"JRA Arima Kinen presents YEAREND TOUR 2023 ~STARDOM in NIIGATA~"
December 17th (Sun) Niigata City Industrial Promotion Center (Attendance: 352 people)
Match Results
| ◆3-way battle 15-minute single match | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
7 minutes 44 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
*The other person is HANAKO
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Ami Sorei |
11 minutes 16 seconds, reverse |
Yuzuki● |
| Lady C | Kamiya Saya | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Hazuki |
11 minutes 47 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyoshi |
| ○ Hanan | AZM | |
| Iida Saya | Utami Hayashishita | |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Suzuki Suzu |
7 minutes 52 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane |
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| MIRAI |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Anno Saori |
| Juri | Megan Behn | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 30-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
15 minutes 25 seconds |
Watanabe Momo |
| Tecra | Starlight Kid | |
| ○Maika | Ryuaku Summer | |
| Julia | Tora Natsuko | |
Match Details Report
| ◆3-way battle 15-minute single match | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
7 minutes 44 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
*The other person is HANAKO
Originally, a tag team match was scheduled between Shirakawa Mina & YumizukiandMizumori Yuna & HANAKO, but due to Seira Mei's illness and subsequent absence, the match was changed. Yumizuki will now team up with Kamitani Saya in a tag team match, making this a three-way match where Shirakawa, Mizumori, and HANAKO will fight at once. Who will claim victory in this three-way match where various strategies are expected to play out?
The match begins with a test of strength using four hands, with Shirakawa and Mizumori gripping both of HANAKO's arms. HANAKO is thrown against the ropes and takes a dropkick from Mizumori. Shirakawa rolls up Mizumori and they exchange elbows. HANAKO intervenes and Shirakawa and Mizumori throw her into the corner, but she falls victim to a shoulder tackle. HANAKO tries to put them both in a reverse Boston crab, but they break free. HANAKO lifts Shirakawa and kicks Mizumori down, then slams Shirakawa onto the mat. Shirakawa hits HANAKO with a dropkick, a corner elbow, and a hurricanrana-style Kawazu Otoshi. Shirakawa drives HANAKO into the corner with a series of middle kicks and dodges her charge. Mizumori intervenes and delivers a diving body attack to both of them. Mizumori slams Shirakawa into the corner and hits her with a corner lariat. Shirakawa throws her into the corner, but Mizumori dodges. Shirakawa landed an elbow from the apron followed by a neckbreaker. However, Mizumori retaliated with an elbow of her own, which Shirakawa countered. After an exchange of elbows, Mizumori countered with a headbutt. However, Shirakawa landed a dropkick to the knee and then applied a figure-fourleglock. HANAKO then delivered a knee drop to Shirakawa and applied a reverse figure-four leglock to both of them, forcing them to submit. However,bothescaped. HANAKO delivered a double knee attack to Mizumori from behind. Mizumori countered HANAKO's attempt at a brainbuster with a dropkick and a lariat. HANAKO reversed the move, stopped Mizumori's lariat, and delivered a brainbuster and an Argentine backbreaker. She chased Mizumori to the apron and charged, but Mizumori dodged and Shirakawa broke up the pin. Shirakawa and Mizumori exchanged roll-up attempts. Mizumori landed a dropkick and then a roll-up. Shirakawa reversed it and rolled her up for the three count.
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○Ami Sorei |
11 minutes 16 seconds, reverse |
Yuzuki● |
| Lady C | Kamiya Saya | |
Originally, a tag team match was scheduled between Saya Kamitani & Lady C and Ami Sorei & Mei Seira, but Seira withdrew from the tournament due to illness. As a result, the match was changed to Kamitani & Yuzuki vs. Sorei & Lady. Sorei will challenge for the NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championship at the 12/25 "NEW BLOOD" event , at the request of the champion Hanan. Sorei had chosen Lady as her partner, and they were scheduled to face each other in this match. However, due to the change in the card, they will coincidentally team up in this match. The two, who formed a team in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, will be putting this to the test as they aim for the NB Tag Team Championship. Also, this is a big opportunity for Yuzuki, who is now on the card. What will she gain from teaming with Kamitani, and what will she bring against Sorei & Lady, who are about to challenge for the NB Tag Team Championship?
