"Kofu Tournament"
May 22nd (Sun) Aimesse Yamanashi (Attendance: 371 people / Limited number due to COVID-19 measures)
Match Results
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
9 minutes 25 seconds |
Hannan |
| Kashima Saki | Saya Iida● | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Starlight Kid |
11 minutes 33 seconds: |
Lady C |
| Ryue Summer | Himan ● | |
| ○Rinnan | Utami Hayashishita | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Magnificent Ami |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Eel and Sayaka |
| MIRAI | Shirakawa Mina | |
| Juri | Nakano Tam | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Tekra |
At 10 minutes and 3 seconds |
Kamiya Saya |
| Natsu-poo | AZM● | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 30-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| ○Mai Sakurai |
17 minutes 16 seconds |
Momo Kogo● |
| Himeka | Hazuki | |
| Maika | Cogma | |
| Julia | Iwatani Mayu | |
Match Details Report
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
9 minutes 25 seconds |
Hannan |
| Kashima Saki | Saya Iida● | |
With Tsukiyama Waka absent, the originally scheduled three-way match between Hanan, Tsukiyama, and Kashima Saki, and the singles match between Iida Saya and Watanabe Momo have been changed. The first match will now feature the STARS team of Hanan and Iida Saya against the Oedo Tai team of Kashima Saki and Watanabe Momo. Hanan is the current Future of Stardom Champion, while Iida is a former champion who was forced to relinquish the title due to injury. Of the wrestlers in this match, Hanan, Kashima, and Momo are all competing in this year's 5★STAR GP. Iida, who returned in March, is entered in a league tournament to compete for a spot in the main tournament, and she will want to show her determination in this match, which features many of the entered wrestlers, in order to secure a place in the main tournament.
Oedo Tai demanded that the referee "check (STARS) properly." Iida retorted, "It's natural," to which Kashima called Iida to start, saying, "Muscles, you come out." Kashima provoked Iida and they engaged in a test of strength with their hands clasped together. When Iida got on top, Kashima stomped on his foot and charged, but Iida intimidated him with a muscle pose, confusing Kashima. Hanan entered and the STARS teamed up, delivering a dropkick from both sides. Iida threw an elbow drop, but Kashima countered. As Iida charged, Momo interfered and Kashima bit his arm. Momo body slammed Iida. When Iida countered, Momo provoked him by calling him "you damn gorilla!" and stomped on him. Iida landed a series of elbows, but Momo knocked him down with a single middle kick. Kashima attacked Iida's left arm. As Iida escapes, Kashima taunts him, "Is that all your muscle power is?", and stomps on his arm. He drives him to the ropes and stomps on his face. As Kashima dashes forward, Iida delivers a jumping chop and passes the ball to Hanan. Hanan takes on both of them, sending Momo out of the ring before delivering a diving body attack to Kashima. Hanan goes for a double wrist lock, but Kashima counters. Hanan counters again and lands a double wrist lock. Kashima delivers a face crusher followed by a double arm suplex. Momo lands a series of middle kicks on Hanan. As they grapple towards the ropes, Kashima assists Momo with a middle kick. Hanan takes Momo down with an outer leg sweep, and Iida unleashes a flurry of reverse chops. As Momo charges, Iida delivers a shoulder tackle and a back elbow. Momo retaliates, and Kashima grabs Iida. However, Hanan delivers a dropkick to Kashima. Hana lifts Momo and combines it with Iida's dropkick, then Iida hoists Hana on her back for a body press. Hana holds Momo down and Iida launches a rocket, but Kashima makes the break. Iida shouts "It's over!" and goes for a brainbuster, but Momo stops her and applies a body scissors sleeper hold. Hana tries to break it up but Kashima sends her out of the ring. Momo goes for a B-driver but Iida counters. After an exchange of prawn holds, Momo hits a Soumatou. Iida counters, and Momo hits a Soumatou from the corner. Hana tries to break it up but Kashima sends her out of the ring with an uppercut. Momo goes for a Tequila, but Iida hits an Iidabashi. But Momo manages to counter that. Momo hits a high kick against Iida's charge, and Kashima and Momo sandwich her with high kicks. Momo hits a heartless driver. The referee counts to three, and Momo defeats Iida
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Starlight Kid |
11 minutes 33 seconds: |
Lady C |
| Ryue Summer | Himan ● | |
| ○Rinnan | Utami Hayashishita | |
Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita, Hinami, and Lady C will face off against Oedo Tai's Starlight Kid, Ruanka, and Rina in a six-person tag team match. Queen's Quest, now led by Utami, lost to the undefeated God's Eye the previous day21st, and will be looking to win this match to declare the start of a new era for the rookie Queen's Quest. Utami will be leading the young Hinami and Lady C, but Oedo Tai will also be looking to thwart Queen's Quest's plans with their young OED. This six-person tag team match is sure to be a chaotic battle.
