"JRA Arima Kinen presents YEAREND TOUR 2023 ~STARDOM in WARABI~"
December 23rd (Sat) Warabi City Gymnasium (Attendance: 302)
Match Results
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| HANAKO |
6 minutes 53 seconds |
Yuzuki● |
| ○ Saki Kashima | Shirakawa Mina | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| ○It's Fukigen★ |
7 minutes 28 seconds, |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| Rinan | Lady C● | |
| Ryue Summer | Hinan | |
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Maika |
6 minutes 40 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| ○ Megan Bahn |
10 minutes 45 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Hoshirai Mei | Hannan | |
| Suzuki Suzu | Saya Iida● | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Magnificent Ami |
| Tecra | MIRAI | |
| Julia | Juri | |
| ◆6-person tag match 30 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
14 minutes 22 seconds |
Kamiya Saya |
| Starlight Kid | AZM● | |
| Tora Natsuko | Utami Hayashishita | |
Match Details Report
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| HANAKO |
6 minutes 53 seconds |
Yuzuki● |
| ○ Saki Kashima | Shirakawa Mina | |
Mina Shirakawa and rookie Yumizuki will team up for the second time since December 2nd in Nagoya. Shirakawa was Yumizuki's first tag team partner. Their opponents are Saki Kashima and HANAKO. Yumizuki faced HANAKO in her first tag team match, and this will be her first match against Kashima of God's Eye. This will be Kashima 's first match since November 10th in Sendai
Shirakawa calls out, "Congratulations on your return, Kashima!" Kashima shakes hands and tries to tag in HANAKO, but Shirakawa pulls his arm and the gong sounds. Yumizuki and Shirakawa team up to attack Kashima. Yumizuki delivers a series of elbows to Kashima. Kashima shouts, "A rookie!" and attacks aggressively, tagging in HANAKO. Yumizuki delivers a dropkick to HANAKO and hands the ball to Shirakawa. Shirakawa hits HANAKO with a hurricanrana-style Kawazu Otoshi. Kashima and HANAKO try to launch a corner attack, but Shirakawa dodges and delivers a neckbreaker to HANAKO and a dropkick to Kashima. Yumizuki delivers a corner dropkick and a triangle jump face crusher to HANAKO. HANAKO retaliates and Kashima asks for a tag. Kashima ferociously attacked Yumizuki, taunting her with "You're weak, rookie!", but Yumizuki dodged the charge and Shirakawa delivered a rolling elbow. Yumizuki attempted a body slam on Kashima. Kashima countered, but Yumizuki managed to throw her. However, HANAKO broke up the pin. Yumizuki delivered a dropkick to HANAKO. Kashima held HANAKO down from behind and forced her to deliver a dropkick. Yumizuki then delivered a dropkick to Kashima as well. HANAKO delivered a shoulder tackle to Yumizuki, and Kashima went for the cover, but it was only a two count. Yumizuki attempted a series of roll-ups, but HANAKO successfully broke them up. Yumizuki delivered a series of elbows to both of them, causing them to collide, but HANAKO caught her and delivered a brainbuster. Kashima covered Yumizuki for the three count
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| ○It's Fukigen★ |
7 minutes 28 seconds, |
Amasaki Mitsuyu |
| Rinan | Lady C● | |
| Ryue Summer | Hinan | |
The Queen's Quest team of Lady C, Hinami, and Amasaki Mitsuyoshi will face off against the Oedo Tai team of Ryuka, Rina, and Fukigen desu★ in a six-person tag team match. Both units have teams composed mainly of young talent. This match is likely to be a test of the unit's unit cohesion
Rina and Amasaki volunteered to start the match. After a struggle for an arm hold, Rina applied a headlock. Amasaki dodged Rina's charge and then exchanged dropkicks with Hinami. Rina pulled Amasaki's hair to prevent her from running and performed a hair whip, then cornered her and stomped on her face. Fukigen repeatedly hit Amasaki on the head with a sports newspaper. Ruanka choked Amasaki and drove her to the ropes. However, Amasaki executed a DDT and handed the match over to Hinami. Hinami delivered a dropkick to Ruanka. Then Fukigen and Rina interfered. But Hinami eliminated them one after another with hip throws. She slammed Ruanka to the mat, dodged a corner attack and delivered a neckbreaker. Lady delivered a corner knee attack and a big boot to Ruanka. When Ruanka retaliated, Lady countered with a crossbody attack. Fukigen corners Lady and charges, but Lady trips him. On his third charge, he is caught and swung around in a giant swing. Fukigen dodges Lady's charge, and the Oedo Tai team launches a series of attacks, with Rina delivering an STO and Ryuka and Fukigen hitting a senton. However, QQ makes an appearance just in time. Fukigen threatens Lady with a brainbuster, but is instead slammed down. QQ attacks Fukigen in combination, with Hina and Amasaki delivering a double neckbreaker, and Lady joining in for a triple dropkick. Lady attempts a chokeslam on Fukigen. Fukigen counters and rolls her up. Lady kicks out, and Fukigen dodges a big boot and rolls her up. The three count is called, and Fukigen pins Lady
| ◆Single match 15 minutes | ||
| Maika |
6 minutes 40 seconds |
Mizumori Yuna |
Maika of Donna del Mondo and Yuna Mizumori of Cosmic Angels will clash in a one-on-one match. For Maika, who will be fighting for the World of Stardom Championship against Suzu Suzuki at Ryogoku on December 29th , this is a match she absolutely cannot afford to lose. On the other hand, for Mizumori of Cosmic Angels, a singles match against Maika, who is closest to winning the red belt, is a perfect opportunity to make a name for herself. The key will be how much pressure she can put on Maika.
