOLDEN FIGHT IN NAGOYA, earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on Stardom World as a PPV for 4400 Japanese yen (around $31 US). If you don’t want to pay extra, it will be available for all monthly paying subscribers Wednesday or Thursday (the PPV window is until Tuesday morning). You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1526.

Pre-show Match: Yuna Mizumori won a 5-woman battle royal, last eliminating Ranna Yagami. As a result, Mizumori gets the next shot at the High Speed Championship. This was to have been a 6-woman battle royal but became 5 due to no Saki Kashima (injured).

Match 1: Miyu Amasaki beat Future Of Stardom Champion Rina to win the title. Amasaki becomes the 11th Future Of Stardom Champion. Shocker…the record run of Rina is over. But it almost went on as it ended less than a minute from the time limit, if it went the distance Rina would have retained.

Match 2: Saya Kamitani beat Sayaka Kurara.

Match 3: Dump Matsumoto, ZAP, Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami & Ruaka beat Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Gina, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Tora pinned Tsukiyama after Death Valley Bomb.

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Great-O-Khan made a surprise appearance and issued an open challenge to the Stardom roster for a KOPW 2024 Championship match at Historic X-Over 2. Pending.

Match 4: Starlight Kid beat Hazuki. Kid was unmasked by Hazuki late in the match. However, in post-match backstage comments she kept a towel over her face as she spoke with only her eyes partially visible.

Match 5: Syuri & Lady C beat Saori Anou & Aya Sakura, Mei Seira & AZM and Hanan & Saya Iida in a 4-way when Syuri pinned Sakura.

Match 6: Wonder Of Stardom Champion Natsupoi beat Thekla to retain the title. V2 for Natsupoi.

Match 7: IWGP Women’s Champin Mayu Iwatani beat Toni Storm to retain the title. V7 for Iwatani.

Main Event: World Of Stardom Champion Tam Nakano beat Suzu Suzuki to retain the title.V2 for Nakano.

The next event is Friday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast.

Stardom ran their second Tokyo weeknight event in recent memory today, the last build for their next major event this weekend.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 844.

Match 1: Suzu Suzuki & AZM beat Tam Nakano & Aya Sakura. AZM pinned Sakura after a diving foot stomp.

Match 2: Ruaka, Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Miyu Amasaki, Hina & Tomoka Inaba. Ruaka pinned Hina after a neck hanging bomb.

Match 3: Momo Watanabe beat Momo Kohgo.

Match 4: Syuri, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Nanami (Diana) beat Gina, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Nanami pinned Rian with a Northern Lights suplex hold. Nanami was a late replacement for the absent Saki Kashima (unspecified injury).

Match 5: Hazuki & Koguma vs. Starlight Kid & Mei Seira went to a double countout.

Match 6: In an elimination match (over the top rope rules in effect), Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, Thekla & Konami beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara. Order of elimination: Mizumori by Tora, Kurara & Kamitani together, Tora by Anou, Anou & Konami together, Natsupoi by Thekla. Thekla wins. Late in the match, New Japan wrestler Clark Connors interfered to help Thekla beat Natsupoi.

Main Event: Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa & Maika beat Mayu Iwatani, Hanan & Saya Iida. Storm pinned Hanan after Storm Zero.

The next event is STARDOM NAGOYA GOLDEN FIGHT 2024 Saturday at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. Live streaming on Stardom World in Japanese and English as a PPV (4400 Japanese yen, around $30 US) will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. Purchase includes on demand replays until Tuesday. It should be available for all monthly subscribers without additional purchase next Wednesday or Thursday.

Stardom has announced a last-minute change to tomorrow’s Korakuen Hall event and Saturday’s PPV in Nagoya: Saki Kashima is now off. Unspecified injury. Out indefinitely but at least a week. For tomorrow, was to have teamed with Akari, Lady C & Ranna Yagami to face Gina, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Nanami (Diana) is the replacement. For Saturday, she was to have been in a pre-show 6-woman battle royal for a High Speed Championship shot. It will now be a 5-person battle royal with no replacement. It’s not yet known how long Kashima will be out.

Stardom runs their monthly NEW BLOOD event today, the 15th installment of their developmental series for younger and less-experienced wrestlers. The feature match is another Future Of Stardom Championship match-having broken big sister Hanan’s successful defense record last time out by beating twin sister Hina, champion Rina looks to keep her unbeaten record reign going against Aya Sakura. Several other rookies and young talent will be featured as well.

Today’s event will be held at Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion Hall A in Saitama and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There likely will be no commentary. Only the main event will likely have longer than a 20 minute time limit if it does so with 6 matches the event probably will run a maximum of 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Rian vs. Tomoka Inaba
Sayaka Kurara vs. Soi
Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Azusa Inaba & Ruaka
HANAKO vs. Echika Miyabi
Hina vs. Miyu Amasaki
Future Of Stardom Champion Rina vs. Aya Sakura for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

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

8:30 PM PT UPDATE; You can also watch the entire event live FOR FREE on YouTube or below.

9 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion Hall A in Saitama. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The venue looks small but the lighting is dark enough that I can’t get a good look at the seating. From what I can see I’m guessing it’ll be around 200. I will be watching on YouTube because this stream has 1080p60fps video quality (at least on the hard cameras) available and livestreams have DVR functionality (not readily available on Stardom World). (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 326)

Match 1: Rian vs. Tomoka Inaba. 15 minute time limit
Result: Tomoka Inaba beat Rian by submission

Match 2: Sayaka Kurara vs. Soi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Sayaka Kurara beat Soi

Match 3: Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Azusa Inaba & Ruaka. 15 minute time limit
Result: Lady C & Ranna Yaganmi beat Azusa Inaba & Ruaka. C pinned Inaba.

Match 4: HANAKO vs. Echika Miyabi. 15 minute time limit
Result: HANAKO beat Echika Miyabi by submission

Intermission. 10-15 minute break.

The matches resume at 10:05 PM PT/1:05 AM ET.

Match 5: Hina vs. Miyu Amasaki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Amasaki beat Hina

Main Event: Future Of Stardom Champion Rina vs. Aya Sakura for the title. 15 minute time limit
Result: Future Of Stardom Champion Rina beat Aya Sakura to retain the title. V12(!) for Rina. The record run continues. Came close to going the distance, in which case Rina would have retained. Next up: Looks like Amasaki. Rina hinted at it happening Saturday in Nagoya at STARDOM NAGOYA GOLDEN FIGHT 2024 (which will be a PPV). We should know if it will happen then in a day or two.

The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Broadcast plans TBA but it likely will be a live Stardom World broadcast.

UPDATE: It’s now official. Rina-Amasaki will happen Saturday. The legendary Dump Matsumoto, perhaps Japan’s greatest female heel wrestler ever and subject of the new Netflix series “The Queen Of Villians”, has also been added to Saturday along with ZAP and will team with Natsuko Tora, Konami, Momo Watanabe & Ruaka to face Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Gina, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Expect forks and lots of blood. (Side note: I binge-watched The Queen Of Villians last week. Overblown and overdoes it on the violence but it’s an entertaining look at women’s pro wrestling in Japan in the 1970s-1980s and is based on actual events despite being fiction. It’s worth 5-6 hours of your time. The English dubbed version features the voices of current WWE wrestler Alexa Bliss and former WWE wrestler Nikki Bella. Content warning-there are scenes depicting domestic violence against women & children)