"STARDOM in TOKUSHIMA ~ Sudachi-kun Forest Theater Tournament"
June 9th (Fri) Tokushima Prefectural Cultural Forest General Park, Sudachi-kun Forest Theater(Attendance: 298)
Match Results
| ◆3-way battle 15-minute single match | ||
| Mizumori Yuna |
7 minutes 53 seconds |
Sakura Aya |
*The other person is Starlight Kid
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Mei Hoshirai |
7 minutes 39 seconds |
HANAKO |
| Suzuki Suzu | Amasaki Mitsuyoshi | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Natsu-poo |
11 minutes 1 second |
Mukogo Peach |
| ○Tam Nakano | Saya Iida● | |
| ◆ 8-person tag team match, 20-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
9 minutes 31 seconds |
Lady C● |
| Ryue Summer | Kamiya Saya | |
| ○ Saki Kashima | AZM | |
| Tora Natsuko | Utami Hayashishita | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Hazuki |
12 minutes 11 seconds |
Ami Sourei ● |
| ○Koguma | MIRAI | |
| Iwatani Mayu | Juri | |
| ◆ 8-person tag team match, 30-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
17 minutes 8 seconds: |
Gina ● |
| Tecra | Mariah May | |
| ○Maika | Gassan Kazuka | |
| Julia | Shirakawa Mina | |
Match Details Report
| ◆3-way battle 15-minute single match | ||
| Mizumori Yuna |
7 minutes 53 seconds |
Sakura Aya |
*The other person is Starlight Kid
A three-way match featuring Starlight Kid, Sakura Aya, and Mizumori Yuna facing off against each other all at once
Mizumori is introduced as "Cosmic Angels trainee." Kid comes out onto the apron and Mizumori and Sakura grapple for a back hold. Kid cheers them on from ringside. Mizumori gets a headlock, but Sakura counters with a headlock of her own and tightens it. Kid comes in and they all get headlocks in a chain. They do some rope work and Kid dodges Mizumori's crossbody and delivers a dropkick. Mizumori body slams Kid and tries to body slam Sakura as well. However Sakura lands a series of elbows, and Mizumori stands up to take them. Mizumori takes some hang time and delivers a body slam and a body press. Sakura kicks out, and Kid blocks Mizumori's charge from ringside. Kid body slams Sakura. Sakura is pinned on one leg and tries to escape, but Kid stomps on her face. Sakura lands a middle kick on Kid's charge. She also lands a series of middle kicks on Mizumori. She lands a middle kick on Mizumori's charge. Mizumori kicks out, and Sakura gives a warning before body slamming her. Mizumori kicks out, and Sakura puts her in a sleeper hold. Mizumori slams Sakura forward and delivers a crossbody. Sakura kicks out, and Mizumori lifts her up. Kid breaks up with a diving body attack. Mizumori and Kid exchange elbows. Kid dodges a lariat and delivers a dropkick, then a standing moonsault. However, Mizumori's shoulder is raised. Kid goes for the Black Tiger Divine Punishment, but Mizumori counters with a dropkick. Mizumori goes for a lariat, and as she tries to run, Sakura interferes. Sakura kicks Kid but is hit with a dropkick. Kid attempts a fisherman suplex, but Sakura kicks out. Kid tries to try again, but Sakura counters with a high kick. Mizumori breaks up the cover and delivers a lariat to Kid. However, Kid kicks out. Mizumori lifts Kid up, but Kid kicks out and rolls her up in a series of pins. Sakura joins in, but it's only a two count. Mizumori dodges Sakura's high kick and delivers a Supergirl. The three count is called, and Mizumori pins Sakura
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Mei Hoshirai |
7 minutes 39 seconds |
HANAKO |
| Suzuki Suzu | Amasaki Mitsuyoshi | |
This tag team match features the team of Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira against the team of Mitsuyoshi Amasaki & HANAKO. Suzuki and Seira have been teaming up frequently lately, and Amasaki and HANAKO, who belong to the same promotion, will be taking on the challenge