They locked up and pushed against each other, with Maika initially driving Mizumori into the ropes. Mizumori turned and charged, resulting in a clash of shoulder tackles. Mizumori charged after a series of elbows, but Maika shouted "Don't mess with me!" and delivered a shoulder tackle, a hair whip, drove her into the ropes, and slammed her knee into her face. Maika followed up with a series of body slams and went for the cover, but Mizumori kicked out. Maika then applied a sleeper hold to force a submission. Maika cornered Mizumori and taunted her, "Is that all you've got?" and "Come on." Mizumori charged in with a series of elbows, but Maika stood her ground. Mizumori dodged Maika's charge and delivered a flying shoulder tackle. Mizumori then followed up with a low lariat and a sleeper hold. Maika countered, delivering an elbow and a lariat. Mizumori dodged it and delivered a lariat from behind, then dropped a hammer on the apron. As Mizumori tried to climb onto the corner, Maika interfered and delivered a brainbuster over the apron. Mizumori countered and dodged a lariat, resulting in three consecutive lariats. Mizumori unleashed a flurry of lariats near the ropes. Maika dodged the charge, but Mizumori dodged it too and landed a lariat. Mizumori applied a sleeper hold, followed by a lariat from close range. Maika countered and grabbed Mizumori's hand, delivering another lariat. She threw another one, but Mizumori reversed the cover. Maika countered again with a lariat and a Michinoku Driver II. The referee counted to three, and Maika defeated Mizumori
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| ○ Megan Bahn |
10 minutes 45 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Hoshirai Mei | Hannan | |
| Suzuki Suzu | Saya Iida● | |
This is a six-person tag team match between the teams of Suzu Suzuki, Mei Seira, and Megan Bain against Hazuki, Hanan, and Saya Iida. This will be Seira's return match, as she missed the December 17 Niigata event due to illness
The match begins with Seira and Hazuki as the starting wrestlers. Seira lures Hazuki into rope work, and they exchange covers. Seira dodges Hazuki's senton and rolls her up. When Hazuki kicks out, Seira delivers a dropkick from the side. Suzuki and Hazuki exchange elbows. Suzuki lands a soccer ball kick, and when she tries to kick from the front, Hazuki dodges it. Suzuki dodges Hazuki's double kick and delivers a dropkick from under the ring. Seira feints with Hazuki, locks both of her legs, and combines it with a chin lock. However, Iida intervenes. Megan traps Hazuki in her corner and delivers a reverse chop. Iida hits Suzuki with a running elbow attack. Seira interferes, but Hanan supports Hazuki with a double jumping chop. STARS delivers face washes from three directions: Hazuki to Megan, Hanan to Seira, and Iida to Suzuki. Next, Iida hits Suzuki with a back elbow. Seira delivers a dropkick to Iida. Iida counters with a shoulder tackle. Hanan delivers a knee attack to Seira from behind, followed by a dropkick to the front. After dodging lariats, Hanan lands a series of elbows. Seira anticipates Hanan's charge and attempts a neckbreaker, but Hanan covers her. Seira kicks out, and Hanan goes for a blockbuster. Seira counters and rolls her up, but it's broken up. Seira signals her finish, but Hanan rolls her up. However, Suzuki makes the save. Hanan delivers a blockbuster to Seira, and Seira lands a dropkick, leaving both of them down. Megan grabs Seira's hand and forcibly tags her out, then drops a dropkick to Hanan. She pulls Hanan up and attempts a lariat. Hanan dodges and delivers a double dropkick with Hazuki. Iida lands a series of shoulder tackles on Megan, but she withstands them. Iida then lands a series of elbows. Megan knocks her down with one and lifts her up. Iida counterattacked and charged, but Megan caught her and delivered a dropkick. Iida rolled her up for a pin, but it was only a two count. Iida threw Megan into the ropes and STARS launched a combined attack. Megan kicked out of Iida's cover. Iida delivered a series of chops, and Megan threw her into the corner and charged. Iida dodged and delivered an Iida Rocket, but Megan caught her, swung her, and slammed her down. STARS made an emergency break, and Megan delivered a backflip to both Hanan and Hazuki. Megan lifted Seira up and threw her to Hazuki and Hanan outside the ring. Iida called out "I've got you!" from behind and delivered an Iidabashi. Megan countered, and the Suzuki team delivered a trio of kicks, followed by a shoulder tackle from Megan. Iida countered, and Megan delivered a neck hanging bomb. The referee counted to three, and Megan won. After the match, Hanan and Seira continued their fierce rivalry
