"JRA Arima Kinen presents YEAREND TOUR 2023 ~STARDOM in KOBE~"
December 10th (Sun) Kobe Sanbo Hall (Attendance: 231 people)
Match Results
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Iida Saya |
9 minutes 1 second reverse |
Yuzuki |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
5 minutes 12 seconds |
HANAKO |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Suzuki Suzu |
5 minutes 23 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hoshirai Mei |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Shirakawa Mina | Hannan | |
| ◆Elimination Match 30 minutes | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
15 minutes 41 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane ● |
| ○Starlight Kid | Magnificent Ami | |
| Ryue Summer | MIRAI | |
| Tora Natsuko | Juri | |
Elimination order:
(1) ●Natsuko (6 minutes 28 seconds, both over-the-counter) MIRAI●
(2) ●Ryuuka (8 minutes 10 seconds, Blue Thunder → pinfall) Sorei〇
(3) 〇Momo (8 minutes 55 seconds, over-the-counter) Sorei●
(4) ●Momo (10 minutes 59 seconds, both over-the-counter) Shuri●
| ◆Elimination Match 30 minutes | ||
| Amasaki Mitsuyu |
18 minutes 26 seconds |
Mai Sakurai |
| Kamiya Saya | Tecra | |
| AZM | Maika | |
| ○Utami Hayashishita | Julia | |
Elimination order:
(1) ●Tensaki (6 minutes58seconds, spinning leg lock) Thekla〇
(2) 〇AZM (7 minutes 11 seconds, Azumi Sushi) Thekla●
(3) ●Kamitani (9 minutes 37 seconds, both over the rope) Maika●
(4) ●AZM (13 minutes 19 seconds, both over the rope) Giulia●
Match Details Report
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Iida Saya |
9 minutes 1 second reverse |
Yuzuki |
Rookie Yumizuki faces off against Iida Saya in a singles match. Although this is only12thmatch since her debut, she has shown exceptional talent with her sharp and speedy pinning techniques, making this a fascinating match against Iida, who is known for her Iidabashi pinning style. Can Yumizuki overcome the power unleashed from Iida's well-trained muscles and pave her way to her first victory?
In a test of strength during the lock-up, Yumizuki pushes Iida back, but Iida corners her against the ropes. After a break, Yumizuki charges and they go to the ground. Iida counters with a head scissors, but Yumizuki goes for a head scissors again. Iida counters and applies a neck lock. Yumizuki applies a neck lock, but Iida quickly gets it back. Yumizuki tries to take Iida's back, but Iida gets the back back. Yumizuki counters, but Iida goes for an armbar. Yumizuki escapes and Iida applies a head lock. Yumizuki tries to throw Iida into the ropes, but Iida doesn't release the head lock and moves to the ground. Yumizuki breaks free and Iida delivers a shoulder tackle. Yumizuki counters, and Iida grabs her arm and throws her repeatedly. Yumizuki counters, and Iida applies a reverse Boston crab to force her to give up. Yumizuki escapes and Iida delivers a series of stomps, taunting her with "Is that all you've got?" and takes a series of elbows before getting back up. "I wasn't listening to you," "Bring it on," Iida provoked further, and countered a dropkick with a double hammer. Iida then shouted, "Try to withstand this!" "This is not all!" and unleashed a barrage of reverse chops. Yumizuki blocked and grabbed his arm, then delivered a triangle jump face crusher followed by a dropkick. Yumizuki went for a body slam, but Iida countered. Yumizuki then rolled him up and shouted, "Don't mess with me!" followed by a series of dropkicks and a body slam. Yumizuki then tried to force Iida to give up with a sleeper hold. Iida got up and slammed him forward, then delivered a back elbow. Iida shouted, "I'm going to end this!" and went for a reverse Boston crab. Yumizuki cornered Iida with four consecutive roll-ups. Iida went for a lariat, but Yumizuki dodged it and delivered a dropkick. Iida threw him into the ropes and went for a lariat. However, Yumizuki raised his shoulder. Iida applied a reverse Boston crab, and although Yumizuki tried to escape, Iida pulled her back to the center and tightened the hold. Yumizuki gave up, and Iida won
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
5 minutes 12 seconds |
HANAKO |
Megan Beane and HANAKO are set for a thrilling one-on-one match. The day before at the Osaka event, Megan challenged Giulia for the STRONG Women's Championship. The champion accepted, so the title match is scheduled for December 29th at Ryogoku . Megan will want to gain momentum in this match against the large HANAKO. For HANAKO, this singles match against Megan is also a great opportunity to showcase her power.
