Osaka Tournament:
February 23rd (Tuesday, national holiday), Edion Arena Osaka Second Gymnasium (Attendance: 298 people / Limited number of spectators due to COVID-19 measures)
Match Results
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◆3-way battle 15-minute single match |
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I'm in a great mood! |
5 minutes 50 seconds, |
Ruaka |
*The other person is Tam Nakano
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◆Single match 15 minutes |
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Julia |
6 minutes 59 seconds |
Lady C |
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◆DDM vs QQ Tag Team Match, 15-minute time limit, one fall |
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Watanabe Momo |
12 minutes 20 seconds, |
Juri |
| ○AZM |
Summery |
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◆QQ vs DDM Tag Team Match, 15-minute time limit, one fall |
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Utami Hayashishita |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Maika |
| Kamiya Saya |
Himeka |
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◆Eel Kabuki 7-Match Series - Match Six - 15-minute single fall match |
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Bea Priestley |
11 minutes 21 seconds |
Eel and Sayaka |
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◆STARS vs. Oedo Tai 6-Man Tag Team Match 30-Minute Single Fall Match |
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Tora Natsuko |
13 minutes 1 second |
Iwatani Mayu |
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○ Saki Kashima |
Starlight Kid |
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Iida Saya |
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Match Details Report
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◆3-way battle 15-minute single match |
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I'm in a great mood! |
5 minutes 50 seconds, |
Ruaka |
*The other person is Tam Nakano
A three-way match featuring Tam Nakano , Ruaka, and Gokigen Desu☆. Originally, this match would have been a 1-on-2 handicap match between COSMIC ANGELS and STARS, but Ruaka's departure from STARS has drastically changed the situation. She betrayed Mayu Iwatani at Shin-Kiba on February 20th, and won the battle royal at Shin-Kiba on February 21st . In a sense, this match could be considered her first match as a member of Oedo Tai. Whether Ruaka's resolve will be revealed remains to be seen. Will this be a catalyst for further growth since she turned "black"? Ruaka's fighting style, which is completely different from before, will be something to watch.
"The rebellious prodigy" Ruaka made his entrance to the Oedo Tai theme song. As the gong rang, Gokigen struck his usual poses on all four sides, while Ruaka remained motionless in his corner, with Nakano watching from the back. Ruakabothof their hair and slammed them backwards, then Gokigen gave Nakano a hair whip. Nakano and Gokigen teamed up and threw them into the ropes, but Ruaka knocked them both down. Ruaka drove Nakano into the corner and stomped on his face. Ruaka then body slammed Nakano. Nakano kicked out, but Ruaka pushed him down again. Nakano dodged Ruaka with a bridge and rolled him up. Gokigen broke up the pin and delivered an arm whip to Nakano from the ropes. Gokigen locked Nakano's legs, and every time Ruaka landed a big boot, it turned into an Indian deathlock. Ruaka then put both of them in a face lock. Nakano and Gokigen escaped at the same time. Luaka throws Gokigen into the ropes and charges. Gokigen dodges and charges, but Luaka counters with a big boot. Gokigen tries again, but Nakano rolls him up from behind. Nakano charges at Luaka. Luaka catches him, but Nakano hits a complete shot. Luaka hits a big boot followed by a fisherman suplex. However, Gokigen manages to break it up. Luaka tries to hit Gokigen with a fisherman suplex. Nakano hits them both with a DDT. As Nakano climbs to the corner, Gokigen throws Luaka into Nakano and rolls him up. Nakano falls from the corner, and it is Gokigen who gets the three count in the end.
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◆Single match 15 minutes |
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Julia |
6 minutes 59 seconds |
Lady C |
Lady C, a rising rookie who has been facing top-class opponents recently, will have her first singles match against Wonder of Stardom Champion Giulia. With future big matches against Giulia expected, this is a match not to be missed. How close can Lady C come to defeating the white belt champion?
