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Stardom runs the second half of their weekend dubleheader today in Tokyo, below are NEAR LIVE in progress results.

Today’s event is being held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE and on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. (They did wind up announcing yesterday’s paid attendance, which was 1346) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1356)

There were multiple last-minute changes to the event, first because of Maki Itoh making her official Stardom debut today after her signing yesterday, then super-last-minute changes due to Koguma being pulled off today’s event. Unspecified injury treatment. Status uncertain. Additionally, Suzu Suzuki is once again off this event. Quarantine/isolation for unspecified infectious disease.

Match 1: In a handicap match, Maika, HANAKO, Rian, Waka Tsukiyama & Xena beat Bozilla, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame. Maika pinned Yamashita after MIchinoku Driver 2.

Match 2: Saya Iida, Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba. Priestley pinned Tora after Oklahoma Roll.

Match 3: AZM beat Momo Kohgo & Anne Kanaya in a 3-way by pinning Kanaya.

Match 4: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Ami Sohrei, Saki Kashima, Kiyoka Kokatsu & Kikyo Furusawa. Kid pinned Furusawa with a tiger suplex hold.

Match 5: Sareee & Alex Windsor beat Syuri & Ranna Yagami. Windsor beat Yagami with Windsor Knot.

Match 6: Maki Itoh Stardom Debut Match: Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Saori Anou & Maki Itoh. Sakura pinned Itoh after Sakuracchi. HAHAHA. Clearly not getting the Tokyo Joshi Pro treatment of almost always going over. Welcome back to reality.

Match 7: CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Hazuki beat Mei Seira to retain the title. V1 for Hazuki.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Konami, Rina & Fukigen beat Hina, Lady C & Tomoka Inaba to retain the titles. Rina pinned Hina after a reverse Gory Special Bomb. V3 for the champs.

The next event is Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka for another weekend doubleheader. Broadcast plans TBA.

UPDATE: Injury Report-Bozilla was injured during the first match. Unspecified. Out at least a week and off both events next weekend and possibly 1/21 at Korakuen.

UPDATE 2: Both Osaka events will be LIVE on Stardom World. Live all month except 1/19 (on demand only) but 1/21 will be a PPV.

Stardom kicked off their 15th Anniversary Celebration tour today in Tokyo with the first half of a weekend doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last-minute changes to the event due to Suzu Suzuki & Xena being pulled off the card. Suzuki-unspecified infectious disease and in isolation/quarantine. Out this weekend. Xena-unspecified reasons. Will return tomorrow. And for those unaware, it was also announced after Tokyo Dome Saya Kamitani was given time off to rest and is out all month. Will return in February for her next World Of Stardom Championship defense against Starlight Kid in Osaka.

And…they announced the signing of Maki Itoh. Will debut tomorrow. Itoh had been a freelancer and competing internationally since leaving Tokyo Joshi Pro last year after 9 years when her contract was not renewed.

Match 1: Hazuki & Fuwa-chan beat Kogima & Anne Kanaya. Hazuki beat Kanaya with a crossface.

Match 2: Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime. Kurara pinned Hime after Tokimeki Spear.

Match 3: Saya Iida, Mono Kohgo, Alex Windsor & Olympia (CMLL) beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu. Iida pinned Kashima after Iidabashi.

Match 4: Itsuki Aoki & Bozilla beat Waka Tsukiyama & Kikyo Furisawa. Aoki pinned Furusawa after a frog splash.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, Meo Seira & Yuki Mashiro beat Natsupoi, Sapro Anou & Yuna Misunori. Mashiro pinned Mizunori with Special Clutch.

Match 6: Hina, Lady C, Ami Sohrei & Tomoka Inaba beat Konami, Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Tomoka Inaba pinned Fukigen after Inaba Drop.

Match 7: Maika & Rian beat Rina Yanashita & Akira Kurogame. Maika pinned Kurogame after Michinoku Driver 2.

Match 8: HANAKO beat Risa Sera. This was Sera’s likely final Stardom match before she retires next week.

Main Event: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat AZM & Miyu Amasaki to retain the titles. Tora pinned Amasaki after a swanton bomb. V4 for the champs.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Tokyo Sports reports that it was announced at their event today that Maki Itoh, who left Tokyo Joshi Pro last year after 9 years, has joined Stardom. This has been confirmed by Stardom’s official English social media.

More as it becomes available.

Following her post-match Tokyo Dome comments where she stated she was taking tine off but would be back for her next title match, Stardom has confirmed that is the case for Saya Kamitani. While not appearing to be injured, they will give her time to rest “based on her current physical condition”. Out this month and will return on 2/7. Her next World Of Stardom Championship defense is set for that date vs. Starlight Kid.

Although not listed on their website schedule, Stardom began their 2026 today with a same-day doubleheader in Tokyo.

Today’s events were held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. For the first event, you can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube. For the second event, you can also watch the first two matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

For both events, the announced paid attendance was 478, a legit sellout, for each.

