"JRA Arima Kinen presents YEAREND TOUR 2023 ~STARDOM in OSAKA FINAL~"
December 9th (Sat) Edion Arena Osaka, Second Gymnasium (Attendance: 324)
Match Results
| ◆3-way battle 15-minute single match | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
8 minutes 1 second: |
Yuzuki |
*The other person is Saya Iida
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hazuki |
8 minutes 2 seconds |
Mai Sakurai |
| ○ Hanan | Tekla ● | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
10 minutes 41 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| Starlight Kid | Saya Kamitani ● | |
| Ryue Summer | AZM | |
| Tora Natsuko | Utami Hayashishita | |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
5 minutes 46 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Magnificent Ami |
11 minutes 26 seconds |
Anno Saori |
| ○MIRAI | HANAKO | |
| Juri | Yuna Mizumori | |
| ◆Tag Team Match, 30-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| ○Maika |
17 minutes 55 seconds |
Mei Hoshirai |
| Julia | Suzuki Suzu | |
Match Details Report
| ◆3-way battle 15-minute single match | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
8 minutes 1 second: |
Yuzuki |
*The other person is Saya Iida
Mina Shirakawa, Saya Iida, and Yuzuki will face off in a three-way match.11thmatch since her debut, and she has mainly competed in singles matches so far, with one tag team match and one six-person tag team match. This will be her first three-way match, so it remains to be seen what she can learn from it. The match will be complex, but she shows a sharpness in her pinning techniques that is unusual for a rookie, so it's not impossible that she could seize a momentary opportunity and get her first victory. Aiming for her first win, she will take on the former White Belt champion and current NEW BLOOD Tag Team Champion.
The three men cautiously assume a four-point stance. Iida puts Shirakawa in a headlock and instructs Yumizuki to grab his arm. Shirakawa escapes the hold, dodges a clothesline, and strikes a pose. Iida dodges Yumizuki's dropkick, and Shirakawa puts Yumizuki in a headlock. Yumizuki throws Shirakawa into the ropes and tries a dropkick, but Shirakawa takes it and stands up. Yumizuki tries four in a row, but Shirakawa endures and delivers a body slam. Shirakawa gives Yumizuki a "first chance" and attempts a hanging ceiling hold. Iida goes in for the cover. Shirakawa kicks out, and Iida takes a series of elbows from Yumizuki and stands up. Iida knocks Yumizuki down with one chop and follows up with a series of reverse chops. Yumizuki dodges a lariat and delivers a dropkick. Shirakawa enters the ring, but Yumizuki eliminates him with a hurricanrana and delivers a dropkick to Iida, then another dropkick to Shirakawa. Yumizuki grabs Shirakawa's arm and performs a triangle jump face crusher, with Iida joining in to slam them down. Iida responded and exchanged elbows with Yumizuki. Iida countered with a shoulder tackle and then locked in a reverse Boston crab. Shirakawa intervened and broke the hold with a middle kick. Iida landed a series of elbows on Shirakawa. Shirakawa dodged the charge and Yumizuki delivered a dropkick to Iida, and Yumizuki also delivered a dropkick to Shirakawa. Shirakawa retaliated and Yumizuki went for a brainbuster. Shirakawa got behind Yumizuki and Iida tried to break it up, but Yumizuki rolled Iida up. Yumizuki then rolled up Shirakawa, who had tried to break it up. However, Iida managed to break it up. Yumizuki landed a series of elbows on both of them, but Shirakawa countered with an elbow. Shirakawa delivered a neckbreaker and a back blow to the standing Yumizuki. Iida tried to break it up too late and Shirakawa pinned Yumizuki
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hazuki |
8 minutes 2 seconds |
Mai Sakurai |
| ○ Hanan | Tekla ● | |
STARS' Hazuki & Hanan team faced off against Donna del Mondo's Sakurai Mai & Thekla team in a tag team match
