BEST OF GODDESSES 2018
November 23rd (National Holiday, Friday) Korakuen Hall (Attendance: 960 people)
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◆Irregular Tag Team Match, 15-minute single fall match |
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Yoneyama Kaori |
4 minutes 00 seconds |
Hanan ● |
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○Ruaka |
Rinan |
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| Himanami | ||
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◆Future of Stardom Championship Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) |
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<Champion> |
8 minutes 39 seconds |
<Challenger> |
| Starlight Kid |
Natsumi |
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*Inaugural champion Starlight Kid successfully defended her title for the fifth time
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◆STARS vs. Queen's Quest UK Tag Team Match, 20-minute time limit, one fall |
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○ Saki Kashima |
8 minutes 51 seconds |
Bea Priestley |
| Nakano Tam |
Shah Dane ● |
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◆Oedo Tai vs. Multinational Army Tag Team Match, 30-minute time limit, one fall |
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Kagetsu |
12 minutes 9 seconds |
Kimura Hana |
| ○Hazuki |
Marie Apache ● |
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◆Arisa Hoshiki's comeback match: 30-minute single fall match |
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Iwatani Mayu |
14 minutes 1 second |
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| ○Hoshiki Arisa |
AZM● |
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◆Goddess of Stardom Championship Match 30-minute single match |
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<Challenger Group> |
20 minutes 10 seconds |
<Champion group> |
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Watanabe Momo |
Jungle Scream Girl ● |
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| ○Utami Hayashishita | Tora Natsuko | |
*The 14th champions, Jungle Kyona and Tora Natsuko, failed in their first title defense. Watanabe Momo and Hayashishita Utami become the 15th champions
Stardom★Idols Debut
Nakano Tam: "Good morning everyone! Are you awake? Once again, I'm Nakano Tam, a member of Stardom and the GM of Stardom★Idols. It's a pleasure to be here today. Actually, next week, on December 2nd, I'll be launching a new organization, Stardom★Idols, a new kind of organization that combines idols and pro wrestling, which I'll be producing together with Atsushi Onita. Today, I've come to introduce myself and all of you to the members of Stardom★Idols. Stardom★Idols will be releasing a new song every three months, and we'll all be competing for the center position in various ways, such as pro wrestling and performance, and the center position will be decided by the members. This is a new kind of pro wrestling organization where wrestlers compete for the top spot. This organization is supported by a very impressive staff, with Atsushi Onita, whom I mentioned earlier, as producer, Hyadain providing music, Lucky Ikeda supervising the dance, and myself, Tam Nakano, serving as GM. Actually, there is one more person joining our impressive backup team today, so I have come to make the announcement. For our inaugural event on December 2nd, none other than Sebastian Masuda will be supervising as art director. Sebastian Masuda is known for his art direction for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and for his work in Harajuku's KAWAII. MONSTER CAFE and other businesses are run by an artist who is currently very popular and active all over the world. He is said to be a pioneer of Japanese kawaii culture. So, I think this tournament will be a very glamorous and wonderful event starting with the inaugural match on December 2nd, so please look forward to it. Thank you. Now, let me introduce Stardom★Idols. Come on! Today, I would like you to hear a little bit of our new song, which will be released on December 2nd. This new song was created by Hyadain, Lucky Ikeda, and many other people who poured their hearts and souls into making it for us. And it was made to be delivered to all of you. We will burn our hearts out as Stardom★Idols and sing and fight from now on, so today, let's burn together until we turn to ashes. The title of the song is "Like a Fire."
Stardom★Idols GM Tam Nakano gave a greeting and then introduced the members, who then performed Stardom★Idols' debut song, "Like a Fire." The inaugural event will be held on Sunday, December 2nd, in the evening at Shin-Kiba. Stardom will be holding an event during the daytime
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◆Irregular Tag Team Match, 15-minute single fall match |
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Yoneyama Kaori |
4 minutes 00 seconds |
Hanan ● |
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○Ruaka |
Rinan |
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| Himanami | ||
The Hanan sisters, who formed a trio at Shin-Kiba on November 10th, will make their first appearance at Korakuen Hall. Initially, a six-person tag team match was announced, but due to the absence of Reo Onozaki, it will once again be a 2-on-3 handicap match. Last time they lost to Tam Nakano and Natsumi Nakano, but the three sisters will work together to aim for a victory against JAN
After the call, the Hanan sisters attacked from behind. The Yoneyama team countered and threw them into the ropes, but the sisters delivered a dropkick, pinning them against the ropes and taunting. When Hinan hit Yoneyama with a hip throw, the sisters re-entered the ring. Yoneyama then unleashed a flurry of Mongolian chops on the sisters. The sisters cornered Yoneyama and delivered a running dropkick. The twin sisters then threw Yoneyama, who then applied a figure-four leglock. Yoneyama was rescued and responded with spinning punches and cross chops. Ruaka then hit Hanan with a series of shoulder tackles. Ruaka and Hanan exchanged elbows. Hanan attempted an outer leg sweep on Yoneyama. The sisters threw Yoneyama into the ropes, and Yoneyama delivered a cross body. The sisters managed to withstand the attack but were ultimately crushed. Yoneyama threw the twin sisters out of the ring. Ruaka then hit Hanan with a fisherman suplex. Hanan was unable to escape, and JAN secured the victory
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◆Future of Stardom Championship Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) |
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<Champion> |
8 minutes 39 seconds |
<Challenger> |
| Starlight Kid |
Natsumi |
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*Inaugural champion Starlight Kid successfully defended her title for the fifth time
After defeating the Hanan sisters at the 11/10 Shin-Kiba event, Natsumi challenged Starlight Kid for the Future of Stardom Championship. Although she has yet to win a singles match, she will challenge Kid for the belt, who was her tag team partner in the tag league. Kid and Natsumi won two matches in the tag league, but it was Kid who secured the pinfall in both cases. The inaugural champion, Kid, has successfully defended her title four times so far, demonstrating consistent strength in the young wrestler scene. It is hoped that Natsumi's addition will further energize the new generation. Will Natsumi be able to win her first belt with her first victory on her own? Or will Kid use this as a stepping stone to an even longer reign?