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
at 15 minutes and 00 seconds |
Magnificent Ami |
| Tecra | MIRAI | |
| Julia | Juri | |
The Donna del Mondo team of Giulia, Mai Sakurai, and Thekla will face off against the God's Eye team of Syuri, MIRAI, and Ami Sorei in a six-woman tag team match. Both units have fielded their best members, and with Giulia's team being the Artist of Stardom Champions, a title match-worthy contest is expected
Shuri and Giulia faced off first. After feeling each other out, they went for a collar-and-elbow tie-up, and Shuri tried to take it to the ground, but Giulia got into a triangle choke position. Shuri quickly countered, and Giulia took it to the ground with a headlock. Shuri countered again, and after a stare-down, she locked in a headlock herself. Sakurai provided support with a dropkick, and Giulia delivered a body slam. Sakurai delivered a big boot followed by a dropkick to Shuri. Sakurai stomped on her, shouting, "Don't block my way, you insolent wrestler!" With a displeased expression, Shuri delivered a series of soccer ball kicks to Sakurai. Shuri then landed a flurry of knees to Sakurai's stomach. Sorei grabbed Sakurai and called in MIRAI, and together they delivered a series of reverse chops. Sorei delivered a body slam to Sakurai. Shuri put Sakurai in a sleeper hold. When Sakurai escaped, Shuri hit her with another soccer ball kick. She went for a kick from the front, but Sakurai dodged and delivered a dropkick. Tekla unleashed a series of strikes, dodging Shuri and executing a hurricanrana. Giulia delivered a dropkick, leaving Tekla hanging from the apron and locked in a figure-four neck lock. Shuri countered Tekla's diving body attack. Shuri and Tekla exchanged kicks. Shuri landed a knee strike followed by a front neck chancery. Sorei tackled Tekla with a shoulder tackle, cornered her, and delivered a running body attack. Tekla countered, dodged Sorei's lariat, and applied a Manji-gatame (figure-four hold). Sakurai stopped Shuri, and Giulia stopped MIRAI, supporting Tekla. As Sorei escaped, Tekla landed a big boot and a buzzsaw kick. However, Sorei managed to counter again. Giulia delivered a running elbow attack to Sorei, and when she threatened another, Sorei countered. Giulia then caught Sorei in a spider web. Sorei countered again with an Argentine backbreaker. She put Giulia on the corner and went for a running body attack. However, Giulia dodges and delivers a missile kick. Sorei unleashes a series of reverse chops on Giulia. She slams her to the mat, but only gets a two count. Sorei kicks out and goes for a reverse Boston crab, but Sakurai breaks it up. Sorei throws Giulia into the ropes but gets a dropkick. Sorei counters Giulia's brainbuster attempt and slams her down instead. MIRAI slips past Giulia and delivers a shoulder tackle. Giulia counters her back drop attempt with a Falcon Arrow. Sakurai hits MIRAI with a missile kick, drives her into the corner, and delivers a big boot followed by a dropkick. When MIRAI kicks out, Sakurai hits a standing guillotine. After a middle kick from Shuri, MIRAI lifts Sakurai up and slams her to the mat. When Sakurai kicks out, MIRAI hits a back suplex. As Sakurai kicks out, MIRAI hits her with a lariat. However, Sakurai raises her shoulder for a one count. Two minutes remaining. Sakurai hit a big boot followed by a Northern Lights suplex. MIRAI countered, and Sakurai responded with a brainbuster from Thekla, followed by a double elbow drop from Giulia and Sakurai. One minute remaining. Sakurai put MIRAI in an STF. Sakurai hit a big boot on the escaping MIRAI. MIRAI countered with a lariat. Sorei and MIRAI slammed Sakurai forward, and Shuri delivered a middle kick. MIRAI then hit a back drop. However, Giulia and Thekla managed to break it up in time. MIRAI hit Sakurai with a lariat, but the bell had already rung to end the match. After the match, MIRAI and Sakurai had a heated argument
| ◆6-person tag match 30 minutes 1 match | ||
| ○ Momo Watanabe |
14 minutes 22 seconds |
Kamiya Saya |
| Starlight Kid | AZM● | |
| Tora Natsuko | Utami Hayashishita | |
Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, and AZM will face off against Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, and Starlight Kid in a six-woman tag team match. This will be a preliminary bout for Utami & Kamitani and Natsuko & Momo, who will compete for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship at Ryogoku on December 29th . As they will also face each other at Korakuen Hall the following day, this will be a two-day preliminary match. The match will showcase the strategies employed by challengers Natsuko & Momo against the reigning champions Utami & Kamitani, as they prepare for the championship match.