Tekla and Hazuki start the match. After feeling each other out, they grapple, and Hazuki tries to lure Tekla into rope work. Tekla feints and delivers a shoulder tackle to Hazuki. Sakurai lands a big boot, with Tekla assisting, and Sakurai delivers a dropkick from the side, attempting a Paradise Lock. Hazuki counters and rolls her up. Sakurai kicks out, and Hazuki attempts a face wash. Sakurai dodges and applies a Paradise Lock to Hazuki, calling her a "commoner." STARS delivers a double dropkick and also participates in a face wash. Hazuki slams Sakurai to the mat and delivers a senton, then a face lock. Sakurai kicks out, and Hazuki delivers a face crusher. Hanan delivers a knee attack and a running elbow smash to Sakurai from behind. Sakurai kicks out, and Hanan attempts a double wrist lock. Sakurai endures, dodges a body attack, and delivers a dropkick. Tekla hits Hanan with a series of elbows and a dropkick. When Hanan retaliates, Tekla applies a submission hold to her neck and arm. Sakurai hits Hanan with a stunner, and Tekla follows with a diving body attack. Hanan retaliates, dodges the charge, and delivers a running elbow smash. STARS hit a combined face crusher, and Hanan hits a Famouser. However, Tekla manages to counter. Tekla counters Hanan with an elbow. When Hanan retaliates, Tekla hits a brainbuster and a diving body press. However, Hazuki makes an emergency break. Tekla goes for a thrust kick followed by a poison spider death drop. Hanan counters, and Hazuki hits a codebreaker, but Hanan rolls her up. Tekla is unable to kick out, and Hanan gets the three count
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
10 minutes 41 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| Starlight Kid | Saya Kamitani ● | |
| Ryue Summer | AZM | |
| Tora Natsuko | Utami Hayashishita | |
Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM , and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki will face off against Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid, and Ryuka in a six-woman tag team match. This match also serves as a preliminary bout for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship match scheduled for December 29th at Ryogoku, with both Utami & Kamitani and Natsuko & Momo already scheduled for that title match. The tactical battle between the champions Utami & Kamitani and the challengers Natsuko & Momo is something to watch.
The match started with AZM and Kid as the starting wrestlers. Kid got a headlock, and AZM went for a rope job. AZM did an arm whip and then jumped on Kid for a casadora, but Kid dodged and they stared each other down. Kid charged with an elbow, but AZM dodged and delivered a dropkick. Amasaki hit Kid with a corner cartwheel elbow, but Ruanka pulled her leg from under the ring and the fight went outside. Back in the ring, Kid gave Amasaki a body slam and a standing moonsault press. Ruanka hit Amasaki with a senton. Amasaki kicked out and went for an elbow, but Natsuko interfered and Ruanka hit a lariat. Amasaki dodged and delivered a DDT. AZM and Kamitani teamed up and delivered a dropkick to Ruanka. Natsuko and Momo tried to team up, but Kamitani and AZM separated them with a swan dive. Utami hit Ruanka with a corner elbow and a dropkick. When Ryuka retaliates, she delivers a crossbody attack to Utami. Natsuko hits Utami with a running lariat. Utami counters with an elbow, but Natsuko does a backflip. However, Utami lifts her up and returns the favor with a backflip of her own. Utami and Natsuko's lariats clash. From Ryuka's crossbody, Natsuko does a cannonball. As she climbs to the corner, AZM cuts her off and does a superplex arm whip. Amasaki and Kamitani team up to split the Oedo Tai, and Utami does a dropkick. Natsuko and Ryuka dodgeze Utami and Amasaki with brainbusters. Utami hits a lariat as Natsuko and Ryuka charge. Natsuko spears Utami. Utami prevents Natsuko from running and does a German suplex. Kamitani and Momo exchange kicks. Momo delivered a middle kick to Kamiya's back, Kamiya countered with a double kick to Momo, Tensaki followed with a DDT, and Kamiya delivered a suplex. Momo kicked out, and Kamiya went for a fisherman suplex. Momo resisted, and Kamiya went for a B-driver, but Utami blocked it. QQ threw a dropkick at Momo, but she dodged it. Oedo Tai landed a series of corner attacks on Kamiya. Natsuko and Ruanka delivered a sandwich lariat, and Momo went for a B-driver. However, QQ managed to break it up. Momo went for a Peach Sunrise on Kamiya. Kamiya countered with a Frankensteiner, but Kid broke it up. In the ensuing scuffle, Momo hit Utami with a bat. Natsuko delivered an elbow, and Momo followed with a high kick. Momo lifted Kamiya up, and Natsuko slammed her down, and Momo delivered a Peach Sunrise. Kamiya couldn't kick out, and Momo secured the three-count
Momo: "You all saw it, right? I got a clean three-count from this champion. Now you can't complain. Ryogoku, I'm the one who's going to take your belt. Do you have anything to say?"