Natsumi enters wearing an overmask. Her mother, Marie Apache, is in her corner. Both shake hands cleanly as the bell rings. From a lock-up, Natsumi twists Kid's arm and shakes her shoulder. When she takes Kid to the ground, Kid escapes with an arm whip and they exchange covers. They lock up again, and Kid drives her to the ropes and delivers a double chop. As Kid dashes, Natsumi delivers a shoulder tackle. Natsumi grabs her leg and attempts a submission hold. Kid escapes to the ropes, and Natsumi throws her into the corner for a corner attack. Natsumi goes for a second one, but Kid attempts a dropkick followed by a 619 from the ropes. However, Natsumi dodges and applies an El Nudo from the ropes. Natsumi then delivers a dropkick. Kid kicks out, and Natsumi applies a modified Manji Gatame. Kid rolls her up with a schoolboy. Natsumi kicks out and rolls her up as well. Natsumi leaps onto Kid with a Casadora and performs El Nudo in the center of the ring. She follows up with a series of foot stomps to his back. Natsumi catches Kid's charge. Kid escapes and lands a high-angle DDT. Kid hits another 619 and a standing moonsault press. Natsumi retaliates, and they exchange elbows. Kid hits a series of elbows and charges. Natsumi stops him and returns the favor with a DDT followed by a running foot stomp. She throws him into the ropes, catches him, and slams him forward. Natsumi delivers a forward kick in the style of a Shining Wizard. Five minutes have passed. Natsumi leaps onto Kid with a Casadora and tries to roll him up, but Kid kicks out. Natsumi leaps onto Kid again and tries to roll him up forcefully. Kid counters and they exchange roll-up attempts. Natsumi hits an elbow and Kid replies with a dropkick. Kid slams Natsumi with a fisherman suplex. However, Natsumi manages to kick out. Kid leaps onto Natsumi, but Natsumi counters with a Magistral. Natsumi lifted Kid up and placed her on the corner, attempting a Mathematica Buster. Kid resisted and countered with a neck screw. Natsumi threw her into the corner and charged. Kid chased her onto the apron and delivered a foot stomp from the second rope. She laid her on the mat and, foreshadowing the finish, delivered a frog splash. However, Natsumi kicked out. Kid went for a moonsault press from the second rope again. The referee counted to three, and Kid successfully defended her title
Starlight Kid's comment
--After successfully defending your title for the fifth time
"Yes, it was my fifth title defense, and my opponent was Natsumi. I had teamed up with Natsumi in the tag league, and I knew for sure that she had grown, but she had come up with several new moves, and she had some quick roll-ups that I hadn't anticipated, and they came out of nowhere no matter how much I attacked, so I was really close to being pinned for the three count, but in the end I managed to get the three count with a moonsault. I'm glad I was able to successfully defend my title."
—How was Natsumi, your tag team partner in the tag league?
"Regarding the tag league, my first match after returning to Japan was the tag league, so I practiced with Natsumi a little, but since it was right after returning to Japan, there were still a lot of things we didn't know. But as we teamed up in the tag league, we practiced together more often, and I think we grew stronger and more resilient."
—What was Natsumi like as an opponent? I think she was a different type of fighter than you've faced in previous title matches
"Yes, that's right. Since she's Marie's daughter, she uses a lot of lucha libre, modified submission holds, and roll-ups, and since I don't usually fight, I think this was the first time I'd fought her. So I couldn't anticipate it at all, and I think she took advantage of a lot of my weaknesses."
—I offered to shake her hand at the end, but Natsumi didn't notice and left
"Yes, that's true (wry smile). I think I took quite a bit of damage because I went on the offensive at the end."
—You've successfully defended the Future of Stardom Championship five times and become the undisputed champion. What are your plans for the future?
"As the first champion, I will continue to defend the title and not let any other wrestler take it. I will always be the Future of Stardom Champion."
—The value of this belt depends on how the first champion performs
"Yes. We want to continuously increase its value starting from the first generation."
—You probably don't want this to be seen as just another title for a young player, right?
"Yes, there is a bit of a gap between World of Stardom and Wonder of Stardom, so I want to close that gap by defending the title more and more and increase the value of this belt."
—Do you want Natsumi to try again?
"Yes, Natsumi has the potential to grow even more, so I hope she continues to grow and take on new challenges."
Natsumi's comment
--This was your first time challenging for the belt
"Yes. It was my first time. I really wanted the belt. I was really looking forward to fighting Kid. I was super nervous, though. But I did my best."
