"STAR☆VERSE Presents 5★STAR GP 2023 Supported by SoftBank Korakuen Hall Tournament"
August 15th (Tue) Korakuen Hall (Attendance: 1519 people = Sold out)
Match Results
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Cogma |
7 minutes 23 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| Hannan | Lady C | |
| ○Saya Iida | Himan ● | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Kashima Saki |
4 minutes 51 seconds, |
Yuna Mizumori |
| ○MIRAI | Natsu-poo | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Nanae Takahashi |
9 minutes 36 seconds |
Starlight Kid |
| ○ Megan Bahn | It's Fukigen★ | |
| Hoshirai Mei | Ryuaku Summer | |
| Suzuki Suzu | Tora Natsuko | |
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| Momoko Watanabe <6 points> |
9 minutes 20 seconds |
Saori Anno <4 points> |
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| Mariah May <4 points> |
11 minutes 47 seconds |
Mina Shirakawa <6 points> |
| ◆Red Stars official league match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Akari <5 points> |
11 minutes 39 seconds |
Hazuki <0 points> |
| ◆Red Stars official league match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Tam Nakano <5 points> |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Mayu Iwatani <5 points> |
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| AZM <4 points> |
10 minutes 10 seconds |
Utami Hayashishita <4 points> |
Match Details Report
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Cogma |
7 minutes 23 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| Hannan | Lady C | |
| ○Saya Iida | Himan ● | |
STARS' team of Koguma, Hanan, and Iida Saya will face off against Queen's Quest's team of Lady C, Amasaki Mitsuyoshi, and Hinan in a six-person tag team match. A fresh and exciting battle is expected
Tensaki and Hanan started the match. Tensaki threw Hanan into the ropes and delivered a dropkick, but Hanan retaliated, and STARS launched a coordinated attack, landing dropkicks from three directions. Koguma hit Tensaki with a body slam followed by a series of cover attempts. She cornered Hanan and charged in the corner, but Tensaki dodged and delivered a corner cartwheel elbow and a dropkick. Lady hit Koguma in the face with a big boot. Hanan interfered, but Lady hit both of them with a Kawazu Otoshi and a knee drop on Koguma. Koguma blocked Lady's charge and delivered a body attack. Iida hit Lady with a back elbow and an elbow drop. Lady delivered a neckbreaker to Iida's charge. Iida hit Hinan with a series of reverse chops. Hinan dodged the charge and QQ followed up with a dropkick, and Hinan delivered a neckbreaker. Iida kicked out and countered Hinan with a jumping chop. STARS teamed up, but QQ broke them up. QQ delivered dropkicks to Iida from three directions, and Hinami hit Iida with a Rock Bottom. Iida countered and threw Hinami into the ropes for a lariat. Hinami blocked the lariat and hit a hip toss. Hanan prevented Hinami from charging, and STARS delivered a combined face crusher. Hanan grabbed Hinami and Iida launched the Iida Rocket. Iida hit a running lariat, then put Hinami on the corner and slammed her forward from a Kinniku Buster position. Hinami couldn't kick out, and Iida secured the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Kashima Saki |
4 minutes 51 seconds, |
Yuna Mizumori |
| ○MIRAI | Natsu-poo | |
A tag team match between MIRAI & Saki Kashima and Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori. Kashima is a newcomer to God's Eye, while Mizumori is an apprentice to Cosmic Angels. What kind of battle will unfold?
Mizumori volunteered to start the match and nominated Kashima Saki. However, Kashima quickly left the ring. MIRAI grabbed Kashima and forcibly brought her back in. Kashima then cleanly shook Mizumori's hand, saying "Nice to meet you," and Mizumori accepted, and the match began. Kashima tried to tag MIRAI but was refused. Mizumori was carrying Natsupoi on her shoulders and appealing to Mizumori when Kashima tagged in. MIRAI broke the shoulders and delivered a dropkick to both of them from behind. MIRAI dodged Natsupoi's charge and sent her to the apron. Natsupoi attempted a cross body, but MIRAI caught it. Natsupoi countered and delivered a series of dropkicks. Mizumori delivered a flying shoulder tackle, a series of elbows, and a dropkick. Natsupoi teamed up with Mizumori and slammed MIRAI to the mat. Mizumori then delivered a " 61.1 kg " diving body press. MIRAI countered, and Kashima joined forces with Mizumori, hitting her with a big boot and a neckbreaker, before MIRAI applied a scorpion deathlock. However, Natsupoi broke it up. Kashima sent Natsupoi out of the ring, leaving the finish to MIRAI. But Mizumori separated God's Eye with a lariat. MIRAI countered, stopping Mizumori's charge and slamming her backwards. MIRAI attempted a back suplex, but Natsupoi successfully broke it up. MIRAI hit Mizumori with a lariat as she charged. She then applied a scorpion deathlock, and Mizumori tapped out. MIRAI won.