Lady volunteers to start the match, and Ryuka comes out from Oedo Tai as the bell rings. In a lock-up, Ryuka pushes Lady into the ropes and chokes her. When Ryuka charges, Lady delivers a shoulder tackle, and when Ryuka resists, Utami comes to her aid and they send her flying with a double shoulder tackle. When Lady tries to charge at Ryuka, Oedo Tai pulls her leg from under the ring. Oedo Tai attacks Lady in combination, and the three of them stomp on her. Rina gives Lady a hair whip. She pushes her into the corner and stomps on her face, then holds her to the ropes and Oedo Tai attacks her. Kid chokes Lady and delivers a series of stomps, then chokes her and tries to force her to give up. She slams the back of her head into the mat and goes for a one-legged cover. Lady kicks out, but QQ doesn't tag her in. Lady retaliates with a series of chops. Kid takes her down with an elbow and hands her to Ryuka. Ruika charges at Lady but is hit with a big boot and a Kawazu Otoshi. Lady tags in Utami. Utami hits Ruika with a dropkick. Rina and Ruika try to tag in but Utami corners them and hits them both with a running elbow attack and a dropkick. Ruika hits Utami with a complete shot. Kid throws Utami with a hurricanrana and charges in the corner. Utami dodges but Kid slams her head into the corner post over the apron and hits her with a diving body attack and a standing moonsault. Utami kicks out and goes for an Argentine backbreaker but Kid counters with a crossbody attack. However Utami catches her and hits her with a side slam. Utami goes for a sliding lariat but Kid clears it. Hinami hits Kid with a dropkick and a hip toss. Kid kicks back and hits her with a dropkick from close range. Rina hits Hinami with a running double knee drop and a Manji Gatame. Hinami kicks out of the roll-up. Rina and Hinami exchange elbows. Hinami attempts a backbreaker followed by a corner attack. Rina dodges, and both teams become entangled. Utami hits Rina with an Argentine backbreaker, and Lady follows up with a big boot. Hinami slams Rina onto the mat, but Oedo Tai interferes. Hinami declares she's going for the finish and lifts Rina up. Rina counters with a jackknife pin, but Hinami reverses and rolls her up. Rina kicks out, and Oedo Tai interferes with a series of corner attacks. Rina attempts an arm whip followed by a double knee drop, but QQ breaks it up. Kid dodges Utami and Lady's clotheslines and hits a hurricanrana. Ruanka hits Lady and Utami with a crossbody. Rina helps Hinami up and goes for the Pink Devil. Oedo Tai breaks up the exchange of roll-up attempts, and Ruanka gets Hinami in a fisherman suplex position, but Kid dives in from the corner. When Rina landed a diving double knee drop, Hinami was unable to kick out, and Rina secured the three-count victory
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Magnificent Ami |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Eel and Sayaka |
| MIRAI | Shirakawa Mina | |
| Juri | Nakano Tam | |
God's Eye, consisting of Shuri, MIRAI, and Sorei Ami, has remained undefeated since its formation, with only draws in single matches against other members of the same stable. Following their appearance at the Ueda tournament the previous day, Shuri, MIRAI, and Sorei will appear as a full team at this tournament to face the original COSMIC ANGELS members, Nakano Tam, Shirakawa Mina, and Unagi Sayaka. Will this new force, formed by Shuri after her departure from DDM and currently dominating Stardom, gain even more momentum, or will COSMIC ANGELS, last year's best unit, be able to stop God's Eye? An intense battle that you won't want to miss a single moment of is expected
