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Injury Report: Japan Injury Roundup (Updated x3)

There have been A LOT of injuries recently across the major Japanese promotions. Here are some of the latest updates:

New Japan-Yoshinobu Kanemaru is now off the rest of the Road to DESTRUCTION Tour. Knee injury suffered earlier this week. Boltin Oleg, was was out since last weekend due to a fever and arm infection (they were related), is cleared to return.

All-Japan/GLEAT-Sayaka Unagi is out indefinitely. Left shoulder injury suffered yesterday. For All-Japan, she was to have faced Sunny tomorrow. SAKI (not Saki Akai) is the replacement. For GLEAT, she is off the 9/17 event.

Stardom-Momo Kohga, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki and Mai Sakurai all will miss some of all of the rest of the 5 STAR GP, which runs through 9/30.

UPDATE: Tokyo Joshi Pro announced Neko Haruna has multiple knee and ACL injuries and will have surgery in October. Out several months if not longer. She will appear on 10/9 but not compete.

UPDATE 2: 9/14-what is going on in TJPW? For their event Saturday they have had to blow the card up. Not one, not two, not three…but SIX wrestlers are now off-Mizuki, Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta, Mahiro Kiryu, Raku and HIMAWARI. The very vague poor physica condition for all beyond illnesses. Add Neko Haruna (knees) and that’s 7 in the last few days. They somehow still are managing 7 matches scheduled with Ryo Mizunami being a late add. As compensation, any fan in attendance can request and will be given a colored piece of paper autographed by a random wrestler.

UPDATE 3: 9/15-Something is going around TJPW as now they have announced Wakana Uehara is now off tomorrow. Fever. So that’s now 7 off tomorrow, 8 if you count Neko Haruna. That’s about 1/3 of the roster.

Stardom 7/30/23 Results

Stardom continued the 5 STAR GP today with an event in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Konosu Municipal Gym in Saitama and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 412.

Match 1: Ruaka & Natsuko Toura beat Miyu Amasaki & Konan. Ruaka pinned Konan after Freezer Bomb.

Match 2: Thekla & Giulia beat Yuna Mizumori & Tam Nakano. Giulia pinned Mizumori after Glorious Driver.

Match 3: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa beat Momo Kohgo & Hazuki. Shirakawa pinned Kohgo after Implant DDT.

Match 4: Koguma, Saya Iida & Mayu Iwatani beat Lady C, AZM & Utami Hayashishita. Koguma pinned C after a diving body press.

Match 5: Megan Bay, Mei Hoshirai & Maika beat HANAKO, Saki Kashima & Syuri. Bay pinned HANAKO after F5.

5 STAR GP:
Match 6: Blue Block: MIRAI beat Hanan.
Main Event: Red Block: Natsupoi beat Suzu Suzuki.

The next event is Saturday at Suehiro Gym in Ishikawa. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

Stardom 7/29/23 Results

Stardom continued the 5 STAR GP today with Day 2 of the tournament.

Today’s event was held at Nagano Prefectural Budokan in Nagano and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 302.

Match 1: Thekla beat HANAKO.

Match 2: Hanan & AZM beat Ruaka & Rina. AZM pinned Ruaka after Azumi Sushi.

Match 3: Miyu Amasaki & Utami Hayashishita beat Momo Kohgo & Hazuki. Hayashishita pinned Kohgo after Shocking Baszler.

Match 4: Saki Kashima & Syuri beat Yuna Mizumori & Natsupoi. Kashima pinned Mizumori after Recuperation.

Match 5: Megan Bay, Mei Hoshirai & Suzu Suzuki beat Koguma, Saya Iida & Mayu Iwatani. Bay pinned Iida after F5.

5 STAR GP Blue Block:
Match 6: Giulia beat Hanan.
Match 7: Saori Anou beat Mariah May.
Main Event: Mina Shirakawa beat MIRAI.

The next event is tomorrow at Konosu City Gym in Saitama. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

Stardom 7/23/23 Results (Updated)

Stardom began their annual 5 STAR GP Tournament yesterday, a singles tournament to determine the top wrestler in the promotion.

Yesterday’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1747.