When HANAKO extends her hand for a handshake and says "Please!", Megan cleanly responds and the bell rings. HANAKO lands a series of elbows followed by a shoulder strike. Megan stands up and sends HANAKO flying with a shoulder tackle. Megan attempts a body slam, but HANAKO resists. Megan lifts HANAKO up, but HANAKO lands on her feet and charges, only for Megan to stop her and throw her with a body slam. Megan corners HANAKO and delivers a series of knees, a reverse chop, a series of corner body attacks, and a double arm suplex. HANAKO kicks out of Megan's one-legged cover. HANAKO charges in with a series of elbows, but Megan fights back. HANAKO attempts a brainbuster, but Megan counters and charges in the corner. HANAKO dodges and delivers a corner body attack. Megan takes a series of big boots and stands up. As Megan endures, HANAKO delivers a body slam. Megan kicks out, and HANAKO goes for a brainbuster. However, Megan lifts her up and slams her forward for a flying lariat. HANAKO kicks out. Megan declares she's going for the finish. HANAKO is lifted up and rolls her up for a big boot. Megan kicks out, and counters her charge with a lariat followed by an F5. HANAKO can't kick out, and Megan gets the three count
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Suzuki Suzu |
5 minutes 23 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
Suzu Suzuki and Yuna Mizumori will face off in a singles match. Suzuki will compete for the World of Stardom Championship at Ryogoku on December 29th . With Mizumori as her opponent this time, Suzuki will likely be thinking of Tam Nakano of Cozuen, who relinquished the red belt, as she faces Mizumori. Will Suzuki, whose title match against Nakano has been canceled and who has a title match against Maika lined up, overwhelm Mizumori, or will Mizumori get revenge on Suzuki to avenge Nakano's defeat?
Without waiting for the bell, Mizumori charged forward, delivering a dropkick followed by a series of elbows, slamming Suzuki into the corner before a diving shoulder tackle and a modified reverse Boston crab. Suzuki escaped, dodged Mizumori's charge, and delivered a dropkick from the side. "Who the hell do you think you are!" Suzuki shouted, stomping on Mizumori's face. Suzuki taunted, "Come on, fight back," and they exchanged elbows. Suzuki delivered a soccer ball kick, taunting, "You're not putting enough power into it," and then tied her hair up, saying, "It looks like a Christmas tree," before doing a hair whip. Mizumori delivered a dropkick from close range, followed by a running lariat. Suzuki countered, and Mizumori responded with a series of elbows, then countered Suzuki's lariat with a headbutt. Suzuki landed a series of corner knee attacks, but Mizumori countered again. Suzuki attempted a German suplex, but Mizumori reversed it with a lariat. Suzuki countered Mizumori's attempt at a Hawaiian Smasher, rolling her up and delivering a Buzzsaw Kick. Mizumori rolled her up for a pin, but only got a two count. Suzuki stopped her charge and delivered a German Suplex. Mizumori quickly got back up and went for another Hawaiian Smasher. Suzuki countered, announcing "It's over" and delivering a Tequila Shot. The referee counted to three, and Suzuki pinned Mizumori
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Hoshirai Mei |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Shirakawa Mina | Hannan | |
STARS' Hazuki & Hanan team will face off against Shirakawa Mina & Seira Mei in a tag team match. Whether Shirakawa & Seira can function as a team will likely be the key to this match. What does the formation of this team mean for Club Venus, who will be without Tsukiyama Waka due to injury?
