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Stardom continues the 15th Anniversary Tour today in Tokyo. Below will be NEAR LIVE results as I am unable to watch live. (Earlier the post said it was a weekend doubleheader. That is incorrect.

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

There has been a last-minute change to the card due to Lady C being pulled off the event. Illness. She was to have faced Sareee. Kikyo Furusawa is the replacement. Furusawa was to have been in a 10-woman tag match with Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame against Maika, Xena, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. It’s now an elimination handicap match with no replacement.

The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

UPDATE: You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The following announcements were made at the start on social media:
Due to injuries sustained on the 1/11 event, Bozilla remains our indefinitely.

The first Stars faction-only event was announced for 3/29 at KDDI Hall in Tokyo. There will likely be no matches as it will be a fan-centered event. Participation TBA but tentatively that means Hanan, Bea Priestley, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime.

7:30 PM PT UPDATE: Results updates begin now.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. Lately they have not been doing it for non-livestreamed events. (UPDATE: The paid attendance was not announced)

Match 1: Maki Itoh, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara beat Aya Sakura, Saki Kashima & Ranna Yagami. Kurara pinned Yagami after Tokimeki Spear.

Match 2: Hina & Tomoka Inaba beat Natsupoi & Saori Anou. Hina pinned Anou with Gedo Clutch.

Match 3: Sareee beat Kikyo Furusawa.

Match 4: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Hazuki, Anne Kanaya & Fuwa-chan. AZM pinned Fuwa-chan after a diving foot stomp.

Match 5: Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Fukigen & Azusa Inaba. Iida pinned Fukigen after Iidabashi.

Intermission.

Match 6: In an elimination match, Maika, Xena, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian vs. Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame went to a draw. Order of elimination: Suzuki by HANAKO, Rian by Kurogame, Kurogame by Xena, Xena by Yamashita, Tsukiyama by Yamashita, HANAKO by Aoki, Aoki by self, Yamashita & Maika together. Nobody left on either team so…nobody wins.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani, Konami & Rina beat Starlight Kid, Ami Sohrei & Syuri. Kamitani pinned Kid after Star Crusher.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 28 Tuesday at Tokyo Square. Live streaming FOR FREE on YouTube will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET. A second NEW BLOOD event follows on Wednesday and also will be live & on demand only on YouTube.

Stardom ran the second half of the STARDOM AWARD doubleheader today in Tokyo, followed by the promotion’s annual award ceremony for 2025.

Today’s event was held at Belle Salle Takadanobaba in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa, Saki Kashima & Lady C beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Ittoh beat Sakura with Itoh Clutch.

Match 2: Sareee beat Yuria Hime.

Match 3: Hina, Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Momo Kohgo, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Anne Kanaya. Inaba beat Kanaya with Just Face Lock.

Match 4: High Speed Champion Yuna Mizumori beat Yuki Mashiro to retain the title. V1 for Mizumori.

Match 5: Maika, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian beat Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Yuria Hime. HANAKO pinned Hime after JP Coaster.

Match 6: CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Hazuki beat Olympia to retain the title. V2 for Hazuki.

Main Event: Hanan, Saya Iida, Bea Priestley, Syuri, Ami Sohrei, Starlight Kid & AZM beat Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina, Konami, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Hanan pinned Tora with a backdrop hold.

Now for the STARDOM AWARD winners, and they clearly Embraced The H.A.T.E.:
Distinguished Service: Saya Iida
Skill: Syuri
Bold Light: Starlight Kid
Special Achievement: Tam Nakano (was not there)
Topic: Fuwa-Chan
Shining/Fan Vote: Saya Kamitani
Tag Team: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka
Best Unit/Faction: H.A.T.E.
Match of the Year: Kamitani-Nakano, 4/27/2025, Yokohama Arena (World Of Stardom Championship, Loser Must Retire)
MVP: Kamitani
Initially H.A.T.E. was absent but they later crashed the party in their own way. Ans the award ceremony indeed further confirmed that 2025 was the year of our PHENEX QUEEN.

The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Stardom ran the first half of this weekend’s STARDOM AWARD doubleheader today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Belle Salle Takadanobaba in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Bozilla & Ema Maishima being pulled off the event. Undisclosed injuries.

Match 1: Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Ranna Yagami beat Yuria Hime, Anne Kanaya & Kikyo Furusawa. Kurara pinned Kanaya after Tokimeki Spear.

Match 2: Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo and Maki Itoh & Hazuki in a 3-way when Rina pinned Kohgo.

Match 3: Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori beat Hina, Tomoka Inaba & Kiyoka Kokatsu. Natsupoi pinned Kokatsu after Fairy Gift.

Match 4: Rian beat Akira Kuroogame by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 5: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Syuri, Saki Kashima & Lady C. AZM pinned Kashima after Azumi Sushi.

Match 6: Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki beat Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Yamashita pinned HANAKO after Implant.

Main Event: Starlight Kid, Ami Sohrei, Hanan & Bea Priestley beat Saya Kamitani, Konami, Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. Sohrei pinned Konami. Kamitani returned here a couple weeks earlier than expected from a post-Tokyo Dome hiatus for rest and time off. She was expected back on 2/7.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

Stardom held what appeared to be their “official” 15th Anniversary commemoration event today in Tokyo.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Syuri & Ranna Yagami beat Hazuki & Fuwa-chan. Syuri beat Fuwa-chan with a scorpion deathlock.

Match 2: Ami Sohrei & Olympia (CMLL) beat Yuna Mizumori & Anne Kanaya. Sohrei pinned Kanaya after Blue Thunder Bomb.

