"JRA Arima Kinen presents YEAREND TOUR 2023 ~STARDOM in HIROSHIMA~"
December 5th (Tue) Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Industrial Hall (Attendance: 236 people)
Match Results
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Starlight Kid |
8 minutes 21 seconds black tiger leg killing |
Yuzuki |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
8 minutes 7 seconds |
Tecra |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Amasaki Mitsuyu |
8 minutes 5 seconds |
HANAKO● |
| ○ Saya Kamitani | Magnificent Ami | |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
6 minutes 10 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
7 minutes 41 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Ryue Summer | Hanan ● | |
| Tora Natsuko | Iida Saya | |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| AZM |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Hoshirai Mei |
| Utami Hayashishita | Suzuki Suzu | |
| ◆6-person tag match 30 minutes 1 match | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
11 minutes 31 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane ● |
| ○Maika | MIRAI | |
| Julia | Juri | |
Match Details Report
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Starlight Kid |
8 minutes 21 seconds black tiger leg killing |
Yuzuki |
In his eighth professional match, Yumizuki takes on Starlight Kid of the Oedo Tai. How close can rookie Yumizuki come to Kid's technique and rough style?
Without shaking hands, the bell rang to start the match. They locked up and grappled for an arm hold, with Kid getting a headlock and taking the match to the ground. Yumizuki reversed and went for the cover, but it was only a two count. Kid got up, and Yumizuki threw him into the ropes and delivered a dropkick. Kid dodged and landed a dropkick to Yumizuki's knee. Kid slammed Yumizuki's right knee into the mat and locked in a leg lock. He then stomped on Yumizuki's right knee from a modified camel clutch position. He continued to stomp on Yumizuki's knee near the ropes. Kid taunted, "What's wrong with you?" and "Try to fight back." Kid asked the audience, "Shall we just end this?" But Yumizuki hit a hurricanrana followed by a corner dropkick. Kid kicked out, and Yumizuki announced he was going for a body slam. Kid countered and threw him into the corner, but Yumizuki dodged the charge. However, Kid slammed Yumizuki's head into the corner and delivered a diving body attack. Kid went for the cover with one leg. When Kid countered, he performed a standing moonsault press. Kid then applied a stretch muffler to Yumizuki, who had countered. Yumizuki escaped, but Kid taunted him, "Get it together, rookie!" and stomped on him. Kid taunted him again, "Come on!", and Yumizuki grabbed his arm and delivered a triangle jump face crusher and a dropkick. After an exchange of body slams, Yumizuki managed to throw Kid. He then unleashed a flurry of elbows, but Kid countered with a flying elbow attack. Kid attempted a fisherman suplex, but Yumizuki rolled him up. Kid responded to Yumizuki's charge with a high kick and a brainbuster hold. Yumizuki countered, dodged Kid's charge, and rolled him up in an unconventional way. Kid managed to counter at the last moment, but caught his leg and went for the Black Tiger Leg Kill. Yumizuki resisted, but Kid didn't let go and went for the Black Tiger Leg Kill. Yumizuki gave up, and Kid won
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
8 minutes 7 seconds |
Tecra |
Mina Shirakawa and Thekla, who once competed for the SWA World Championship, will face each other in a singles match in Japan for the first time in a long while. Will this match rekindle their rivalry?
