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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

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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)

Stardom is back in Tokyo today for their latest mid-major event, kickstarting the build to their next PPV next week. That really takes off today as AEW wrestler (and former Stardom wrestler) Toni Storm returns to continue her (HL)AEW angle with Mina Shirakawa, who once again is back & forth between AEW & Stardom but teams with Storm today to face Mayu Iwatani & AZM ahead of Storm challenging for the IWGP Women’s Championship next week. There is also a Goddesses Of Stardom Championship match scheduled as Momo Watanabe & Thekla defend the titles against Syuri & Saki Kashima.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. It’s not yet known if there will be any commentary. How long the event will run may depend on if there’s an intermission, otherwise with 7 matches and Stardom title matches having a 30 minute time limit I would expect this event to be a “normal” Korakuen event and run about 2 1/2 hours. If there’s an intermission, maybe it’ll be closer to 3 hours. (Late update: You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube)

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba
Momo Kohgo vs. HANAKO
Maika, Gina, Waka Tsukiuyama & Rian vs. Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki and Hina, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba in a 3-way
Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurara vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka
Hazuki & Hanan vs. Koguma & Saya Iida
Nayu Iwatani & AZM vs. Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa
Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla vs. Syuri & Saki Kashima for the titles

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

7:26 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced later today. Crowd still filing in, the opposite-hard camera bleacher side is already about full, the sides are a mixed bag while reserved seats are maybe half full right now. If this holds my guess will be it’ll be around 800. UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1176. Didn’t look like it but maybe a late arriving crowd.

The event will begin shortly. The match order listed above is the official order today.

The matches begin at 7:33 PM PT/10:33 PM ET.

Match 1: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba. 15 minute time limit
Result: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba. Natsupoi pinned Inaba.

Match 2: Momo Kohgo vs. HANAKO. 15 minute time limit
Result: HANAKO beat Momo Kohgo by submission

Match 3: Maika, Gina, Waka Tsukiuyama & Rian vs. Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki and Hina, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hina, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba beat Maika, Gina, Waka Tsukiuyama & Rian and Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki in a 3-way when Hina pinned Amasaki.

Match 4: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurara vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurara beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. Kurara pinned Kamitani. UPSET ALERT!!! Kamitani laid out the ref afterwards.

Match 5: Hazuki & Hanan vs. Koguma & Saya Iida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Koguma & Saya Iida beat Hazuki & Hanan. Koguma pinned Hazuki after a diving body press. Almost went the distance. Koguma promo afterwards, very emotional after beating her regular tag team partner, they are former Goddesses Of Stardom Champions. Apparently it’s also Hazuki’s birthday as she had the crowd sing for her too.

Short break for ring cleaning.

Match 6: Nayu Iwatani & AZM vs. Toni Storm (All Elite Wrestling) & Mina Shirakawa. 30 minute time limit (for those wondering if Storm would get her AEW black & white entrance…yes)
Result: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa beat Mayu Iwatani & AZM. Storm pinned AZM. Yes, B/W post-match too.

Main Event: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla vs. Syuri & Saki Kashima for the titles. 30 minute time limit (Syuri’s left shoulder is quite taped up. Working through injury?)
Result: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla beat Syuri & Saki Kashima to retain the titles. Watanabe pinned Kashima. V1 for the champs.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 15 tomorrow at Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion Hall A in Saitama. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin a 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Live results are tentatively scheduled although I will be simulcasting another event at that time.

Stardom wrapped up a long weekend today with a house show in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Niigata City Industrial Promotion Center In Niigata and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 425.

There were late changes to the card due to Miyu Amasaki being off the event. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Saya Iida beat Rian.

Match 2: Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Rina beat Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Kamitani pinned Kurara after a whirlwind leg.

Match 3: Mei Seira beat Hina.

Match 4: Maika Mina Shirakawa, Gina, HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama beat Mayu iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Hanan & Momo Kohgo. Shirakawa pinned Kohgo after Glamorous Driver Mina.

Match 5: Suzu Suzuki, Starlight Kid & AZM beat Tam Nakano, Yuna Mizumori & Natsupoi. Suzuki pinned Mizumori after Tequila Shot.

Main Event: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami & Lady C beat Momo Watanabe, Konami, Thekla & Ruaka. Kashima pinned Watanabe.

