"Nagoya Tournament"
March 21st (Monday, National Holiday) Nagoya International Conference Hall (Attendance: 593 people / Limited number due to COVID-19 measures)
Match Results
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| MIRAI |
9 minutes 42 seconds, reverse |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Koguma |
8 minutes 15 seconds, |
Momo Kogo● |
| Hannan | Hazuki | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
10 minutes 47 seconds |
Waka Tsukiyama● |
| Natsu-poo | Eel and Sayaka | |
| ○Himeka | Shirakawa Mina | |
| Maika | Nakano Tam | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
11 minutes 18 seconds |
Lady C● |
| Starlight Kid | Kamiya Saya | |
| ○Rinnan | Utami Hayashishita | |
| Kashima Saki | AZM | |
| ◆Arikaba Memorial 20-minute single fall match | ||
| Juri |
14 minutes 15 seconds |
Saya Iida● |
| ○Julia | Iwatani Mayu | |
| ◆SWA World Championship Match 30-minute single match | ||
| <Champion> |
10 minutes 58 seconds, |
<Challenger> |
| Tecra | Ryue Summer | |
*The 8th champion, Thekla, successfully defended her title for the second time
Match Details Report
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| MIRAI |
9 minutes 42 seconds, reverse |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
３・11In her fifth match, Mitsuyoshi Amasaki, who made her debut at Shinagawa's "NEW BLOOD1," will face off against MIRAI of Donna del Mondo for the first time. How well will this promising newcomer be able to withstand MIRAI's power?
Amasaki asks for a handshake and says "Please," to which MIRAI replies "Please." Amasaki goes for a headlock, and after a struggle for the arms, MIRAI takes her back and goes for a necklock. Amasaki also goes for a necklock, but MIRAI breaks free. MIRAI goes for a headlock, and Amasaki pretends to throw her into the ropes but then locks in a headlock. Amasaki throws her into the ropes, but MIRAI stops and goes for a facelock. MIRAI kicks her in the back and delivers a body slam. MIRAI throws Amasaki into the ropes and delivers an elbow, then pulls her up and delivers another one. She goes for a body slam and a cover, but Amasaki lifts her shoulder. MIRAI tries to pin her repeatedly, but Amasaki manages to hold on. MIRAI goes for a sleeper hold, but Amasaki breaks free and charges. MIRAI counters with an elbow, and stands up to receive Amasaki's flurry of elbows, saying "Bring it on!" Mirai dodges a lariat and lands a dropkick and a series of elbows. Mirai refuses to be thrown into the corner. When Mirai charges, Mirai dodges and places her leg on the ropes, where she lands a dropkick. She lands another dropkick and goes for a kneebar, but Mirai escapes at the ropes. Mirai stomps on her repeatedly. Mirai stops her, takes her back, and slams her down with a suplex. Mirai pulls Mirai up and charges. Mirai stops her and goes for a kneebar, but Mirai escapes. Mirai cuts off Mirai's charge and goes for a back drop. Mirai counters and throws her, then does a cartwheel elbow and a DDT. Mirai raises her shoulder, but Mirai does. Mirai goes for a double armlock, but Mirai does a shoulder throw, lifts her up, and slams her forward. As MIRAI lifted Tensaki up, Tensaki rolled her up for a pin. From a double-arm position, she delivered a modified piledriver. When MIRAI kicked out, Tensaki sent her flying with a single elbow. Tensaki retaliated with a flurry of blows, then bridged and rolled her up again. Tensaki charged at MIRAI as she kicked out, but MIRAI countered with a lariat. She went for a kneeling cover, but Tensaki kicked out. Then MIRAI went for a reverse Boston crab. She tightened the hold, and Tensaki tapped out, giving MIRAI the victory. After the match, MIRAI extended her hand for a handshake to congratulate Tensaki on her efforts, but Tensaki swatted it away
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Koguma |
8 minutes 15 seconds, |
Momo Kogo● |
| Hannan | Hazuki | |
A STARS stablemate showdown is happening. Goddess of Stardom Champion Hazuki and Koguma will face off against each other. Hazuki will face Mukou Momo, and Koguma will face Future of Stardom Champion Hanan. This seems like a great opportunity for Mukou, who wants to challenge for the title until the very last minute, to make a statement..