The match began with Lady shaking hands with her QQ stablemate, saying, "Please, Kamiya-san." After a lock-up, Lady grabbed Kamiya's arm, and Kamiya retaliated. After a struggle for the arm, Kamiya applied a headlock. Lady threw Kamiya into the ropes and Kamiya delivered an arm whip and a dropkick. Yumizuki hit Lady with a corner elbow attack. Lady resisted Yumizuki's attempt at a hip throw, and Yumizuki landed a series of elbows, then lifted her up for a giant swing. Sorei applied a camel clutch to Yumizuki. Lady slammed Yumizuki into the corner and delivered a neckbreaker and a knee drop. Yumizuki hit Lady with a hip throw after a hurricanrana. Kamiya attempted a swan dive, but Lady dodged it and Sorei and Lady delivered clotheslines, but Kamiya dodged again and they delivered a Frankensteiner and a dropkick. Kamiya hit Lady with a corner knee attack and a dropkick. Lady countered Kamiya's suplex attempt with a chop, and as Kamiya charged, she delivered a big boot and a neckbreaker. Sorei lifted Kamiya up and applied an Argentine backlock. Hanging her in the corner, Sorei delivers a body attack and a lariat. Kamitani dodges the lariat and lands a knee kick. Yumizuki tags in and enters the ring, landing four consecutive dropkicks on Sorei. Sorei endures and counters with a shoulder tackle and a reverse Boston crab. Yumizuki lands a series of elbows and a triangle jump face crusher. Yumizuki dodges Sorei's charge, and Kamitani provides support with a dropkick, and they deliver a double dropkick. Yumizuki lands another dropkick, but Sorei kicks out. Sorei and Lady team up to slam Yumizuki to the mat. Sorei applies a reverse Boston crab, but Kamitani manages to break it up. Sorei and Lady send Kamitani to the outside with a double big boot. Yumizuki attempts to roll up Sorei in a series of pins, but Sorei manages to kick out.10minutes have passed. Sorei lands a counter lariat. Yumizuki kicks out, and Sorei applies a reverse single leg Boston crab. Outside the ring, Lady applied a cobra twist to Kamitani. Yumizuki grabbed the ropes, but Sorei pulled her back and tightened the hold. Yumizuki gave up, giving Sorei the victory.
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Hazuki |
11 minutes 47 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyoshi |
| ○ Hanan | AZM | |
| Iida Saya | Utami Hayashishita | |
Queen's Quest, consisting of Utami Hayashishita, AZM, and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki, will clash with STARS, consisting of Hazuki, Hanan, and Saya Iida, in a six-person tag team match
As Tensaki came out first, Iida declared, "I'll go!" In a lock-up, Iida pushed Tensaki into the ropes, feigning a break, and delivered a series of reverse chops. STARS interfered and attacked Tensaki in a coordinated attack, dropping kicks from three directions. Hanan body slammed Tensaki. As Hanan dashed, Utami cut her off. AZM and Tensaki teamed up to attack Hanan. Utami body slammed Hanan. Hanan countered Utami with a hip throw. Hazuki jumped over Utami and chased AZM and Tensaki, who were waiting outside the ring. Hazuki hit Utami with a Codebreaker, and STARS caught QQ and delivered a face wash from three directions. Hazuki put Utami in a face lock. When Utami escaped, Hazuki went for a full nelson. Utami countered with a side buster. AZM applied a modified Manji hold to Hazuki, followed by a brainbuster. Hanan delivers a knee attack and a dropkick from behind AZM. AZM retaliates with a dropkick of her own. Hanan catches PK and they exchange elbows. Amasaki delivers a dropkick to Hanan's knee, a DDT, and a dropkick from behind. Hanan retaliates with a diving body attack. Amasaki dodges the charge and delivers a DDT. Hanan retaliates, and Amasaki signals her finish and targets Tensho. Hanan lands and delivers an elbow smash. STARS attempts a tag team move, but QQ cuts them off, and Utami lifts Hanan up for a backflip. QQ delivers a triple dropkick to Hanan, and Amasaki delivers a swinging DDT. Hanan retaliates, and10minutes have passed. Amasaki targets Tensho, but Iida cuts her off with a lariat, and Hanan rolls her up. STARS deliver a tag team face crusher to Amasaki, and Hanan hits a Famouser. It looked like the pin was finished, but Amasaki kicks out. Then Hanan applied a blockbuster hold. Tensaki couldn't kick out, and Hanan got the three count.
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Suzuki Suzu |
7 minutes 52 seconds |
Scandinavian Hurricane |
Suzu Suzuki and Scandinavia Hurricane will face off in an unusual one-on-one match. This will be Hurricane's final match in Japan, following her participation in Stardom, which began with a mixed martial arts match under UWF rules against Shuri. Her opponent is Suzu Suzuki, who will face Maika in a World of Stardom Championship match at Ryogoku on December 29th. This match will give Suzuki momentum towards winning the red belt, but it is expected to be a tough fight against Hurricane, who has a background in martial arts. Will Suzuki overcome this challenge and get closer to the red belt, or will Hurricane end her career on a high note?