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Nanae Takahashi |
9 minutes 36 seconds |
Starlight Kid |
| ○ Megan Bahn | It's Fukigen★ | |
| Hoshirai Mei | Ryuaku Summer | |
| Suzuki Suzu | Tora Natsuko | |
Nanae Takahashi teams up with Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira, as well as Megan Bain, to face off against the Oedo Tai team of Natsuko Tora, Starlight Kid, Ryuka, and Fukigen★ in an eight-person tag team match. What will emerge from this unpredictable battle?
Nanae pushes Seira out of the ring and starts with Natsuko. Natsuko pulls Seira's hair to prevent her from running. However, Seira and Suzuki team up to attack Natsuko. When Seira charges, Natsuko sprays water at her. Natsuko and Kid team up for a coordinated attack, slamming Seira with a brainbuster. Fukigen corners Seira, but Seira keeps getting kicked with each charge. Fukigen tries to involve the referee but fails. Seira uses the referee as a springboard for a dropkick. When Nanae enters the ring, Natsuko interferes. Suzuki also enters and teams up with Nanae, launching a kick-flanking attack on Fukigen. Nanae delivers a series of knees to Fukigen. Fukigen pinches Nanae's nose, signaling a brainbuster. However, he is thrown in the opposite direction. Fukigen dodges Nanae's charge, and Kid delivers a series of chops. Nanae retaliates with chops. Kid attempts a moonsault attack and then a Black Tiger Divine Punishment. Suzuki puts Kid in a headlock, but Kid escapes and jumps on Nanae, only to be met with a kick from Suzuki. Nanae slams Kid to the mat, but only gets a two count. Suzuki gets behind Kid and combines with Seira's Codebreaker. Nanae goes for the cover, but it's broken up. Nanae tries a Refrigerator Bomb on Kid. Ruanka hits with a box, Natsuko does a Kamikaze, Fukigen does a diving senton, and Kid does a spinning diving body press. Kid tries a Momo☆Latch, but Nanae counters with a powerbomb. Megan calls for a tag. Kid hits Ruanka with a lariat and then Nanae with a fisherman suplex, but gets hit with a lariat of her own. Nanae finally tags in Megan, and Ruanka delivers a series of shoulder tackles, but Megan stands her ground. Megan sends Ryuka flying and delivers a body slam. Natsuko dodges Megan's charge and the Oedo Tai team launch a series of spear attacks. Ryuka attempts a fisherman suplex but Megan resists. Megan and Nanae combine for a big boot. Ryuka retaliates, and Natsuko interferes with Megan's charge. Ryuka attempts a fisherman suplex and Natsuko joins in. Megan counters with a brainbuster. Megan attempts a neck hanging bomb but it is cut off. Megan lifts Suzuki up and throws her to the Oedo Tai outside the ring. Megan hits Ryuka with an F5. The referee counts to three, and Megan pins Ryuka. After the match, the Oedo Tai team leaves, but Kid and Nanae brawl outside the ring
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| Momoko Watanabe <6 points> |
9 minutes 20 seconds |
Saori Anno <4 points> |
Saori Anno, with a record of 1 win, 2 losses, and 2 draws, and Momo Watanabe, with a record of 2 wins and 0 losses, will face each other in their first singles match. Anno had a good start but has now suffered consecutive losses, putting her behind in the win-loss record for the first time. For that reason, she desperately needs two points in this match. On the other hand, Momo has maintained her good form with a winning streak. She will be looking to defeat Anno and secure her third consecutive win. How Anno will be able to evade Momo's relentless attacks will likely be the key to their match
Momo attacked Anno as she entered the ring, and the brawl spilled outside the ring and continued into the match. The Oedo Tai seconds distracted the referee, allowing Momo to hit them with a bat. As Anno entered the ring, Momo stomped on her and delivered a middle kick. When Momo stood defiantly, Anno chopped her. Momo fought back, and Anno landed a series of elbows, while Momo responded with a series of middle kicks. Anno grabbed Momo's kicking leg and executed a dragon screw, then a leg lock followed by a bridge and a figure-four leglock. When Momo escaped, Anno hooked Momo's leg onto the ropes and tightened the hold. She then faked a move and delivered a dropkick to the knee. Momo attempted a fisherman suplex, but Anno cornered her and hung her upside down, taunting her with slaps from both sides. Momo then kicked Anno in the face, followed by a running dropkick and a Soumatou. Anno countered, and they exchanged elbows. Momo landed a series of middle kicks, and Anno retaliated with a series