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◆STARS vs. Queen's Quest UK Tag Team Match, 20-minute time limit, one fall |
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○ Saki Kashima |
8 minutes 51 seconds |
Bea Priestley |
| Nakano Tam |
Shah Dane ● |
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Saki Kashima and Tam Nakano of STARS will clash in a tag team match against Bea Priestley and Chardonnay of Queen's Quest UK. The Stardom★Idols performed their debut song at the opening of this event. With the promotion's launch on December 2nd in Shin-Kiba approaching, Nakano needs a win in this match
Kashima cornered Chardaney and attacked his arm. He called in Nakano and declared a double. They cornered Chardaney and delivered a series of spear attacks. Next, Kashima and Nakano landed kicks. Priestley broke up the pin and delivered a double brainbuster with Chardaney. Chardaney delivered a body slam followed by an elbow drop to Kashima. Kashima kicked out and Priestley hit a heel drop. Priestley twisted Kashima's left arm and took him to the ground. He then locked in his right arm to immobilize him. From there, he stomped on Kashima's bent left arm. Kashima retaliated with a hurricanrana and a big boot. Nakano tagged in and kicked Priestley. Chardaney interfered and broke up the pin, and Priestley and Nakano delivered a combined clothesline. Nakano dodged and hit Chardaney with a dragon sleeper. He slammed both of them to the mat as Priestley tried to break up the pin. Nakano landed a combination of kicks, but Priestley countered with a double kick. Chardane lifted Nakano up but Nakano countered with a stunner. Kashima hit Chardane with a series of double arm suplexes. Chardane kicked out and Kashima charged at her. Chardane delivered a knee attack and lifted her up. Nakano cut off Priestley who was on the corner. Kashima threw Chardane and Nakano delivered a high kick. STARS put on a kicking showdown. Kashima landed a Pedigree but only got a two count. Priestley hit Kashima with a PK. Chardane lifted her up and Priestley delivered a diving foot stomp. Priestley and Chardane hit Nakano with clotheslines. Chardane hit Kashima with a double arm suplex but lost her balance. Kashima kicked out and Chardane delivered a final cut. Kashima held on and rolled her up for the three count. Kashima brought home the comeback victory
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◆Oedo Tai vs. Multinational Army Tag Team Match, 30-minute time limit, one fall |
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Kagetsu |
12 minutes 9 seconds |
Kimura Hana |
| ○Hazuki |
Marie Apache ● |
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: The Oedo Tai team of Kagetsu & Hazuki, who have just finished their appearance at the Sendai Girls' 11/16 Korakuen Hall event, will face the Japan-Mexico team of Hana Kimura & Marie Apache in a tag team match. At the Korakuen Hall event on 10/23 last month, Kagetsu and Hana had a grudge match for the red belt. Kagetsu won the match by TKO, but it was hard to call it a definitive resolution. The two teams also faced each other at the 11/10 Shin-Kiba event, but since it was a three-way match with the addition of Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima, it's undeniable that the focus on Kagetsu vs. Hana was somewhat blurred. After that match, Kashima declared her challenge for the High Speed Championship held by Marie. Although the date has not yet been announced, it seems inevitable that the title match will take place. Although Kashima will not be there, it is expected that Marie will be fired up once again. Hazuki, who lost to Marie, also has a grudge over the victory in the High Speed Championship. An intense battle is inevitable
Kagetsu and Hazuki perform the Oedo Tai dance. Marie is in the corner with Natsumi, who has just finished her first title challenge. Hazuki provokes Marie, the High Speed Champion, saying, "I'm talking to you, come out." When Marie goes for her arm, Hazuki puts her in a headlock. Hazuki leaps and does an arm whip. Hazuki provokes Marie by saying, "Keep up (with my speed)" and delivers an elbow. However, Hana intervenes from below the ring. Marie attacks Hazuki when she goes outside the ring, and the fight spills outside. Hana drags Kagetsu around and slams her into the audience. Hana's team corners Hazuki and stomps on her, but Marie throws her into the ropes and slides, going for a hanging ceiling. When Kagetsu tries to break it up, Hana catches her and they perform a Romero Special together. Hana stands defiantly over Hazuki and provokes her by saying, "You damn brown-haired bastard!" before delivering a big boot. Hana lands another big boot and stomps on her face with one foot. Hazuki delivers a dropkick and then passes the ball to Kagetsu. However, Marie intervenes, stopping Kagetsu's movements. Nevertheless, Kagetsu recovers and, despite being off-balance, delivers a missile kick to both of them. Kagetsu hits Hana with a brainbuster followed by a series of middle kicks. After an exchange of elbows, Kagetsu lands a back kick. Hana jumps in and applies a ground Manji Gatame. Hazuki breaks it up, and Marie chases her out. Hana puts her arm on the ropes and delivers a series of big boots to Kagetsu. She takes her to the center and attempts a Manji Gatame. Kagetsu counters and applies a neck lock. Hana forcefully lifts her up and slams her with a brainbuster. Kagetsu kicks out, and Hana charges. Kagetsu had read her move and charges, but Hana also reads her movement. Both are down and tag in their partners. Hazuki hits Marie with a DDT, an elbow attack, and a swan dive missile kick. Marie kicks out, and Hazuki applies a face lock. Hazuki gets up and delivers a series of elbows, but is countered with a kick. Marie catches Hazuki in a ground submission hold. As Marie climbed onto the corner, Kagetsu knocked her down with a dropkick. Hana threw Kagetsu into the ropes, but Kagetsu flew to the outside with a tope. Hazuki, who was also thrown into the corner, flew to the outside with a triangle jump plancha. Kagetsu and Hazuki returned to the ring and attempted a tope, but Hana and Marie successfully blocked it. Marie performed a tope con hilo from the apron. Hana brought Hazuki back into the ring, and Marie delivered a knee kick from the corner. Marie attempted a Liger Bomb, but Kagetsu managed to break it up. Marie called Hana in for a double heel drop, and Marie pulled Hazuki up and attempted a Michinoku Drive. Hazuki countered and rolled her up for the three count. Marie and Hana left the ring, but Hazuki took the microphone
Hazuki: "Hey you guys at Korakuen, how are you all doing?! One more time, how are you all doing? Great great great, hey hey hey, I beat that champion, hey hey hey. So what does that mean? You know what I'm getting at. High speed. The belt that Marie Apache holds, it's no longer the High Speed Champion title, it's the Slow Speed Champion title. What's so interesting about her holding it? Is it okay for Stardom to let someone that slow hold it?! It's not okay, right? You all know that. So that means we have to take the belt from her. But her next challenger is already decided, Kashima. A three-way match? A three-way match is a pain. Whether Marie holds it or Kashima is waiting, it's still slow speed. So, I, Hazuki, will step forward as the next challenger to the winner of either of them. Shouldn't I take the High Speed title first and then the white belt? Right, don't you think so, Kagetsu?"
