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STARDOM THE CONVERSION, Stardom’s monthly major event held today, is in the books.

Today’s event was held at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 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 announced paid attendance was 2521.

There was a last-second change to the card due to the last-minute removal of Saki Kashima from the event. The always-vague poor health, which has become a recent trend with her. She was to have been in the Ami Sohrei Return Match, an 8-woman tag match. Kiyoka Kokatsu was the replacement.

Pre-show match: Waka Tsukiyama beat Yuria Hime.

Match 1: Future Of Stardom Champion Hina beat Rian to retain the title. V3 for Hina.

Match 2: Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Momo Kohgo, Ema Maishima & Kikyo Furusawa. Sakura pinned Furusawa after Toras Kick.

Match 3: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Hazuki & Koguma. Ruaka pinned Koguma after Freezer Bomb.

Match 4: Risa Sera (Independent/Freelancer) beat HANAKO.

Match 5: Ami Sohrei Return Match: Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe, Konami & Rina beat Ami Sohrei, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu. Kamitani pinned Sohrei after Star Crusher.

Match 6: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Hanan & Saya Iida beat Natsupoi & Saori Anou to retain the titles. Hanan pinned Natsupoi after 17. V4 for the champs.

Match 7: In a No DQ match, Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame beat Starlight Kid, AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki. Suzuki pinned Kid with a German suplex hold.

Main Event: Sareee beat IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri to win the title. Sareee becomes the 5th IWGP Women’s Champion. This match went almost 33 minutes-by Japanese women’s wrestling standards that’s a marathon as usually even title matches have a 30 minute time limit.

The next event is Wednesday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Stardom finished up their usual weekend doubleheader today in Shiga.

Today’s event was held at Shiga Prefectural Cultural Industry Exchange Center Event Hall in Shiga and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

There were again last-minute changes to the card due to AZM being off this event as well as yesterday. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian beat Suzu Suzuki, Hina & Yuria Hime. Rian pinned Hime.

Match 2; Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Ema Maishima & Kikyo Furusawa. Ruaka pinned Maishima after a neck hanging bomb.

Match 3: Saki Kashima & Tomoka Inaba beat Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Kashima pinned Kurara after Rebirth.

Match 4: Konami, Rina & Fukigen beat Starlight Kid, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki. Konami beat Amasaki with a body sleeper hold.

Match 5: Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe & Azusa Inaba beat Syuri, Lady C & Ranna Yagami. Watanabe pinned C after B-Driver.

Main Event: Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Anou pinned Hanan after Tantan Dollar.

The next event is STARDOM THE CONVERSION Saturday at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World as a PPV will begin midnight PT/3 AM ET.

UPDATE: During the event, it was revealed that rookie Yuria Hime tried to join Stars on Saturday but did not, however she did make a New Blood Tag Team Challenge with Momo Kohgo as her partner. Accepted today by champions HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama. That match will happen at the next NEW BLOOD event on 7/4 at Tokyo Square in Tokyo. For those unaware, the rules to challenge for the titles are one of the two wrestlers must meet these criteria: Be 20 or younger OR have 3 years or less experience AND be eligible to challenge for the Future Of Stardom Championship. Hime is eliigible as a rookie even though she is 26 and Kohgo would not be eligible due to being over 20 and having more than 6 years experience.

Stardom began this weekend’s doubleheader today with an event in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 409)

There were several last-minute changes to the card due to the removal of AZM from the event. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Azusa Inaba beat Hazuki, Koguma & Kikyo Furusawa. Watanabe beat Furusawa with a chicken wing.

Match 2; Saki Kashima beat Yuna Mizumori & Ema Maishima in a 3-way by pinning Maishima.

Match 3: Sayaka Kurara beat Fukigen.

Match 4: Konami, Ruaka & Rina beat Lady C, Tomoka Inaba & Rian. Konami pinned Rian after a buzzsaw kick.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki beat Suzu Suzuki, Akira Kurogame & Aya Sakura. Amasaki pinned Kurogame after Tensei.

Match 6: Syuri, Hina & Ranna Yagami beat Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Hina pinned Rian after a transformed jackhammer.

Main Event: Momo Kohgo, Hanan & Saya Iida beat Saori Anou, Natsupoi & Yuria Hime. Kohgo pinned Hime after Nectar Peach.

The next event is tomorrow at Shiga Prefectural Cultural Industry Exchange Center Event Hall in Shiga. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

UPDATE: AZM is now off tomorrow (6/15). She was to have faced Ranna Yagami & Azusa Inaba in a 3-way. That match is now off and what had been Syuri & Lady C vs. Saya Kamitani & Momo Watanabe is now Syuri, C & Yagami vs. Kamitani, Watanabe & Inaba. AZM should be back for the next event which is STARDOM THE CONVERSION on 6/21 (PPV).

