"STARDOM American Dream 2024 in the Keystone State"
April 4th (Thursday, local time) Philadelphia 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, USA (Attendance: 976, sold out)
Match Results
| High-Speed Championship 3-Way Battle | ||
| <King> |
5 minutes 4 seconds, rebirth |
<Challenger> |
| ●Mei Hoshirai | 〇 Saki Kashima | |
*The other contestant is the challenger, Chairman Ram.
* Seira fails in her fifth title defense, and Kashima becomes the 25th champion.
High Speed champion Seira Mei will be defending her title for the fifth time, and it will also be her first title match overseas. It will also be her first 3-WAY title match. Her challengers are former champion Kashima Saki and 666's Ram Kaichou. This will be Ram Kaichou's first challenge for the title. Will Seira be able to defend her belt in a ring full of tricky opponents and showcase Japanese high speed to American fans? Or will Kashima reclaim the title, or will we see
Ram Kaichou wearing the belt for the first time? It looks like it will be a fast-paced match where a moment of carelessness could be fatal. Ram Kaichou enters first, followed by Kashima, and finally Seira, the two-time champion with Goddess, enters the ring. Her supporter has the words "I can do it!". The gong sounds, and as Seira hypes up the crowd, Ram Kaichou climbs onto the corner and poses. Kashima pretends to be the referee and instructs the two to fight each other. As the two grapple, Ram Kaichou suddenly unleashes ectoplasm. Seira and Ram Kaichou then grapple for each other's arms. Kashima joins in and grabs Seira's arm. Ram Kaichou and Ectoplasm break away and the three engage in a rope-work battle. Seira drops a dropkick on Ram Kaichou, then grabs her hair in a leg lock, and Kashima, acting as referee, gives a disqualification count. Ram Kaichou escapes and Kashima hits a face crusher. Seira shakes Kashima off and Ram Kaichou also starts running. The commentator asks, "Is it jet lag?" Kashima and Ram Kaichou are down. The referee's quick count gets them up and the three exchange roll-up attempts. Ram Kaichou goes for a clutch but Kashima breaks it up and Seira and Kashima exchange roll-up attempts. Neither gives way and Seira lands a high-angle dropkick. Seira signals the finish and takes Ram Kaichou's back, but Ram Kaichou throws Ectoplasm at her. Kashima quickly rolls her up and Seira gets the three count. Seira is stunned by the unexpected move. Kashima held up the high-speed belt to appeal to the audience, exchanged high-fives with ringside spectators, and left the ring.
Comment from Saki Kashima
| 6-person tag match | ||
| Stephanie Bakkel |
9 minutes 9 seconds, Backbreaker → Shrimp hold |
Kamiya Saya |
| Watanabe Momo | AZM | |
| Starlight Kid | Camron Brenn | |
Stephanie Buckel, who defeated Giulia to become the third Strong Women's Champion, has teamed up with Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid to face a mixed team of Queen's Quest's Saya Kamitani and AZM, joined by newcomer Camron Brenne. For Buckel and AZM, this is a preliminary match leading up to the Strong Women's Championship match at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's April 13th Chicago event. AZM, who challenged Giulia during her reign, will face the new champion Buckel. This is an important match for AZM, who has long envisioned taking on the belt and expanding her career overseas.
First, the Kamitani team enters as a trio, followed by the Oedo Tai and Buckel mixed team. Momo is wearing her usual black bat, and Kid appears wearing a mask with horns. Buckel proudly displays her three belts. AZM takes the initiative, defeating her partner, and Kid comes out to represent Oedo Tai. The match started with high-speed rope work, and AZM rolled up from the apron. Kid dodged a kick and rolled up, but AZM retaliated. Kid did an arm whip, and together with AZM they got up with a headspring. Kid did a backflip and a dropkick, but AZM dodged it and delivered a foot stomp. The Kamitani team did a trio face crusher. Kamitani hit Kid with a knee attack and a dropkick. Kid retaliated with a hurricanrana and called for the SLK chant before doing a standing moonsault press. Momo hit Kamitani with a corner dropkick, and then faked "one more" before delivering a middle kick. Black Peach went for a B-driver, but Kamitani countered. Kamitani did a swan dive body attack, Momo countered but was hit with a high kick from AZM. The Kamitani team did a QQ combination dropkick as a trio. They then slammed him down with a suplex, but it was broken up. Momo lands a high kick and charges at Kamitani, but is hit with a spinning kick, sending both men down. Five minutes have passed. AZM and Buckel exchange blows, with AZM landing a series of kicks. Amidst chants of "Azumi," AZM slips past Buckel and delivers a hurricanrana and a high kick. Buckel and Breine grapple for the back, with Breine landing a foot stomp. Kid, Momo, and Buckel take turns attacking Breine. Buckel lands a Codebreaker, but it's only a two count. Kid flies to the outside with a plancha, leaving Buckel and Breine in the ring. Breine charges with a rolling elbow, a dropkick, and a corner attack. Buckel dodges and lands a series of headbutts, a corner elbow, and a corner double knee attack. He drops Breine from the corner and attempts a package piledriver. Breine counters with a neckbreaker, but Buckel reverses it. Breine lifts Buckel up, but Buckel counters with a backbreaker. The referee counted to three, and Buckel pinned Brene. After the match, AZM grabbed Buckel's hair and a brawl ensued, but Buckel headbutted him away. Kid handed Buckel the STRONG Women's belt, which Buckel proudly held aloft as she declared victory.
