"STAR☆VERSE Presents 5★STAR GP 2023 Supported by SoftBank Yamaguchi Tournament"
September 18th (Mon/Holiday) Yamaguchi, KDDI Ishin Hall (Attendance: 437)
Match Results
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○ Mariah May |
9 minutes 25 seconds |
Starlight Kid |
| Gassan Kazuka | Ryuaku Summer | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Koguma |
7 minutes 40 seconds |
Saki Kashima ● |
| Hannan | MIRAI | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Megan Behn |
6 minutes 18 seconds |
HANAKO |
| ○Maika | Saya Iida● | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hoshirai Mei |
9 minutes 11 seconds |
Yuna Mizumori |
| ○Suzuki Suzu | Nakano Tam | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hazuki |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
AZM |
| Iwatani Mayu | Utami Hayashishita | |
| ◆Red Stars official league match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Ami Sorei <6 points> |
10 minutes 4 seconds |
Summer vibes <9 points> |
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| Mina Shirakawa <8 points> |
14 minutes 7 seconds |
Momoko Watanabe <8 points> |
Match Details Report
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○ Mariah May |
9 minutes 25 seconds |
Starlight Kid |
| Gassan Kazuka | Ryuaku Summer | |
This tag team match features Mariah May & Waka Tsukiyama, the Club Venus, against Starlight Kid & Ryuka of the Oedo Tai. For Mariah & Tsukiyama, Kid's speed, combined with Ryuka's power and roughness, will undoubtedly make them an even more formidable opponent. Club Venus will need some kind of secret strategy…
Mariah and Kid start the match. After a struggle for the back, Kid steps on Kid's foot and grabs her arm. After a struggle for the arm, Mariah slams Kid to the ground, and Tsukiyama and Kid follow up with a dropkick. Tsukiyama hits Kid with a series of hip attacks. As Tsukiyama runs, Ryuka pulls his leg from below to interfere. Oedo Tai attacks Tsukiyama with a double attack. They officially avoid tagging, and Ryuka enters the ring. Tsukiyama kicks out of the cover, and Ryuka hits him with a series of shoulder tackles. Kid puts Tsukiyama on the ropes and kicks him up. Tsukiyama hits a series of elbows, Kid retaliates and calls in Ryuka. However, Tsukiyama feints and hits them both with a dropkick from behind. Oedo Tai doesn't let Tsukiyama tag and attacks him while he's pinned against the ropes. Ryuka hits Tsukiyama with a series of stomps, Mariah interferes with his charge, and Tsukiyama hits him with a dropkick. Mariah enters and hits Ryuka with a dropkick, a series of reverse chops, and a double chop. Ruika intervenes, but Mariah sends them both flying with a missile kick. Ruika counters with a cross body, then a face lock and a cross body attack. Oedo Tai attacks Mariah with a corner attack, Kid delivers a diving body attack, Ruika hits a senton and a fisherman buster. However, Tsukiyama breaks up the pin. Ruika signals her finish and climbs to the corner. Tsukiyama breaks up the pin, and Mariah hits a superplex Frankensteiner. Ruika lands a series of elbows, but Mariah anticipates and hits a sling blade. Tsukiyama provides support with a face crusher and Mariah hits a dropkick, but Kid breaks up the pin in time. Ruika dodges Club Venus's kick and hits Mariah with a shoulder tackle. Mariah counters with a big boot, dodges a lariat, and rolls Ruika up with Once Upon a Time for the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Koguma |
7 minutes 40 seconds |
Saki Kashima ● |
| Hannan | MIRAI | |
The tag team match will see God's Eye, consisting of MIRAI and Saki Kashima, face off against STARS, consisting of Koguma and Hanan. With Kashima joining the team, God's Eye has undergone a chemical reaction, and STARS will be directly challenging them. Kashima's presence will likely be the key to the match. Koguma, who missed out on the High Speed Championship after losing to Kashima, is also expected to get his revenge