Seira and HANAKO start the match. In a test of strength in a lock-up, HANAKO pushes Seira against the ropes. HANAKO raises her hand to invite Seira in. Seira jumps but can't reach. Suzuki enters and gives Seira a piggyback ride, but Amasaki enters and destroys the piggyback ride. However, Seira grabs HANAKO and joins forces with Suzuki. HANAKO takes them both down with a shoulder tackle, but Suzuki and Seira deliver dropkicks. HANAKO charges forward, and Seira delivers a dropkick. Suzuki receives the tag and delivers a dropkick to HANAKO on the apron from below the ring. Suzuki climbs to the corner, but Amasaki cuts her off and HANAKO attempts a brainbuster. Suzuki counters but is hit with a corner body attack and a big boot. Amasaki delivers a dropkick and a cartwheel elbow to Suzuki. Suzuki dodges, and Seira and Suzuki launch a series of corner attacks. When Tensaki retaliates, Suzuki assumes a half-nelson position. Tensaki counters with a DDT followed by a series of elbows. As Tensaki charges, Suzuki lands an elbow and a face crusher. Seira drops a dropkick from behind Tensaki, then another dropkick from the apron, and yet another from the front. After an exchange of elbows, Seira charges, but HANAKO interferes, assisting Tensaki with a cartwheel corner elbow and a dropkick. Tensaki and Seira exchange dropkicks. Seira applies a sleeper hold, but HANAKO breaks it up. Seira attempts a body attack on Tensaki, but Tensaki dodges it. After a brainbuster from HANAKO, Tensaki rolls her up, but Seira counters. After an exchange of roll-ups, Tensaki attempts the Amanohashidate, but Suzuki makes the break. HANAKO lifts Suzuki onto her shoulders and takes her to the apron, but she gets hit with a high kick. Tensaki and Seira remain in the ring. Seira applied a sleeper hold, but Tensaki escaped. Seira then delivered a neckbreaker from the ropes, followed by a modified dragon sleeper. Tensaki gave up, giving Seira the victory
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Natsu-poo |
11 minutes 1 second |
Mukogo Peach |
| ○Tam Nakano | Saya Iida● | |
Cosmic Angel's Tam Nakano & Natsupoi team faced off against STARS' Saya Iida & Momo Kogo team in a tag team match
Iida pointed to Nakano and called out, "Tamu-san!" After some feeling each other out, they engaged in a test of strength in a hand-to-hand grapple. When Iida got on top, Nakano bridged back up and got on top again. Nakano put his whole body on Iida, but Iida resisted with a bridge. When Nakano tried to crush Iida, Iida kicked out of the cover. On the third try, Iida kicked out and maintained the hand-to-hand grapple. As they started working the ropes, Natsupoi intervened and delivered a double dropkick. However, Iida dodged the neckbreaker and exchanged dropkicks with Kogo. Iida and Kogo piled Meltear on top of each other with body slams. Iida slammed Kogo onto both of them with a body slam. Kogo hit Nakano with a corner dropkick. He also landed a dropkick, but Nakano kicked out. Nakano dodged Kogo's thrust kick and delivered a back drop. Meltear teamed up and hit a series of corner elbows followed by a dropkick to sandwich them. When Kogo kicked out, Nakano delivered a series of soccer ball kicks. Natsupoi hits Mukai with a series of hair whips followed by a dropkick to the back. When Mukai kicks out, Natsupoi delivers a body slam.oneand counters with a dropkick and a 619. Iida hits Natsupoi with a series of reverse chops. Nakano interferes, but Iida knocks them both down. Natsupoi kicks back and uses the ropes to confuse Iida before delivering a dropkick to the face. As she climbs to the corner, Mukai interferes, and Iida prepares for a brainbuster. Natsupoi counters with a neckbreaker. Nakano hits Iida with a diving body attack and a knee attack. Natsupoi joins the fight, but her thrust kick accidentally hits Nakano. Iida hits Nakano with a back elbow, Iida and Mukai combine for a body press, and Iida delivers an elbow drop. When Nakano kicks out, Iida launches the Iida Rocket. Nakano countered Iida's Northern Suplex attempt and went for a submission hold. However, Kogo intervened. Meltear dodged STARS' dive and they both delivered German suplexes.Tenminutes had passed. Nakano went for the Tiger Suplex, but Iida held on. Iida withstood Nakano's spin kick and delivered a lariat. Iida went for a brainbuster, but Nakano countered and went for a brainbuster of his own. Iida countered again, but Nakano locked in a Northern Cross. Iida tapped out and Nakano won.