Seira tries Shirakawa's dance upon entering the ring, and Shirakawa calls out both herself and Seira. The match starts with Hanan and Seira as the first to go. They immediately grab each other's hair and exchange elbows. Hanan drives Seira to the ropes, but Seira charges in, Hanan lands an elbow, is thrown into the corner, reverses, and delivers a diving body attack. Shirakawa interferes and joins in with a dropkick. Seira covers Hanan, but she kicks out at one. Seira drops a dropkick on Hanan, ties her hair up, slams the enraged Hanan into the corner, and delivers a hair whip, then drives her into the corner and stomps on her face. Hazuki enters and attacks in combination with Hanan. After a double dropkick, Hanan delivers a knee attack to Seira's back. Hazuki delivers a dropkick to Seira from behind and follows up with a face wash. Hazuki shouts "It's payback!" and hits Seira with a series of hair whips before locking her in a sleeper hold and a camel clutch, calling in a dropkick from Hanan. Hana delivers four consecutive body slams to Seira. Seira kicks out, but Hana goes for the cover again. When Hana tries to throw Seira into the ropes, Seira counters with a cross body attack. Shirakawa hits Hana with a running elbow and a dropkick. Hazuki interferes and tries to team up with Hana. However, Shirakawa dodges and hits Hana with a neckbreaker and Hazuki with a neckbreaker. Shirakawa tries to hit Hana with a DDT, but Hana resists and Shirakawa lands a series of strikes and a middle kick to knock her down. Hana counters Shirakawa's charge with a hip throw and a running elbow smash. Hazuki hits Shirakawa with a senton and a face lock. Outside the ring, Hana and Seira are grabbing each other's hair. Shirakawa escapes and exchanges elbows with Hazuki. Shirakawa knocks Hazuki down with a counter rolling elbow. Seira hits Hazuki with a series of dropkicks. Shirakawa hits Hana with a Palo Special, and Seira applies a submission hold to Hazuki. Hazuki hits both of them with a Codebreaker, then a spear elbow and a missile kick on Seira. When Seira retaliates, Hazuki applies a face lock. Seira escapes Hazuki's submission hold. Neither of them gives in to the exchange of brainbusters. Hazuki interferes with Seira and performs a sandwich attack. When Seira retaliates, she dodges Hazuki's charge, and Shirakawa hits a spear elbow and a hurricanrana-style Kawazu Otoshi after Seira's spinning heel kick. Three minutes remaining. Shirakawa's high kick and Seira's dropkick connect simultaneously, followed by a simultaneous plancha to the outside. Seira brings Hazuki back in and hits a neckbreaker. When Hazuki retaliates, she and Seira on the corner exchange elbows. Hazuki hits a superplex, and as Seira charges in, she hits a double kick. Hanan throws both of them out of the ring, and Hazuki hits a tope suicida. One minute remaining. Hazuki and Hanan perform a combined face crusher. However, Seira's shoulder rises. Hazuki attempted a body slam followed by a diving senton. Seira dodged it and rolled her up for a pin. Hazuki countered, and the pinning exchange continued. However, the bell rang, and the match ended in a draw due to time limit. After the match, Hanan and Seira continued their fierce brawl
| ◆Elimination Match 30 minutes | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
15 minutes 41 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane ● |
| ○Starlight Kid | Magnificent Ami | |
| Ryue Summer | MIRAI | |
| Tora Natsuko | Juri | |
Elimination order:
(1) ●Natsuko (6 minutes 28 seconds, both over-the-counter) MIRAI●
(2) ●Ryuuka (8 minutes 10 seconds, Blue Thunder → pinfall) Sorei〇
(3) 〇Momo (8 minutes 55 seconds, over-the-counter) Sorei●
(4) ●Momo (10 minutes 59 seconds, both over-the-counter) Shuri●
God's Eye's Shuri, MIRAI, Sorei Ami, and Scandinavia Hurricane will clash with Oedo Tai's Tora Natsuko, Watanabe Momo, Starlight Kid, and Ryuka in an eight-woman tag team elimination match. Which unit will emerge victorious in this all-out battle?