Kashima suddenly volunteered to start the match, saying "I'll go," and extended his hand to Hanan for a handshake, saying "Please take care of me." Hanan accepted, and Kashima also shook hands cleanly, saying "Please take care of me." As soon as the match began, Kashima immediately called for a tag. STARS grabbed Kashima and attacked him with a double, followed by a dropkick pincer attack. Koguma delivered three consecutive body presses to Kashima. Kashima retaliated, and Koguma hit him with a running elbow. Kashima grabbed Koguma's leg to prevent him from tagging in. Then Koguma delivered another body press. Koguma dragged Kashima and tagged in Hanan. Hanan pinned Kashima, but it was only a two count. Kashima was thrown into the corner and hit with a face crusher. MIRAI tagged in and entered the ring, slipping past Hanan and delivering a shoulder tackle. Hanan retaliated, and Koguma entered, but MIRAI knocked them both down with chops. Hana delivers a series of elbows to MIRAI, then Hana follows up with a hip throw and a running elbow smash. Koguma stomps on MIRAI's back and delivers a foot stomp. MIRAI retaliates with a back drop. Kashima reluctantly enters the ring and hits Koguma with a big boot and a hurricanrana. Koguma dodges the big boot and delivers a dropkick and a corner body attack. Koguma retaliates, and MIRAI hits him with a deadly drive. Kashima and MIRAI combine for a face crusher, and Kashima delivers a diving foot stomp. Koguma retaliates, and Kashima gets into a double arm position. Koguma counters with a DDT and combines for a face crusher with Hana. Koguma attempts a missile kick, but MIRAI cuts it off. Koguma pulls Kashima up and takes his back. Kashima counters and tries to turn the tide, but Hana interferes. Kashima tries to turn the tide by making Koguma run into Hana. Koguma countered and rolled him up for the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Megan Behn |
6 minutes 18 seconds |
HANAKO |
| ○Maika | Saya Iida● | |
This tag team match features Maika & Megan Bane against Saya Iida & HANAKO. Both teams are entered in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, which kicks off on October 15th in Ota Ward. Moreover, they are in the same block, making this match a prelude to the official tournament. With both teams relying on power, a thrilling battle can be expected. Maika & Megan had a test run at the Saga tournament the day before, where they won convincingly against Tam Nakano & Yuna Mizumori, and they will be looking to gain even more momentum in this match to become a strong contender for the championship. Iida & HANAKO are also power fighters, but they seem to be at a disadvantage against Maika & Megan. However, if they can disrupt their opponents' momentum in this match, they could become an interesting team to watch.
HANAKO volunteers to start the match and stares down Megan. HANAKO offers a handshake, which Megan accepts, and the bell rings. Megan corners HANAKO and breaks the hold. She gets behind HANAKO, slams her onto the mat, and puts her in a headlock. HANAKO throws Megan into the ropes, and they exchange shoulder blows. Megan wins the exchange and HANAKO goes down. Megan helps her up and lifts her up. HANAKO counters and lands a series of elbows. Megan takes HANAKO's big boot and gets back up. Megan stops HANAKO's charge and delivers a body slam. Maika delivers a series of shoulder blows to HANAKO's waist. Megan throws HANAKO and Maika throws her, then Megan delivers a body press and a double elbow drop. Megan sends Iida, who tried to interfere, out of the ring. HANAKO lands a series of elbows, but Megan knocks her down with one hit. As Iida charged, Megan caught her and slammed her to the mat. However, Iida dodged a body press and exchanged elbows with Maika. Iida landed a series of reverse chops and a jumping chop. She called in HANAKO, who lifted Iida up and Iida delivered an elbow drop. Maika hit Iida with a brainbuster. Iida countered, and they exchanged shoulders. Iida won the exchange and landed lariats to the abdomen and legs. As she went for a stretch plum, Megan broke it up and delivered a lariat to both of them together. Maika hoisted Iida onto her shoulders, and Megan joined in with a diving lariat. Maika hit a Michinoku Driver, and Iida couldn't kick out, resulting in a three-count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hoshirai Mei |
9 minutes 11 seconds |
Yuna Mizumori |
| ○Suzuki Suzu | Nakano Tam | |
This tag team match features Tam Nakano & Yuna Mizumori against Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira. Nakano and Mizumori of Cosmic Angels teamed up again for the second time, following their match in Saga the previous day. They lost to Maika & Megan Bane in Saga, but they'll be looking to redeem themselves in this match. Mizumori, an apprentice aiming to become an official member, will naturally be wary of the freelance team of Suzuki & Seira, so a fierce battle is expected. Suzuki, who has her sights set on the World of Stardom Championship held by Tam Nakano, defeated Nakano in a 5★STAR GP official match. If she can get another win against Nakano in this match, her challenge will become even more realistic. Suzuki & Seira will also be participating in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, so the match is likely to be influenced by the league tournament