Utami and Momo volunteer to start the main event. After a tentative exchange, they feigned a hand-to-hand grapple, but Utami attempted a tackle. Momo stopped it, and the match went to the ground. When Utami stood up, Momo twisted her arm and put her in a headlock. Momo escaped Utami's head scissors and scratched her face. Natsuko interfered from below the ring as Utami charged, taking the fight outside. Aphrodite made them collide with an extra-large, and Utami brought Momo back into the ring for a body slam. AZM hit Momo with a soccer ball kick. AZM retaliated, and Kamitani and Utami joined forces for a pincer attack of elbows, leg splits, and dropkicks. Kamitani landed a series of elbows on Momo. Momo hit Kamitani with a back suplex. Natsuko hit Kamitani with a series of corner lariats and a shoulder tackle. As Kamiya and AZM attempt to combine, Kid counters and Natsuko delivers a cannonball. Kamiya hits Natsuko with a knee kick. Utami hits Natsuko with a dropkick and a lariat. Natsuko dodges the second and hits a senton. Utami and Natsuko clash shoulders. Natsuko hits Utami with a backflip, and Utami hits her with an Argentine backflip. AZM and Kid exchange elbows. Kid lands an elbow attack and attempts a standing moonsault, but AZM blocks it and hits a dropkick. AZM attempts a submission on Kid, but Kid escapes. AZM jumps from the corner, but Kid dodges it. AZM lands a brainbuster, but Kid kicks out. Momo interferes and assists Kid with a 619. Kid hits AZM with a standing moonsault press. Momo hits AZM with a series of middle kicks. After dodging high kicks, AZM lands a middle kick. AZM charges in, and Momo returns with a middle kick. Momo counters AZM's triangle jump with a high kick, and the Oedo Tai team launch a series of corner attacks, Natsuko with a Falcon Arrow and Momo with a Soumatou.10minutes have passed. Momo climbs to the corner, but Utami cuts her off and goes for an Argentine backbreaker, Kamitani with a double kick, and AZM with a high kick. Momo counters, and AZM lands a diving foot stomp. Momo counters, and AZM attempts a Canadian Destroyer, but is blocked. Natsuko spears Utami and Kamitani. Kid does a plancha to the outside, and Momo hits AZM, who has returned to the ring, with a B-Driver. AZM counters, and Momo goes for the Hitodenashi Driver. AZM reverses and rolls her up. Momo counters and lands a high kick. AZM goes for the Azumi Sushi, but Kid cuts her off. Kid and Momo attempt a tag team, but AZM reverses and hits Kid with a high kick. Momo stops the charge and delivers a heartless driver. Momo and Natsuko beat AZM with weapons. Momo shouts "Watch this!" and gives AZM a Tequila Sunrise. The referee counts to three, and Momo pins AZM.
Momo: "Hey, Aphrodite, you guys, you lost to us, and now it's AZM? Someone who can't even protect their own teammates can't possibly protect the belt. What's so great about you, Aphrodite? Get injured again, take another day off, and give up the belt. That would be best. Well, today you'll just have to make a fool of yourself."
QQ chased after the Oedo Tai as they were leaving, resulting in a brawl
Comment from Oedo Tai
Momo: "I said it all. Who's happy with those guys as champions? They should just take another day off. Seriously, it's not fun at all with those guys as champions. They should just give up the belts and take another day off, right Aphrodite?"
Natsuko: "I'll borrow Aphrodite's words to say this: We'll be playing Queen's Quest again at Korakuen Hall tomorrow, but the result will be the same. That's all."
Kid: "The preliminary matches are going to be intense. Tomorrow, I'll be waiting for you at Korakuen Hall in Stardom, after coming from Kawasaki in Wave."