Natsuko steps forward and confronts Hurricane. After a lock-up, Hurricane grabs Natsuko's arm, but Natsuko puts her in a headlock. Hurricane takes the headlock back. Natsuko grabs Natsuko's hair and counters. Hurricane escapes and goes for a neckbreaker followed by a submission. The Oedo Tai members interfere and break up the hold. Hurricane charges forward, but Momo pulls her leg from under the ring, saying "Not on your watch," and the fight spills outside the ring. Sorei is brought back in, and Natsuko and Ruanka deliver a series of shoulder tackles and sentons. Natsuko puts Sorei in a camel clutch, then Momo delivers a middle kick and Kid delivers a dropkick. Sorei retaliates, and Kid delivers a series of knees. Sorei stops Kid and slams him to the side. MIRAI delivers a body slam to Kid, a shoulder tackle to Momo, and a dropkick to Ruanka. MIRAI and Shuri deliver a series of corner attacks to Kid and Natsuko. They then joined forces with a dropkick to Natsuko. MIRAI charged in but Natsuko caught her. MIRAI dodged a hip drop and hit a face crusher, and when Natsuko dodged a corner attack, the Oedo Tai members followed up with a series of corner attacks. God's Eye was cornered in the second corner and Natsuko hit a cannonball in two directions. Natsuko hit MIRAI with a hurricane driver. MIRAI kicked out and Natsuko climbed onto the corner. MIRAI dropped her onto the apron and hit a tarantula over the ropes. As Momo tried to drop her, Sorei charged in and both MIRAI and Natsuko fell at the same time. Ryukana hit Sorei with a complete shot and a senton. Sorei countered Ryukana's attempt at a fisherman suplex with a double chop. Ryukana hit a fisherman suplex. When Sorei retaliated, Shuri hit a Codebreaker, Hurricane hit a Soma-to from the corner, Sorei hit a Blue Thunder, and Ruanka was pinned and eliminated. Momo put Sorei in a chicken wing face lock. Sorei blocked her attempt at a Tequila. They clashed, Momo hit a dropkick, and pulled the ropes to send Sorei tumbling as she charged. Shuri and Momo exchanged middle kicks. Shuri countered with a middle kick followed by a German suplex. Momo hit Shuri with a brainbuster, then put her on the corner and hit a high kick. Momo charged, but Shuri stopped her and put her in a hanging armbar. Both went to the apron and exchanged elbows. Kid hit a dropkick, but God's Eye caught Shuri, preventing an OTR. Shuri and Momo exchanged kicks on the apron. Hurricane's high kick sent Momo and Shuri into an OTR. The match ended with a one-on-one battle between Kid and Hurricane. Hurricane dodges Kid but is hit with a series of dropkicks. Kid does a standing moonsault but only gets a two count. Kid goes for a fisherman suplex but Hurricane counters with a hip throw and an armbar. Kid escapes and Hurricane lands a series of kicks followed by a somersault drop. He climbs to the corner and dives but Kid dodges. Kid hits Hurricane with a series of fisherman suplexes. Hurricane kicks out and Kid hits a diving body press. Hurricane kicks, then a backflip and an armbar. Kid's feet just manage to reach the ropes. Hurricane hits Kid with a series of knees to the stomach, throws him into the ropes and hits a knee kick. Kid kicks out and Hurricane hits a neckbreaker. Kid gets up, dodges an elbow and a high kick and hits a star suplex. The three count is called and Kid is the last one standing to win
| ◆Elimination Match 30 minutes | ||
| Amasaki Mitsuyu |
18 minutes 26 seconds |
Mai Sakurai |
| Kamiya Saya | Tecra | |
| AZM | Maika | |
| ○Utami Hayashishita | Julia | |
Elimination order:
(1) ●Tensaki (6 minutes58seconds, spinning leg lock) Thekla〇
(2) 〇AZM (7 minutes 11 seconds, Azumi Sushi) Thekla●
(3) ●Kamitani (9 minutes 37 seconds, both over the rope) Maika●
(4) ●AZM (13 minutes 19 seconds, both over the rope) Giulia●
Queen's Quest, featuring Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM, and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki, will face off against Donna del Mondo, featuring Giulia, Maika, Mai Sakurai, and Thekla, in an eight-woman tag team elimination match. Which of these two units, boasting Goddesses of Stardom champions Utami & Kamitani and Artist of Stardom champions Giulia, Sakurai, and Thekla, will emerge victorious?