Both teams exchanged a clean handshake, and when Koguma volunteered to go first, Kogo also struck a bear pose. However, Kogo sent Hazuki out saying, "Please, Hazuki-san!", and the match began as a Goddess Champion showdown. Hazuki did not respond to Koguma's bear pose and instead delivered a knee to her stomach. There was an exchange of rope work, and Koguma landed a dropkick to the side. When she tried to go for a camel clutch, Hazuki countered with a dropkick. Hazuki yelled into Koguma's ear, "I'm not gonna do that (bear pose), you idiot!" Koguma stomped on the back of the tagged-in Kogo and went for the cover. Hanan dropped a kick on Kogo, followed by a shoulder throw and another cover. After an exchange of elbows, Hanan charged forward, and Kogo landed a dropkick. Hazuki followed with a dropkick and a face wash. In another direction, Koguma countered Kogo's attempt to follow up with Hazuki and delivered a face wash. Hazuki applies a face lock to Koguma, and simultaneously applies it to Hanan, who tries to interfere. Hazuki throws Hanan into the corner and delivers a body attack. Koguma and Hazuki exchange elbows. Koguma unleashes a flurry of blows and continues to strike on the ground. However, Hazuki counters with a double kick. Hazuki delivers a Codebreaker, and Kogo delivers a body attack to Koguma. Koguma catches Kogo and applies a reverse Boston crab, but Hazuki breaks it up. Hanan and Koguma team up, but Hazuki slips through and Kogo delivers a swan dive body attack and a 619 to both of them. Kogo attempts a fisherman suplex on Koguma. Koguma counters and rolls him up. Kogo also rolls him up but only getsa twocount. Hanan provides support with a Famouser, and Koguma delivers a missile kick, but Hazuki breaks it up. Koguma declares he's going for the finish, but Hazuki assists him and Kogo delivers a double wrist lock. Koguma attempts a roll-up, but Kogo kicks out. Kogo also tries a roll-up, but onlytwocount. Koguma dodges Kogo's thrust kick and rolls hima threecount.
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
10 minutes 47 seconds |
Waka Tsukiyama● |
| Natsu-poo | Eel and Sayaka | |
| ○Himeka | Shirakawa Mina | |
| Maika | Nakano Tam | |
The Donna del Mondo team of Maika, Himeka, Natsupoi, and Mai Sakurai will face off against the Cosmic Angels team of Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa, Sayaka Unagi, and Waka Tsukiyama in an eight-person tag team match.13th, and former champion Cozuen has challenged them. This makes a clash between the two teams highly likely. The current champions have defended the title six times and are just one away from tying the record for most title defenses, which is currently held by Nakano, Shirakawa, and Unagi. Which team will take the lead in this match, which will serve as a prelude to the title match for the record? The interaction between Sakurai and Tsukiyama, stemming from Cozuen's departure, is also something to watch. Sakurai, who has started racking up wins in DDM, is already looking ahead, but we can expect a strong comeback from Tsukiyama, who is aiming for his first victory.
Nakano and Natsupoi stare each other down. Nakano pushes Natsupoi, and Natsupoi retaliates. They grab each other's hair and exchange arm whips. Nakano goes for a kick, but Natsupoi dodges. Natsupoi counters a back drop and turns it into a body press. Nakano throws Natsupoi with a back drop, and Kozuen joins in. Unagi holds Natsupoi down and delivers dropkicks from three directions. Shirakawa hits Natsupoi with a hanging ceiling, a modified dragon sleeper, and a surfboard stretch. Natsupoi retaliates and initiates an elbow exchange. She dodges Shirakawa's charge and delivers an arm whip followed by a dropkick. Maika hits Shirakawa with a series of shoulder tackles, then teams up with Sakurai for a running attack and a series of big boots. Maika shows Shirakawa off to all four sides before delivering a brainbuster with plenty of hang time. Shirakawa attempts a Kawazu Otoshi followed by a dropkick, but Maika counters. Shirakawa and Unagi team up to attack. Maika retaliates with a dropkick to Shirakawa. Himeka blocks Nakano's kick and delivers a knee. Nakano retaliates with an elbow, but Himeka hits a back drop and a sliding lariat. Himeka goes for a powerbomb, but Nakano counters and Kozuen attacks in combination. Kozuen grabs Himeka and the four of them hit her with a heel drop. Nakano tries to do a German suplex on Himeka, but DDM makes an emergency stop. In the ensuing brawl, everyone is down, and Tsukiyama offers to tag in Nakano. Tsukiyama, who has tagged in, hits Himeka with a series of missile kicks. Himeka retaliates, and Tsukiyama hits her with a Palo Special, then drives her to the ropes and hits her with a dropkick to the back. Himeka takes a series of elbows and gets back up, and DDM attacks her with a series of corner attacks. Himeka hits Tsukiyama with an Argentine backbreaker. Nakano makes an emergency stop with a thrust kick, and Tsukiyama rolls her up for the pin. Himeka unleashed a series of lariats on Tsukiyama. Tsukiyama managed to kick out at the last moment, so Himeka transitioned from an Argentine backbreaker into a JP Coaster, signaling her finish. Tsukiyama couldn't kick out, and Himeka secured the three-count victory
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
11 minutes 18 seconds |
Lady C● |
| Starlight Kid | Kamiya Saya | |
| ○Rinnan | Utami Hayashishita | |
| Kashima Saki | AZM | |
Queen's Quest, consisting of Saya Kamitani, Utami Hayashishita, AZM, and Lady C, will face off against Oedo Tai, consisting of Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid, Saki Kashima, and Rina, in an all-out battle. The12thended in a draw with two wins, two losses, and one draw, so this time they will face off in an eight-person tag team match. Having failed to win the Artist of Stardom Championship, Queen's Quest will be hoping to defeat Oedo Tai here and regain their momentum as a team...