Nakano and Seira start the match. They lock up and grapple for the back, with Seira stomping on Nakano's foot and delivering a soccer ball kick. Nakano retaliates with a soccer ball kick of her own. Seira counters Nakano's back drop. Nakano calls in Mizumori and attempts a series of crossbodies and a combined body press, but Suzuki puts out her leg to stop them. Suzuki and Seira team up to separate them and attack Mizumori in combination. Mizumori counters and delivers a shoulder throw to Seira. Nakano delivers a diving body attack to Seira. Seira calls in Suzuki, but Nakano delivers a series of corner attacks and slams them all down with a DDT. Seira counters and rolls up, then delivers a dropkick to the face. Suzuki delivers a dropkick from ringside to Nakano on the apron. Suzuki climbs to the corner, but Mizumori cuts her off and Nakano delivers a deadly drive. However, Suzuki delivers a face crusher to Nakano. Nakano delivers a back drop and a knee attack. Mizumori hits Suzuki with a lariat and a flying shoulder tackle. Suzuki rolls up, but Seira delivers a dropkick. Nakano interferes and Mizumori rolls up, but Suzuki kicks out. Mizumori hits Suzuki with a series of elbows. Mizumori takes an elbow from Suzuki but delivers a hurricane driver. Mizumori climbs to the corner and delivers a diving body press. Suzuki dodges and delivers a knee attack and a back drop from behind. As Mizumori gets into a full nelson position, Seira joins in with a Codebreaker. Seira delivers a dropkick and a Codebreaker to Nakano. Suzuki goes for a Tequila Shot on Mizumori. Mizumori resists but Suzuki delivers a series of thrust kicks. Mizumori dodges and delivers a lariat. Suzuki delivers a German suplex and a Tequila Shot. Mizumori can't kick out and Suzuki gets the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hazuki |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
AZM |
| Iwatani Mayu | Utami Hayashishita | |
Mayu Iwatani will be returning to the Yamaguchi KDDI Ishin Hall for the second time since March of this year. Having made her previous homecoming show a great success, Iwatani will be teaming up with Hazuki in the STARS tag team against Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita and AZM. Since Hayashishita and AZM are entered in the Goddess of Stardom Tag League, which kicks off on October 15th in Ota Ward, this match will likely be a battle with the official tournament in mind. Will Iwatani be able to secure a victory and bring glory to her hometown? Having missed out on winning the 5★STAR GP, Iwatani will be looking to show her renewed energy with a win here
Iwatani raises her hand and volunteers to start the match. The match begins with Iwatani and Utami. After a lock-up, Utami applies a headlock. Iwatani throws Utami into the ropes, but Utami counters with a shoulder tackle. Iwatani delivers a dropkick and calls in Hazuki, who uses the ropes to confuse Iwatani and delivers a double dropkick, followed by a foot stomp from Iwatani. Utami hits Iwatani with a series of body slams. AZM enters the ring and teams up with Utami for a dropkick, followed by a foot stomp from AZM and a corner dropkick. Utami hits Iwatani with a dropkick but only gets a two count. Utami applies a camel clutch and AZM delivers a dropkick. AZM hits Iwatani with a soccer ball kick. AZM sits down and taunts Iwatani, saying, "Come on!" Iwatani also throws a soccer ball kick at AZM, trying to get Iwatani to hit her back. AZM rolls her up and delivers a dropkick, saying, "Are you an idiot!" Utami delivers a series of elbows to Iwatani. When Iwatani retaliates, Utami delivers a series of elbows. Iwatani rolls her up and hits a dropkick. Hazuki hits Utami with a foot stomp and a missile kick. Utami kicks out and Hazuki puts her in a face lock. AZM tries to break up the hold but Hazuki dodges and puts both of them in a face lock. Hazuki hits Utami with a face wash. Utami slams Hazuki onto the mat and hands her to AZM. Hazuki dodges AZM's dive but gets hit with a dropkick. AZM attempts a hurricanrana followed by a dropkick, but Hazuki kicks out. AZM climbs to the corner and delivers a diving foot stomp and a high kick. A missile kick. Hazuki