They lock up and grapple, with Suzuki grabbing Hurricane's arm. Hurricane spins around to regain control and applies a headlock. Suzuki counters and tightens his own headlock. Hurricane escapes from the ground and they stare each other down. Suzuki corners Hurricane and hits him in the face with a knee followed by a soccer ball kick. Hurricane kicks out, and Suzuki sprints from below the ring and delivers a big boot. Back in the ring, Suzuki performs a sliding German suplex. He climbs onto the corner and taunts Hurricane, "Get up!" Hurricane also climbs up and delivers a superplex Frankensteiner. Hurricane hits Suzuki, who is outside the ring, with a tope suicida. He follows up with a dropkick, a neckbreaker, and a feinted back kick. Suzuki kicks out, and they exchange kicks. Suzuki catches Hurricane and applies a combination joint lock. Hurricane escapes and charges with a hurricanrana. Suzuki dodges, but Hurricane lifts him up and slams him onto the mat. Suzuki attempts a tequila shot but it is countered, but he delivers a throwing German suplex and a thrust kick. Hurricane dodged and rolled up. Suzuki rolled him up and delivered a buzzsaw kick. Hurricane kicked out, and Suzuki hit him with a tequila shot. The referee counted to three and Suzuki defeated Hurricane
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| MIRAI |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Anno Saori |
| Juri | Megan Behn | |
This tag team match features Shuri & MIRAI against Saori Anno & Megan Bane. It serves as a preview for MIRAI and Anno's match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship at Ryogoku on December 29th . Another highlight will be seeing how well the unusual tag team of Anno and Megan works together.
As MIRAI and Anno faced off, Megan pushed Anno back and glared at MIRAI. The match began and Megan drove MIRAI into the ropes. Megan got behind MIRAI and slammed her onto the mat. MIRAI hit her with a shoulder, but Megan took the hit and stood up. MIRAI dodged a lariat but was sent flying by a shoulder tackle. Megan drove MIRAI into her corner and delivered a reverse chop. Anno entered and delivered a series of stomps. Megan hit MIRAI with a series of lariats at close range, then lifted her up and slammed her forward. Shuri tried to break up the pin, but Anno threw her out of the ring. Anno entered and applied a sickle hold and a heel drop to MIRAI. MIRAI landed a dropkick and handed the match to Shuri. Shuri hit Anno with a series of soccer ball kicks, then a sleeper hold and a chin lock over the ropes. MIRAI delivers a barrage of stomps and a body slam to Anno in her corner. Anno kicks out, and MIRAI applies a neck lock. Shuri delivers a front neck chancery drop to Anno. Anno kicks out, and Shuri delivers a dropkick from close range. Anno dodges the charge but takes a shoulder tackle. Shuri kicks from both the front and back. As Shuri charges, Anno delivers a neckbreaker and a brainbuster. Megan delivers a dropkick to Shuri, a lariat to MIRAI, a corner body attack to Shuri and MIRAI, a corner body attack to both of them, and a backflip to both of them. Megan takes a series of elbows from Shuri and stands up. Shuri stops the charge and applies an armbar, an armbar, and a triangle choke. Megan lifts Shuri up and attempts a brainbuster. Shuri counters with a DDT. MIRAI delivers a missile kick from the corner. Megan resists, and MIRAI takes her back. Megan resists further and corners MIRAI. Shuri provides support with a back cracker, and MIRAI delivers a splash elbow drop. Ten minutes have passed. Megan attempts a shoulder throw, but MIRAI grapples with her. Shuri prevents Anno from interfering. MIRAI and Megan exchange elbows. Megan slams MIRAI to the mat and delivers a sliding lariat. Anno enters and waits for the sprawling MIRAI to get up. MIRAI grabs Anno's hair and delivers an elbow. MIRAI retaliates and they exchange elbows. Three minutes remaining. Shuri intervenes with a knee, and MIRAI delivers a series of elbows. MIRAI attempts a Canadian suplex and slams Anno to the side, but Anno kicks out. MIRAI attempts a suplex but Megan breaks it up. Two minutes remaining. MIRAI and Shuri try a double brainbuster on Megan but are slammed back down. Megan then picks up Anno and throws her out of the ring. Megan also goes outside and brings MIRAI back into the ring. Anno climbs onto the corner and delivers a missile kick. One minute remaining. MIRAI stops Anno's charge. MIRAI attempts a back drop but Megan breaks it up. Anno helps MIRAI up and delivers a German suplex. MIRAI kicks out just as the bell rings to end the match
MIRAI: "Anno Saori is really strong. It ended in a draw... It reminds me of that day, that day. It's really frustrating. No more draws. I'll definitely settle this completely at Ryogoku."
