"STARDOM in NIIGATA"
September 23, 2024 (Monday, substitute holiday) Niigata City Industrial Promotion Center (Attendance: 425 people)
| Single match 15 minutes | ||
| 〇Saya Iida |
9 minutes 35 seconds Reverse crab hold |
Rian● |
Saya Iida and Rian faced off in a singles match. During this tour, Rian made a triumphant return to her hometown and earned a spot in E neXus V. On the final day of the tour, she took on the power fighter Iida.
Rian said, "Please!" and offered a handshake, which Iida cleanly accepted, and the match began. After a struggle for an arm hold, Iida applied a headlock. Rian tried to throw Iida into the ropes, but Iida took her to the ground and didn't release the headlock. Rian tried to throw Iida again, but Iida didn't let go and tightened the hold on the ground. Rian held Iida down, but Iida kicked out. Rian threw Iida into the ropes, and Iida delivered a shoulder tackle. Rian kicked out, and Iida followed up with a series of stomps and a camel clutch, then slammed her knee into Rian's back. Iida then delivered a body slam with a long hang time. Rian kicked out, and Iida applied a reverse Boston crab. She locked it in in the center, but Rian quickly escaped. Then Iida said, "Just stay asleep," and delivered three elbow drops in a row. Rian dodged Iida's charge and attempted a cross body, but it was caught and slammed down. Iida applied a reverse Boston crab again. Rian's hands reached the ropes, but Iida stomped on her back. "What's wrong?" Iida provoked Rian, who delivered a series of elbows. Iida taunted her, "That's not working!", knocked her down with a reverse chop, and said, "Come on, give it more!" Rian delivered a series of elbows, but Iida knocked her down with a reverse chop and further provoked her, "You're in a unit, aren't you?" Iida knocked her down with a reverse chop, but Rian countered with a dropkick. She delivered a series of dropkicks, but Iida delivered a series of stomps. Rian responded to Iida's charge with a hurricanrana and a dropkick. Iida kicked out, and Rian delivered a cross body and a fisherman's suplex. She covered Iida several times after he kicked out.
Iida managed to hold on, but Rian followed up with a series of roll-up attempts. Iida shouted "You bastard!" and hit a lariat. When Rian's shoulders rose, Iida declared she was going for the finish. Rian attempted a brainbuster but Iida countered and rolled her up. Iida kicked out, and Rian landed a series of elbows. Iida stopped Rian as she charged in and hit a spinebuster, but when that was reversed, she went for a reverse figure-four leglock. As Rian reached out, Iida arched her back in a reverse Boston crab and returned her to the center. Rian endured for a while, but in the end she gave up.
Iida: "Hello everyone in Niigata! It's great to see you all full of energy. Rian has joined the unit. It's great to have teammates, isn't it? It's great to be in a unit. You'll continue to grow stronger and hone your skills together with your teammates! Today's event is in Niigata, but there's also another event in Niigata on December 1st! The location isn't here, it's in Joetsu, but I'm sure you'll all come, right? December is supposed to be extremely cold, but Stardom matches aren't cold, so please come in December as well. I was in the first match, but there are still some amazing matches to come, so please cheer with all your might. Thank you!"
Saya Iida's comment
Rian's comment
| 6-person tag team match, 15-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Tora Natsuko |
12 minutes 33 seconds Whirlwind kick → Single leg crab hold |
Anno Saori |
| 〇Saya Kamiya | Sakura Aya | |
| Rinan | Sayaka Kure ● | |
Cosmic Angels' team of Saori Anno, Aya Sakura, and Sayaka Kurei clashed with HATE's team of Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, and Rina in a six-woman tag team match. The previous day at the Kaminoyama tournament, Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, and Anno defeated Natsuko, Kamitani, and Ruanka to successfully defend their Artist of Stardom Championship for the first time. In that match, Anno had pinned Kamitani directly. This was a revenge match for H.A.T.E., with Anno leading the younger Sakura and Kurei in an attempt to get revenge. For Rina and Sakura, it was a preliminary match for the Future of Stardom Championship.