Stardom has announced a last-minute change to today’s event in Shizuoka: Playing on the usual bad pun in the title, no sushi for anyone today because AZM is now off the event. The always-vague poor health. She was to have been in an 8-woman tag match with Starlight Kid, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki against Suzu Suzuki, Akira Kurogame, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Kurara is now out of the match and it’s now a 6-woman tag match. Kurara will instead face Fukigen, who was to have been in a 4-way against Saki Kashima, Yuna Mizumori & Emma Maishima. That match is now a 3-way. It’s not yet known if AZM will be back for tomorrow’s event.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Out tomorrow. Next event is in a week so she should be back by then. Has to be or else it could cause issues because it’s the monthly major PPV.

According to Stardom’s official English language Twitter account, Maika posted on her Instagram account that she recently had surgery for an apparent elbow injury. Out indefinitely. No further details provided as to the injury or how long she will be out. Also nothing on Stardom’s official website ye about this.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom is running their first event of June today (not counting Wednesday’s NEW BLOOD event) which is currently in progress. Here are the latest results:

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

The announced paid attendance was 1405.

Pre-Show Match: Yuna Mizumori beat Ema Maishima.

Match 1: Rian beat Akira Kurogame.

Match 2: Saki Kashima, Hina, Tomoka Inaba & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Hazuki, Koguma, Yuria Hime & Kikyo Furusawa. Inaba beat Furusawa with an ankle hold.

Match 3: Suzu Suzuki beat Lady C & Azusa Inaba in a 3-way by pinning C.

Match 4: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Tora pinned Tsukiyama after a diving body press.

Match 5: Natsupoi, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Natsupoi pinned Iida after Fairy Real Gift.

Match 6: Sareee (Independent/Freelancer0 beat Ranna Yagami.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe, Konami & Rina beat Starlight Kid, AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Mei Seira. Watanabe pinned AZM after Peach Sunrise.

In other news, IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri successfully defended the IWGP Women’s Championship yesterday in England, beating Alex Windsor in Pro Wrestling EVE. V1 for Syuri. Turns out it’s Windsor’s last match there as she is now headed to All Elite Wrestling to join her significant other, former New Japan wrestler Will Ospreay, there. Next up for Syuri: Sareee. That match will happen on 6/21 at STARDOM THE CONVERSION 2025 at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2, where Sareee was going to face yesterday’s winner either way. Of course that event will be a PPV.

The next event is Saturday at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast.

Stardom ran their latest NEW BLOOD event today, the 22nd event of the developmental series for younger & less experienced wrestlers.

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

The announced paid attendance was 153, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kyrara beat Ema Maishima & Kikyo Furusawa. Sakura pinned Maishima after Cherry Blossom.

Match 2: Asuka Goda beat Yuria Hime.

Match 3: Debbie Keitel beat Akira Kurogame.

Match 4: Hina & Ranna Yagami beat Honoka & Saki-ran and Azusa Inaba & Fukigen in a 3-way when Hina pinned Honoka.

Match 5: Nanami Hatano beat Rian.

Main Event: New Blood Tag Team Champions Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Himiko & Makoto Yume to retain the titles. Tsukiyama pinned Yume after Smelt. V3 for the champs.

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

Stardom wrapped up May with a special standalone event today celebrating the 10th anniversary of the debuts of Natsupoi & Saori Anou, which they largely put together.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World for 4620 Japanese yen (around $32 US) for the next week. It should be available without additional purchase shortly after that for monthly paying Stardom World subscribers.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 2387)

There was a last-minute change to the event due to Suzu Suzuki being pulled off the event. The always-vague poor health. She was to have been in a battle royal. There was no replacement announced.

There was an Actress Girls segment and match pre-show.

Match 1: Tae Honma & Yuna Manase beat Yuki Harima & Seika Ozaki. Honma pinned Harina after A New Era.

Match 2: Yumiko Hotta & Miku Kano beat Kaoru Ito & Rian. Kano pinned Rian.

Match 3: Shin Saori Anou won an 11 woman battle royal, last eliminating Kakeru Sekiguchi. Other entrants: Rina Amikura, Yuko Sakurai, AKINO, Sonoko Kato, Ryo Mizunami, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Salvation Ninja Ranmaru (?), Shin Natsupoi. One of the Shin women almost certainly was Sakura Hirota. This originally was to have been a 10 woman battle royal which became 9 without Suzuki. The Shin Anou & Shin Natsupoi adds were a surprise and unexpected.

Match 4: Mayumi Ozaki beat Sayaka Kurara.

Match 5: SAKI beat Yuna Mizumori.

Match 6: Starlight Kid & AZM vs. Hanan & Saya Iida went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 7: Sareee beat Aya Sakura.

