"STARDOM in TAKASAKI 2024"
December 14, 2024 (Saturday)
G Messe Gunma Exhibition Hall A (Takasaki City, Gunma) (Attendance: 409 people)
| Tag match 20 minutes 1 match | ||
| Nakano Tam |
13 minutes 12 seconds Star Crusher → Single Crab Hold |
Saya Kamitani |
| ●Kurei Sayaka | It's Fukigen★ | |
Cosmic Angels' Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurei will clash with H.A.T.E.'s Saya Kamitani & Fukigen Desu★ in a tag team match. Nakano and Kamitani, who have a World of Stardom Championship match scheduled, will have a preliminary match leading up to the match at Ryogoku on December 29th. The two are also scheduled to face each other at the Saku tournament the following day, making it two consecutive days of preliminary matches. In their preliminary match at Hamamatsu on December 8th, Kamitani pinned Nakano directly, but... Nakano's partner is Kurei, with whom she also teamed up in the tag league tournament. Given the history between Kamitani and Kurei, this tag team match is one to watch.
Nakano and Kamitani glare at each other and head to the center of the ring. Fukigen intervenes, and Kurei stands in front of Fukigen. The match starts with Kurei and Fukigen. They pretend to lock up, but Fukigen strikes a "Desu!" pose. Kurei attacks and throws her into the ropes, but Fukigen strikes a smoking pose. Kurei sternly instructs Fukigen, "No smoking!" An enraged Fukigen attacks, but Kamiya kicks him from behind. Kamiya enters the ring and delivers a hair whip followed by a sleeper hold. Nakanoda tries to break it up, but Kamiya throws him out of the ring. Kamiya holds Kurei to the ropes and attacks with Fukigen. Kamiya delivers a heel drop to Kurei on the apron. Fukigen pinches Kurei's nose and chops her. He ties up her hair and slams her into the corner before handing her over to Kamiya. Kamiya corners Kurei and stomps on her face. Fukigen hits Kurei with a sports newspaper. Kurei dodges and delivers a dropkick. Nakano tags in and delivers a diving body attack to Fukigen, exchanging elbows with Kamiya who is waiting in the wings. Kamiya enters the ring and teams up with Fukigen. Nakano dodges and delivers a dropkick to both of them. Nakano takes Fukigen's back, saying "It's been a while." Fukigen counters, poking Nakano's eye and feigning a brainbuster before rolling him up. Nakano dodges Kamiya's dive, but Kamiya lands a big boot. Nakano retaliates, and Kamiya kicks him in the face. Nakano anticipates Kamiya's charge and charges in, but Kamiya counters with a dropkick. Kamiya climbs to the corner, and Nakano follows, exchanging elbows. Kamiya knocks Nakano down with an elbow. Nakano climbs back up and lands a series of elbows and a high kick. As Kamiya falls to the outside, Nakano performs a plancha. Kamiya shouts "Not a chance!" and slams Nakano's face into the apron, then throws a chair at him. Nakano catches the chair and lands a dropkick. They exchange elbows at ringside. They return to the ring still tangled, and Nakano lands a series of elbows. As Kamiya collapses, Nakano slaps him. As Nakano charges, Kamiya delivers a knee kick. Spin kicks clash, and Kamiya lands a back drop, but Nakano lands on his feet and hits a German suplex for a two count. As Nakano charges, Kamiya delivers a spin kick. Both wrestlers are down for 10 minutes. Kurei hits Kamiya with a series of dropkicks and a body slam. Kamiya kicks out, and Kurei applies a sleeper hold. Fukigen intervenes. Kamiya dodges Kurei's charge and attacks with Fukigen in the corner. Kamiya hits Kurei with a double kick, but Nakano interferes. Nakano and Kamiya exchange elbows, and Nakano delivers a spin kick, giving instructions to Kurei. Kurei hits a missile kick for a two count. Kurei throws a spear at Kamiya, but Kamiya jumps to dodge and hits a suplex to the rear. Kurei kicks out, and Kamiya declares he's going for the finish and attempts a star crusher. Kurei rolls him up for a two count. Kurei attempts to land a spear, but Fukigen interferes. Nakano and Kurei try to team up, but Kamiya and Fukigen separate them. Kamiya hits Kurei with a Star Crusher and gets the three count.
Kamiya: "You know, you really piss me off. You're always talking about the past me. Are you even looking at the present me? Don't just stand there blankly! Well, at least entertain me as much as you can until we reach Ryogoku. (Turning to Kyurei) Kyurei, you're performing at Future on the 24th, good luck!"
"I'm in a bad mood!"