When Shirakawa called out his own name, Thekla countered by snatching the microphone from the ring announcer and calling out his own name. As the gong sounded, they cautiously engaged in a test of strength, starting with a hand-to-hand grapple. Thekla spun around and delivered a kick, luring Shirakawa into rope work. Thekla feinted, but Shirakawa countered with an arm whip. Thekla retaliated, and they exchanged cover attempts. Thekla lured Shirakawa near the ropes, dodged a dropkick, and kicked Shirakawa in the face from the apron. Shirakawa countered, and as Thekla charged, Shirakawa delivered a dropkick, followed by a right knee slam into the mat. Shirakawa targeted Thekla's right knee for a knee crusher. Thekla countered, preventing Thekla from attempting a figure-four leglock. Shirakawa delivered a series of stomps to Thekla's right knee. Thekla threw an elbow, but Shirakawa focused his attack on the right knee. Thekla dodged Shirakawa's charge and delivered a spear. Shirakawa countered, and Thekla applied a submission hold. As Shirakawa escaped, Thekla kicked him in the head and went for the cover. Shirakawa kicked out, and Thekla attempted a brainbuster and a diving body press. Shirakawa dodged, but Thekla hit him with a running elbow. Shirakawa countered with an elbow, a dropkick to the knee, and a figure-four leglock. However, Thekla reached the ropes. Shirakawa put him on the top rope and hit him with a neckbreaker, but only got a two count. Shirakawa struck a Glamorous Driver pose and lifted Thekla up. Thekla countered, hitting an elbow and rolling him up. Shirakawa kicked out, and Thekla hit him with a buzzsaw kick. Shirakawa hit a back elbow and rolled him up with a Glamorous Collection for the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Amasaki Mitsuyu |
8 minutes 5 seconds |
HANAKO● |
| ○ Saya Kamitani | Magnificent Ami | |
Queen's Quest's Saya Kamitani & Mitsuyuki Amasaki will face off against Ami Sorei & HANAKO in a tag team match. How Sorei controls the rookie HANAKO will likely be a key point of the match. Kamitani, who made a comeback after four months and won the Goddesses of Stardom Championship in a tag team with Utami Hayashishita, is expected to show her recovery
HANAKO extends her hand for a handshake, saying, "Please!" Kamitani offers up Amasaki, who slaps HANAKO's hand to take the lead. HANAKO delivers a series of elbows, Amasaki counters with an elbow of her own, but HANAKO counters with a shoulder tackle and a body slam. Sorei body slams Amasaki. HANAKO follows up with a body slam on Amasaki. Sorei body slams Amasaki again. Amasaki kicks out, and Sorei applies a reverse Boston crab. Amasaki escapes, and Sorei delivers a reverse chop. Amasaki is thrown into the ropes, but stops Sorei and delivers a DDT. Sorei dodges Kamitani's swan dive and teams up with HANAKO. However, Kamitani hits them both with a Frankensteiner followed by a dropkick. As Kamitani went for a fisherman's suplex, Sorei resisted and countered with a shoulder tackle, an Argentine backbreaker, a running body attack while hanging her in the corner, and a lariat. HANAKO hit Kamitani with three shoulder tackles in a row, an Argentine backbreaker, a running body attack while slamming her into the corner, and a knee drop. Kamitani kicked out and HANAKO went for a brainbuster. Kamitani countered with a knee kick. Amasaki entered the ring and joined Kamitani in a running attack. However, Sorei intervened and separated QQ with a double shoulder tackle. HANAKO hit Kamitani with an Argentine backbreaker. Kamitani countered, but Sorei broke up the pin, and together with HANAKO they lifted her up and slammed her down. HANAKO hit Kamitani with a high brainbuster. Amasaki was thrown into the ropes but they both got a DDT, and Kamitani hit HANAKO with a body press. When HANAKO retaliated, Kamitani declared she was going for the finish and prepared for the Star Crusher. HANAKO countered with a lariat and a big boot, but Kamitani managed to retaliate. HANAKO charged forward with a series of elbows, but Kamitani hit a double kick. As HANAKO got back up, Kamitani delivered a spin kick. HANAKO kicked out, and Kamitani hit her with the Star Crusher. The referee counted to three, and Kamitani pinned HANAKO
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
6 minutes 10 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
Megan Bahn and Yuna Mizumori will face off in a one-on-one battle. How close can Mizumori's power come to Megan's? This powerful clash is sure to be a highlight
Megan throws Mizumori away as they lock up. Mizumori tries to throw Megan into the ropes with a series of elbows, but Megan takes her down with an elbow. Mizumori goes in with a series of shoulder strikes, but Megan sends her flying with a shoulder strike of her own. Mizumori stomps on Megan's leg. Megan catches Mizumori as she comes flying from the corner and slams her onto the mat. Megan lands a series of knees, a big boot, and a double arm suplex. Mizumori counters with a series of elbows. Megan stands up and returns the favor with an elbow. Mizumori shouts, "I'm not gonna lose!" and lands another series of elbows. Megan takes her down in one hit and takes her back. Mizumori counters and delivers a dropkick from behind. She climbs to the corner, where Megan grabs her arm. However, Mizumori counters and delivers an armbreaker over the ropes. Megan endures and applies a sleeper hold, then lifts Mizumori over the apron and slams her forward before going for a lariat. Mizumori kicks out, and Megan delivers a senton. Mizumori dodged and attempted a body press, but only got a one-count. Megan bounced back and hoisted Mizumori onto her shoulders. Mizumori countered, but Megan cornered her and delivered a reverse chop. Mizumori dodged the charge and went for a jackknife. Megan countered, and Mizumori followed up with a series of lariats. However, Megan stood firm. Megan countered with a flying lariat. She pulled Mizumori up and hoisted her onto her shoulders for an F5. Mizumori couldn't kick out, and Megan got the three-count
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
7 minutes 41 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Ryue Summer | Hanan ● | |
| Tora Natsuko | Iida Saya | |
STARS' Hazuki, Hanan, and Iida Saya team will face off against Oedo Tai's Tora Natsuko, Watanabe Momo, and Ruanka in a six-person tag team match. This match also marks a battle in the tag team scene between Hanan and Iida, the NEW BLOOD Tag Team Champions, and Natsuko and Momo , who will challenge Hayashishita Utami and Kamitani Saya for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship at Ryogoku on December 29th.