| ◆ 8-person tag team match, 20-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
9 minutes 31 seconds |
Lady C● |
| Ryue Summer | Kamiya Saya | |
| ○ Saki Kashima | AZM | |
| Tora Natsuko | Utami Hayashishita | |
Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, and AZM Lady C will face off against Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe, and Ruanka in an eight-woman tag team match. This match will serve as a prelude to the Loser Leave Unit Match to be held on June 25th in Yoyogi. Discord between Utami and Kamitani has been ongoing within Queen's Quest, and Oedo Tai will undoubtedly take advantage of this. Queen's Quest needs to reunite their resolve ahead of the big match on June 25th in Yoyogi, where the last person standing in the cage match will be forced to leave the unit
AZM and Kashima start the match, working on the ropes. After dodging kicks, Kashima tries to turn the tide, but AZM counters and they exchange roll-ups. Neither gives way, and AZM lands a dropkick. AZM charges, but Ruanka pulls her leg from below the ring, leading to a brawl outside. Back in the ring, Natsuko and Ruanka team up to attack AZM. Oedo Tai captures AZM and isolates her. Momo takes an elbow from AZM and sends her flying with a standing middle kick. AZM stops Momo's charge, but her brainbuster is blocked. AZM lands a missile kick and passes to Kamiya. Kamiya lands a corner knee attack followed by a dropkick. Momo retaliates, and Ruanka interferes. Kamiya confuses both of them and lands a dropkick. Momo throws Kamiya over, and as she charges, Utami steps in and lands a dropkick. Natsuko cornered Utami and Kamiya and delivered a Cannonball, while Momo hit Kamiya with a Soma-to and a Chicken Wing Facelock. Kamiya responded with a spin kick followed by a Northern Lights. In the ensuing scramble, only Kamiya and Momo remained in the ring. Momo attempted a B-Driver, but Kamiya countered with a double kick. Lady and Kashima entered the ring. Kashima attempted a diving foot stomp, but Lady kicked out. Kashima cornered Lady and charged in with a running kick. Lady dodged and delivered a diving neckbreaker. Kashima kicked out, and Lady attempted a chokeslam. Kashima countered and they exchanged elbows. Kashima dodged Lady and scratched her face. Utami and AZM came to Lady's aid, and she delivered a chokeslam. However, Momo successfully broke it up. In the ensuing scramble, only Lady and Kashima remained in the ring. Lady charged, and Ruanka, Momo, and Natsuko attacked in turn. Ruanka's fisherman suplex took Lady down. Kashima delivered a My Emblem and the referee counted to three
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Hazuki |
12 minutes 11 seconds |
Ami Sourei ● |
| ○Koguma | MIRAI | |
| Iwatani Mayu | Juri | |
STARS, consisting of Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, and Koguma, will clash with God's Eye, consisting of Syuri, MIRAI, and Sorei Ami, in a six-woman tag team match. Iwatani, Hazuki, and Koguma have a cage match coming up to challenge for the Artist of Stardom Championship, while MIRAI and Sorei Ami have a Goddess of Stardom Championship defense against Club Venus. Which team will win this match and gain momentum? This match will likely also be seen as an opportunity to prepare for the eight-woman tag team match between Giulia's team and Shirakawa's team, which will take place later that day