of big boots. Momo takes down Anno and lands a middle kick, Anno attempts a hurricanrana but Momo rolls her up for a pin. Anno dodges Momo's charge and goes for a reverse pin, then kicks Momo in the face. Momo goes for a half nelson. Anno counters and Momo crashes into the referee and hits him with a bat. Anno gets up and grabs the bat. Anno fakes a punch but delivers a slap followed by a German suplex, a neckbreaker, and another German suplex. Momo counters and lands a high kick and a brutal driver. Anno counters and Momo goes for a Peach Sunrise. Anno counters and lands a hurricanrana. Momo counters and lands a Tequila Sunrise. She then lands a Peach Sunrise in a rolling-up style. The referee counts to three, and Momo defeats Anno
Momo: "Watanabe Momo, three wins in a row, and Anno Saori, three losses in a row. Hahaha. Hey, you guys, laugh at her. She's lost three times in a row and had two draws, right? I don't think you have any chance of winning the championship anymore, do you? Hahahaha. You don't need to try so hard in 5★STAR anymore, so that's good for you. I've made it easy for you. Brad Pitt will be the champion!"
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| Mariah May <4 points> |
11 minutes 47 seconds |
Mina Shirakawa <6 points> |
Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May, both members of the Club Venus stable, will face off in a Rose Gold match.13thin Osaka, they lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to the team of Natsupoi and Saori Anno. This match looks set to be a fresh start for both of them. In the 5★STAR GP, Shirakawa is in first place among the Blue Stars with a 3-1 record. She will be looking to add to her winning streak towards her first championship, but Mariah, who has adapted to Japanese pro wrestling, is a formidable opponent. What will be the outcome of their first singles match?
As Shirakawa extended her hand, Mariah responded cleanly, and the bell rang. In a lock-up, Mariah cornered Shirakawa and delivered a powerful chop. Shirakawa landed an elbow, and Mariah responded with a series of reverse chops. Shirakawa attempted a dropkick to the knee, but Mariah dodged it and countered with a dropkick of her own. Mariah dodged again, and Shirakawa delivered a slap, cornering Shirakawa, but Mariah dodged again. Shirakawa landed a dropkick to the knee, slamming it onto the mat. After kicking Mariah's knee, Shirakawa went for a figure-fourleglock. Mariah dodged with a kick, but Shirakawa tried again and applied the figure-four leglock. Mariah escaped, and Shirakawa kicked her in the face. Mariah stood up to take the hit, and Shirakawa delivered a middle kick. As Shirakawa charged, Mariah hit a big boot. Shirakawa dodged the charge and sent her to the apron, but despite the damage to her knee, Mariah landed a high kick, climbed to the corner, and delivered a missile kick. Mariah hits Shirakawa with a double-arm suplex. Shirakawa kicks out, and Mariah hits a big boot in the corner, then attempts a superplex. Shirakawa dodges and slams both of Mariah's knees into the mat. Shirakawa hits a dragon screw and then a figure-four leglock. In this position, Mariah slaps Shirakawa, who retaliates and tightens the hold. Mariah escapes, and Shirakawa puts her on the top rope and hits a DDT. Mariah kicks out, and Shirakawa hits a back blow, shouting "It's over!" and hits an implant DDT. However, Mariah's shoulders are raised. Shirakawa attempts a glamorous driver, but Mariah counters with a back drop. Both are on the apron. Mariah powerbombs to the outside. Mariah returns first, and Shirakawa is19and returns.10minutes have passed. Mariah hits a double-arm facebuster. Shirakawa kicks out, and Mariah lifts her up. Shirakawa counters and hits a series of left and right strikes. Mariah slapped Shirakawa and charged, but Shirakawa responded with an elbow and a back drop. Mariah got up and delivered a back drop of her own. Shirakawaoneand charged again. Mariah caught her charge and slammed her down, but only got a two count. Mariah helped Shirakawa up and delivered a Tombstone Piledriver. The referee counted to three and Mariah pinned Shirakawa.
| ◆Red Stars official league match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Akari <5 points> |
11 minutes 39 seconds |
Hazuki <0 points> |
1win,1loss1draw, and Hazuki, who has surprisingly started with two consecutive losses, will clash in a 5★STAR GP official match. Will Shuri, who can be considered one of the favorites to win, take the lead with a victory, or will Hazuki's losing streak be broken?