The match started with Hanan and Ruanka as the starting wrestlers. Ruanka dodged Hanan and scored the first point with a shoulder tackle. Then STARS interfered and attacked Ruanka in a coordinated attack, delivering a triple dropkick. Ruanka and Natsuko quickly teamed up and hit Hanan with a shoulder tackle and a senton. Momo hit Hanan with a body slam, a middle kick, and stomped on her face. Natsuko stood firm and withstood Hanan's series of elbows. Hanan dodged a lariat, but Natsuko withstood the hip throw and delivered a series of stomps. Hanan executed a hip throw on Natsuko's charge and handed the ball to Hazuki. Hazuki hit Natsuko with a dropkick and a face lock. Ruanka broke up the hold and teamed up with Natsuko. Hazuki dodged the coordinated attack and, together with Iida and Hanan, delivered a face wash to the Oedo Tai. Hazuki and Natsuko exchanged elbows, and Natsuko delivered a backflip to Hazuki. Momo delivers a dropkick to Hazuki. She fakes a second dropkick but lands a middle kick and a brainbuster. Hazuki kicks out, and with an assist from Iida, she hits a Codebreaker. Hanan delivers a knee attack to Momo from behind. Momo dodges a body attack and lands a middle kick. Oedo Tai attempts a corner attack, but Iida blocks it. Natsuko and Ruanka attack each other, and Hanan delivers a body attack. Hanan hits Momo with an elbow, and with a combination of Hazuki and Iida, Hanan hits a Famouser. Momo kicks out and prepares for a Tequila. Hanan dodges and lands an elbow smash, and Momo counters with a high kick. Hanan dodges a second and rolls her up, but it's broken up. Natsuko and Ruanka hit lariats to Iida and Hazuki, a sandwich lariat to Hanan, and Momo hits a high kick. Hanan kicks out, and Momo hits a Heartless Driver. Hanan can't kick out, and Momo gets the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| AZM |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Hoshirai Mei |
| Utami Hayashishita | Suzuki Suzu | |
The tag team of Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira will clash with Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita & AZM. In addition to the high-speed showdown between Seira and AZM, the matchups between Suzuki and Utami, Suzukivs.AZM, and Seiravs.Utami are all intriguing.