Before the bell even rang, H.A.T.E. attacked, and the fight spilled outside the ring. Natsuko tormented Kurei, Kamitani tormented Anno, and Rina tormented Sakura outside the ring. Natsuko brings Kurei back into the ring and, after enduring a barrage of elbows, knocks her down with one hit. Natsuko pulls Kurei up and delivers a body slam. When Kurei kicks out, Natsuko applies a reverse Boston crab. Rinami stomps on Kurei's hand to prevent her escape. When Kurei escapes, she dodges Natsuko's charge and delivers a dropkick. Anno enters the ring and hits Natsuko with a big boot and an Indian deathlock, throwing Kamitani backwards when he tries to break it up. Anno takes Natsuko's back but is countered, and Natsuko hits Anno with a shoulder throw and a senton. Rinami hits Anno with a big boot and a dropkick. When Anno kicks out, Rinami counters with a big boot. Sakura offers to tag in and delivers a dropkick, dodging Rinami and delivering another one. Sakura gives a heads-up and delivers a body slam to Rinami. When Rinami kicks out, she slams Sakura with a hip throw as she charges. Sakura and Rinami exchange elbows. Sakura's middle kick is blocked, but she fakes it and knocks Rinami down with another middle kick, then follows up with a corner spinning back kick. Rinami retaliates, and as Sakura charges, Natsuko delivers a shoulder tackle, Natsuko and Rinami do a double body press, and Rinami does a fisherman suplex. Sakura retaliates, and Anno does a fisherman suplex to Rinami in the corner, Sakura does a modified suplex hold and a triangle choke. However, Kamitani breaks it up. Sakura shouts "Get up!" and lands a series of middle kicks on Rinami, who yells "You idiot!" and hits her with a big boot. Kamitani hits Sakura with a corner knee attack and a dropkick. Sakura retaliates, hitting Kamitani with a neckbreaker and a middle kick. Kurei lands a series of dropkicks on Kamitani. Kamiya takes a barrage of elbows and gets back up, counters with a dropkick, declares she's going for the finish and goes for the Star Crusher. Kurei resists, then teams up with Sakura for a dropkick, Anno delivers a neckbreaker, and Kurei delivers a body slam. 10 minutes have passed. Kurei hits Kamiya with a missile kick. Kamiya dodges a corner attack, and H.A.T.E. launches a series of corner attacks, Kamiya hits a swan dive body attack and a fisherman suplex, but Sakura breaks it up. In the ensuing scramble, H.A.T.E. separates Kozuen, and Kamiya prepares for the Star Crusher. Kurei rolls her up but only gets a two count. Kamiya hits a series of double kicks. It looked like she had it, but Kurei kicks out. Kamiya shouts "It's over!" and charges, but Kurei hits her with a spear. 3 minutes remaining. Natsuko and Rina teamed up for a back drop, and Kamitani delivered a whirlwind kick. The referee counted to three, and Kamitani pinned Kurei. After the match, Kurei tried to confront Kamitani, but Kamitani brushed her off and left the ring.
Comments from Saori Anno, Aya Sakura, and Sayaka Kurei
Comments from Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, and Rina
| Single match 15 minutes | ||
| 〇Seira Mei |
6 minutes 22 seconds Reverse Shooting Star |
Himan ● |
Initially, a tag team match was announced between Hinami & Yagami Ranna and Seira Mei & Amasaki Mitsuyoshi. However, Amasaki Mitsuyoshi was absent for several consecutive days due to illness. As a result, it was changed to a singles match between Hinami and Seira. Hinami had not been able to win the Future of Stardom Championship, but this match against High Speed Champion Seira was a great opportunity.
Seira dodged Hinami and tried to throw her into the ropes. Hinami resisted and they both threw each other into the ropes, and Seira countered Hinami's arm whip and pinned her. When Hinami kicked back, Seira extended her hand for a handshake. Hinami kicked her and delivered three consecutive body slams. On the third one, she took plenty of time in the air before throwing her. Seira did not throw her into the ropes and rolled her up for a dropkick. When Hinami kicked back, Seira took her back. Hinami countered again and they exchanged elbows. As Seira charged, Hinami countered with a hip throw, a spear elbow attack, and a neckbreaker. When Seira kicked out, Hinami hit a backbreaker and a reverse Boston crab. Seira escaped, but Hinami pulled her up and charged again. Seira rolled her up, and they exchanged roll-up attempts. Hinami dodged a dropkick and applied a Gedo Clutch, and Seira tried to roll her up, but Hinami rolled her up too. Hinami caught Seira's charge and threw her backwards, then went for a modified rock bottom. Hinami kicked out and, hinting at the finish, went for the Loveka. Seira countered and rolled her up for the three count.