Anno: "You're strong too. Just like in a title match, like today, I'll never experience this kind of frustration on the 29th ."
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 30-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
15 minutes 25 seconds |
Watanabe Momo |
| Tecra | Starlight Kid | |
| ○Maika | Ryuaku Summer | |
| Julia | Tora Natsuko | |
The Donna del Mondo team of Giulia, Maika, Mai Sakurai, and Thekla will face off against the Oedo Tai team of Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid, and Ryuka in an all-out 8-woman tag team match. The current Artist of Stardom champions Giulia, Sakurai, and Thekla will clash with the next challengers for the Goddess of Stardom Championship, Natsuko and Momo
Thekla and Kid start the match. Kid applies a headlock, then the ropes are used, and Kid delivers a series of arm whips. There is an exchange of roll-up attempts, followed by a series of dropkicks. When Kid tries to tag, Thekla grabs her hair from behind and kicks her in the face repeatedly. Natsuko stops Thekla's charge by pulling her leg, and the fight spills outside the ring. Back in the ring, Kid applies a camel clutch to Thekla. The Oedo Tai team attacks, with Ryuka and Natsuko delivering sentons, and Kid doing a standing moonsault press. Natsuko hits Thekla with a hair whip, a series of chops, a body slam, and a body press. Momo attempts a body slam on Thekla, but Giulia breaks it up. Momo charges after a middle kick, and Thekla delivers a dropkick. Sakurai hits Momo with a big boot and a Paradise Lock. Kid tries to break it up, but Sakurai stops her and applies a Paradise Lock. Ryuka and Natsuko try to break it up, but Giulia and Sakurai dodge and stomp on them all with dropkicks. Furthermore, Sakurai hits Kid and Momo with a Stunner. Giulia hits Momo with a running elbow. Momo hits Giulia with a running dropkick. Giulia catches a middle kick and exchanges elbows with Momo. Momo hits a series of middle kicks, Giulia catches them and throws her backward. Momo kicks back and hits Giulia with a brainbuster and a middle kick. Ruanka hits Giulia with a senton. Giulia locks Ruanka's arm and neck, and DDM prevents Oedo Tai from cutting in with a submission hold. When Ruanka escapes, Giulia hits a missile kick.10minutes have passed. Maika and Ruanka clash shoulders. Maika reads Ruanka's charge and hits a shoulder tackle. Oedo Tai members hit Maika with a series of corner attacks, and Ruanka hits a fisherman suplex. Maika kicks out, and Ruanka goes for a neck hanging. Maika counters with a sleeper hold. When Ruanka escapes, Maika hits a series of lariats. When Ryuka returned the hold, Maika announced her finishing move and went for the Michinoku Dragon. However, the Oedo Tai team interfered and Ryuka delivered a neck hanging bomb. But DDM managed to break it up. When Ryuka climbed to the corner, Sakurai stopped her and Maika delivered a superplex. Giulia caught Ryuka and Thekla delivered a diving body attack, Giulia and Sakurai followed with dropkicks, and Maika hit a lariat. However, Momo broke it up. Natsuko hit Giulia and Sakurai with lariats, and Kid jumped to the outside with a plancha but DDM dodged it. Maika hit Ryuka and Sazanka also got a two count. Maika pulled Ryuka up but she rolled her up. Maika kicked out and Ryuka hit a lariat. Maika hit a rolling lariat but Ryuka kicked out.15minutes had passed. Maika delivered the Michinoku Dragon and got the three count.
Maika: "We, DDM, are closing out Niigata! Today, I've never seen such a blizzard before. I'm so grateful that so many of you came out in this blizzard. Thank you! Well, we still have a few more matches, and our last one of the year is at Ryogoku Kokugikan, but yes, I'm aiming for the red belt, and Giulia for the STRONG (women's) belt, so we'll definitely win at Ryogoku and ring in the new year as belt holders for all of DDM. So everyone, don't take your eyes off us, the energetic Donna del Mondo, next year. Tekla, Sakurai, Giulia, and Maika. Farewell to all of you, Donna del Mondo, the women who are making waves on the world stage!"
Comment from DDM
"This is our last show in Niigata, and it's really becoming our last show, but it's still before the end of the year. We believe that we're just getting started from the end of the year. I'll take the red belt, (Giulia) the STRONG (Women's) belt, and (Giulia, Sakurai, and Thekla) the Artist belt. We've been working towards the dream of DDM taking all the belts starting from the end of next year, and next year we will definitely take all the belts."
Julia: "It's snowing heavily, it's snowing heavily. How are we going to get home in this snow?! It's so cold outside! Don't catch a cold, everyone! See you next year, and have a happy new year!"