Shirakawa volunteered to start and nominated MIRAI. Shirakawa shook hands with MIRAI, saying, "MIRAI, bring me the white belt." MIRAI said, "I'll put my heart and soul into it," and advanced, leading to a struggle for an arm lock. In a struggle using the ropes, Shirakawa dodged a lariat and struck a glamour pose. Kozuen joined forces and captured MIRAI, and the trio attacked. When MIRAI fought back, Unagi charged in. MIRAI countered with an elbow and then a neck lock. Sorei body slammed Unagi and then applied a reverse Boston crab. When Unagi escaped, MIRAI applied a neck lock. Shuri drove Unagi into the corner with a soccer ball kick, then delivered a running knee attack and a sleeper hold. When Unagi escaped, Shuri hit her with another soccer ball kick, leaving her writhing in pain. Sorei body slammed Unagi. Unagi throws an elbow and exchanges blows with Sorei. When Sorei charges, Unagi hits a Codebreaker. Shirakawa hits Sorei with a running elbow attack and a hurricanrana-style Kawazu Drop. MIRAI interferes and teams up with Sorei, but Shirakawa slips through and hits both of them with a neckbreaker. When Sorei kicks out, Shirakawa hits a dragon sleeper. Sorei catches Shirakawa's charge and does a backflip. Shuri hits Shirakawa with a dropkick, a front neck chancery, then an armbar and an armlock. However, Shirakawa reverses and escapes. Shirakawa hits a rolling elbow and a reverse DDT. Unagi and Nakano team up and slam him to the mat. Nakano hits a knee after Unagi's guillotine. When Shuri kicks out, Nakano goes for a German suplex. Shuri counters and hits a knee attack. Nakano hits an elbow attack, and both men's elbows clash. Shuri dodges an elbow and delivers a German suplex. Nakano retaliates with a German suplex of her own and a spin kick. Shuri goes down. Nakano picks her up and charges, but Shuri counters with a high kick. Both go down. MIRAI receives the tag and delivers a missile kick to Nakano. Nakano retaliates, but MIRAI picks her up and takes her back. Nakano counters and attempts a back drop. MIRAI blocks it, but Nakano delivers another back drop.10minutes have passed. Unagi hits MIRAI with a big boot, a face crusher, and a guillotine drop. She attempts a big fist hold, but MIRAI counters and goes for an armbar. Unagi escapes and MIRAI delivers an elbow. Unagi retaliates and they exchange elbows. 3 minutes remaining. MIRAI delivers a flurry of punches and charges, but Shirakawa and Nakano break it up. Shirakawa and Nakano throw Unagi and slam her onto the mat. MIRAI kicks out and Unagi hits a heel drop and heads to the corner. Sorei intervenes and performs a Kamikaze, MIRAI gets behind her and lifts her up, and they combine for Shuri's diving standing guillotine. MIRAI slams her backward but Kozuen breaks it up. One minute remaining. Unagi rolls her up but MIRAI kicks out. Nakano and Unagi combine and slam MIRAI onto the mat. MIRAI kicks out and Unagi declares she's going for the finish and gets behind her. MIRAI dodges and hits a lariat. MIRAI dashes and hits a lariat. Unagi kicks out and MIRAI tries to pull her up but time runs out and the match ends in a draw. After the match, Unagi and MIRAI, and Shirakawa and MIRAI glare at each other. Even after the referee declared a draw, Unagi continued to provoke MIRAI. After leaving the ring, Shuri, with a red belt draped over her shoulder, engaged in a stare-down with Nakano. Shuri was seen saying something to Nakano.
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Tekra |
At 10 minutes and 3 seconds |
Kamiya Saya |
| Natsu-poo | AZM● | |
Queen's Quest, consisting of Saya Kamitani and AZM, will face Donna del Mondo, consisting of Natsupoi and Thekla, in a tag team match. Queen's Quest is the champion team, with Kamitani holding the Wonder of Stardom Championship and AZM holding the High Speed Championship. Their opponents, DDM, have Natsupoi as the Artist of Stardom Champion, and Thekla, who lost the SWA World Championship, is set to challenge for the High Speed Championship. Therefore, this match also serves as a preview for AZM and Thekla's May 28thOtaWard event. What kind of fight will Thekla, in her first High Speed Championship challenge, bring to AZM? This match will give us some insight.