Comment from Mei Hoshirai
Hinami's comment
| 10-person tag team match, 20-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Maika |
13 minutes 45 seconds Glamorous Driver MINA → Single Leg Crab Hold |
Iwatani Mayu |
| 〇Mina Shirakawa | Hazuki | |
| Gina | Cogma | |
| Gassan Kazuka | Hannan | |
| HANAKO | Momo Kogo● | |
Initially, an eight-person tag team match was scheduled between Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Hanan, and Momo Kogo against Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Gina, and Wakana Tsukiyama, but the card was changed due to Mitsuyoshi Amasaki's absence. Koguma joined STARS and HANAKO joined E neXus V, making it a 10-person tag team match with all units fighting together, but Hazuki's mental state is a concern.
Gina steps forward and confronts Iwatani. After a lock-up, Gina takes the match to the ground. Iwatani counters, and they grapple for a neck hold. Once they both stand up, they engage in a stare-down. Iwatani delivers an arm whip followed by a hurricanrana, Gina dodges a high kick, rolls up Iwatani using the ropes and kicks her in the side of the head, then lifts Tsukiyama and drops her on top of Iwatani. Tsukiyama delivers a series of hip butts to Iwatani. Then, STARS rushes in en masse and attacks in coordination, with all five of them delivering a dropkick. Iwatani delivers a soccer ball kick to Tsukiyama. Hanan body slams Tsukiyama. Koguma, Kogo, and Hazuki also continue with body slams. When Tsukiyama retaliates, Hazuki goes for a face lock. Tsukiyama escapes, and as Hazuki charges, HANAKO catches her and body slams her, followed by a cross body from Tsukiyama. Maika delivers a shoulder tackle to Hazuki. Koguma interferes, but HANAKO cuts him off and together with Maika delivers a series of corner attacks and shoulder tackles. Furthermore, Maika delivers a brainbuster to Kogo, HANAKO to Iwatani, and HANAKO delivers a backflip to Hanan. Maika hits a brainbuster to Hazuki, but it's only a two count. Hazuki delivers a corner elbow attack to Maika. Maika catches the Codebreaker and slams her down. Maika pulls Hazuki up, hugs her, pats her back, and encourages her, "Pull yourself together!" Hazuki gets up and charges forward with an elbow. Maika taunts, "More!" "Not yet!" Hazuki lands a series of elbows, but Maika knocks her down with one hit. Hazuki lands more elbows, and Maika taunts, "More!", as they exchange elbows. Koguma interferes, and Hazuki lands a Codebreaker and a senton. Hanan hits Maika with a knee attack and a running elbow smash. Maika retaliates, and Hanan hits a hip throw, and Maika lands a power slam. Shirakawa hits Hanan with an elbow and a neckbreaker. Hanan anticipates the charge and hits a Famouser. Kogo hits Shirakawa with a swan dive missile kick, Iwatani with a thrust kick, and Kogo with a diving body attack. Shirakawa retaliates, and Kogo lands an elbow. Gina slams Shirakawa with a high-speed spinning backbreaker, and HANAKO throws Shirakawa onto Kogo. 10 minutes have passed. Shirakawa attempts a DDT on Kogo. When Kogo countered, Iwatani assisted, calling in Kogo's 619, and STARS went for a combined face crusher. However, EXV broke it up. Iwatani separated them with a dropkick and delivered a tope suicida to the outside. Shirakawa was brought back in, and STARS delivered a combined face crusher. Kogo's neckbreaker was also broken up. Kogo pulled Shirakawa up and went for the Nectar Peach. Shirakawa countered, and together with Gina slammed him to the mat. Shirakawa went for the cover, but Kogo lifted his shoulder. Shirakawa went for the Glamorous Driver, but Kogo rolled him up. STARS tried to combine, but EXV separated them with a lariat, and Maika lifted Kogo up and combined with Shirakawa's dive, and Shirakawa delivered a Glamorous Driver MINA to Kogo. The three count was called, and Shirakawa won. Outside the ring, Maika and Koguma pulled Hazuki's hand and helped him up. As EXV was being declared the winner in the ring, Koguma was holding Hazuki in her arms below the ring. Then, Maika took Hazuki and Koguma's hands from the ring and spoke to them.