After a cautious feel-out, they assume a four-point stance. Giulia gets behind Lady and takes her to the ground. Lady reverses and gets on top, but Giulia reverses and goes for an armbar. Lady escapes, and Giulia goes for her arm. She takes her to the ground and locks her left arm. Lady stretches her leg out to the ropes. Giulia lands a big boot, stomps, and elbows. Giulia taunts Lady, "What's wrong!?", and applies a sleeper hold and a camel clutch. She corners Lady and delivers a series of stomps, putting her weight into it. Lady escapes the neckbreaker. Giulia attempts a high body slam, but Lady kicks out. Lady comes forward, but Giulia shouts, "Come on!" and slams into her. Giulia takes down Lady with one elbow. Lady attempts a body slam, but Giulia counters and slams her in the opposite direction. Lady attempts a running big boot, but Giulia dodges it. However, Lady lands a big boot and a Kawazu Otoshi. Giulia kicks out, and Lady shouts, "I'm going to finish this!", and attempts a chokeslam. However, Giulia countered with a reverse figure-four leglock. Giulia pulled back into an STF. Lady tapped out, giving Giulia the victory.
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◆DDM vs QQ Tag Team Match, 15-minute time limit, one fall |
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Watanabe Momo |
12 minutes 20 seconds, |
Juri |
| ○AZM |
Summery |
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Donna del Mondo, consisting of Shuri and Natsupoi, will face off against Queen's Quest, consisting of Watanabe Momo and AZM, in a tag team match. This match is, of course, a preview of the High Speed Championship match at the Nippon Budokan on March 3rd. Champion AZM faces challenger Natsupoi. In the previous match in Osaka, Natsupoi pinned AZM in an elimination match. However, as this was an event within a highly game-like match, it didn't leave much of an impression as a record. Therefore, if Natsupoi can decisively defeat AZM in this match, the level of attention on the title match will surely increase even further. A preview match is also scheduled for Nagoya on February 27th , but that is an unconventional 3-way elimination match, so Natsupoi would probably prefer to win in Osaka first. Also noteworthy is Shuri's encouragement of Momo. At the Budokan on March 3rd, Momo will face Takahashi Nanae. Shuri, who belongs to a different unit, is very conscious of this. Will we see a scene like the one at Shin-Kiba on February 20th in this match? It will be interesting to see how Momo responds to Shuri's pep talk .
AZM and Natsupoi start the match. AZM fakes a hand-to-hand grapple before using the ropes. Natsupoi dodges kicks and exchanges moves. Shuri and Momo face off. After a ground exchange, Shuri attempts an armbar. Momo counters, but Shuri applies a sleeper hold on the ground. Momo escapes and applies a headlock, then a front necklock. Shuri counters and takes her to her corner. Natsupoi hits Momo with a low dropkick and a sickle hold. AZM breaks it up and also takes down Shuri who is on the sidelines. Momo lands a series of middle kicks on Natsupoi. AZM twists her arm and applies an armbreaker. Natsupoi kicks out of the cover, and AZM applies an armbar. She then uses the ropes to further tighten the hold on Natsupoi's left arm. AZM taunts Natsupoi, saying, "Come on." Natsupoi applies a neckbreaker and then hands the hold to Shuri. Shuri kicks AZM and then takes down Momo, who is waiting on the sidelines. Shuri hits AZM with a dropkick and a front neck chancery drop. Momo tries to break up but Natsupoi stops her. AZM hits Shuri with a hurricanrana and a dropkick. Momo hits Shuri with a series of middle kicks. Shuri stands up and hits her with a series of knees to the stomach and a soccer ball kick. Shuri taunts Momo, saying "Come on!" and lets her kick her. Momo hits Shuri with a series of kicks, then gets on top and hits her with a series of open-hand slaps. Shuri endures and goes for an armbar. Momo escapes and Shuri charges in with a knee. Momo helps Momo up on the apron but Momo hits her with a high kick and a Soma-to from the corner. Momo brings Shuri back into the ring and hits her with a series of elbows. Shuri counters with a thrust kick. Both are down and they tag each other out. AZM hits Natsupoi with an elbow, and Natsupoi fights back. After an exchange of elbows, AZM was the first to drop to her knees. Natsupoi tried to get up and go for a neckbreaker, but AZM rolled her up and tightened her arm, forcing her to give up. Natsupoi escaped and received a dropkick to the knee, followed by a swing neckbreaker. AZM kicked back and teamed up with Shuri. They delivered kicks from both the front and back, and Natsupoi hit a jackknife. Natsupoi then did a diving body attack from the corner. AZM countered and hit a big boot to the face, Momo took her back and AZM tagged in a diving foot stomp. AZM did another diving foot stomp. She got behind Natsupoi, but Natsupoi countered with a backlash and a series of Magistral cradles. "It's over!" she shouted and took her back, but AZM hit a high kick followed by a Mystica-style armlock. Three minutes remaining. AZM locked her arm. Natsupoi gave up and won the preliminary match
AZM's comment
"This time, Natsupoi was the challenger (in High Speed), and she got a clean submission. But at the press conference the other day, Natsupoi was saying things like she believes in herself and that she will make a miracle happen, but a miracle is when something that shouldn't happen does happen, so at that point, she doesn't believe in herself. I think she should stop talking about miracles and come and win with her own strength. The result of that is that she lost in today's preliminary match, so I'm worried about the March 3rd show at Nippon Budokan."