Koguma takes the microphone before the match. "Well, there's something I'd like to do. It's a rather unusual venue, so I thought we could go back and forth. How about playing tag? We want to be the thieves, and God's Eye can be the police." Referee Murayama approves and the match begins. STARS runs away and God's Eye chases after them. Shuri catches Iwatani, but the count outside the ring is progressing, and20, she hastily returns to the ring. Hazuki is also caught by MIRAI, but the match resumes in the ring. Koguma hits Shuri with a DDT. Iwatani hits Shuri with a dropkick. Shuri hits Iwatani with a series of middle kicks, and Iwatani hits a dragon screw. Shuri dodges a charge, and Iwatani dodges it too and hits a dropkick. MIRAI interferes and attacks Iwatani, but Iwatani hits them both with an arm whip and a dropkick. Hazuki hits Shuri with a full nelson buster, senton, face wash and face lock. Shuri caught Hazuki's double kick and teamed up with MIRAI for a coordinated attack. Sorei hit Hazuki with a shoulder tackle followed by an Argentine backbreaker. Hazuki escaped and went for a Codebreaker, but Sorei caught her and delivered a series of reverse chops followed by a double chop. Hazuki countered and Sorei went for a brainbuster. Hazuki countered and went for a Codebreaker. Koguma climbed to the corner but MIRAI stopped her and Sorei went for an Argentine backbreaker. She put Koguma on the corner and delivered a running body attack. Koguma countered and Sorei went for a reverse Boston crab. Koguma escaped and dodged Sorei's charge, sending her to the outside. Shuri and MIRAI caught Koguma but Iwatani delivered a dropkick. Iwatani and Hazuki performed a Tope Suicida together. Sorei returned to the ring and STARS delivered a combined Face Crusher. Sorei countered and Koguma got behind her. Sorei countered and delivered a lariat. Koguma dodges and jumps on for a sleeper hold.10minutes have passed. MIRAI hits Koguma with a face crusher, Shuri with a knee attack, and MIRAI and Sorei slam Koguma forward. However, STARS makes an appearance in time. Sorei lifts Koguma and slams him to the side, but it's only a two count. Sorei goes after Koguma like lightning. Koguma counters but it's not a three count. STARS launches a rocket at Sorei. Hazuki lays Sorei down and Koguma does a diving body press. The three count is called and Koguma pins Sorei.
| ◆ 8-person tag team match, 30-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
17 minutes 8 seconds: |
Gina ● |
| Tecra | Mariah May | |
| ○Maika | Gassan Kazuka | |
| Julia | Shirakawa Mina | |
This is an eight-woman tag team match between the Donna del Mondo team (Giulia, Maika, Mai Sakurai, and Thekla) and the Goddesses of Stardom team (Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama, Mariah Mei, and Gina). Giulia, Sakurai, and Thekla are the Artist of Stardom Champions, while Shirakawa and Mariah are the next challengers for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship. Both teams are looking to gain momentum for their title matches. For Maika, who had considered leaving the promotion but reaffirmed her feelings for DDM at the previous Yonehara event, this match could be seen as a fresh start in a way
"I'll do it," Sakurai declared. Mariah called out "Kifjin" and faced Sakurai. Mariah waved her hand, offering a handshake, but Sakurai responded and attacked. Mariah dodged the charge and danced in the center of the ring. Sakurai seemed nauseous and went down. Mariah covered her, but Sakurai kicked out. Sakurai hit a head scissors from the corner. Mariah escaped and hit a spinning backbreaker. Club Venus hit Sakurai with dropkicks from four directions. Gina taunted Sakurai with a DDM before hitting her with a body slam. Shirakawa hit Sakurai with a dropkick to the knee and a hanging ceiling. Tsukiyama hit Sakurai with a dropkick. Sakurai hit Tsukiyama with a big boot and a dropkick. Thekla hit Tsukiyama with a body slam. Gina and Mariah tried to break it up, but Thekla separated them. Gina attacked from behind, but Thekla put both of them in a figure-four neck lock near the ropes. Tsukiyama delivers a crossbody to Tekla's charge. Mariah hits Tekla with a lariat. Tekla hits a high kick, and as she climbs to the corner, Gina cuts her off, and Mariah hits a superplex Frankensteiner and a missile kick. Tekla counters, and Mariah gets into a double