Kagetsu: "Yes, I think that's right. Yes, I, Prime Minister Kagetsu, would like to submit a bill to parliament that Hazuki will become the next challenger to the winner of the contest between the Fat Guy and the Bean Sprout. There are no objections, right everyone? A parliamentary session is currently being held in my head, and yes! It has been successfully passed! So, everyone, please give your support to Hazuki."
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◆Arisa Hoshiki's comeback match: 30-minute single fall match |
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Iwatani Mayu |
14 minutes 1 second |
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| ○Hoshiki Arisa |
AZM● |
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Stardom's founding member and first-generation wrestler, Arisa Hoshiki, is making a comeback, and her tag team with Mayu Iwatani, AMA-jo- (AMA), is also being revived. Facing off against Hoshiki, who is known for her Brazilian kicks, is the Queen's Quest team of Konami and AZM. How will her six-and-a-half-year hiatus affect the match? It's no exaggeration to say that everything in this match depends on how Hoshiki fights
After Konami and AZM entered, Iwatani and Hoshiki entered the ring separately. Iwatani's team offered a handshake, but QQ refused. The match began with Iwatani and AZM. After an exchange of rope work, they started rolling up each other. AZM slapped Iwatani's outstretched hand and tagged in Konami. Iwatani also entrusted the match to Hoshiki. Konami and Hoshiki faced each other and exchanged strikes. Konami dodged Hoshiki's kick and landed a series of middle kicks followed by a back kick. Konami kicked the staggering Hoshiki, but Iwatani cut her off as she ran to the ropes. Iwatani and Hoshiki attempted clotheslines, but Konami dodged them and delivered a double dropkick with AZM. Konami drove Hoshiki into the corner and delivered a running knee attack. AZM jumped over Konami and delivered a foot stomp. AZM kicked Hoshiki's leg and then hooked her right leg around the ropes and choked her. Bringing her to the center, AZM locked both of her legs. Hoshiki tries to escape, but Konami and AZM stomp on her face. Konami delivers a soccer ball kick. Hoshiki tries an elbow but collapses. Konami follows up with a series of elbows, a middle kick, and a sliding kick. Hoshiki retaliates, but Konami pulls her up and prepares for a brainbuster. Hoshiki resists, and Konami delivers a series of elbows. Hoshiki counters with a middle kick. Iwatani enters the ring, and QQ join forces, but they both get arm-whip'd. Iwatani delivers a dropkick to Konami, and five minutes have passed. Iwatani dodges Konami's charge and delivers a dropkick. Konami goes for an elbow, but Iwatani delivers a back kick, a hurricanrana, a corner dropkick, and a corner knee attack. Konami retaliates, and Iwatani goes for her back. Konami rolls her up and goes for an ankle lock. Konami delivers a sliding kick, a brainbuster, and a kneebar. Hoshiki tries to break it up, but AZM stops her. However, Hoshiki pushes AZM out of the ring. Iwatani and Hoshiki apply a combined modified Manji Gatame to Konami. Hoshiki hits Konami with a running double knee attack followed by a double knee drop. She then locks in a sickle hold. Iwatani throws AZM out of the ring and prevents anyone from intervening. However, Konami makes it to the ropes on her own. Hoshiki attempts a high kick, but AZM intervenes and Konami delivers a brainbuster, followed by a flurry of kicks from both AZM and Konami. Hoshiki kicks out, but Konami grabs the kick and performs a dragon screw. Konami applies a heel hold. She takes Hoshiki's back and slams her down with a German suplex. 10 minutes have passed. Konami performs a triangle jump enzuigiri. She attempts a triangle on Hoshiki, but Iwatani intervenes. Konami delivers a flurry of high kicks, but Hoshiki counters. Both go down after an exchange of kicks. AZM tags in and prepares to deliver a brainbuster to Hoshiki. Hoshiki endures, but AZM manages to throw him. When Hoshiki kicks out, AZM lands a series of elbows followed by a slap. However, Hoshiki counters with a middle kick. AZM rolls him up, but only gets a two count. AZM attempts a Magistral, but it's not enough for a three count. AZM pulls Hoshiki up and hits a high kick. Hoshiki dodges and lands a series of middle kicks followed by knees. AZM kicks back, and Hoshiki charges in with a series of elbows and a double knee attack. Iwatani hits Konami with a thrust kick, then grabs AZM, and Hoshiki dives from the corner and kicks him. Iwatani follows up with a diving body attack. Hoshiki pulls AZM up and hits a Brazilian kick. AZM can't kick out, and Hoshiki wins his comeback match by pinfall
Hoshiki: "Hello everyone! I'm finally back today. Thank you so much. I had a match with Mayu-chan, and with her assistance I was able to win, and I'm incredibly happy that we won together. Thank you, Mayu-chan. But I really thought that AZM-san and Konami-san's kicks are insane. They hurt so much. But I feel like we were both able to give it our all. So I want to continue to give it my all from now on. And Mayu-chan, hey, let me join STARS. I thought maybe you'd listen to my request since I won. Is that okay?"