--Although they've faced each other many times since the title fight was decided, Natsupoi hasn't achieved anything particularly noteworthy. The only time she directly defeated AZM was during the elimination round
"Yes, and it's hard to tell what's going on. But he's a wrestler with a track record, so if he can get results before the next preliminary match (February 27thinNagoya, 3-Way Irregular Elimination 6-Man Tag Team), I'll be even more motivated."
Natsupoi's comment
--You didn't get the results you wanted in the preliminary matches. I'm sure you were hoping to get a result against AZM today
"That's right. Of the remaining matches that have been announced, there were only two more opportunities to fight AZM, including today, and the last one is also an elimination match, so I felt that today was a crucial match for me."
—Effectively the final skirmish?
"Yes. I had those feelings, so I really wanted to win it myself, which is why I'm so disappointed."
—At the press conference you said you believed in yourself, but aren't you worried about this result?
"That's right. How should I put it? I have to believe in myself. I think there's a bit of a tendency to tell myself that, but I've always believed that putting things into words makes them a reality, so I want to keep putting my strong feelings into words and continue to believe in myself."
—Isn't it a bit disappointing that you only took part of Elimination from AZM?
"I'm not satisfied. I'm not satisfied, and there's not much I can do to make up for it, so at this point, I think I'll just have to go for it and pull off a big comeback on March 3rd."
--Do you have a secret plan in mind?
"That's right. I've developed my own original finishing move that I haven't used against AZM yet, and also, having been beaten by AZM so many times, I feel like I've learned a bit about his tactics and methods, so I'm thinking about various things."
—Does "original" mean something that hasn't been released to AZM yet?
"Yes. (The side flip press) is now called Fairial Gift. Fairial is a combination of fairy and aerial. Fairial Gift, I hope to give a wonderful present (at Budokan on March 3rd)."
—Did you want to release it today? Or did you deliberately choose not to?
"I'd like to make it a special gift for March 3rd."
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◆QQ vs DDM Tag Team Match, 15-minute time limit, one fall |
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Utami Hayashishita |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Maika |
| Kamiya Saya |
Himeka |
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Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani are former Goddesses of Stardom champions. Opposing them are Maika and Himeka, the current Goddesses of Stardom champions who will face a challenge from Oedo Tai at Budokan on March 3rd. As current champions, they would definitely like to defeat the former champions to gain momentum before their match against Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima. Hayashishita and Kamitani will compete for the red belt at Budokan on March 3rd, but as the decisive battle approaches, will their tag team work well together? This tag team match is full of various conflicting intentions
Utami and Maika start the match. In a test of strength in a lock-up, Utami pushes forward. When Utami breaks free, Maika lands a kick. However, Utami applies a chokehold to her arm. Maika counters, but Utami goes from a headlock to a leglock. Maika counters, but Utami counters again and grabs her arm. They grapple for neck hold and then for back hold. Maika goes for an armbar, but Utami reaches the ropes. As Maika charges, Utami lands a dropkick. Kamiya enters and teams up with Utami, dodging Maika and delivering a double dropkick from behind. Utami puts Maika in a camel clutch. Kamiya delivers a series of stomps in her corner, slams her with a body slam, and then a series of hair whips. As Kamiya charges, Maika hits a windmill backbreaker. Himeka enters and they take turns delivering corner attacks. Maika attempts a series of judo throws, but Kamiya escapes. As Maika charges forward, Kamitani delivers a knee kick. Maika then passes to Himeka after a complete shot. Himeka delivers a shoulder tackle and puts Kamitani in a reverse