armlock. Tekla dodges the strike and hits an elbow. Mariah hits a big boot followed by a DDT. Tekla dodges Mariah and hits a spear. Giulia hits Mariah with a dropkick, surfboard stretch, STF, neckbreaker, bear hug, and slams her backwards. Mariah dodges the kick, gets behind Giulia, slams her into the corner, and hits a missile kick. Shirakawa and Maika exchange elbows. Maika hits a running lariat and a fallaway slam. Shirakawa dodges the lariat and hits a Kawazu Otoshi, then delivers a dropkick to the knee from the side, slamming both knees to the mat together with Tsukiyama. Shirakawa puts Maika in a figure-four leglock.10minutes have passed. Shirakawa attempts a DDT on Maika, but Maika resists and delivers a brainbuster. As Maika charges, Shirakawa hits an elbow and a back drop. Gina dodges Maika's lariat and delivers a back drop and a dropkick. Maika counters, but Gina stops her charge and delivers a spinning side slam, a thrust kick, and then lifts her up for a back flip. Maika counters, but Giulia interferes to help Maika, and they deliver a combined neckbreaker. Gina counters, and delivers a Shining Buster to Maika. However, Giulia manages to break it up. Maika puts Gina in a sleeper hold, but Shirakawa makes the break up in time. Maika picks Gina up and charges. Gina pulls the ropes, and Mariah throws her off the apron to the outside. Shirakawa hits a plancha, and Gina delivers a double arm suplex to the returning Maika, but Maika's shoulders are raised. Maika stops Gina's charge and delivers a powerslam. Gina attempts a lariat, but Maika retaliates. Maika also attempts a spinning lariat. Gina counters, and15minutes have passed. Maika attempts a Yamacha, but Shirakawa interferes. Maika puts Gina on the ropes, and Giulia and Sakurai deliver missile kicks, Thekla a diving body press, and Maika a lariat. However, Tsukiyama interferes. In the ensuing scuffle, Maika attempts a Enka Otoshi on Gina. Gina counters with a thrust kick. Giulia stops Gina and she and Maika perform a back drop together. Maika lands the Enka Otoshi and the referee counts to three.
Giulia: "Greetings to everyone in Tokushima! Did you enjoy Stardom's first ever event in Tokushima? You all seem to be in good spirits. Shall we wrap things up here for now? I'm sure the ladies have something to say, right?"
Sakurai: "Greetings to all the common people attending the Tokushima tournament! The noble Donna del Mondo has conquered Club Venus, or rather, Club Commoners! We are now heading to Kochi, but you commoners should dance the Awa Odori, eat Tokushima ramen, and remember this noble lady."
Maika: "You're all so energetic. I really think Stardom was incredibly exciting today. I don't think this isa one-time thing, so we'll definitely be back in Tokushima. Sakurai, Thekla, Giulia, and Maika. Farewell to all you women who shine in the world, Donna del Mondo!"
Comment from DDM
Maika: "Our first tournament in Tokushima ended successfully with a victory for Donna del Mondo. Everyone was so energetic! Everyone in Tokushima was incredibly energetic. I felt like I couldn't be outdone by them. It was a match where I received power from everyone."
Giulia: "This is my first time in Tokushima, and it's such a great venue, just like Seibu Dome, a wonderful venue with an open view outside. I really want to come back to Tokushima for another show next year. I think Tokushima can become even more popular in the future, so I'll do my best to make everyone in Tokushima love Stardom even more. Thank you."
Thekla: "What can I say, it's been a great tour. Club Venus is always a pain for us, but we beat them. It feels good. I'm looking forward to the rest of the tour. What do you think, Kifujin?"
Sakurai: "I'm glad to hear you're doing well. I'll come again, so until then, please excuse me."
Thekla makes a gesture with her fingers that signifies she has defeated Club Venus