Iwatani: "First of all, good evening everyone at Korakuen. I think this is the north side, so hello everyone on the north side! Hello everyone! Thank you for being so energetic. AMA has reunited for the first time in a while for Arisa Hoshiki's comeback match, but Arisa, it's rough. Her body has deteriorated. It was really frustrating to watch. But today is just the beginning, isn't it? From now on, we want to grow together rapidly, and she wants to join STARS, so I think Mayu is fine with that, but I wonder what Tam will say."
Hoshiki: "I'm sure you actually like me."
Nakano: "Absolutely not! No way, no way, no way. You say you won today, but it's all thanks to Mayu-san, isn't it?"
Hoshiki: "I landed the Brazilian kick properly."
Nakano: "I don't know what would have happened if Mayu hadn't been there."
Hoshiki: "No."
Nakano: "Is that the attitude of someone who wants to join STARS!?"
Hoshiki: (sitting properly) "Ah, excuse me. Tamu-sama, please let me join STARS (bowing deeply)."
Nakano: "I don't want to."
Iwatani: "Well, if we let Tamu-chan hold the microphone any longer... She's happy, isn't she? Right! She's happy! Everyone's happy, everyone's happy. Right! Anyone who wants to join STARS is welcome. Saki-chan is okay with it too, right? She's nodding. She's nodding really hard."
Hoshiki: "Isn't this leading me on?"
Iwatani: "Leading question?"
Hoshiki: "Ah, I get it. Let's just do it this way. I'll keep doing my best, so I'll keep challenging for belts and stuff, so please forgive me in advance. I'm begging you. It's like a prior agreement."
Iwatani: "Uh, uh, uh, yeah... I think it's good. Let's see the audience's reaction. If you think it's good, put a circle with your hand. Everyone put a circle, got it? Um, who thinks Arisan-chan should join STARS? OK! Yes! It looks like everyone put a circle. Okay, it's fine. As a member of STARS, we look forward to working with you from now on. Let's have a meeting with Tamu-chan in the waiting room. For now, everyone please treat her well as an official member of STARS. Congratulations on your return."
Comments from Iwatani and Hoshiki
Hoshiki: "In my first fight back, I was able to win together with Mayu-chan. To be honest, I think the long break was a big deal, and my opponent's kicks were really strong, so I'd like to do it again. But I want to improve my own experience by fighting against various other fighters. Also, thank you for joining STARS."
Iwatani: "I haven't joined yet."
Hoshiki: "Just barely? Just barely, huh? Hahaha... I'll do my best."
Iwatani: "It's been a while since we teamed up for AMA, but I think we did it for about a year and a half after our debut. For that year and a half, it felt like we were always teaming up, and in the past, I would get beaten down and Arisa would fight back. No matter how badly I was beaten, I felt like I had a reliable partner, but now it's really the opposite. Today I was teaming with her, but I deliberately didn't cheer her on too much. No matter how badly she was beaten, I felt that Arisa is a fighter who can fight back on her own, a fighter who can fight back with her own kicks. So today I deliberately didn't go to help her. But in the end she won, so I think that's a natural kick, a natural talent that comes from the length of her legs, and it's amazing." Well, my official partners are Saki Kashima and Tam Nakano. Today I'm teamed with Arisa, and I'd like to team with her too, but I'm not there yet. But now that I'm joining STARS, I don't really know what the other members think, but no matter how you look at it, Arisa has to be in STARS. She brings a duck that goes quacking (when she enters), and she goes quacking with Oedo Tai and QQ, and her sparkling smile makes her an essential member of STARS. From now on I want to grow together with her as a member of STARS, and I'll teach her the aesthetics of receiving. In return, she should teach me kicks. I want to work hard together with her from now on
—You showed a coordinated move that involved a diving body attack from 1399, didn't you?
Iwatani: "That's right. I haven't done a diving body attack on someone who's standing for over five years. I'd only really done it at AMA, but my first victory as a pro wrestler was with a cross body after Arisa's 1399, so it was my first victory on my own. So I wanted to use it this time, and we did. There was another combination move we'd been practicing too. After our joint practice was over, we'd stay behind and have a kind of strategy meeting about old combination moves and how we could combine them to make them look like a combination move. We had a few, and there was one combination move we wanted to do, but we couldn't use it this time, could we? I guess the timing just wasn't right."
Hoshiki: "Let's try again next time, if we can."