From Oedo Tai, Momo steps forward and exchanges elbows with Utami as soon as the gong sounds. Momo goes for a PK but Utami catches her and charges. However Momo lands a middle kick. Utami withstands it and delivers a shoulder tackle. QQ grabs Momo and attacks in a coordinated attack. Utami and Lady compete with shoulder tackles. Lady charges at Momo but Rina and Kashima interfere, and Oedo Tai attacks all at once. Kid performs an arm whip on Lady and locks in her arm and leg. Kashima delivers a series of stomps to Lady. Lady lands a big boot as a counter on Kashima. Kamiya performs a swan dive body attack. Momo tries to break it up but Kamiya lands a dropkick. Kashima hits Kamiya with a hurricanrana and a big boot. Kamiya counters with a double kick. AZM and Kid engage in a high-speed battle. AZM performs an arm whip on Kid and locks in her arm before going for a missile kick. When Kid retaliates, she dodges AZM's charge and performs a 619, followed by a standing moonsault press. Kid then hits AZM with a diving body attack. Rinami hits AZM with a big boot. After an exchange of elbows, AZM slams her down with a brainbuster. Lady hits Rinami with a series of chops and a Kawazu Otoshi. When Rinami retaliates, Lady performs a giant swing. When Rinami dodges a big boot, the Oedo Tai members launch a series of corner attacks. Rinami attempts a Northern Lights, but Lady counters. Rinami declares she's going for the finish and goes for a big boot followed by a Manji Gatame. However, QQ manages to break it up. QQ executes a series of combined attacks, and Lady delivers a chokeslam. When the Oedo Tai members break it up, QQ sends them out of the ring, and Kamitani attempts a swan dive. However, the Oedo Tai members manage to stop her. Lady scatters the Oedo Tai members with a neckbreaker, but Rinami rolls her up for the pin. Lady retaliated, and Rinami went for a Gory Bomb. Lady countered with a big boot and took Rinami's back. However, Kashima intervened and Rinami delivered a diving double knee drop. Utami broke up the hold, but Rinami put Lady in a Manji Gatame on the ground. Lady tapped out and Rinami was announced as the winner
| ◆Arikaba Memorial 20-minute single fall match | ||
| Juri |
14 minutes 15 seconds |
Saya Iida● |
| ○Julia | Iwatani Mayu | |
The tag team match, subtitled "Arikaba Memorial," will see Syuri & Giulia of Arikaba face off against STARS' Mayu Iwatani & Saya Iida.26thand27th, Syuri and Giulia will face off for the World of Stardom Championship in the main event on the first day. The winner will face Iwatani on the second day. The first day will be a match between stablemates Arikaba and Donna del Mondo, but at a press conference held earlier, Giulia said, "I don't think it will be easy to continue working together." Syuri also made comments that echoed this sentiment. If this turns out to be true, not only will Arikaba be forced to split, but DDM will also inevitably split. However, the possibility of them reconciling cannot be ruled out. What does the subtitle "Arikaba Memorial" mean, and what impact will it have on the Ryogoku pre-show?