Utami and Suzuki faced off as the starting wrestlers. The match began with a test of strength in a lock-up, with Utami cornering Suzuki against the ropes. Utami twisted Suzuki's arm, but Suzuki retaliated. After a struggle for the arm, Suzuki applied a headlock. Utami escaped and dodged Suzuki's kicks, engaging in a stare-down. AZM and Seira engaged in a high-speed exchange of rope work. Seira delivered a series of stomps to AZM. After taking out Utami, who was on the sidelines, she called in Suzuki, who delivered a series of corner attacks and a double dropkick to AZM. Suzuki gave AZM a hair whip, then threw her onto the apron and delivered a dropkick from below the ring, followed by a camel clutch. Seira then ran between the ropes and deliberately slapped AZM. Seira attacked AZM in her corner. AZM went for an elbow, and Seira retaliated. AZM delivered a dropkick. Utami tagged in and caught Seira, but Suzuki interfered. However, Utami lifted Seira up and slammed her into Suzuki in the corner, then dropped kicked both of them at once. Seira rolled up Utami and dropped kicked her. Suzuki delivered a series of knee attacks to Utami from behind. Suzuki dodged Utami's charge, put her on the ropes, and delivered a sliding German suplex. As Suzuki climbed to the corner, AZM cut her off, and Utami delivered an Argentine backflip to Suzuki, followed by a sliding lariat. Suzuki kicked out, and Utami signaled her finish and took her back. Suzuki escaped to the ropes and delivered a thrust kick to Utami's charge. Utami countered with an elbow and took her back. Suzuki countered and went for the Tequila. Utami countered again with a German suplex. Suzuki immediately returned the favor with a German suplex of her own, and both went down. Seira and AZM dodged each other. AZM tried to roll up Seira forcefully, but only got a two count. AZM and Seira's dropkicks clash, followed by an exchange of elbows. AZM feints and delivers a slap. Seira retaliates, rolling up AZM's charge, and then she and Suzuki exchange dropkicks. Seira delivers a dropkick to AZM from the apron, then back into the ring for another dropkick. However, AZM's shoulder rises. Seira applies a sleeper hold on the ground. AZM escapes, and Seira signals her finish and throws her into the corner. However, AZM dodges, and Utami delivers a dropkick, lifting Seira up and heading to the corner. Suzuki intervenes, and Seira goes to the apron. Utami climbs onto the apron and throws Seira to Suzuki outside the ring. AZM kicks Seira from the apron below the ring, then brings her back into the ring for a missile kick. Two minutes remaining. Seira kicks back, and AZM takes her back. Utami enters and delivers an elbow, followed by a brainbuster from AZM. When Seira retaliates, AZM applies an armlock. AZM lands a diving foot stomp, but Seira kicks out. AZM tries Azumi Sushi, but Suzuki intervenes in time. Suzuki and Seira exchange kicks on Utami. After Seira's Codebreaker, Suzuki delivers a German suplex, and Seira follows with a Shooting Star. AZM intervenes and delivers a modified German suplex to Seira. Time runs out here, and the match ends in a draw
AZM: "Hey, Seira Mei,15-minute draw? You're really on a roll with your high-speed moves, aren't you? Okay, fine, I'll take on you as a challenger and challenge you to a high-speed match as you try to surpass my high-speed history. Make sure you rack up some good title defenses until then, you idiot!"
Seira: "Hey, AZM, AZM. Mei will definitely surpass AZM's defense record. When I do, I'll challenge AZM in return. I'll beat you to a pulp."
| ◆6-person tag match 30 minutes 1 match | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
11 minutes 31 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane ● |
| ○Maika | MIRAI | |
| Julia | Juri | |
12・Scandinavia Hurricane, who declared her intention to join God's Eye in Wakayama, will be teaming with Shuri & MIRAI for their second match as a unit. Their opponents this time will be Donna del Mondo, a team consisting of Giulia, Maika, and Sakurai Mai. It will be interesting to see how Giulia, Maika, and Sakurai will fare against the martial arts-based Hurricane. The teamwork between Hurricane and Shuri & MIRAI will also be something to watch