Main Event: Natsupoi & Saori Anou beat Chihiro Hashimoto & Mika Iwata. Natsupoi pinned Iwata after Fairy Magic. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Natsupoi vs. Saori Anou went to a 5 minute time limit draw.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 22 Wednesday at Tokyo Square in Tokyo headlined by a New Blood Tag Team Championship match. Live streaming FOR FREE only on YouTube will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET. It will also be available on demand for free immediately after the event ends. There will be no live or on demand broadcast on Stardom World.

Stardom heads to Osaka to start their event weekend today, headlined by an Artist Of Stardom Championship match. Originally the challenger team was to be determined by a tournament final held Wednesday in Tokyo, but it ended in a double countout. So of course the champs did what champs would do and played the Just Bring It card, meaning it’s a 3-way. And the promotion has now announced it will be a 3-way elimination match with over the top rope rules in effect. Last team left wins. Neo Genesis will have their hands full with H.A.T.E. and Suzu Suzuki’s new Mi Vida Loca faction for sure.

Today’s event will be held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. You will also be able to watch the entire event FOR FREE on YouTube. There will be no commentary. There are 6 matches scheduled and all but the main event will have 15-20 minute time limits, so factoring in the usual intermission at some point the event will probably run about 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo vs. Hina, Tomoka Inaba & Kikyo Furusawa
Mei Seira vs. Yuria Hime
Hazuki, Koguma & Akira Kurogame vs. Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Ema Maishima
Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen
Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori vs. Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian
Artist Of Stardom Champions Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki and Konami, Ruaka & Rina in a 3-way elimination match for the titles. Over the top rope elimination rules in effect

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

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

The YouTube stream began a couple minutes early in pre-show mode.

9 PM PT UPDATE; Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka, Japan. There is no commentary. I am watching on YouTube. There is a little brief stuttering/freezing at times, maybe because I’m also watching in 1080p/60fps.

The paid attendance should be announced after the event. The setup is on the small side for the venue but looks to be mostly full (not a legit sellout but I’d say around 90% full). It’ll depend on the setup but I’m guessing it’ll be around 650. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 604)

The matches begin right after the opening intro and card rundown.

Match 1: Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo vs. Hina, Tomoka Inaba & Kikyo Furusawa. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Hina, Tomoka Inaba & Kikyo Furusawa. Kohgo pinned Furusawa with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 2: Mei Seira vs. Yuria Hime. 15 minute time limit
Result: Mei Seira beat Yuria Hime

Match 3: Hazuki, Koguma & Akira Kurogame vs. Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Ema Maishima. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hazuki, Koguma & Akira Kurogame beat Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Ema Maishima. Koguma beat Maishima with a rear naked choke.

Match 4: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C & Ranna Yagami vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. 20 minute time limit
Result: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C & Ranna Yagami beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. C pinned Fukigen after a chokeslam.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 10:26 PM PT/1:26 AM ET (just under a 15 minute break).

Match 5: Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori vs. Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. 20 minute time limit
Result: Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori beat Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Anou pinned Rian with a German suplex hold. Afterwards, Anou with microphone. Brief comments directed at Rian, who still wanted to fight. Could be the start of the build to a match between them. Natsupoi with microphone then. Rian was more cordial to her. Background music came on before Natsupoi finished her promo, probably comments related to the 10th Anniversary event for Anou & Natsupoi coming up next weekend (PPV of course).

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki and Konami, Ruaka & Rina in a 3-way elimination match for the titles. Over the top rope elimination rules in effect as well as what they call the no-touch rules. A team is only eliminated when all 3 members are eliminated/ 30 minute time limit
Result: Artist Of Stardom Champions Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki and Konami, Ruaka & Rina in a 3-way elimination match to retain the titles. Order of elimination: Konami by AZM (pinfall), AZM by Aoki (pinfall), Aoki by Rina (pinfall), Rina & Yamashita by Amasaki & Kid (over the top rope), Kid by Suzuki (over the top rope), Suzuki by Ruaka (over the top rope. Mi Vida Loca eliminated), Ruaka by Amasaki (pinfall. H.A.T.E. eliminated). Neo Genesis wins with Amasaki left. V2 for the champs.

The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

It was truly the end of an era for Stardom at their 4/27/25 STARDOM GRAND QUEENDOM 2025 PPV. Not only did their “icon” Mayu Iwatani leave the promotion after what would be her last match in the promotion (she followed old boss Rossy Ogawa to Marigold), but the career of Tam Nakano came to an end after she lost to Saya Kamitani in the main event where the winner would be World Of Stardom Champion and the loser had to retire. You almost couldn’t write a more emotional ending than they did. And if you haven’t seen it yet or don’t have Stardom World, you can now watch the full main event and the post-match farewell to Nakano (and it’s very emotional indeed between the two rivals) FOR FREE on YouTube or below (the video starts at the beginning of Nakano’s entrance, this version has Japanese commentary with Haruo Murata & Ami Sohrei):