After a struggle for the back, Shuri grabbed Hazuki's arm, and Hazuki fought back. Shuri went for a headlock, and Hazuki threw her into the ropes and attempted a dropkick, then a face wash. Shuri prevented it and delivered a soccer ball kick. Hazuki quickly got up and delivered a soccer ball kick of her own. Shuri retaliated, and Hazuki faked another kick, but instead kicked Shuri in the back of the head. Shuri delivered a series of knees, a corner knee attack, and another soccer ball kick. She also kicked Shuri from the front and went for a sleeper hold. Shuri delivered a front neck chancery drop, and Hazuki responded with a full nelson buster followed by a senton and then a face wash. After an exchange of elbows, Shuri delivered a back kick, and Hazuki responded with an elbow attack. Hazuki climbed to the corner, and Shuri delivered a slap, a superplex front neck chancery, and a DDT. Shuri climbed to the corner and attempted a diving guillotine. Hazuki kicked out, and Shuri delivered a stretch muffler. Hazuki escapes but is hit with a mountain fold by Shuri. Shuri attempts a dropkick from the apron but Hazuki dodges and returns to the ring. Hazuki sends Shuri to the outside with a tope suicida. She brings Shuri back into the ring and hits her with a swan dive missile kick, a brainbuster mountain fold, and a face lock. When Shuri escapes, Hazuki puts her on the corner and hits her with a codebreaker and a diving senton. However, Shuri kicks out. Hazuki attempts a brainbuster but Shuri hits her with a German suplex and a high kick. Both are down. Both charge at each other and Hazuki's double kick connects. Hazuki hits a DDT and Shuri hits a knee attack. Hazuki hits Shuri with a series of elbows to the back of the head. Shuri collapses and Hazuki grabs her hand and kicks her in the face. Shuri hits a knee attack, but Hazukione. Shuri goes for a stretch muffler but Hazuki hits a Hazukistral. As Shuri countered, Hazuki charged forward. Shuri caught her and slammed her to the mat. Hazuki countered, and Shuri got into the White Tiger position. Hazuki gave up, giving Shuri the victory.
| ◆Red Stars official league match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Tam Nakano <5 points> |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Mayu Iwatani <5 points> |
This is a 5★STAR GP official match between Tam Nakano, who has a 2-0 record, and Mayu Iwatani, who has a 2-1 record.13thOsaka event, Nakano defeated Megan Bane to win the World of Stardom Championship, and Iwatani defeated Utami Hayashishita to defend the IWGP Women's Championship. Therefore, this match will be a one-on-one showdown between the two singles champions.
After some tentative probing, Nakano grabs Iwatani's neck. Iwatani grabs Iwatani's arm, but Nakano counters with a headlock. Iwatani goes for a head scissors, but Nakano escapes and they stare each other down. Iwatani grabs Iwatani's arm, and Nakano regains control. Iwatani dodges Nakano's kick and throws her into the ropes. Using the ropes, Iwatani delivers a foot stomp and a soccer ball kick. She kicks from the front, pushes Iwatani into the ropes, and then hooks her left arm on the ropes and chokes her. Iwatani sends Nakano out of the ring with a dropkick and attempts a tope suicida. However, Nakano had anticipated this and kicks her off the apron, then uses the ropes to deliver a DDT. Nakano attempts a plancha to the outside, but Iwatani catches up and climbs to the corner. They exchange elbows on the corner, and Nakano attempts a brainbuster. Iwatani resists and delivers a series of slaps. Iwatani declares, "I'm going to throw you!" and gets into position for a superplex to the outside. Nakano catches her and chokes her left leg. Iwatani falls, and Nakano does a plancha to the outside. After bringing Iwatani back into the ring, Nakano hits a knee attack and a back drop. Iwatani counters with an elbow. Nakano retaliates and charges, but is hit with a sling blade. Iwatani hits an elbow, a back kick, and a dodonpa. Nakano counters, and Iwatani takes her back. Nakano resists, but Iwatani hits a standing dragon sleeper followed by a German suplex. Nakano counters, and Iwatani hits a dropkick and a frog splash. Nakano dodges and a lariat, but dodges that too and hits a German suplex. Iwatani hits a German suplex, and Nakano hits three German suplexes in a row. Iwatani counters, and10minutes have passed. Nakano gets into a tiger suplex stance, and Iwatani escapes to the ropes. Nakano brings her back to the center and hits a spin kick, a high kick, and a tiger suplex. Iwatani counters, and Nakano goes for a violet screwdriver. Iwatani counters with a dragon suplex. Both wrestlers were down but got back up and charged forward. Nakano countered with a spin kick, and Iwatani responded with a thrust kick and a running dropkick. Iwatani then performed a tope suicida to the outside. Two minutes remaining. Iwatani delivered a missile kick and a frog splash from the opposite corner. One minute remaining. Iwatani assumed the Dragon stance. Nakano resisted, grabbed Iwatani's leg, and kicked upwards. Nakano attempted a VSD, but Iwatani kicked out.Tenseconds remaining. Nakano unleashed a Twilight Dream just as the bell rang.