Giulia nominated Hurricane to start the main event. After a lock-up, Giulia grabbed Hurricane's arm, but Hurricane spun around and got the hold back. Giulia fought back and grabbed Hurricane's leg, taking the match to the ground. Hurricane applied a neck lock, but Giulia countered with a headlock. Hurricane escaped and attempted a high kick, but Giulia dodged it and they grabbed each other's hair. Shuri applied a headlock to Sakurai. Sakurai countered and used the ropes, and Sakurai stomped on Shuri's back, shouting, "Don't block my way, you insolent wrestler!" "Who's insolent?!" Shuri retorted. Sakurai charged forward, dodged Shuri's kick and struck a lady pose, but was hit squarely by a soccer ball kick. Shuri and MIRAI hit Sakurai with a double dropkick, and Shuri followed up with a series of soccer ball kicks. Hurricane landed a series of knees on Sakurai, then threw her and took the match to the ground. Hurricane landed a series of elbows on the ground and applied a neck lock. MIRAI stands up after taking a barrage of elbows from Sakurai. MIRAI lands a reverse chop and a series of corner elbow attacks. Sakurai dodges the charge and hits a face crusher and a Paradise Lock. She curses, "You commoner!", but Sakurai also goes down. Giulia receives the tag and takes on Hurricane, who is waiting on the sidelines. Shuri and Giulia throw each other into the corner, and Hurricane and Giulia exchange brainbusters. Giulia succeeds and hits MIRAI in the corner. Giulia then hits MIRAI with a brainbuster. MIRAI kicks out and hits her with a shoulder tackle before handing the ball over to Shuri. Shuri hits Giulia with a dropkick, a front neck chancery drop, an armbar, and an armlock. Giulia escapes and hits a suplex and a dropkick. Maika hits Shuri with a series of corner lariats, a shoulder tackle, and a brainbuster. Shuri dodges Maika's charge and hits her with a Codebreaker and a PK. Hurricane delivered a missile kick from the corner, a running knee attack, and a swinging DDT. Maika blocked a high kick. Hurricane dodged a series of strikes from Maika and applied a sleeper hold. God's Eye prevented a DDT from being cut off with a series of submission holds. Maika escaped and Hurricane delivered a knee kick. Maika kicked out and Giulia and Sakurai interfered, with Maika lifting Giulia for a neckbreaker. Hurricane kicked out and Maika announced her finish and went for the Michinoku Driver. MIRAI interfered and Giulia delivered a knee attack, followed by a knee attack from Hurricane. Maika and Hurricane got back to their feet in the ensuing brawl. Maika dodged a high kick and delivered a lariat, Hurricane hit a stunner but Maika hit a lariat. Hurricane kicked out and Maika delivered a Michinoku Driver. The referee counted to three and Maika pinned Hurricane
Maika: "Hiroshima, DDM has won! I'll be fighting Suzu for the red belt on December 29th at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Suzu, I know you're watching. Come over here."
Suzuki appears on the runway
Maika: "Ryogoku Kokugikan, it's your turn next to end up like this."
Maika attacks, throwing Suzuki into the audience. Suzuki fights back, and the brawl spills outside the ring. Suzuki lands an elbow and leaves, with Maika chasing after her. Giulia and Sakurai are left behind and enter the ring
Julia: "...Hello everyone in Hiroshima! Looks like God's Eye has a new member. Scandinavia Hurricane. Wow, he's quite an interesting player. Do you like Japan?"
Hurricane: "Absolutely, I love Japan. Amazing, food is great. Beautiful. I like almost everything about Japan. But not like you."
Julia: "Did you just say you like Japan but don't like Julia?!"
When Julia starts strangling Hurricane, Shuri steps in to stop her
Akari: "Now, now, calm down."
Julia: "I'm calm."
Akari: "Let's go home for now."
God's Eye exits
Julia: "Okay, so finally, Lady, please wrap things up."
Sakurai: "Once again, greetings to all the ordinary people who have come to the Hiroshima tournament! Giulia, what comes to mind when you think of Hiroshima?"
Julia: "Speaking of Hiroshima... there's Konami, who wasn't here today."
Sakurai: "No, that's wrong! It's okonomiyaki!"
Julia: "Yes, okonomiyaki."
Sakurai: "I heard that in this prefecture, they use noodles to make up the volume of the okonomiyaki."
Julia: "Was it just padding?"!?」
Sakurai: "Let's go investigate. And you commoners, listen carefully. During this tour, we'll be going to Osaka, and I'll use my refined palate to determine which is the fake okonomiyaki, Hiroshima or Osaka! So, excuse me!"
Comment from DDM
Julia: "Yes, DDM won the Hiroshima tournament, but Maika has disappeared somewhere."
Sakurai: "I'm a little worried."
Julia: "Hahaha, hahahaha. Where did you go, hey? Oh well, it's fine. It's fine. I heard that Scandinavia Hurricane has entered God's Eye. I've been curious about it ever since I came to Japan and fought Shuri, so let's fight next time, Hurricane. Now, I'm going to go check out the okonomiyaki. I heard that Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is made to look bigger with noodles?"
What's the situation with okonomiyaki in Osaka?
As the two of them walked away
Sakurai: "Osaka is all about flour, flour."
Julia: "All in powder? Powder is better..."