Iwatani: "Pro wrestling is a live sport, so you never know what's going to happen. I was absolutely determined to participate, though. Should I just reveal the name?"
Hoshiki: "It's called the AMA Copter (laughs). Mayu-chan does a trick called the Takecopter, right? Since I'm spinning Mayu-chan around in the AMA, it's called the AMA Copter."
Iwatani: "It's a tag team move we used to do a long time ago. When we practiced it, we were spinning around twice as fast as before (laughs). If we can pull this off, I think it will be a new tag team move. There's so much potential in tag team moves, so I think we can do all sorts of different kinds, so we'll find a move that suits us."
—You won, but you don't seem to be getting carried away at all?
Iwatani: "For a comeback match, it's not about winning or losing. Of course, I'd be happy to win, but I just thought I should give it my all, so I wasn't particularly happy about winning or doing well; I was looking at it with a somewhat calm perspective."
Hoshiki: "I was happy that I won, but it really feels like just one thing. To be honest, I don't mean to be rude to my opponent, but I feel like I can't be satisfied with this. This is the result of today, and I think I should keep going with the mindset of doing even better next time. Winning has made me want to grow even more."
—You lost momentum right after the start, but did you get a good shot?
Hoshiki: "I went in with all my might. I thought, 'This is bad!' (laughs). But I think it was a necessary test for me, so it's okay."
—How was the 6.5-year break?
Hoshiki: "It's long, isn't it? I definitely thought so too."
--What was it like playing the match?
Hoshiki: "Today, I was aware that I was getting beaten pretty badly, but I think my desire to really take my opponent's techniques won out. It hurt, and it was like, 'Whoa!' But I thought that by taking them, or rather, accepting them, I could communicate with my opponent. That's why that feeling might have been stronger. The old me would have been like, 'Go for it, yeah yeah yeah!' But that's good too, but today I had a strong desire to properly take what I was getting to know my opponent better, and I think that's probably what led to today's match."
—Did you have a particular reason for entering to your own original song?
Hoshiki: "That's right. I had a six-and-a-half-year break, and I didn't even do pro wrestling for two years. But I've lived for 23 years, and even though it's been a short time, every day has been incredibly intense. I'm about to cry. I'm remembering. A lot has happened (tears), and I want to express that through pro wrestling. It's overwhelming."
Iwatani: "Don't cry. I know you've been through something tough. Here's some tape and a wristband to wipe away your tears."
Hoshiki: "I'm so happy. I want to express myself through pro wrestling, but there are also things that I can't express through pro wrestling alone, so when I think of my whole life as entertainment, I realized that music is also necessary, and that's why I created it. It's been four months since I started composing, and I sometimes wonder what professionals would think of it, but I'm trying to put everything I can into the music and everything I can do in pro wrestling, so I've been working on it every day, feeling overwhelmed."
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◆Goddess of Stardom Championship Match 30-minute single match |
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<Challenger Group> |
20 minutes 10 seconds |
<Champion group> |
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Watanabe Momo |
Jungle Scream Girl ● |
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| ○Utami Hayashishita | Tora Natsuko | |
*The 14th champions, Jungle Kyona and Tora Natsuko, failed in their first title defense. Watanabe Momo and Hayashishita Utami become the 15th champions
The main event will see Jungle Kyona and Tora Natsuko successfully defend their Goddesses of Stardom Championship for the first time. Their challengers will be Watanabe Momo and Hayashishita Utami, winners of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. The champions won the title on September 30th in Nagoya (evening) by defeating Iwatani Mayu and Kashima Saki. After that, the tag league tournament was held, so no title matches were scheduled. JAN, as the champion, entered the tag league tournament with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws. This result is probably disappointing for a champion. The two draws have had a negative impact. On the other hand, Momo and Utami, who were chosen by Momo, steadily increased their wins despite it being their first tag team match, going 4 wins and 1 loss, and then defeating a foreign team in the final to win the championship. Utami is on a roll, having been the runner-up in the 5☆STAR GP singles tournament and winning the tag league. Utami has a two-match draw against Kyoko in singles matches, including her debut, and has also defeated Natsuko in a 5☆STAR GP official match. Therefore, it's entirely possible that Utami could win her first belt. With Momo still holding the white belt, JAN will face her strongest challenger in her first title defense. If JAN loses here, Kyoko and Natsuko might develop a fear of Utami. Will Momo's team seize the belt in one fell swoop, or will Kyoko's team hold them off?!