Match 1: Gauntlet Match:
Momo Kohgo, Kogura & Saya Iida beat Miyu Amasaki, Lady C & Hanan. Kogura pinned Hanan.
Mei Hoshirai, Mai Sakurai & Thekla beat Momo Kohgo, Kogura & Saya Iida. Sakurai pinned Kohgo after MPR.
Mei Hoshirai, Mai Sakurai & Thekla beat HANAKO, Yuna Mizumori & Saki Kashima. Hoshirai pinned HANAKO after a dropkick.

5 STAR GP (all matches were 15 minute time limit):
Blue Block:
Maika beat Hanan.
Mariah Mat beat AZM.
Utami Hayashishita beat Mina Shirakawa.
Momo Watanabe beat MIRAI.
Giulia vs. Saori Anou went to a 15 minute time limit draw.
Red Block:
Natsuko Toura beat Ami Sorei.
Natsupoi beat Starlight Kid.
Syuri beat Suzu Suzuki.
Mayu Iwatani beat Hazuki.
Tam Nakano beat Saya Kamitami.

The next event is Saturday at Nagano Prefectural Budokan in Nagano. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

UPDATE: Saya Kamitani is now out of the 5 STAR GP. Dislocated elbow and ligament damage. Happened in the match against Nakano. Out indefinitely but is out of the rest of the tournament, The tournament is scheduled to go at least 2 more months but it’s not known how long she will be out.

Stardom 7/12/23 Results

Stardom headed to northern Japan today as part of the Stardom North Tour 2023.

Today’s event was held at Asahikawa Local Industry Promotion Center in Hokkaido and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 305.

Match 1: Momo Kohgo beat Miyu Amasaki. This was originally supposed to have been a 3-way but Aya Sakura was removed from the event due to injury.

Match 2: Momo Watanabe & Natusko Toura beat HANAKO & Koguma. Toura pinned HANAKO after a diving body press.

Match 3: Mei Hoshirai & Suzu Suzuki beat Starlight Kid & Ruaka. Suzuki pinned Ruaka.

Match 4: Saki Kashima, Ami Sohrei & MIRAI beat Lady C, Saya Kamitani & AZM. MIRAI pinned Lady C after a jumping lariat.

Match 5: Yuna Mizumori (Chocolate Pro Wrestling), Natsupoi & Tam Nakano beat Mariah May, Waka Tsukiyama & Mina Shirakawa. Natsupoi pinned Tsukiyma after Fair Real Gift.

Main Event: Mai Sakurai, Thekla, Maika & Giulia beat Hazuki, Hanan, Saya Iida & Mayu Iwatani. Maika pinned Iida after Flames Fall.

The next event is tomorrow at Tomakomai City General Gym in Hokkaido. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

Stardom 7/9/23 Results

Stardom returned to Tokyo yesterday for their monthly Korakuen Hall event.

Yesterday’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1411, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Fukigen beat Hina & Ram Kaichow (666) in a 3-way by pinning Hina. This was to have been a tag team match but changed after Aya Sakura was pulled due to injury.

Match 2: Mei Hoshirai beat Momo Kohgo.

Match 3: Momo Watanabe, Ruaka & Natsuko Toura beat Miyu Amasaki, Lady C & AZM. Ruaka pinned Amasaki after Freezer Bomb.

Match 4: Hazuki & Koguma beat Hanan & Saya Iida. Koguma pinned Iida after a flying body press.

Match 5: Mai Sakurai & Thekla beat HANAKO & Nanae Takahashi. Sakurai pinned HANAKO after a diving elbow drop.

Match 6: Saki Kashima & Ami Sorei beat Starlght Kid & Hina. Kashima pinned Hina after My Emblem.

Match 7: Saori Anou (Independent/Freelancer), Yuna Mizumori (Chocolate Pro Wrestling) & Natsupoi beat Mariah May, Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama. Natsupoi pinned Tsukiyama after Fair Real Gift.

Main Event: In a Generation Struggle Elimination Match with over the top rule elimination rules, Giulia, Syuri, Tam Nakano & Mayu Iwatani beat Suzu Suzuki, MIRAI, Maika & Saya Kamitani. Order of elimination: Nakano & Kamitani together (over the top rope), Iwatani & MIRAI together (over the top rope), Syuri & Suzuki together (over the top rope), Maika by Giulia (pinfall). Guilia is the only winner.