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| AZM <4 points> |
10 minutes 10 seconds |
Utami Hayashishita <4 points> |
Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita and AZM will face off in a 5★STAR GP official match.13thand failed to win the IWGP Women's Championship, but she has started the league tournament with a winning streak. She will be looking to ride this momentum by defeating her stablemate AZM, but AZM has already suffered three losses and is on the brink of elimination. This will be a crucial match for AZM to see who can hold her ground against her stablemate.
The match began with a handshake. AZM charged forward, but Utami took her back. AZM also took her back, reversed, and went for a Canadian Destroyer. Utami kept her distance outside the ring. AZM climbed to the corner and delivered a diving foot stomp to the outside.17count and Utami delivered a lariat. AZM countered, and they exchanged elbows. Utami landed a series of elbows and sent AZM into the corner, where she reversed and jumped from the corner. Utami caught her and drove her into the corner before charging. AZM dodged and delivered a high kick followed by a superplex arm lock. Utami escaped, and AZM slammed her head into the mat with a head scissors over the apron. She climbed to the corner and delivered a diving foot stomp. Utami countered, and AZM applied an armbar. Utami lifted her up and slammed her to the side. AZM landed a series of elbows and jumped forward, but Utami stopped her and spun around. AZM stops Utami and applies a Mystica-style armlock to force a submission. Utami resists, and AZM transitions to an armlock. Utami gets on top, but AZM reverses. AZM kicks Utami up and declares she's going for the finish. AZM leaps at Utami, but Utami catches her and delivers a German suplex. Both are down and exchange elbows. AZM gets behind and delivers a German suplex. Utami tries for a German suplex of her own, but AZM gives an arm whip and signals the finish. However, Utami delivers an elbow, and AZM leaps at her for an Azumi Sushi. Utami counters and delivers a lariat. AZM gets up, but Utami stops her and delivers a powerbomb. Utami pulls AZM up and goes for an Argentine backbreaker. AZM counters with a high kick and signals the finish, but Utami lifts her up and delivers an elbow from below. Utami slams AZM forward from an Argentine backbreaker. But AZM manages to counter. Utami goes for a Canadian backbreaker and then a hijack bomb. AZM countered, executing a rolling prawn hold from the ropes, followed by a Canadian Destroyer and then Azumi Sushi. Utami was unable to escape, and AZM won.
AZM: "Thank you, Shimi! That was fun. Shimi, you're really strong. But the one who beat you is me, AZM! So what's my record now? 2 wins and 3 losses, for a total of 4 points. I think I can still make it to the finals! And, and, listen to this, listen to this. This October will mark my 10th year in the industry. The final round of the 5★STAR GP is on September 30th, right? My debut anniversary is October 6th , oops , that 's perfect , is n't it? I'd like to become the youngest winner and top off my 10th anniversary with this. But, with so many people here, I'd love to be called AZM. When I say AZM, everyone please shout AZM (Azumi). AZM, AZM (Azumi)!"
AZM's comment
"I won the main event at Korakuen against QQ leader Utami Hayashishita! Yes! That gives me 4 points, so I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but I'm still within the range to win. On the day of the championship match, it will soon be my10thanniversary in the industry, so at the same time, I want to win the championship,10thanniversary, and reach the top. And also, it's been a hot topic on Yahoo News, and apparently Kenoh from NOAH said that he likes me the most among female pro wrestlers, so I think I have no choice but to take first place in 5★STAR as well. And when I do take first place, Kenoh, I'd like to ask you to collaborate with me."