Event 1:
There were late changes to the card due to Ema Maishima being pulled off both events. The always vague poor health.

Match 1: Olympia (CMLL) beat Momo Kohgo & Kikto Furusawa in a 3-way by pinning Furusawa.

Match 2: Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba beat Ranna Yagami, Kiyoka Kokatsu & Matoi Hamabe. Inaba pinned Hamabe after Gabirincho.

Match 3: HANAKO & Rian beat Bozilla & Akira Kurogame. Rian pinned Kurogame.

Match 4: Starlight Kid, Mei Seira & Alex Windsor beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Anne Kanaya, Windsor beat Kanaya with Windsor Knot.

Main Event: AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Hazuki & Koguma and Sareee & Miku Kanae in a 3-way when AZM pinned Kanae.

Event 2:
There were last-second changes due to Matoi Hamabe being pulled off the event. Unspecified injury apparently suffered during the first event.

Match 1: Rina beat Anne Kanaya.

Match 2: Saki Kashima beat Yuria Hime.

Match 3: Saya Iida & Olympia beat Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami. Iida pinned Yagami after a lariat.

Match 4: Alex Windsor & Kikyo Furusawa beat Konami & Fukigen. Windsor beat Fukigen with Windsor Knot.

Match 5: Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki beat Maika, Xena & Waka Tsukiyama. Yamashita pinned Tsukiyama.

Main Event: Hina, Lady C & Tomoka INaba beat Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Hina pinned Kurara after Mad Splash.

The next event is 1/10 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2025, the promotion’s year-end blowout event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World for 4400 Japanese yen (around $29 US). An “emergency addition” was made just before the broadcast-Hanan was added as a guest on commentary (she is currently injured). You can also watch the pre-show match and the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced, but if not a legit sellout it was very close. (UPDATE: It was a legit sellout. The UNOFFICIAL reported paid attendance was 6563) (UPDATE 2: Tokyo Sports reports that same attendance number. While a legit sellout, that’s only about 43-44% capacity for the Kokugikan)

Pre-show match: Ema Maishima & Kikyo Furusawa beat Matoi Hamabe & Anne Kanaya. Marshima pinned Kanaya.

Match 1: Starlight Kid & AZM beat Syuri & Tomoka Inaba. Kid pinned Inaba after a moonsault press.

Match 2: Rina won a 21 woman battle royal, last eliminating Miyu Amasaki. A huge surprise at entrant 21-the original Stardom OG who the promotion was originally built around…my eternal Japanese wrestling crush returned for one day-Yuzuki Aikawa! (A former pinup/gravure idol who was one of the highest acclaimed models ever, probably in part for her nice and very big bouncy-bouncys-who became a pro wrestler when Stardom was formed, after a couple years as the inaugural Wonder Of Stardom Champion she retired and became an actress/entertainer). Not receiving nice birthday present here was the eliminated Hina, who celebrated her 19th birthday today.

Match 3: Maika, Megan Bayne, Xena & HANAKO vs. Suzu Suzuki, Bozilla, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki went to a double countout.

Match 4: Fuwa-chan Re-Debut Match: Hazuki beat Fuwa-chan.

Match 5: Sareee beat Natsupoi.

Match 6: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara to retain the titles. Ruaka pinned Sakura with a Dhaka German suplex hold. V3 for the champs.

Match 7: Wonder Of Stardom Champion Konami beat Saya Iida to retain the title. V1 for Konami.

Main Event: World Of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani beat Saori Anou to retian the title. V8 for Kamitani. Exactly one year in and her reign rightfully continues. A year that saw her crown the undisputed best Japanese women’s wrestler in Japan and the first woman to win the Tokyo Sports MVP ends how it began-on top. And next up is the biggest spotlight of all-Tokyo Dome for a double title showdown with Syuri (for the IWGP Women’s and STRONG Women’s Championships). Long May Our PHENEX QUEEN Reign. Embrace The H.A.T.E. In 2026. Needless to say this result made me very happy.

The first event of 2026 is 1/10 at Korakuen Hall for a doubleheader to begin the promotion’s 15th Anniversary celebration. Broadcast plans TBA.

UPDATE: Tokyo Sports reports Aikawa will also be back for the 1/21 15th Anniversary event. Not too shabby for a nearly 5 year absence and now being a mother of two. Showing those Bellas how it’s done! Yes I’m kinda excited about this, she still can Yuzupon Kick pretty good too! 1/21 will probably be a tag match, possibly with Yuria Hime as a partner or opponent.

UPDATE 2: The next challengers for Kamitani & Konami appear set…Kid & Rina, respectively. When is TBA. Also, for the curious, Kamitani still has a ways to go to be the record-setting Red Belt Champion. The longest reign to date is about 18 months while the successful defense record is 14.

UPDATE 3: Aikawa’s return is for a limited time and the Hime match likely will be a single match.