Match 3: Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, Akira Kurogame & Kikyo Furusawa beat Maika, Xena, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Aoki pinned Maika.

Match 4: Saori Anou beat Tomoka Inaba & Maki Itoh in a 3-way by pinning Inaba.

Match 5: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Saki Kashima, Hina & Lady C. Seira pinned Hina after Shooting Star.

Match 6: Hanan Return Match: Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Bea Priestley beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Priestley pinned Ruaka.

Match 7: Stardom 15th Anniversary Match: Yuzuki Aikawa, Natsupoi & Starlight Kid beat Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Yuria Hime. Aikawa pinned Hime with a tiger suplex hold. This might be the end of Aikawa’s limited comeback as I believe it was planned to end with this match.

Main Event: Wonder Of Stardom Champion Konami beat Rina to retain the title. V2 for Konami.

The next event is Saturday at Belle Salle Takadanobaba in Tokyo for this weekend’s doubleheader. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

UPDATE: Saya Kamitani will return Saturday. She was expected to be out until 2/7 to take some time off and rest before her next World Of Stardom Championship defense that day

Stardom is running the second half of their weekend doubleheader today in Osaka, below are NEAR LIVE results.

Today’s event is being held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka 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. (UPDATE: The paid attendance was not announced)

Before the matches began, Hanan came out and announced that she will return from injury Wednesday.

Match 1: AZM beat Anne Kanaya.

Match 2: Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba beat Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. Inaba pinned Kurogame.

Match 3: Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Maki Itoh & Kikyo Furusawa and Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime in a 3-way when Kurara pinned Furusawa.

Match 4: Olympia (CMLL) & Hazuki beat Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Olympia pinned Kohgo after a spinning spinebuster.

Match 5: Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori beat Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba. Anou pinned Konami after Special Pottering.

Intermission.

Match 6: Maika, Xena, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian beat Syuri, Ami Sohrei, Saki Kashima, Hina & Lady C. Maika pinned C after Michinoku Driver 2.

Main Event: Starlight Kid, MeI Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Fukigen. Kid pinned Fukigen after Star Crusher.

The next event is Monday at Takamatsu Symbol Tower in Kagawa. There will be no live broadcast. Also a reminder that Wednesday’s event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo is a PPV.

Stardom continued their 15th Anniversary tour today with the first half of this weekend’s doubleheader in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Starlight Kid, AZM & Mei Seira beat Maika, Rian & Maki Itoh. Kid beat Rian with Black Tiger Leg Murder.

Match 2: Olympia (CMLL) & Kikyo Furusawa beat Hazuki & Anne Kanaya. Olympia pinned Kanaya after a jumping powerbomb.

Match 3: Lady C, Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami beat Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara. Yagami pinned Kurara after Paradiddle.

Match 4: Xena & Waka Tsukiyama beat Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. Xena pinned Kurogame.

Match 5: Syuri, Ami Sohrei, Saki Kashima & Hina beat Saya Iida, Bea Priestly, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime. Sohrei pinned Kohgi.

Match 6: Saori Anou beat Miyu Amasaki, HANAKO & Aya Sakura in a 4-way by pinning Amasaki.

Main Event: Konami, Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Konami pinned Rina after Triangle Lancer.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

Some post-weekend Stardom news:

First, 2 title matches have been announced for upcoming events-first on 1/21 is Wonder Of Stardom Champion Konami vs. Rina for the title, as the Artist Of Stardom co-champions set their titles and H.A.T.E. alliance aside as Rina challenges for the white belt. Second is on 1/25 which will gave NEW High Speed Champion Yuna Mizumori vs. Yuki Mashiro for the title. Mizumori pulled off a seemingly unimaginable upset in beating Mei Seira for the High Speed Championship on 12/24 but more recently Mashiro pinned Mizumori in a 6-woman tag match leading to this.

Next, the sudden retirement-at Saturday’s event Saki Kashima unexpectedly announced her retirement. Her final match will be on 4/26 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, traditionally the promotion’s biggest event of the year. Coming out of this is a Kashina-Syuri match on 2/7, presumably a NON-TITLE match as far as 2-belts Syuri is concerned.

After she was beaten in her Stardom debut match yesterday by her now-opponent, Maki Itoh vs. Aya Sakura has also been announced for 2/7. Sakura further rubbed it in by using Itob’s catchphrase (the cutest in the world…she’s not) against her, a rare time I actually am now rooting for Cosmic Angels. 2/7 also will see an E Nexus V vs. Mi Vida Loca faction match with potentially high stakes. (Suzu Suzuki was absent this weekend due to illness but is expected back for the Risa Sera retirement event which was today, Suzuki is Sera’s final opponent. She should be back in Stardom next weekend)

And finally, as it will not be a one-off but maybe a three-off return, Yuzuki Aikawa’s next return match is set-on 1/21 she will team with Natsupoi & Starlight Kid to face Sakura. Sayaka Kurara & Yuria Hime. This seems to be continuing the path towards Aikawa’s last match in this brief comeback, a match against Hime and perhaps a symbolic torch-passing by the original Stardom OG.

UPDATE: Tokyo Sports reports that, unbeknownst to us until just now, Natsupoi recently got married. Her husband? New Japan wrestler Shingo Takagi. They began dating in 2024 and registered their marriage last year. Takagi stated in the article he would like a child in the future but plans to keep wrestling for a while longer (he’s 43, Natsupoi is 30). So congrats and I guess a warning to those going after Stardom’s fairy…now she has a RAMPAGE DRAGON as backup.

UPDATE 2: Following up on prior reports from Sunday, Bozilla is now off the next 3 events (1/17, 1/18, 1/19). Unspecified injury sustained that day.

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.