Not only Momo, but also Utami entered the ring wearing an overmask. Utami stood defiantly in the center of the ring, and when Kyona stood in front of her, they grabbed each other's hair. As Utami walked forward, Momo volunteered to go first. JAN started with Natsuko. After a struggle for an arm hold, Momo took the match to the ground, but Natsuko applied a leg lock. Momo escaped and kicked Natsuko's leg, then applied a neck lock. They struggled for a neck hold, then for a back hold. Momo applied a headlock and took the match to the ground. Natsuko applied a head scissors, but Momo quickly escaped. As both wrestlers made a gesture to tag, Utami dashed in and charged at Kyona, and together with Momo, delivered a double dropkick to Natsuko. Momo stomped on Natsuko repeatedly. Momo tagged in Utami, and the two of them trapped her in their corner. Utami delivered a body slam to Natsuko. She deliberately showed off her reverse Boston crab to Kyona. Momo takes down Kyoka and prevents her from getting angry. However, Natsuko makes her way to the ropes on her own. Utami delivers a series of elbows. Natsuko dodges a lariat and returns the favor with an elbow. Utami charges forward and Natsuko delivers a dropkick. Natsuko tags Kyoka. Kyoka and Utami bump foreheads and deliver a shoulder tackle. Kyoka stands up and they exchange blows, with Kyoka gaining the upper hand. She corners Utami and delivers a running body attack. However, Momo blocks the second one with a dropkick. Momo and Utami throw her into the ropes and block a lariat, then prepare for a brainbuster. However, Kyoka endures and slams both of them down at once. Five minutes have passed. Kyoka applies a surfboard stretch to Utami. Utami counters, but Kyoka quickly returns to the original position. Kyoka delivers a dropkick from the side. Utami kicks out at one count and Kyoka takes her to the corner with a neck lock. Natsuko throws a chop, then locks Utami's arm after a Kawazu Otoshi. When Utami escapes, Natsuko unleashes a flurry of stomps. Kyoka follows up with a barrage of stomps, cornering Utami and delivering knee strikes. Utami shouts "Don't mess with me!" and elbows Kyoka. Kyoka takes the hits and gets back up. Utami charges, but Kyoka delivers a powerful counter elbow. She also throws a sliding lariat, but Utami kicks out. Natsuko delivers a body slam and a running body press to Utami. Kyoka and Natsuko deliver a body press together. Utami throws Natsuko over her shoulder as she charges. Utami tags in Momo. Momo delivers a missile kick to Natsuko from the corner. Kyoka enters the ring, and Momo delivers a middle kick, making both her and Natsuko victims of a running dropkick. She hits Natsuko with another one, but it's only a two count. 10 minutes have passed. Momo delivers a flurry of middle kicks to Natsuko. Natsuko retaliates with a reverse horizontal double chop. Momo charges in with a middle kick, but Natsuko counters with a knee. Kyona dodges Momo's kick. Momo slams Kyona down with a back suplex and goes for the Soumatou, but Kyona escapes. Momo puts Kyona in a chicken wing face lock. Utami prevents Natsuko from interfering. As Kyona escapes, Momo lifts her up and gets ready for a B-driver. Utami climbs to the corner, but Kyona counters and, together with Natsuko, knocks her down with an uppercut. JAN hits Utami with a double brainbuster. Utami dodges Natsuko's frog splash, and Momo hits Kyona with a superplex. Momo gets into a B-driver position, and Utami joins in with a piledriver. Utami puts Kyona in a sleeper hold followed by a reverse slam. Momo tries to stop Natsuko on the apron. Utami puts her in a body scissors sleeper hold. Kyona's feet reach the ropes. 15 minutes have passed. Utami pulls Kyoka up and goes for an Argentine backbone. Natsuko interferes, and Momo throws her out of the ring. Utami dashes forward, but Kyoka catches her and delivers a powerbomb. Natsuko and Momo fight, and Natsuko lands a spear. All four are down in the ring. Kyoka and Utami get up, and Kyoka lands an elbow. Utami retaliates, and they exchange elbows. Kyoka lands a flurry of blows, and Utami stumbles but fights back. Kyoka lands a lariat from a distance, a corner lariat, and another lariat. They grapple for the back, and Utami gets behind Kyoka. However, Momo's high kick hits the wrong person, and Natsuko stabs both of them. Kyoka and Natsuko do a body slam followed by diving body presses from two directions. However, Utami kicks out of Kyoka's cover. Kyoka attempts a hammer throw on Utami. Utami resists and lands an elbow. Kyoka hits a lariat, Natsuko hits a Shouten, and Kyoka perfectly executes a hammer throw powerbomb. However, Momo makes a successful break and hits Natsuko with a Soumatou. Momo throws a tequila at Kyoka. Utami goes for a triplets suplex on Kyoka's back. It looked like it was over, but Kyoka lifts her shoulder. Utami swings Kyoka from an Argentine backbreaker and slams her onto the mat. The referee counts to three, and Momo and Utami take the championship
Momo: "I've become the new Goddess of Stardom Champion! Utami is really strong and a reliable tag team partner. Thank you. Utami, you have something to say too."
Utami: "I was able to win the belt just three months after my debut. I'm so happy that I was able to win with Momo and win the belt together. Thank you. Jungle Kyona, we won the tag team match today, but let's have another singles match. And please be my stepping stone again."
Screaming Woman: "I, Jungle Screaming Woman, won't be discouraged by something like this. Natsuko, let's try again."
Natsuko: "Kyoujo-san, I've come this far by looking up to you. From now on, I'll be doing my own style of pro wrestling. I'd love to hear your thoughts in a singles match sometime."
Natsuko left the stage alone first. Kyoko didn't say anything in return and was supported by the JAN members as she left later
Momo: "Huh, what's going on? What happened to JAN? Did they have a falling out? Hahaha. That's interesting. Well, that doesn't really matter, but now that I've won this belt, I have to defend it. For my first title defense, I want to face STARS. Come on out, STARS!"
Iwatani, Kashima, Nakano, and Hoshiki appear
Momo: "Hurry up! You STARS guys, please challenge for this belt. I don't care if my partner is Mayu Iwatani, or Arisa Hoshiki who's making her comeback today, or Saki Kashima who I lost to. I'll take on STARS, or even the Artist title."