AZM and Thekla start the match. As Thekla moves around quickly, she glares at him in a provocative manner. AZM pokes him in the chest, but they both tag out, and the battle continues between Kamiya and Natsupoi. Natsupoi and Thekla team up and trap Kamiya in their corner. Thekla slams Kamiya's face into the mat. Kamiya kicks out, but AZM interferes and delivers a double dropkick. AZM body slams Thekla. Thekla kicks out for one, and AZM slams him into the corner and charges. Thekla puts his leg out, but AZM elbows him. Thekla lures AZM from the top of the corner and puts him in a sleeper hold. Natsupoi also grabs Kamiya in the corner and applies a two-way hanging figure-four neck lock. Natsupoi hits AZM with a neckbreaker. AZM dodges Natsupoi and delivers a dropkick. Kamitani delivered a knee attack followed by a dropkick. Natsupoi countered, and Kamitani applied a reverse Boston crab. Natsupoi escaped and dodged a dropkick, then delivered a dropkick to the face. She climbed to the corner and delivered a diving body attack. Kamitani countered, and Natsupoi went for a neckbreaker. Kamitani countered with a knee kick. Natsupoi attempted a German suplex, but Kamitani countered with a double kick. Thekla delivered a dropkick to AZM, followed by a series of punches to the stomach and an elbow to the face, then jumped in with a hurricanrana-style move and applied a modified卍-lock. AZM weathered it, and Thekla delivered a big boot to the face. AZM dodged a charge and teamed up with Kamitani, sandwiching Thekla with kicks from both sides and sending her flying with a missile kick. Thekla countered, and AZM applied an armbar. Thekla countered, but AZM grabbed her arm and tightened the hold. When Natsupoi made a cut, Thekla and Natsupoi competed with neckbreakers. Thekla and Natsupoi climbed onto the corner but Kamiya and AZM stopped them, and Kamiya did a swan dive plancha to the outside. AZM and Kamiya exchanged kicks on Thekla. AZM declared he was going for the finish and hit Thekla with a diving foot stomp, but it was only a two count. AZM pulled Thekla up and took her back. Natsupoi made a cut and saved Thekla. Thekla hit AZM with an elbow and got ready for a double arm. AZM countered and tried to roll her up, but it was reversed. Thekla tried to roll her up, but AZM reversed it. Neither of them gave in to the roll-up attempts. Thekla reversed Azumi Sushi and pinned her for the three count
Tekura: "Ah, Azumi-senpai, what's wrong? Champion Azumi, what's wrong? Are you tired? Are you sleepy? You're a champion, so being a champion is tough. I know that very well. I'm tired. Take care, Azumi. This poisonous spider is a bit dangerous. Please rest well. I'll be counting on you next week!"
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 30-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| ○Mai Sakurai |
17 minutes 16 seconds |
Momo Kogo● |
| Himeka | Hazuki | |
| Maika | Cogma | |
| Julia | Iwatani Mayu | |
STARS' Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, and Momo Kogo team will face off against Donna del Mondo's Giulia, Maika, Himeka, and Mai Sakurai in an all-out 8-woman tag team match. STARS' Hazuki and Koguma team are the Goddesses of Stardom champions and will face a challenge from Giulia and Sakurai on May 28th in Ota Ward. For the relatively new tag team team, Giulia and Sakurai will have an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their skills against the champions, even in an 8- woman tag match. Sakurai holds the key to this match, having earned her the challenge by pinning Koguma. Will Sakurai show her rapid growth, or will Koguma retaliate? For Maika and Himeka, this match against the Goddesses of Stardom champions Hazuki and Koguma is also a must-win…
Sakurai volunteered to start the match, calling out "Come on out, Koguma!" and the main event began with Kogumavs.Sakurai. Koguma charged in with a bear pose, and Sakurai kicked him. Koguma continued with the bear pose, saying "I won't give up." Koguma complained, "Why won't you do it?", and attacked, then stomped on Sakurai and put him in a camel clutch, forcing him into a "forced bear" pose. All of STARS attacked Sakurai, delivering dropkicks from four directions. Kogo volunteered and tagged in after Koguma. Kogo delivered a dropkick to Sakurai. He attempted a body slam, but Sakurai countered by throwing him instead. Sakurai slammed Kogo into his corner and tagged in Himeka. Following Himeka, everyone stomped on Kogo's face, and Himeka delivered a series of body slams with long hang time. Giulia put Kogo in a sleeper hold followed by a camel clutch. She shouted "That's like a forced bear!" and dug her fist into his temple. Suddenly, Giulia starts grinding her fingers into referee Murayama's temple. Realizing she's in danger of being disqualified, Giulia bows her head to the referee. DDM