Comments from Momoko Watanabe & Starlight Kid
Comments from Saya Kamitani, AZM, and Brene
| Tag Match | ||
| Juri |
8 minutes 27 seconds, Sit-down Doctor Bomb → Shrimp Hold |
Willow Nightingale |
| ●Small waves | SAKI | |
God's Eye's Shuri and Konami form a master-apprentice tag team in America to take on Willow Nightingale and SAKI. Nightingale is the first ever Strong Women's Champion, so her encounter with Shuri and Konami is highly anticipated. What kind of chemistry will unfold when SAKI of Colors & Cosmic Angels joins them?
Nightingale and SAKI enter first, then Shuri's theme music plays, and Shuri follows Konami down the ramp. Shuri and SAKI start the match. The cheers for both are mixed, and after a lock-up, Shuri applies a headlock. SAKI tries to throw Shuri into the ropes, but Shuri doesn't let go and tightens the hold. After a struggle for the back, SAKI applies a neck lock, but Shuri quickly escapes. From a collar-and-elbow tie-up, Shuri takes SAKI's back, grabs her kicking leg, and charges forward. Nightingale interferes, delivering a double shoulder tackle. Shuri dodges the charge, and then she and Konami engage in a joint attack, landing soccer ball kicks one after the other. Konami receives the tag and delivers an elbow to SAKI's neck, followed by a dropkick to the top of her head. Shuri and Konami stomp on SAKI's face in their corner. Shuri delivers a soccer ball kick followed by a series of knees. SAKI avoids being thrown to the ropes and delivers a brainbuster. Nightingale tags in and hits Shuri with three lariats. She knocks Shuri down with a front kick, pulls her up, and delivers a spinebuster. "How can God's Eye counter Nightingale's power?" the commentator asks. Nightingale attacks with power. Konami corners Nightingale and delivers a sliding kick. "I'm gonna lift you up!" she announces, and takes Nightingale's back, but Nightingale counters. However, Konami grappled with Shuri in mid-air, and Shuri prevented SAKI from interfering, providing support. Konami covered Nightingale, but only got a two count. Konami landed a series of strikes, and SAKI interfered, slamming Konami down. Shuri hit a Codebreaker, and then, in combination with Konami, threw Nightingale with a German suplex. Outside the ring, Shuri put SAKI in a sleeper hold. Konami delivered a missile kick, then announced her finishing move and hit a Triangle Lancer. However, SAKI rescued Nightingale. They double-lifted Konami and threw her at Shuri. Konami rolled up Nightingale. Nightingale charged into Konami's attack. Nightingale then lifted Konami up and hit a Death Valley Bomb. Konami kicked out, and Nightingale hit a Doctor Bomb. The referee counted to three, and Nightingale pinned Konami. SAKI and Nightingale celebrated their victory together at the gate. Shuri helped Konami off the stage, acknowledging the cheers of the crowd.
| 6-person tag match | ||
| Shirakawa Mina |
12 minutes 16 seconds, Tiger Suplex Hold |
Iwatani Mayu |
| ●Zaya Brookside | Mukogo Peach | |
| Mariah May | Nakano Tamu〇 | |
Mina Shirakawa, who disbanded Club Venus and started E neXus V with Maika, will revive the original members of Club Venus in the American ring. Xaya Brookside and Mariah May will make their first appearance in the Stardom ring in a long time. Although both Xaya and Mariah are British, they have recently been mainly fighting on the American mat, and since Xaya is in TNA and Mariah is in AEW, this trio's appearance is unique to this event. Opposing them is an unusual trio consisting of Mayu Iwatani and Momo Kogo of STARS, joined by Tam Nakano of Cosmic Angels. The match between Shirakawa, who left Cosmic Angels to form Club Venus and then developed the unit into EXV, and Nakano, the leader of Cosmic Angels, is also an interesting matchup.