Iwatani: "Well, well... First, I'd like you to challenge for the Artist title. The other person can be anyone. I haven't had a title defense recently, so I'd like to have a title defense with these three, and I'll accept the Artist title. Let's definitely do it. And then there's the Goddess title. That's a belt I originally held, so I'll do it together with Saki. Please let me challenge for that as well. I'll take it back. My partner would be... well, Arisa, who made her comeback today, and Kashima Saki, who beat Watanabe Momo in 5★STAR..."
Momo: "No, no, no, no. Not these two, you have to be in it. You and someone else. Please do that."
Iwatani: "For now, STARS will challenge for the Goddess belt. And QQ will challenge for the Artist belt ○×●△. Utami, don't laugh. Congratulations on your first belt. But one of the STARS members will take it back. Nothing's decided yet. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the title match."
Momo: "Well, STARS has no use for anyone other than Iwatani Mayu, so Iwatani Mayu and someone else can take on the challenge. Now, you can go home. So, to wrap things up, let's have Uta, who won today, do it."
Shimi: "Thank you all for your support today. I won today and became the champion, so may I say a few words? I want to be included in Queen's Quest!"
Momo: "Absolutely, absolutely. Oh, but I'll ask our leader first."
AZM: "I'm the commander of QQ. I'm the commander, so we won thanks to me. Uta wants to join QQ? I don't think it's something you should decide, it's something the fans should decide, so what do the fans think? If you say yes, welcome to QQ."
Shimi: "Okay, so from today we'll be Queen's Quest. Today will be the closing of QQ."
Momo: "Do you understand?"
Shimi: "I don't know!"
QQ gave the lecture
Shimi: "Okay everyone, are you ready? Believe in the present, and shine tomorrow? Decide for yourself who you believe in. Bow down to the queens!"
Scream's comment
—How do you interpret these results?
"Well, the fact is I lost to Utami Hayashishita, so I'm going to accept this loss and start over from scratch. I'm at rock bottom right now. And Natsuko said that... I kind of understand what Natsuko was saying, I understand how Natsuko feels, so I'm not going to get discouraged here and I want to firmly establish Jungle Kyona's style of pro wrestling again. But I do think it's pretty uncool."
-- Kyoko has had the experience of winning consistently for a while after her debut. Utami has also been winning important matches since her debut. What do you think of that?
"Well, at that point, it's pretty obvious that he's going down a different path than me, and I think the customers can see that too..."
--Shouldn't Kyoko be the one to stop Shimi's momentum?
"I think so."
—It was also the screaming girl who gave Shimi momentum
"That's right. Well, this time it was a tag team match so it's true that Utami pinned me for three counts, but next time I want to have a proper singles match, settle things properly, and leave her with no excuses."
Comments from Momo & Shimi
Utami: "I was able to win the belt with Momo. It's my first belt, so I'm incredibly happy, and I'm especially happy that I was able to win it with Momo. Today I won by pinning Jungle Kyona for the three count, but next time I want to get a solid three count in a singles match and prove that I'm the better one by pinning Jungle Kyona for the three count."
Momo: "That's amazing. To be able to wear the Goddess belt just three months after her debut makes her a truly phenomenal rookie, and I'm so happy that such a reliable partner has joined Queen's Quest. I'm also really happy that I was able to wear the Goddess belt in Queen's Quest. For my next title defense, I said I wanted to face STARS, but they say they don't know who their opponent's partner will be yet. I've specified that I'd like to face Mayu Iwatani and someone else, so I hope Mayu Iwatani will choose me and challenge me."
--Shimi demanded a singles match from Kyoko. Why is she so fixated on Kyoko?
Utami: "Yes, Jungle Kyona was my opponent in my debut match, and I haven't been able to beat her in a singles match yet. She's aware of that and is very aggressive, and as a power fighter, I see Jungle Kyona as a wall that I absolutely have to defeat and overcome, so I want to get the three count and win against Kyona."
—Is it more important to say that you haven't won a single since your debut, rather than that you haven't lost?
Utami: "Yes, that's right. I'm really frustrated that I couldn't secure a win in both of my singles matches, as they both ended in draws."
—Was today's pinfall intended to set up a singles match?
Utami: "Yes, it wasn't a singles match, it was a tag team match, but I was still happy that we were able to get a 3-count against Kyoko."
—You finished the match with a move you've never used before
Shimi: "Yes. If I had one, it would be the one where I throw forward from Argentina (laughs). It's a move where I slam them forward with all my might and power. The name is undecided."
--I also did a German suplex
Shimi: "Yes, this is the first time I've released it."
—You offered to join QQ after the match, but why haven't you expressed interest in joining the unit before, even though you've teamed up with Momo so many times?
Utami: "We've been invited to join Queen's Quest a few times since we started teaming up, but I thought it wouldn't be right to just win the tag league and then join Queen's Quest. Today, we've achieved this result by winning the belts together, and I finally felt that I wanted to join Queen's Quest, so I joined today."
—How does it feel to wear a belt over your shoulder for the first time?
Utami: "This is my first belt, and I really feel how much weight it carries. The former champion team was never able to defend it even once, but Momo and I want to keep increasing the value of this belt."
-- Momo holds two titles, including the white belt
Momo: "Yes, I'm a double champion. For the first time. It's the first time I've held the Goddess of Stardom belt, so it really feels different from the other belts, it's so big, and I feel like history is etched into it, so I'm really happy to be a double champion. I think this double championship is the first step towards winning all the belts."