Comments from Maika, Shirakawa Mina, Gina, Tsukiyama Waka, and HANAKO
Comments from Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Hanan, and Momo Kogo
| 6-person tag team match, 20-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| 〇Suzuki Suzu |
13 minutes 13 seconds Tequila Shot |
Nakano Tam |
| Starlight Kid | Natsu-poo | |
| AZM | Yuna Mizumori | |
Cosmic Angels' team of Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, and Yuna Mizumori clashed with Neo Genesis' team of Starlight Kid, AZM, and Suzu Suzuki in a six-woman tag team match. Just the day before at the Kaminoyama tournament, Nakano, Natsupoi, and Anno had successfully defended the Artist of Stardom Championship. And in this tournament, Nakano and Suzuki faced off again in a World of Stardom Championship preliminary match. On this tour, champion Nakano pinned challenger Suzuki directly at Hachinohe on September 19, and Suzuki pinned Nakano at Sendai on September 21. And now it's the third round of the preliminary matches. Which of them will gain momentum for the title match in Nagoya on October 5?
Nakano and Suzuki started by dominating their partners, Suzuki delivered an elbow, and Nakano got up with a bridge, which Suzuki also returned with a bridge. Elbows clashed as Suzuki charged, and Nakano delivered a dropkick. Suzuki dodges Nakano's charge and slams in a spear. Kid calls in Neo Genesis, and they attack Nakano in combination. Kid performs a standing moonsault press and a body slam. Kid and AZM stomp on Nakano's face. AZM hits Nakano with a dropkick in the corner. Nakano attempts a back drop on AZM. AZM resists, but Nakano manages to throw him on his second try. Natsupoi performs a diving body attack on AZM. Suzuki interferes and teams up with AZM, but Natsupoi slips through and delivers a dropkick to both of them. AZM counters an attempt at a neckbreaker, dodges a cross body attack, and applies an armlock. AZM hits Natsupoi with a brainbuster. Natsupoi hits Kid with a neckbreaker, an armbar, and an armlock. Kid escapes, and Natsupoi puts his hands on the ropes and kicks him up. Kid delivers a knee crusher and stretch muffler, saying "How dare you do that to me." Kid goes for the Black Tiger Leg Killer, but Natsupoi counters. Kid lands a series of elbows, Natsupoi lands a back kick, Kid lands a dropkick, and Natsupoi lands a throwaway German suplex. Mizumori hits Kid with a corner lariat, a diving shoulder tackle, and a guillotine drop. Kid hits Mizumori with a hurricanrana. Suzuki hits Mizumori with a series of knee attacks from behind, puts him on the ropes and kicks him in the face from under the ring. Mizumori dodges and lands a series of mounted punches on the apron, then charges back into the ring but takes an elbow. Neo Genesis launches a series of corner attacks, but Mizumori lands a shoulder tackle on Suzuki's charge, and Nakano flies to the outside with a plancha. Suzuki is brought back into the ring, and the trio of Cozuen delivers kicks and lariats. Suzuki retaliates, and Mizumori forcefully delivers a back drop and a lariat. Suzuki called in Neo Genesis and launched a spear attack on Mizumori, delivering dropkicks from three directions. Suzuki got behind Kid and combined with a face crusher. However, Nakano made an emergency stop. Nakano and Suzuki grabbed each other's hair, and AZM delivered a right kick. Kid and AZM also sent Natsupoi out of the ring. Mizumori resisted Suzuki's attempt at a tequila shot and delivered a lariat. Suzuki prevented Mizumori from running and delivered a German suplex. Then he hit a tequila shot and the referee counted to three. After the match, Suzuki chased after Kozuen as he left the ring, resulting in a brawl.
Nakano Tamu, Natsupoi, and Mizumori Yuna vs. Suzuki Suzu, Starlight Kid, and AZM Comments
| 8-person tag team match, 30-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Juri |
15 minutes 18 seconds rebirth |
Momo Watanabe |
| 〇 Saki Kashima | wavelet | |
| Yagami Ranna | Tecra | |
| Lady C | Ryue Summer | |
Originally, a six-person tag team match was scheduled between Shuri, Kashima Saki, and Lady C against Watanabe Momo, Thekla, and Konami, but due to the absence of Amasaki Mitsuyoshi, the card was changed. It was changed to an eight-person tag team match between Shuri, Kashima Saki, Lady C, and Yagami Ranna against Watanabe Momo, Thekla, Konami, and Ruanka. This became an all-out showdown between God's Eye and H.A.T.E., and a preliminary match for the Goddess of Stardom Championship between Momo & Thekla and Shuri & Kashima. At the Ueyama event the previous day, the two teams involved did not settle the score, but H.A.T.E. emerged victorious. God's Eye wanted to get revenge and gain momentum for the title change, while Shuri wanted to get closer to her match against Konami, but...