Shirakawa's theme music plays and the trio dances. Shirakawa calls out to her own team. With the words "Believe in the present and shine tomorrow" in the background, Stardom icons Iwatani, Kogo and Nakano appear at the gate. The referee was Murayama Daichi. The commentator described it as a "reunion" for Club Venus. Kogo, who had more experience fighting in America, volunteered to start for the Japanese team. Her opponent was Mariah. Kogo appealed in English, "It's nice to see you again," to which Mariah responded in Japanese, "Please go ahead," as the bell rang. Mariah stopped Kogo's charge and delivered a spinning side slam. Club Venus performed a series of dropkicks from three directions. Zaiya cornered Kogo and delivered a double knee attack to her back, and the trio struck a sexy pose. Shirakawa delivered a body slam and a hanging ceiling to Kogo. Mariah put Kogo on the corner and delivered a series of strikes, followed by a modified avalanche Frankensteiner. Kogo, who had been described as "underrated," fought back to live up to expectations, turning and delivering a body attack, but Mariah countered. Iwatani delivered a back kick to Mariah, dodged her charge, and hit a stupid dropkick. Shirakawa and Mariah team up, but Iwatani grabs their arms and delivers an arm whip and dropkick. Iwatani goes for the cover with Mayu chant, but it's only a two count. Iwatani throws an elbow and taunts, "Come on!" After an exchange of elbows, Shirakawa gets a sling blade. Shirakawa charges at Iwatani, but is dodged, then delivers a neckbreaker from the ropes. Iwatani retaliates and hits Shirakawa with a soccer ball kick. Nakano makes her long-awaited entrance into the ring. She rests her chin on her hand and stares at Shirakawa. Nakano responds to Shirakawa's sexy pose. The match turns into an exchange of kicks, and Shirakawa shouts, "Don't mess with me!" and delivers an elbow. Shirakawa grabs Mariah's arm from the corner and delivers a knee strike. Zaiya hits Nakano with a series of neckbreakers, a hurricanrana, a knee attack from behind, and another neckbreaker. Nakano kicks out and puts Zaiya on the ropes, and Kogo and Iwatani perform a 619 together, followed by a back drop from Nakano. However, Zaiya manages to kick out. Nakano gets behind Zaiya, but Zaiya counters with a kick from Shirakawa, and then they combine for a neckbreaker. Nakano kicks out, and Zaiya puts her on the corner and delivers a high kick. She goes for a bomb, but Nakano hangs her in mid-air with a dragon sleeper. Zaiya dodges her dive and hits a codebreaker. 10 minutes have passed. Club Venus combines for a neckbreaker on Nakano. Nakano is isolated, but Kogo intervenes in time. Kogo and Iwatani exchange dropkicks, and Iwatani hits a tope suicida to the outside. Nakano and Iwatani capture Zaiya and combine for a pin. Nakano goes for the cover, but it's broken up. Iwatani and Kogo separate the opponents, and Nakano hits Zaiya with a violet shooting. When Zaiya kicks out, Nakano goes for a tiger suplex. Zaiya rolls her up, but Nakano hits a spin kick followed by a tiger suplex. The three count is made, and Nakano pins Zaiya. The winning team celebrates with Nakano at the center. Iwatani left the ring with the IWGP Women's belt slung over her shoulder. Club Venus was in the ring. Then AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm appeared from the gate and entered the ring with a bouquet of flowers. Once in the ring, she praised Mariah, talking about the old ECW Arena, and handed her the bouquet and hugged her. Then, to the tune of Mina chant, Shirakawa approached Toni. Mariah gave her a light kiss and said, "You're Mina, right? Are you two friends?" The crowd booed Toni for her complaint. Toni said, "You two, remember this. I'll always keep the forbidden door open." Shirakawa took the microphone and said, "Then I'll smash that door down for you!" Toni showed off her belt, and the situation became tense. Mariah stepped in and put her arms around both of their shoulders. Shirakawa moved away from her, and Toni opened the ropes for Mariah. Shirakawa also opened the ropes, and on the apron, Shirakawa showed off the Artist belt and Toni showed off the AEW Women's belt. As Mariah gave Shirakawa a wistful look, Tony practically pulled her out of the stage.