The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

Despite concerns about very heavy rainfall affecting travel conditions and more in the area, Stardom went ahead with their event yesterday in Yamagata.

Yesterday’s event was held at Sanyu Engineer Sports & Culture Center in Yamagata and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the entire event FOR FREE on YouTube until Wednesday.

The announced paid attendance was 328.

Match 1; AZM & Gina beat Koguma & Ranna Yagami. AZM pinned Yagami after a diving foot stomp.

Match 2: Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian beat Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Shirakawa pinned Kurara after Implant DDT.

Match 3: Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki & Starlight Kid beat Hazuki, Hanan & Momo Kohgo. Seira pinned Kohgo after a sooting star press.

Match 4: Momo Watanabe, Thekla, Konami & Rina beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Hina & Lady C. Konami pinned Hina after a buzzsaw kick.

Match 5: Mayu Iwatani & Saya Iida beat Maika & HANAKO. Iwatani pinned HANAKO with a dragon suplex hold.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Tam Nakano, Natsupoi & Saori Anou beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka to retain the titles. Anou pinned Kamitani. V1 for the champs.

The next event was earlier today at Niigata Industrial Promotion Center in Niigata. There was no live broadcast. The next event upcoming is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with a Goddesses Of Stardom Championship match as Momo Watanabe & Thekla defend against Syuri & Saki Kashima. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

Stardom ran their latest house show in Sendai today.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Pit in Sendai and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 275.

Match 1: Mei Seira, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Hazuki, Koguma & Hanan. Seira pinned Hazuki after a dropkick.

Match 2: Saya Iida beat Aya Sakura.

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

Matcfh 4: Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo beat HANAKO & Rian and Momo Watanabe & Konami in a 3-way when Iwatani pinned Rian.

Match 5: Maika, Mina Shirakawa & Gina beat Syuri, Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Gina pinned Yagami after Thunderstruck.

Match 6: Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. Mizumori pinned Ruaka after Tropicana.

Main Event: Suzu Suzuki & THekla beat Tam Nakano & Natsupoi. Suzuki pinned Nakano after Tequila Shot.

The next event is tomorrow at Sanyu Engineer Sports & Culture Center in Yamagata. The event is scheduled to begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET with live streaming on Stardom World and, because the area has been impacted by deadly heavy rains throughout Ishikawa Prefecture and is expected to move into Yamagata Prefecture today, it has been decided this event and Monday’s event will also be live FOR FREE on YouTube (in their entirety, not the usual first match only). The YouTube versions will be available on demand for free for 3 days.

Injury Report: Amasaki is now off both events. The always-vague poor health.

Stardom ran the second half of their Aomori doubleheader today, this one being a Rian hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Aomori Utrey 1st Floor Multipurpose Hall in Aomori and should be available on demand on Stardom World shortly. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 555.

Match 1: Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Anou pinned Koguma.

Match 2: Saya Kamitani beat Waka Tsukiyama & Hanan in a 3-way by pinning Tsukiyama.

Match 3: AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Mina Shirakawa, Gina & HANAKO. AZM pinned HANAKO after Azumi Sushi.

Match 4: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami & Ruaka beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Watanabe pinned Syuri after Peach Sunrise.

Match 5: Maika beat Rian.

Main Event: Tam Nakano & Natsupoi beat Suzu Suzuki & Starlight Kid. Nakano pinned Suzuki with a tiger suplex hold.

The next event is Saturday at Sendai Pit in Sendai. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. I will try to do live results but it is dependent on if I return home in time from attending the live WWE SmackSown show (it’s in my hometown tomorrow).

Stardom ran the first half of a doubleheader in Aomori yesterday.

Yesterday’s event was held at Apmori Sangyo Kaikan in Aomori and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 351.

Match 1: Mina Shirakawa beat Rian.

Match 2: Saki Kashima beat Sayaka Kurara & Maika in a 3-way by pinning Kurara.

Match 3: Ruaka beat Aya Sakura.

Match 4: Gina, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Syuri, Lady C & Ranna Yagami. HANAKO pinned Yagami after egret.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, AZM, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki beat Hazuki, Koguma, Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Suzuki pinned Iida after Tequila Shot.

Main Event: Natusko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Thekla & Saya Kamitani beat Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori. Kamitani pinned Anou after a Frankensteiner.

The next event is/was earlier today. Results will be posted when available. There was no live broadcast