Arikaba shakes hands and glares at Iwatani. Shuri and Giulia also stare each other down. Then Iida steps in and volunteers to start the match, saying, "Mayu-san, I'll handle this!" "Mayu-san, leave it to me!" The match starts with Giulia and Iida. After a lock-up, Giulia grabs Iida's arm and puts her in a headlock. Iida tries to throw her into the ropes, but Giulia takes her to the ground. Iida throws Giulia into the ropes and endures a shoulder tackle, then Iida delivers a shoulder tackle of her own. The Stars team up and launch a coordinated attack. Giulia drops a dropkick on Iida. Shuri and Giulia stomp on Iida, and Shuri delivers a soccer ball kick. Iida retaliates, and Shuri delivers a running knee. Iida retaliates, and Shuri puts her in a sleeper hold. Iwatani enters the ring, and Giulia chases her out of the ring and grabs Iwatani's tail. Shuri and Giulia attack Iida in combination. Giulia takes Iida's elbow strikes and stands up to deliver a big boot. Iida counters with a dropkick followed by a back elbow. Iwatani delivers a dropkick to Giulia. After a struggle into the corners, Shuri interferes and tries to team up with Giulia, but Iwatani arm whips them both. Iida and Shuri exchange low dropkicks. Giulia kicks out and Iwatani heads to the corner. Giulia catches up, lifts her up, and slams her to the center of the ring. Shuri delivers a series of middle kicks to Iwatani, a knee attack, a front neck chancery, an armbar, and an armlock. Iwatani survives and tries to roll her up, but Shuri kicks out. After dodging each other, Iwatani applies a standing heel hold and a kneebar. Iwatani helps Shuri up, locks her knee, and lifts her up. Shuri counters with a German suplex. Iwatani returns the favor with a German suplex of her own. Shuri delivers a high kick, and Iwatani delivers a thrust kick. Both are down and tag out. Giulia delivers an elbow to Iida, and Iida delivers a chop. After an exchange of blows, Iida unleashed a flurry of reverse chops. Giulia landed an elbow, but Iida countered with a jumping chop. Giulia cornered Iida, and she and Shuri teamed up for a running elbow, dropkick, and elbow drop. Giulia then applied an STF to Iida. Iwatani was thrown into the ropes and delivered a dropkick, Iida followed with a chop, Iwatani sent Arikaba out of the ring and delivered a tope, and Iida returned to the ring to hit Giulia with a diving Iida Rocket and Northern Lights. Giulia dodged the vertical drop but was hit with a spinebuster. Iida landed a running dropkick and then a sleeper hold in the corner. Shuri broke it up and Giulia climbed onto the corner. Shuri also climbed up and slammed Iida into a superplex. However, Iwatani successfully broke it up. Giulia landed a dropkick and an elbow to Iida. She declared she was going for the finish and went for the Glorious. Iida countered with the Iidabashi, but Shuri broke it up. Giulia declared it again and delivered a missile kick. However, Iida's shoulder rose. Julia called Shuri over and performed the Orochi move. Julia then grabbed Shuri's arm and applied the Bianca move. Iida tapped out, giving Julia the victory
Giulia: "We won at Arikaba! And today marks the end of Arikaba! Well, I suppose it's a shame that this is the end, but I think it's time for me and Syuri to go our separate ways for the sake of our respective futures, and for the sake of Stardom's future. From now on, we'll fight.26that Ryogoku is a big step in that direction. I'm going to take that red belt, I'm putting everything I have on the line, and I'll use any means necessary to get it. Be prepared."
Shuri: "Giulia, Arikaba. It was so much fun. To be honest, I wanted to do more with you. But putting those feelings aside, on March26th, the one smiling in this ring will be me, and on that day, I will bring the strongest bodyguard who will be working with me from now on. So all the members of Donna del Mondo should be in Giulia's corner. I will defeat Giulia and defend this red belt. Be prepared."
Comment from Juri
"I was really happy and glad that we were able to have this match in Arikaba today. I also fought today with the feeling that it might be my last match. I have things I want to do in the future, and things I want to achieve. I will expand my world. To that end, I will bring the strongest bodyguard with me on March26th. On March26th, I will beat Giulia, andthe 27th, I will beat Mayu Iwatani, win both days, leave a legend, and become the absolute champion."
Julia's comment
"Shuri, Arikaba, and all the fans who supported both of us, and especially Shuri, thank you so much for supporting Giulia for two years despite being so strong. We successfully completed the Arikaba Memorial, and I'm grateful for the nearly two years we spent teaming up, and for the strongest Shuri supporting Giulia by her side in DDM. Thank you so much to everyone who supported Arikaba as well. I have so many memories. But I think it's great that we were able to clear things up here today for the sake of both of our futures. I just want to make it clear that we're not parting ways because we hate each other. Now I can go to Ryogoku on March 26 and mercilessly take Shuri's belt without any reservations, so I feel relieved. I'm ready to crush Shuri to my heart's content. And, I made history at the Nippon Budokan on March 3rd last year, and I want to make new history at Ryogoku Kokugikan in 2022. "
—I think not teaming up with Shuri is a risk in itself, but do you think the benefits of winning the red belt outweigh that risk?