Boston crab. Kamitani escapes, and Himeka delivers a knee attack from behind. Kamitani counters, and Himeka goes for an Argentine backbreaker. However, Utami quickly intervenes and they team up for a corner attack. Himeka counters and hits both of them with an Argentine backbreaker. Himeka charges forward and delivers a knee attack to Kamitani. Kamitani rolls her up and delivers a dropkick and a double kick. Utami delivers a dropkick to Himeka, a corner elbow, and a missile kick. Utami and Himeka exchange lariats. Utami wins the exchange, but Himeka quickly returns the favor. Both are down. They get up and exchange lariats again. Both are down again.10minutes have passed. Maika charges forward, but Utami dodges. Maika jumps in and locks in an armlock. As Utami escapes, she and Maika exchange elbows. Three minutes remaining. Maika attempts a lariat, but Utami lands a back elbow. Himeka interferes with a knee attack. Maika hits Utami with a brainbuster. Utami retaliates, and Maika puts her in a sleeper hold. Kamitani breaks up the hold, and Utami throws Maika into Kamitani before hitting a side buster. Utami puts Maika in a front neck lock. Himeka tries to break up the hold, but Kamitani takes her to the outside. One minute remaining. Utami climbs to the corner, and Maika catches up to her and hits a superplex. Maika gets behind Utami, but Utami hits a German suplex. Maika crosses her arms and slams Utami down as time runs out.
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◆Eel Kabuki 7-Match Series - Match Six - 15-minute single fall match |
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Bea Priestley |
11 minutes 21 seconds |
Eel and Sayaka |
Unagi Sayaka, who has suffered defeats against Giulia, AZM, Mayu Iwatani, Himeka, and Konami, is now entering the final stages of her seven-match series. This time, she will face former Red Belt champion Bea Priestley. It will be a tough challenge, but the question is how close Unagi can get to this versatile wrestler who excels in both singles and tag team matches. She will be looking to make the most of the experience she gained in her last five matches
Unagi offers a handshake, but Priestley doesn't move from his corner. When the match begins, they get into a four-point stance. Priestley twists Unagi's arm and takes him to the ground. Unagi counters and they grapple for an arm hold. Priestley applies a headlock. Unagi throws him into the ropes and Priestley delivers an arm whip. Unagi charges in the corner, but Priestley anticipates this and delivers a dropkick. When Unagi goes outside the ring, Priestley runs along the apron and delivers a kick. Priestley dominates Unagi in the outside brawl and instructs his seconds to back off. Back in the ring, Priestley delivers a body slam and a dropkick from behind. Unagi counters and charges forward, but Priestley applies a neckbreaker. Unagi counters again, and Priestley applies a sleeper hold. Unagi escapes, but Priestley corners him and stomps on his face and throat. He throws Unagi into the corner and charges forward with ease. Unagi dodges, catches Priestley who charges in, and delivers a body slam, shoulder tackle, and guillotine drop. Priestley kicks out, and Unagi lands an elbow. Priestley retaliates, and they exchange elbows. Unagi says "Come on" and gets up to take on the challenge, but is knocked down by an elbow. Unagi lands a series of elbows and charges, but is knocked down by a counter elbow. Priestley lands a Northern Lights suplex. Unagi kicks out, and Priestley goes for a Plan Be. Unagi counters with a spinebuster. Priestley resists Priestley's attempt at a big flip and goes for a missile kick. Unagi kicks out, and Priestley goes for a face lock. Unagi escapes, and Priestley hooks him on the ropes and delivers a knee attack. Unagi kicks out, and Priestley gives a hint of the finish and puts him on his shoulders, but Unagi rolls him up. Unagi lands a facebuster followed by a guillotine drop.10minutes have passed. When Prestley countered, Unagi landed a series of knee strikes to his stomach and headed to the corner. Prestley got up and delivered a high kick, followed by a knee attack from behind. Unagi countered at the last moment, and Prestley hit a Kamigoye. Unagi couldn't counter, and the referee counted to three.