Kamiya: "We will definitely win the title defense and make December 29th at Ryogoku the final challenge for the Goddesses for Oedo Tai . "
Momo: "Oh really? That's all you can say? All you can say is that you'll defend it. Fine. Even the belt has a place it wants to go. You can see that if you just look. Where the belt deserves to be. Look forward to it, you damn champions!"
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
5 minutes 46 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane |
Megan Bane and Scandinavia Hurricane face off in a one-on-one match. What kind of chemistry will emerge from Megan's powerful fighting style and Hurricane's martial arts fighting? Megan, who won the league tournament as a tag team with Maika, and Hurricane, who has joined God's Eye, will face off in a highly anticipated and unusual one-on-one match
Hurricane dodges Megan's attempt at a lock-up and lands a series of strikes. Megan corners Hurricane and delivers a chop, then Hurricane attempts a crossbody but Megan catches her. Hurricane counters and lands a dropkick. Megan throws Hurricane into the ropes and Hurricane attempts another crossbody, but Megan catches her and throws her backward. Megan corners Hurricane and delivers a series of running body attacks followed by a big boot and a double arm suplex. Megan goes for a one-legged cover but Hurricane pushes her away. Megan delivers a lariat from close range, lifts her high and slams her forward. She throws another lariat but Hurricane counters it. Hurricane counters Megan's brainbuster attempt and charges forward. Megan catches her and throws her backward. Megan goes for a body press but Hurricane dodges and goes for an armbar. From that position, Megan lifts Hurricane and places her on the corner. Hurricane launched a hurricanrana from the corner and attempted a tope suicida on Megan outside the ring. Megan caught Hurricane's plancha from the apron and slammed her onto the apron. Megan lifted her high into the air and slammed her onto the mat, but Hurricane reversed and went for the cover. Megan caught Hurricane as she kicked out and hit an F5 for the three count
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Magnificent Ami |
11 minutes 26 seconds |
Anno Saori |
| ○MIRAI | HANAKO | |
| Juri | Yuna Mizumori | |
This is a six-woman tag team match between God's Eye's Shuri, MIRAI, and Sorei Ami against Anno Saori, Mizumori Yuna, and HANAKO. HANAKO joins Anno and Mizumori's Cosmic Angels to inject power into the Cosmic Angels. This match is also a preview of the Wonder of Stardom Championship match to be held at Ryogoku on December 29th . Last time, MIRAI defended her title against Anno in a time-limit draw. Anno has since challenged MIRAI again, saying she wants to continue where they left off. What impact will the outcome of this match have on the title match?