kicks out and they exchange brainbusters. AZM manages to throw her but gets countered with a Codebreaker. Iwatani hits AZM with a dropkick. The exchange of roll-up attempts continues with neither Iwatani nor AZM giving an inch. AZM hits Iwatani with a hurricanrana, and Utami with a dropkick, both coming from the front and back, but Iwatani kicks out. Utami puts Iwatani in a sleeper hold. Iwatani escapes, and Utami hits an elbow, followed by a thrust kick. AZM breaks up and teams up with Utami. However, Iwatani hits them both with an arm whip, and then she and Hazuki exchange dropkicks. Iwatani and Hazuki do a tope suicida to the outside. STARS brings Utami back into the ring and hits her with a face crusher. Hazuki gives instructions and Iwatani climbs to the corner. Iwatani does a frog splash, but Utami kicks her shoulder up. Two minutes remaining. Iwatani prepares for a full nelson. Utami counters, and Iwatani counters back and charges. Utami lifts Iwatani and AZM hits a high kick. Diving foot stomp. Utami attempts a bat hanging drop, but Iwatani kicks out. One minute remaining. Utami tries a hijack bomb on Iwatani, but is rolled up. AZM made a cut, then Hazuki caught Utami and delivered a brainbuster, followed by Iwatani's moonsault press. However, just as they went for the cover, time ran out, resulting in a time-limit draw
| ◆Red Stars official league match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Ami Sorei <6 points> |
10 minutes 4 seconds |
Summer vibes <9 points> |
This is a 5★STAR GP official match between Natsupoi, who has a record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, and Sorei Ami, who has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses.twodays ago in Fukuoka against Hazuki, but she remains within striking distance of winning the championship. In contrast, Sorei's chances of reaching the finals have disappeared. Sorei would like to leave her mark by inflicting a defeat on Natsupoi, who is currently in the top group, and eliminating her from the competition. On the other hand, Natsupoi, who proclaims herself the "strongest," cannot afford to lose this match if she wants to reach the finals as the top of her block and secure her first championship.
As soon as the gong sounds, Sorei charges forward, but Natsupoi dodges and slams her into the corner. When Sorei gets onto the apron, Natsupoi jumps on her. Sorei catches her, but Natsupoi throws her and charges forward. Sorei then delivers a shoulder tackle. Sorei drives Natsupoi into the corner and delivers a series of chops. She puts Natsupoi on the corner and delivers a running body attack. When Natsupoi kicks out, Sorei applies a reverse Boston crab. Natsupoi escapes, and Sorei stomps on her. Natsupoi counters the body slam with a face crusher and a diving body attack. Natsupoi tries for a German suplex, but Sorei resists. Sorei tries for a brainbuster, but Natsupoi resists, shouting "No!" Nevertheless, Sorei forcefully delivers a brainbuster. She then slams Natsupoi with a backflip and applies a reverse Boston crab. Natsupoi escapes and delivers an elbow. Sorei retaliates, and they exchange elbows. Natsupoi, having been knocked down, charges in with a series of elbows. Natsupoi leaps in and applies a modified卍-hold. When Sorei escapes, Natsupoi hits a dropkick to the face and a swing neckbreaker. However, the Fairial Gift is dodged. Sorei attempts an Argentine backbreaker, but Natsupoi counters with an armbar. As Sorei tries to reverse, Natsupoi applies a triangle choke to force a submission. Sorei then lifts Natsupoi up and slams her onto the mat. Natsupoi hits a thrust kick and a throwaway German suplex. Sorei stops the Fairy Blink and lifts Natsupoi up for a Blue Thunder. Sorei announces the finish and goes for the Lightning. Natsupoi counters with a Fairing Ring, but Sorei hits a lariat and a spinning brainbuster. Natsupoi kicks out, and Sorei hits the Lightning. Natsupoi can't kick out, and Sorei gets the three count
| ◆Blue Stars Official League Match 15-minute single match | ||
| Mina Shirakawa <8 points> |
14 minutes 7 seconds |
Momoko Watanabe <8 points> |
Mina Shirakawa, with a 3-3 record, and Momo Watanabe, with a 4-3 record, will clash in a 5★STAR GP official match. In the fiercely contested Blue Stars, both still have a chance to advance to the finals, but at the same time, the loser of this match is highly likely to be eliminated. For that reason, both will want to secure at least two points in this match. So, who will win?