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◆STARS vs. Oedo Tai 6-Man Tag Team Match 30-Minute Single Fall Match |
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Tora Natsuko |
13 minutes 1 second |
Iwatani Mayu |
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○ Saki Kashima |
Starlight Kid |
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Iida Saya |
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20th at Shin-Kiba, Ruaka betrayed Mayu Iwatani and left STARS, making a surprise move to join Oedo Tai. The following day, February21stat Shin-Kiba, she defeated Future of Stardom Champion Saya Iida in a time-delayed battle royal, winning the tournament and declaring an all-out war between STARSandOedo Tai. This match marks the official start of the conflict. First up is a six-woman tag team match: Mayu Iwatani, Starlight Kid, and Saya IidaagainstNatsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, and Konami. Which unit will take the lead?
At Iwatani's command, STARS charged forward, and the match began. Both teams exchanged elbows, and Oedo Tai dragged them outside the ring for a brawl. Oedo Tai's second, Ruaka, also stepped in to help. Kashima brought Kid back into the ring and slammed her body into his face. Kashima delivered a body slam and went for a kneeling cover, but when Kid kicked out, Kashima mounted her and applied a chokehold. Natsuko caught Kid's crossbody. However, Kid rolled her up for a dropkick, but Natsuko prevented the tag, grabbed her mask, and slammed her onto the mat. She followed up with a face wash to prevent any counterattack and delivered a senton. When Kid kicked out, Natsuko slammed her into the corner. Konami stomped on both of Kid's shoulders. Konami went for a kneeling cover on Kid. Kid kicked out, but Konami delivered a soccer ball kick. Kid delivered a hurricanrana followed by a low dropkick. Iida hit Konami with a dropkick and a series of reverse chops. Kashima interfered, but Iida separated them and hit Konami with a flying cross chop. Iwatani dodged Konami and delivered a dropkick. Konami applied a figure-four neck lock, but Iwatani reached the ropes. Konami delivered a brainbuster followed by a dropkick to the head. Natsuko hit Iwatani with a series of shoulder tackles, a corner elbow attack, and a cannonball. She lifted her up and performed a backflip, showing off to the STARS team. Natsuko threw both of them to the floor and picked up Iwatani. Iwatani countered with a sling blade. Kid delivered a diving body attack to Natsuko. Natsuko hit an elbow, and Kid retaliated. Natsuko landed a series of strikes, but Kid hit a Codebreaker and a Northern Lights. Kid and Iwatani attacked Natsuko in combination, but Kashima had tagged in and dove from the corner onto Kid. Kashima put Konami on the ropes in a double arm hold, and Konami dove in. Kid countered, threw Kashima into the corner, and charged at her. When Kashima dodged, Natsuko, Kashima, and Konami launched a simultaneous attack, with Kashima delivering a double-arm facebuster. Kashima was interrupted and pulled up Kid, aiming for the My Emblem. Kid countered with a series of roll-ups. Kashima weathered the storm and went to the corner. Iida interfered, and Kid delivered a superplex arm whip. Iwatani lifted Kashima, and the two delivered a face crusher. Kid attempted a spinning diving body press, but Natsuko interfered. Iida provided support, and Kid hit Kashima with a fisherman suplex. Kashima kicked out, and Kid dashed in, but Ruaka struck him with a chair on the apron. Kashima made a last-ditch effort and rolled up Kid for the win
Kashima: "Moyashi won! All-out war with Oedo Tai? You lost to Moyashi and now you're talking about all-out war? Don't make me laugh."
Natsuko: "Hey, STARS, when you guys were talking about an all-out war, was it going to be a fight on Twitter? An argument on Twitter? Weren't you supposed to be punishing us in the ring? I don't think we have time to wait for Hanan, so Bee-chan, can you do your usual thing today?"
Priestley: "Are you all okay, Stars? You're all losers. Iida's salty, Kid's salty, Mayu's even saltier. But Watanabe Momo is the saltiest of them all!"
Comment from Oedo Tai
Natsuko: "So, this is what you meant by STARS' all-out war? Is this all it amounts to? A win is a win, no matter how you do it. Shouldn't STARS be more desperate? This is humiliating. Iwatani Mayu doesn't get it. Those STARS guys don't get it. What icons? Don't make me laugh."