launches a series of corner attacks on Mukai. As Maika charges, Mukai shouts, "I won't lose!" and delivers a dropkick. Iwatani tries to throw Maika off but is held back. Iwatani then kicks her in the stomach. Iwatani dodges Maika's charge and delivers a dropkick. Giulia and Maika team up, but Iwatani uses the ropes to perform an arm whip. She then follows up with a low dropkick. Maika counters, and Iwatani charges. Maika catches her and slams her with a brainbuster. Himeka delivers a shoulder tackle to Iwatani. Iwatani is lifted up and tries to counter, but Himeka does a backflip. Iwatani counters, and Himeka applies a reverse Boston crab. Koguma breaks it up, and Iwatani rolls up Himeka. Hazuki delivers a corner elbow attack to Himeka. Himeka catches Codebreaker and delivers a shoulder tackle. Giulia gives Hazuki a face wash. The second time, Iwatani interferes and she and Hazuki combine to send Maihime flying with a dropkick. Hazuki and Iwatani then deliver face washes and dropkicks to Giulia and Maika in a coordinated attack. When Giulia retaliates, Hazuki goes for a face lock. Giulia escapes, dodges Hazuki's charge, and lifts her up onto the corner. She slams her backwards, then climbs onto the corner and delivers a missile kick.Tenminutes have passed. Hazuki retaliates with a double kick. Giulia dodges, but after dodging strikes, they both land headbutts. Giulia gets up and delivers a back drop, and Hazuki delivers a Codebreaker. Both double kicks collide and they go down. They both dodge the tag and Kogo and Sakurai exchange elbows. Kogo sends Sakurai flying with a dropkick, dodges Sakurai's charge, and delivers a diving body attack. Sakurai hits a stunner, a dropkick, a running big boot, and a bulldog headlock. She tries to catch her opponent in an STF but STARS breaks it up. As Sakurai climbs to the corner, Koguma hits a deadly drive. Hazuki and Iwatani exchange kicks. Koguma and Kogo hit a body press, but Sakurai kicks out. Kogo hits a body slam, but Sakurai kicks out again. Himeka cuts off Kogo's charge, and Giulia and Sakurai hit her with a dropkick from both sides. Giulia and Sakurai lift Kogo up and get into a serpent position. Kogo tries to stop it, but Giulia catches her and hits a body slam, and Sakurai hits a diving elbow drop. However, Koguma breaks it up.15minutes have passed. In the ensuing scramble, STARS sends DDM out of the ring, and Iwatani and Hazuki hit a tope suicida. In the ring, Sakurai and Kogo exchange elbows. Kogo gets fired up and Sakurai hits a big boot. Kogo countered with a dropkick and landed a 619. Kogo attempted a swan dive but lost control of Balas. He went for the cover but Sakurai kicked out. Kogo declared he was going for the finish and went for a fisherman suplex, but was resisted and hit with a thrust kick. Sakurai rolled him up and Kogo was pinned for the three count.
Sakurai: "We beat STARS! But I'm not satisfied with just this. On28thin Ota Ward, a completely different Sakurai Mai will defeat FWC and wear the Goddess's belt together with Julia! Koguma, Hazuki, be prepared!"
Hazuki: "Sakurai Mai, congratulations on another pinfall victory. But Goddess isn't that easy. You'd better be prepared."
Giulia: "I know very well that the Goddess is not that easy to win. Hazuki, I will definitely get that belt you took back in Ota Ward with Sakurai, so be prepared. Tomorrow (May23rd) is a day that we and all of you should never forget. Well, there are all sorts of things going on in the world, but Stardom, and Donna del Mondo, hope that the world will become more peaceful. We hope to see you all in Yamanashi again with smiles on our faces. Until next time, Arrivederci, see you!"
Comment from DDM
Sakurai: "We won against STARS. I think we've grown another step forward as we head towards Ota Ward, so I definitely want to take on Julia and become Goddess!"
Giulia: "This is the final preliminary match, and I still want to do more. Koguma, and Hazuki. I don't think this Goddess title match is just any title match. It's a day to show how much Sakurai has grown, and it's also the beginning of a fight that will get both Hazuki and me's veins pounding, so I'm looking forward to Ota Ward. Together with Sakurai, I want to bring the Goddess belt back to Donna del Mondo. Arrivederci. See you later."
STARS' comments
Hazuki: "In the Goddess pre-match, the result was a loss. But this is just a pre-match. If we win in the main event, the belt will simply return to us."
Koguma: "I'd like to say that I'm not a full-fledged wrestler until Sakumai can do the bear pose, but I realized we can't let our guard down. No, I'm even more determined now, and our teamwork seems to be going well. We can probably defend this (belt)."
Hazuki: "We will defend our title firmly and ensure that FWC continues its successful defense journey."
Little bear: "Yes"
Hazuki: "Yes"