As MIRAI steps forward, Anno also comes out and the match begins. They start with a struggle for the back and neck, and Anno applies a headlock on the ground. MIRAI regains control and stands up to apply a submission hold. They dodge each other's moves and stare at each other. Sorei and HANAKO lock up. HANAKO tries to throw Sorei into the ropes, but Sorei turns around and they exchange shoulder tackles. HANAKO gains the upper hand and throws Sorei into the corner and charges. Sorei dodges and delivers a running body attack and a lariat. Shuri hits HANAKO with a series of soccer ball kicks. HANAKO retaliates, and Shuri applies a sleeper hold. HANAKO escapes, but Shuri stomps on her and takes a series of elbows from HANAKO to get back up. Shuri lands a series of low and middle kicks. However, HANAKO is thrown into the corner and counters with a shoulder tackle. Shuri and Sorei team up, but Anno dodges and delivers a missile kick to both of them. Mizumori comes in from the opposite corner and delivers a diving body attack to both of them. Shuri puts Anno in an armlock. Anno counters and charges, but gets hit with a Codebreaker. MIRAI comes in and glares at Anno. Anno gets up and they exchange elbows. Anno hits a neckbreaker, MIRAI hits a lariat, their elbows clash and both go down. Anno doesn't let MIRAI tag in and hits a German suplex and a dropkick. Mizumori hits MIRAI with a diving shoulder tackle and a lariat. MIRAI kicks out, and Mizumori calls in HANAKO for a big boot and goes for the cover. Shuri and Sorei come in and assist MIRAI. MIRAI goes for the cover, but Mizumori kicks out. MIRAI climbs to the corner, but Anno cuts her off and slams her to the mat. HANAKO followed with a brainbuster, and Mizumori with a diving body press. However, Shuri made an emergency stop. Mizumori hit a lariat from close range. MIRAI kicked out, and Mizumori went for another one. However, MIRAI stopped her and went for an armbar, grabbing Mizumori's arm for a submission. But Anno successfully broke it up. Mizumori rolled up MIRAI, but it was only a two count. MIRAI stopped Mizumori and slammed her forward. Mizumori kicked out, and MIRAI hit a modified back suplex. MIRAI charged forward and hit a left-hand lariat. The referee counted to three, and MIRAI pinned Mizumori. After the match, MIRAI showed Anno the white belt. Anno glared at MIRAI and left the ring
| ◆Tag Team Match, 30-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| ○Maika |
17 minutes 55 seconds |
Mei Hoshirai |
| Julia | Suzuki Suzu | |
The tag team of Donna del Mondo's Giulia & Maika will clash with the Crazy Stars' Suzuki Suzu & Seira Mei. This will be a preliminary match for Maika and Suzuki, who will face off in a World of Stardom Championship match at Ryogoku on December 29th . Suzuki declared to Giulia, "Right now, all I can think about is Maika. I'll take you on once you get the red belt," and she and Maika had a brawl backstage at the Takaishi event. It will be interesting to see what kind of scene unfold in their direct confrontation in the ring. This preliminary match is sure to be chaotic.
DDM, who entered later, launched a surprise attack without waiting for the bell. Maika attacked Suzuki, and the fight spilled outside the ring. Maika threw Suzuki into the audience. Giulia also slammed Seira into the audience. Back in the ring, Suzuki dodged Maika and slammed her onto the mat. Seira delivered a dropkick to Maika. Maika resisted an attempt at a body slam and countered with a body slam of her own. Giulia applied a neck lock and a brainbuster to Seira. When Seira kicked out, Giulia applied a neck lock and dragged her to her corner. Maika slammed Seira's head into the corner, followed by a running lariat and a shoulder tackle. Suzuki cornered Maika against the ropes, stomped on her face, and delivered a big boot. She threw Giulia, who was waiting outside, out of the ring and delivered a series of knees and a dropkick to Maika's face. Seira trapped Maika in her corner and deliveredeightconsecutive running dropkicks. However, Giulia broke it up. Suzuki taunts Maika, saying "Is it over?", and stomps on her. She goes for a soccer ball kick and a cover, but Maika kicks out. Seira locks Maika's leg and puts her in a chin lock. Suzuki steps in and kicks her in the face. Maika escapes, reads Seira's movements, and delivers a shoulder tackle. Giulia tags in and hits Seira with a running elbow attack. She goes for the spider web, but Suzuki tries to break it up. However, Giulia drops both of them at once, picks up Seira and throws her backward. Seira drops Giulia. Suzuki receives the tag and hits Giulia on the