Christmas Day is not really a holiday in Japan like in the rest of the world so it was more business as usual, and that includes wrestling as Stardom ran their final NEW BLOOD event of the year today.

Today’s event was held at Belle Salle Shibuya in Tokyo and can be watched on demand FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Matoi Hamabe being pulled off the event. Fever.

Match 1: Azusa Inaba & Fukigen beat Sakiran & Anne Kanaya. Inaba pinned Kanaya.

Match 2: Tomoka Inaba beat Ema Maishima by submission.

Match 3: Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime beat Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame. Priestley pinned Kurogame after a DDT.

Match 4: Hina beat Yuki Mashiro.

Match 5: Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Ranna Yagami, Kiyoka Kokatsu & Kikyo Furusawa. Kurara pinned Furusawa after Tokimeki Spear.

Main Event: Future Of Stardom Champion HANAKO beat Rian to retain the title. V2 for HANAKO.

The next event is STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2025, the year-end blowout event, Monday at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Live streaming as a PPV on Stardom World will begin Sunday at 11:30 PM PT/2:30 AM ET.

Stardom finished up their main 2025 schedule today with a Christmas Eve event.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. And as their holiday gift to us, you can also watch THE ENTIRE EVENT FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1121.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Matoi Hamabe being pulled off the event. Fever. Also out tomorrow. Cohaku was the replacement today.

Pre-show match: Yuki Mashiro beat Kikyo Furusawa.

Match 1: Natsupoi, Rian & Ema Maishima beat Sareee, ChiChi & Miku Kanae. Rian pinned Kanae.

Match 2: Xena & Waka Tsukiyama beat Cohaku (WAVE) & Anne Kanaya. Xena pinned Kanaya.

Match 3: Hazuki, Koguma, AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Olympia (CMLL) beat Ami Sohreo, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame. Hazuki pinned Kurogame after a diving senton.

Match 4: Bea Priestley, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime beat Saki kashima, Hina & Kiyoka Kokatsu, Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki and Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen in a 4-way when Priestley pinned Fukigen.

Match 5: Maika, HANAKO, Syuri & Ranna Yagami beat Chihiro Hashinoto, Yuu, Aika & YUNA (Sendai Girls). HANAKO pinned Yuna after JP Coaster.

Match 6: Yuna Mizumori beat High Speed Champion Mei Seira to win the title. Mizumori becomes the 28th High Speed Champion. UPSET ALERT!!! The seemingly-unbeatable Seira loses the title. And by Mizumori no less. Whoa. (Seira had just beaten the longest reign mark by a few days and was tied for second-most successful defenses. The record, which AZM can breathe easier about now as she still holds it. Is 12)

Main Event: Saori Anou, Saya Iida, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Konami & Ruaka. Anou pinned Kamitani after Special Pottering. Is this a preview of what could happen Monday in the World Of Stardom Championship match?

The next event is NEW BLOOD 27 tomorrow at Belle Salle Shibuya. Live streaming FOR FREE on YouTube will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

Stardom wrapped up their 2025 house show slate this weekend with events yesterday & today.

Yesterday’s event was held at Tex Port Imabari in Ehime and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 474.

There were last-minute changes to both cards due to Koguma being pulled off both events. Fever. Flu season started early in Japan and it reportedly has been rough so far.

Match 1: HANAKO & Ema Maishima beat Rian & Kikyo Furusawa. HANAKO pinned Rian after a lariat.

Match 2: Lady C beat Matoi Hamabe.

Match 3: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Anne Kanaya. Seira pinned Mizumori after Shooting Star.

Match 4: Suzu Suzuki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame beat Bea Priestley, Momo Kohgo & Yutia Hime. Bozilla pinned Hime after a sitdown powerbomb.

Match 5: Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & Hazuki beat Ami Sohrei, Hina & Ranna Yagami. Maika pinned Yagami after Michinoku Driver 2.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani, Konami, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Rina beat Syuri, Saori Anou, Saya Iida, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Ruaka pinned Kurara after Freezer Bomb.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 757.

Match 1: Maika & Rian beat HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama. Rian pinned HANAKO.

Match 2: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Syuti, Matoi Hamabe & Anne Kanaya. AZM pinned Hamabe after a diving foot stomp.

Match 3: Hina beat Akira Kurogame & Kikyo Furusawa in a 3-way by pinning Furusawa.

Match 4: Hazuki, Ema Maishima & Olympia beat Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime & Bea Priestley. Olumpia pinned Hime. Olympia is another masked wrestler from Mexico.

Match 5: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina & Fukigen. Sakura pinned Ruaka after a high kick.

Match 6: Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Bozilla beat Ami Sohrei, Lady C & Ranna Yagami. Suzuki pinned C after Splash Mountain.

Main Event: Saori Anou & Saya Iida beat Saya Kamitani & Konami. Iida pinned Konami after Iidabashi.

The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.