"I still believe that the red belt is the most valuable thing in this Stardom organization, and it has to be. So it's something that goes beyond the value of being the leader of a unit. That's how I feel right now, so having Giulia, the unit leader and red belt champion, standing next to me all the time is difficult for me. Syuri has achieved a lot, and isn't she more than capable of supporting Giulia? I think Syuri needs to distance herself from Giulia in order to move on to the next step, and it's the same for me, so it's all for the sake of both of us."
| ◆SWA World Championship Match 30-minute single match | ||
| <Champion> |
10 minutes 58 seconds, |
<Challenger> |
| Tecra | Ryue Summer | |
*The 8th champion, Thekla, successfully defended her title for the second time
SWA World Champion Thekla will defend her title for the second time against former Future of Stardom Champion Ryukana. Ryukana, who has shown remarkable growth since joining Oedo Tai, will be challenging for a world title for the first time. Will Thekla defeat her opponent, or will Ryukana claim her first title? The champion will also have to be wary of interference from Oedo Tai
When Thekla kicks him in the head, Ryukana sends him flying with a shoulder tackle. Ryukana goes for a body slam and a kneeling cover, but Thekla lifts his shoulder. Ryukana slaps him, throws Thekla into the ropes, and hangs from the ropes for a head scissors. Thekla hits a big boot from the apron. As Thekla climbs to the corner, the Oedo Tai interfere. Ryukana stops his charge and pulls him onto the corner. Ryukana declares, "I'm going to throw you!" and slams him with a fisherman suplex from the corner. Ryukana tries for another one, but Thekla jumps in and puts him in a neck lock. Ryukana slams him into the corner and hits a running lariat. Thekla dodges the lariat and goes for a modified Manji Gatame and a face wash. Ryukana dodges Thekla's charge and hits him from behind with a lariat, a shoulder tackle and a senton. Thekla kicks out and Ryukana goes to the corner. Tekla gets up and delivers a Deadly Drive, followed by a series of elbows to the back. As Tekla runs, an Oedo Tai second pulls his leg, and Ryuka hits him with a box. Ryuka delivers a Fisherman Suplex with a long hang time. Tekla counters, and Ryuka drops a Freezer Bomb from the corner. However, Tekla's hands reach the ropes. Ryuka declares he'll do another one and heads to the corner, but Tekla dodges it. Tekla spears Ryuka as he charges. He pulls him up and delivers a Buzzsaw Kick. Ryuka dodges but takes a high kick. Tekla delivers a Buzzsaw Kick and goes for the cover, but Ryuka kicks out. Tekla helps Ryuka up and delivers a Rolling Lariat.10minutes have passed. Ryuka kicks out, and Tekla goes for a Poison Spider Death Drop. Ryuka endures and delivers a Lariat and a Neck Hanging Bomb. However, Tekla reverses the cover and rolls him up. Ryuka responded by kicking him in the head and charging forward. Thekla rolled him up for the three count.
Tekura: "Thank you for your hard work. It's all good, it's all good, it's over. Luaka is strong. She has a lot of power. I was surprised, but Tekura won. She was really strong, she has a lot of potential. She's a monster baby. But from now on, we'll be doing open challenges. It's okay for anyone, anytime. We'll be waiting. Thank you everyone. Mirai, Mai, Natsupoi, Himeka, Maika, Julia, I'm Tekura, DDM, thank you very much!"
Tekla's comment
"Yes, good job everyone. The match is over. I am the next SWA World Champion. This was my second title defense, and I won. I'm not alone. Big Baby (Ryuuka) was incredibly motivated. I was surprised. She has a strong will. But I'm more ambitious. My desire to reclaim the belt is stronger. I won't let go of this belt. I am the SWA World Champion. Is there any other wrestler worthy of this position? I'm the one who deserves it. I'm ready for anyone, anytime from now on. Thank you for your support."
—What did you mean when you said "open challenge" in the ring?
"In other words, anyone is fine. I'll accept anyone's challenge. I'm motivated to take on anyone's challenge. I'd even be willing to fight for this belt every week. I'd be happy to do it, and I'd be thrilled if it actually happened. Anyone who wants this belt. Seniors, juniors, it doesn't matter. Anyone can come at me. I'm here. I'm waiting. Come at me."