Thekla came out after the other members had been held back, and Shuri went first. The match started with an arm lock exchange, and Shuri applied a headlock. Thekla retaliated with a headlock of her own. Shuri throws Tekla into the ropes, and Tekla jumps over and delivers a dropkick. Shuri dodges and hits a soccer ball kick. Shuri runs to the ropes, and H.A.T.E. pulls her leg, taking the fight outside the ring. Momo brings out the belt and taunts Kashima, "Do you want this? Try and take it, you loser!" and slams it into the audience and the ring post. Tekla brings Shuri back into the ring and hits her with a thrust kick. Ruanka hits Shuri with a series of hair whips followed by a shoulder tackle, and Konami hits Shuri with a series of middle kicks, then holds her to the ropes and applies a chin lock. When Shuri kicks out, Konami kicks her in the face. Shuri goes in with an elbow, and Konami retaliates. Konami hits a series of punches and charges, but Shuri dodges and hits a German suplex. Lady enters the ring, but Ruanka interferes by pulling her hair from behind. However, Lady applies a cobra twist to both of them. Kashima and Yagami also use submission holds to prevent the breakup. Lady hits Konami with a neckbreaker. Konami retaliates, and Lady attempts a chokeslam. Konami counters with a Manji-gatame and a dropkick. Thekla hits Lady with a diving body attack and a back kick. Lady hits a big boot and a shoulder tackle. Shuri hits Thekla with a dropkick and a front neck chancery. Thekla retaliates, and Shuri applies a sleeper hold, but HATE breaks it up. Shuri and Thekla exchange elbows. Shuri hits a Codebreaker and a knee attack. As she climbs to the corner, Momo interferes, and Thekla hits a superplex spider German suplex. 10 minutes have passed. Shuri dodges Thekla's foot stomp and hits a Codebreaker. Shuri hits a high kick, and Thekla hits a spear. Kashima hits Momo with a series of elbows, dodges a kick and lands an elbow, then hits a hurricanrana from the corner. As Momo dodges Kashima's charge, H.A.T.E. delivers a spear attack, and Momo attempts a Soumatou, Chicken Wing Facelock, and B Driver. Kashima counters, but Momo lands a PK. Shuri interferes with Momo, and Lady slams her to the mat. Yagami throws Kashima into the pin, but it's broken up. Kashima pulls her up and exchanges kicks with Momo. Momo attempts a Peach Sunrise after a high kick. Kashima counters, but Konami interferes with a high kick. In the ensuing scuffle, Momo and Thekla team up, but Shuri interferes, and Kashima attempts a comeback on Momo. Momo counters with a B Driver. Kashima kicks out, and Momo attempts a Peach Sunrise. Kashima endures, and Shuri lands a high kick, allowing Kashima to make a comeback. Momo can't kick out, and Kashima gets the three count. After the match, Thekla shows off the two Goddess belts to Shuri and Kashima before leaving.
Shuri: "Saki got the three count! Thank you, Saki. Are you okay? Can you talk? Can you talk?"
Kashima: "Thank you so much for helping me out, Shuri. I did get the three count today. But that doesn't mean I've won the belt, Shuri. I'm not satisfied with this. I don't even think I've won. Let's win at Korakuen Hall (on September 28th), wear the Goddess belts, and come back here to Niigata."
Shuri: "We will definitely both wear the Goddess belts and come back to Niigata, so please cheer us on! Now, can I end with the God's Eye for the first time in a while? Don't lose to yourself, surpass your limits, God's Eye!"
Comments from God's Eye:
Shuri: "At the Niigata tournament, in the final preliminary match for Goddess, Saki won for us! Thank you."
Kashima: "Shuri, it's too early to say thank you. I'm not happy with this. Because it's meaningless unless we win the main event and take the belt. We've helped each other a lot, and Shuri helped me a lot today, so when Shuri is in trouble I'll come to her aid, and we'll help each other and take the Goddess belt."
Shuri: "When Saki is in trouble I will definitely protect her. The two of us will definitely wear the Goddess belt at Korakuen Hall on the 28th, so please watch us."
Comments from Akari, Saki Kashima, Lady C, and Ranna Yagami