The next event is Wednesday at Asahikawa Local Industry Promotion Center (Roadside Station Asahikawa) Large Exhibition Hall in Hokkaido. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

Stardom 7/2/23 Results

Coverage of Stardom on this site kicks off today with results from their STAROM MIDSUMMER CHAMPIONS 2023 event.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on PPV only. It may be available on Stardom World at a later date (it looks like Stardom World generally doesn’t do live broadcasts, usually non-PPVs are available on demand about a week after the events).

The announced paid attendance was 1307.

Match 1: Yuna Mizumori & Waka Tsukiyama beat Miyu Amasaki & Hina. Tsukiyama pinned Hina with an Ausu suplex hold.

Match 2: HANAKO, Mei Hoshirai & Suzu Suzuki beat Aya Sakura, Hazuki & Saya Iida. HANAKO pinned Sakura after JP Coaster.

Match 3: Lady C, AZM, Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita beat Momo Kohgo, Koguma, Hanan & Mayu Iwatani. Kamitani pinned Kohgo after Star Crusher.

Match 4: Mai Sakurai, Thekla, Maika & Giulia beat Momo Watanabe, Ruaka, Rina & Natsuko Toura. Sakurai pinned Ruaka after MPR.

Match 5: Nanae Takahashi beat Starlight Kid.

Match 6: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa beat Ami Sohrei & Syuri to retain the titles. Shirakawa pinned Syuri after Glamorous Collection MINA. V1 for the champs.

Match 7: High Speed Champion Saki Kashima beat Fukigen to retain the title. V1 for Kashima.

Match 8: MIRAI beat Wonder Of Stardom Champion Tam Nakano to win the title. MIRAI becomes the 19th Wonder Of Stardom Champion.

Main Event: In an Indian Strap Match, where competitors were joined at the wrists by a leather strap and the only way to win was by getting a 3 count pinfall then touching all 4 corners before the downed opponent could touch a corner and break it up, Saori Anou (Independent/Freelancer) beat Natsupoi.

The next event is Saturday at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. It should be available on Stardom World at a later date.

New Japan News: New Women’s Champion in Stardom (Updated)

Stardom, the women’s promotion owned by New Japan owner Bushiroad Corporation, held what was billed as their biggest event ever today, and every one of the promotion’s titles changed hands. That included the IWGP Women’s Championship as Mayu Iwatani beat Mercedes Mone (the former Sasha Banks) to win the title. Iwatani becomes the third IWGP Women’s Champion.

This maybe wasn’t a terrible surprise because word was Mone’s limited dates contract with Bushiroad is now over (it ended today) and she’s a free agent again. So the question now is where does she go? She has been raving on social media about moving to Japan and enrolling in language school, but she could very well return to the US and go to All Elite Wrestling or even back to WWE. We shall see, but for now the title will stay in Japan and, for now, Stardom with hopefully defenses in New Japan again.

UPDATE: Mone has been announced for the 5/21 New Japan US event in Long Beach, CA. No word on her match yet.

BREAKING: Women’s 3-Way Title Match Added to NJPW Event

New Japan just announced a big addition to SAKURA GENESIS on 4/8: IWGP Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone vs. AZM & Hazuki in a 3-way for the title. Both challengers are from Stardom (which like New Japan is owned by Bushiroad Corporation) and while this is not official, Mayu Iwatani has challenged the winner for the title on 4/23 in Stardom at Yokohama Arena.

More as it becomes available.

RUMOR: WWE Superstar to New Japan

This is just a rumor for now, but it’s huge-Mercedes Varnado, best known as Sasha Banks on WWE, is reportedly headed to New Japan, at least temporarily. Varnado, who has been out of WWE since summer but is still reportedly under contract, has agreed to “multiple dates” with New Japan and may have a deal with them. But there is a chance she re-signs with WWE, and if that happens the potential New Japan deal is off. Her WWE deal is up at the end of the year but they could add time on based on how long she has been out, that could mean as much as 6-7 months.

If she does go to New Japan it likely would be for special attraction matches against talent from Stardom as both are owned by Bushiroad Corporation. Showing up in Stardom is also possible.What seems less clear now is All Elite Wrestling and if she might go there, or if they had a hand in this.

More as it becomes available. But for now this is all rumors.