As Shirakawa entered the ring, Momo attacked her from behind, and the arena erupted in boos. Momo brought Shirakawa into the ring and the bell rang. Momo slammed Shirakawa into the audience outside the ring. Kid, who was in Shirakawa's corner, distracted the referee to interfere. Shirakawa was bleeding from her forehead. At the count of 10 , Momo brought Shirakawa back into the ring and attacked her face with a camel clutch. Momo stood firm and withstood a series of elbows from Shirakawa. Momo knocked her down with a middle kick, but Shirakawa returned with a series of middle kicks of her own. Momo knocked her down with a middle kick and cornered her, then stomped on her face. Momo delivered a running dropkick. Shirakawa dodged the second one and delivered a dropkick to the knee, followed by a knee crusher. Momo threw Shirakawa into the corner, but Shirakawa immediately delivered a dropkick to the knee, shouting, "Not a chance!" Momo attempted a PK, but Shirakawa countered. Momo applied a chicken wing face lock. Shirakawa escaped, and Momo put her on the top rope and delivered a high kick. Shirakawa fell to the outside. Momo jumps from the apron but Shirakawa dodges. Shirakawa dodges a kick and suplexes her onto the mat outside the ring. Momo returns at the 16 count and Shirakawa puts her on the ropes and delivers a DDT. Momo kicks out and Shirakawa slams her into the corner, then hits a running rolling elbow, a DDT, a dragon screw, and attempts a figure- four leglock but Kid interferes from below the ring. Momo grabs a bat but the referee notices and tries to take it away. Shirakawa intervenes but Momo delivers a high kick. Both are down. Momo hits a Soma Tou from behind. She hits another Soma Tou from the front and another from the corner. However, Shirakawa's shoulder is raised. Momo climbs to the corner again but Shirakawa hits a back blow and they exchange elbows on the corner. Shirakawa hits a superplex implant DDT. 10 minutes have passed, 5 minutes remaining. Momo kicks out and Shirakawa hits a heel drop. Momo hits a suplex, Shirakawa hits an elbow and a back blow. Shirakawa screams and puts Momo on her shoulders, spins her around and drops her, then puts her in a figure-four leglock. Three minutes remaining. Momo escapes by involving the referee. She pulls out a bat and hits Shirakawa. Momo tries a heartless driver, but Shirakawa counters. Momo tries a tequila, but Shirakawa clears it. Shirakawa rolls Momo up as she attempts a Peach Sunrise. Momo kicks Shirakawa in the face and tries a Peach Sunrise. At two count, Momo tries for another one. Ryuka's box accidentally hits Momo. Shirakawa rolls her up and the referee counts to three.
Shirakawa: "Good evening everyone in Yamaguchi!! I'm Shirakawa Mina, the icon of Stardom! You can boo me if you want. Ah, damn, this is bad. I'm all beaten up. I stilltwo morematches. But right now, the one standing here at the end of the main event is me, Shirakawa Mina! I've shown you a bit of a bloodbath, but it's okay, I'm a pro wrestler. Did I manage to show everyone here at KDDI Ishin Hall the Shirakawa Restoration!? I want to look cool and cute, but I'm always like this. But I believe that no matter what happens in life, if you keep crawling and enduring, something good will definitely happen, so I'm going to crush Maika and Anno Saori in my next two matches and aim for the top! Everyone else is starting to fade into the background. So, thank you very much everyone in Yamaguchi. From now on, no matter how beaten up I get, I'll do my best to deliver exciting fights to you all. Club Venus is here! Chanmina is here! Thank you!"
Shirakawa's comment
"Good evening, everyone in Yamaguchi!! I'm Shirakawa Mina, the icon of Stardom! You can boo me if you want. I've lost the white belt, but that doesn't mean my pro wrestling career is over. I've lost the Goddess belt, but that doesn't mean it's over. No matter what happens, I won't be crushed, and I'll persevere and definitely reach the top. Today is the fifth time I've had a singles match against Watanabe Momo, and when we had that singles match, I thought she was really cool, the record holder for the most white belt title defenses. Last year when I beat Momo, the venue erupted. But today, I wanted to be someone who was expected to win. That's what I've been working towards for the past year. Chanmina is unbreakable, undeterred, and unslippery? No matter how beaten up I get, I'm going to reach the top! I'll beat Maika and Saori too!"