apron from below the ring with a big boot, and a missile kick from the corner. Giulia kicks out and puts Suzuki in a submission hold. Outside the ring, Maika lifts Seira up and swings her from side to side, preventing any interference. Suzuki escapes and hits a thrust kick, but Giulia counters with a dropkick followed by a Falcon Arrow. However, Suzuki raises her shoulder. Maika taunts Suzuki, saying "Come on", and they exchange elbows. Maika sends Suzuki flying with a shoulder tackle, but Seira cuts in a neckbreaker and Suzuki delivers a dropkick. Suzuki and Seira follow up with kicks from both sides. However, Giulia makes an appearance just in time. When Suzuki climbs to the corner, Giulia interferes, and Maika hits a superplex. Suzuki kicks out, and Maika declares she's going for the finish and prepares for the Enka Otoshi. Suzuki counters with a hurricanrana. Suzuki gets countered and hits a thrust kick. Maika hits a rolling lariat. Seira cuts in, but Giulia hits a back drop. Giulia and Maika lift Suzuki up. Suzuki holds on, and Maika's shoulder kick accidentally hits Giulia. They hit each other again, but Maika hits Suzuki with a lariat. Both are down. Seira receives the tag and hits Maika with a series of dropkicks.15minutes have passed. Seira shakes Maika from side to side with a sleeper hold. As Maika made her escape, Seira pulled her up and delivered a body attack from the corner. However, Giulia broke it up. Maika went for Suzuki, but Suzuki mounted her and delivered a series of elbows. Maika reversed and delivered a series of elbows. Suzuki stopped Maika's charge and hit a Spanish Fly. Seira's Codebreaker and Suzuki's German Suplex exploded. Seira rolled them up but Giulia broke it up and Giulia hit them both with a DDT. Giulia caught Seira and she and Maika delivered a combined German Suplex. Maika hit a Michinoku Drive and the referee counted to three. After the match, Suzuki continued to attack Maika. Megan appeared and took the microphone.
Megan: "We're finished. I want your title. I'm going to challenge for the New Japan belt."
Julia: "Megan, you want a challenge? I know how strong you are. So do you think I'd say no? Megan, well... December 29th , Ryogoku Kokugikan, Megan vs. Julia, let's do it."
Megan leaves the stage
Maika: "Hey, Suzu. We're performing at Ryogoku on December 29th , right? I can imagine you ending up like this. I'm going to unleash all the pent - up frustration I've been holding in on you, so be grateful. And don't you dare try to run away."
Suzuki: "There's no way I'm running away! Maika, you're just a loser who can't even meet the expectations of the customers, a loser. At best, you're just my footstool."
They grabbed each other's hair, taunting each other. Suzuki left the ring and exited with Seira
Maika: "You think I can't live up to expectations? There's no way I'm going to lose to someone nobody has any expectations of! It might be selfish of me, but I'll carry everyone's expectations on my shoulders and I will definitely wear the red belt at Ryogoku. Today might be the last time (this year), so to all the people who came to see me here, if you'd like, please come and see me wear the red belt on December 29th and live up to expectations ! Well, Giulia's match (at Ryogoku) has also been decided, so until the day when we at Ryogoku Kokugikan can spend our time smiling, and when everyone can spend their time smiling, farewell everyone!"
Comments from Julia and Maika
Giulia: "I guess this will be the last Osaka show of the year? The last Osaka show of the year was won by Giulia and Maika of DDM. Their tag team name was the nostalgic Crazy Bloom, and I was wondering who my opponents at Ryogoku would be, and here they are. Megan Bain came before I even had a chance to say anything. Thank you. I am a STRONG (women's) wrestler, I am a STRONG champion, and Megan looks stronger than anyone else, but I will defeat this monster, the STRONG champion. I'mthe 29th, Maika."
Maika: "That's right. In a huge venue like Ryogoku Kokugikan, we, the original DDM members, I don't know, I'm sure I've been quite bad at living up to expectations, as Suzu said, but there's also a lot of pent-up frustration. I've been doing DDM with all sorts of feelings, and I've been going wild in Stardom with all sorts of feelings, but I'm sure we'll wear the Ryogoku Red Belt, and Giulia will defend her belt, and this time it's definitely my turn to live up to expectations. I'm sure we'll ring in the new year with smiles on our faces."
Julia: "So, everyone in Osaka, have a happy new year. Arrivederci, see you next year. You're welcome to come on the 29th too."