"I'll go," Sakurai declared, volunteering to start the match against Kamiya. Sakurai dodged Kamiya's double kick but was hit with a dropkick from behind. Amasaki delivered a dropkick to Sakurai. DDM interfered and attacked Amasaki. Maika hit Amasaki with a series of body slams. Amasaki retaliated, and Giulia applied a neck lock and a brainbuster. Sakurai hit Amasaki with a big boot, a bulldog headlock, and an elbow drop. QQ interfered and attacked Sakurai, and AZM and Utami teamed up to attack Sakurai. AZM hit Sakurai with a soccer ball kick and then covered her in a lady pose, but Sakurai kicked out. Utami delivered a body slam to Sakurai. Sakurai slipped past Utami and delivered a dropkick. Thekla slipped past Utami and delivered a hurricanrana and a series of big boots. Kamiya and AZM interfered, but Giulia and Maika delivered shoulder tackles. Amasaki throws Thekla into the corner and delivers a corner cartwheel elbow and a dropkick. The four members of QQ deliver a dropkick, and Amasaki hits a DDT. Thekla kicks out, and Amasaki attempts a submission hold, but Giulia breaks it up. Giulia and Thekla combine for a neckbreaker and a pincer elbow. However, Amasaki lifts her shoulder. Thekla hits Amasaki with an elbow and a corner elbow. Amasaki charges after a DDT but takes an elbow, and Thekla rolls her up for disqualification. AZM rolls up Thekla for disqualification. Utami and Kamitani attack Maika. Maika dodges a knee kick and hits a lariat and a face lock. Kamitani dodges Maika's lariat and sends her to the apron. Maika attempts a brainbuster over the ropes, and exchanges elbows with Kamitani on the apron. Maika gets into a powerbomb position, but Kamitani counters with a double kick. AZM and Giulia charge in but are dodged, leavingfouron the apron. Kamitani and Maika's double kick is dodged, leaving both on the over-the-top rope. Giulia hits AZM with a Falcon Arrow, but AZM counters and rolls her up. Sakurai interferes with Azumi Sushi. Giulia goes for a Glorious on AZM. AZM goes for a Canadian Destroyer. As Giulia resists, AZM hits a high kick followed by a brainbuster. Giulia stops AZM's charge and rolls her up. Utami lifts Giulia up and AZM hits a high kick. Giulia is on the apron. Sakurai hits Utami and AZM with a Stunner, then calls Giulia in for a double elbow drop, but Sakurai interferes. AZM and Giulia battle on the ropes. After an exchange of strikes,bothare on the apron. AZM takes Giulia's back but Giulia counters and AZM hits a big boot.Bothfall but are caught. However, they both fell and were disqualified from the OTR. Utami dropped a dropkick on Sakurai. Sakurai put Utami in an STF. When Utami escaped, Sakurai delivered a big boot. Utami dodged it and tried an Argentine backbreaker, but Sakurai rolled her up and dropped a dropkick. Utami countered with a rubeau and a sliding lariat. Sakurai escaped to the outside and both teams brawled. Sakurai13count, and Utami, who had been held outside the ring, returned just in time. Sakurai delivered a big boot followed by a standing guillotine. When Utami kicked out, Sakurai went for a suplex. Utami endured and they exchanged elbows. Sakurai countered with a big boot and a Northern Lights suplex. When Utami kicked out, Sakurai delivered a diving elbow drop. However, Utami's shoulder rose. Sakurai yelled "It's over!" but Utami delivered a lariat from close range. Sakurai got up immediately but took another lariat. When Sakurai countered, Utami performed a bat-hanging drop. Sakurai countered the cover and rolled her up. As Sakurai charged, Utami delivered a German suplex. Utami pulled her up and delivered another one, saying "It's over." Sakurai couldn't kick out and Utami won.
Utami: "Queens Quest won the Kobe tournament! Kamiya and I have returned and won the Goddess belts, and we will defend them against Tora Natsuko and Watanabe Momo at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Everyone, please look forward to it. Currently, one of the ladies in Queens Quest is out of action, but all of us in Queens Quest will be coming back to Kobe to see you all again, so please wait for us! Until the day we can meet you again, Queens Quest, take care!"
QQ's comments
Utami: "Queens Quest won the Kobe tournament. There are four of us from Queens Quest today, but Lady will be returning, and we will come back to Kobe to see all of you in Queens Quest, so please wait for us. Also, Uetani and I are getting pretty close to winning the Goddess belts at Ryogoku, but we absolutely do not want to give the belts to Tora Natsuko and Watanabe Momo, and both Uetani and I want to keep wearing these belts for a long time, so please come to the venue and watch us defend our titles. Thank you."