Comments from Mayu Iwatani, Tam Nakano, and Momo Kogo
Mina Shirakawa's comment
Tony Storm & Mariah Carey comments
| World of Stardom Championship Match | ||
| <King> |
14 minutes 22 seconds, Michinoku Driver II → Single Leg Crab Hold |
<Challenger> |
| 〇Maika | ● Megan Bain | |
*The 17th champion successfully defended his title for the third time
The World of Stardom Championship match is taking place in America. There have been four previous matches for the red belt held overseas, the last being Toni Storm vs. Mercedes Martinez in America in December 2017. For this title match, champion Maika nominated Megan Bain as her challenger. Maika and Megan teamed up in Japan and won last year's Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. Divine Kingdom with Megan was the driving force behind Maika's capture of the red belt. Will Maika show her evolution to Megan, who returned to America after the January 21st Takadanobaba show, or will Megan overwhelm the champion at home, win the partner showdown and make the title change overseas a reality? Following challenger
"Megasus" Megan Bain, the two-time champion Maika appears. The referee is Murayama Daichi. Maika offers a handshake, which Megan accepts, and the bell rings. After a lock-up, Megan pushes forward and they reach the ropes for a break. They lock up again, and Megan throws Maika backwards. Megan takes a series of shoulder tackles from Maika and gets back up. Maika provokes her, and they stare each other down. Megan runs, but is thrown with an arm whip. Megan hits a shoulder tackle followed by a body slam, drives Maika into the corner and hits a reverse chop, a running body attack, and a double arm suplex. Maika kicks out and hits a series of elbows. Megan catches Maika's charge and throws her backwards. Maika counters Megan's brainbuster and hits a brainbuster, a running body attack, and a running lariat. Megan kicks out and Maika goes for an armbar. When Megan is on top, Maika goes for a triangle choke. Megan lifts her up and drives her into the corner. Maika puts her leg out to counter a charge and dives from the corner. Megan catches her and throws her backwards. She spins around and slams her down again, but only gets a two count. As they climbed to the corner, Maika stood up and they exchanged elbows. Megan won the exchange, but Maika retaliated and went to the corner again. Maika attempted a superplex. However, Megan raised her shoulder. After being countered with an STO, Maika went for a Michinoku Driver. Megan endured and countered with a big boot, and Maika hit a lariat. Megan hit a flying lariat. Both were down and grabbed each other's hair, exchanging elbows. They got up amidst Maika chants and continued to exchange elbows. 10 minutes had passed. As Megan charged, Maika hit a powerslam. Megan hit a high-angle side slam. Maika countered, and Megan climbed to the corner. Maika stopped her and hit a powerbomb. However, Megan kicked out at one and returned the powerbomb, and Maika also kicked out at one, and Megan hit a spear. Megan pulled her up and hit a back drop over the ropes. When Maika countered, Megan announced her finish and delivered an F5. However, Maika's shoulder rose at the last moment. Megan pulled Maika up and placed her on the corner. Megan also climbed onto the corner, and Maika, despite losing her balance, slammed her down with a Michinoku Driver. Megan countered, and Maika pulled her up and delivered a modified Michinoku Driver. The referee counted to three, and Maika successfully defended her title. After the match, both women bowed. Referee Murayama placed the red belt around Maika's waist. The two women shook hands again and hugged, with Megan raising Maika's hand. Maika called out, and both women climbed onto the corner and posed. Then Watanabe Momo came down the ramp to the ring with a black bat in hand. Momo then took the microphone.
Momo: "I'm the next challenger! I'm going to challenge for this red belt. I've appealed to you so many times, but you keep running away. Don't run away this time!"
As Momo tries to hit her with a bat, Megan steps in front of Maika.
Maika: "Fine. You want this belt so badly. Fine, Twenty-Seven Yokohama!"
Maika designates BUNTAI Yokohama on April 27th. After Momo leaves the ring, Maika takes the lead, and the audience joins in to shout "We are Stardom!" to conclude the event.
Maika's comment
Meghan's comment