Comments from Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurei
| 6-man tag match, 20 minutes, 1 match | ||
| Hannan |
10 minutes 29 seconds 619 DDT → Single Leg Crab Hold |
Mei Hoshirai |
| Iida Saya | Suzuki Suzu | |
| 〇Kogo peach | Amasaki Mitsuyu | |
STARS' team of Hanan, Iida Saya, and Kogo Momo faced Neo Genesis' team of Seira Mei, Suzuki Suzu, and Amasaki Mitsuyoshi in a six-person tag team match. For Hanan and Iida, who won the Goddess of Stardom Tag League, this was their first match since winning, and they wanted to maintain their momentum in order to capture the Goddess Championship. The match
started with Iida and Suzuki as the starters. After a lock-up, Iida applied a headlock. Suzuki pretended to throw Iida into the ropes and grabbed her hair, but Iida delivered a chop. Muttering "Ouch," Suzuki initiated an exchange of chops. Both stood with their hands clasped behind their backs to receive each other's chops. Suzuki dodged and delivered an elbow, but Iida countered with a reverse chop. Seira entered the ring and teamed up with Suzuki for a series of dropkicks. Suzuki placed Iida on the third rope and kicked her in the face from under the ring. Tensaki attempts a dropkick and a DDT on Iida, but Iida dodges and counters with a shoulder tackle. Kogo delivers a series of body slams to Tensaki. Hanan hits Tensaki in the back with a knee attack, a dropkick, and a sleeper hold. Tensaki lands a series of elbows, to which Hanan taunts, "Come on, give it more!" Hanan knocks Tensaki down with one hit, but Tensaki reads Hanan's movements and lands a DDT. Seira hits Hanan with a lariat, but Kogo cuts off the charge. Hanan and Kogo both deliver clotheslines. Seira dodges and they both hit a dropkick. Hanan retaliates, and as Seira charges, Hanan and Iida hit her with a jumping chop and a back elbow from both sides. Hanan and Seira exchange elbows. Seira retaliates against Hanan's taunts. Hanan lands an elbow and a dropkick. Kogo delivers a corner dropkick to Seira. Kogo and Seira exchanged kicks, and Kogo landed a dropkick. Kogo also landed a 619, but Seira countered. NeoGene interfered, launching a series of attacks and dropkicks from three directions. Seira hit Kogo with a brainbuster. Seira and Suzuki attempted to combine, but Hanan prevented it, and Kogo hit Suzuki with a thrust kick. STARS captured Seira and delivered a combined face crusher. Kogo hit Seira with a neckbreaker. Seira countered, and Kogo declared she was going for the finish and went for the Nectar Peach. Seira countered, but Kogo countered again. STARS also interrupted Seira's Shooting Star. 10 minutes had passed. Kogo landed a thrust kick, and Seira hit a dropkick. Iida stopped Seira with a lariat, and Kogo delivered a swing DDT. Kogo pinned her for the three count. After the match, Kogo's eyes were fixed on Seira's belt. Seira left the ring, proudly displaying the belt.
STARS Comments
NEO GENESIS Comment
| Tag match 20 minutes 1 match | ||
| Anno Saori |
11 minutes 6 seconds Modified triangle choke |
Yagami Ranna● |
| 〇Sakura Aya | Lady C | |
Cosmic Angels' Saori Anno & Aya Sakura faced God's Eye's Lady C & Ranna Yagami in a tag team match. Will Anno lead the new generation of wrestling alongside Sakura, Lady, and Yagami?
Sakura and Yagami started the match. They grappled on the ground, vying for neck and back holds. When they stood up, they grabbed each other's arms, and Yagami dodged Sakura's dropkick and delivered a dropkick of her own. Yagami and Lady teamed up and attacked Sakura in combination, pinning her with dropkicks. When Sakura retaliated, Yagami delivered an armbreaker and an elbow drop. Lady hit Sakura with a series of chops and a shoulder tackle. When Sakura retaliated, Lady delivered a series of high body slams. Sakura landed a series of elbows, but Lady taunted her with "Come on!" and knocked her down with one hit. Lady helped Sakura up and attempted a lariat, but Sakura dodged it and delivered a dropkick. Anno delivered a dropkick to Lady. Yagami entered the ring and teamed up with Lady. Annou dodges the impaling attack and delivers a missile kick to both of them. Lady stops Annou and performs a giant swing 10 times, followed by a big boot. Annou retaliates, dodges Lady's charge, and slams her down with a fisherman suplex. Sakura offers to tag in and delivers a dropkick to Lady. Lady delivers a big boot. Yagami delivers a dropkick and a soccer ball kick to Sakura. Sakura lands a middle kick, and Yagami retaliates with a middle kick exchange. Sakura kicks Yagami down and charges, but Yagami counters with a middle kick and an armbar. Sakura escapes, and Yagami kicks the ropes up and charges. Sakura dodges and delivers a dropkick, with Annou providing support with a big boot. Sakura and Annou perform a heel drop in a duel. Yagami retaliates, and Sakura applies a triangle choke. Yagami escapes and applies an armlock. Annou breaks it up. Yagami and Lady attempt a combined attack, but Annou breaks it up in time. 10 minutes have passed. Yagami lands a Zero Fighter Kick, but only gets a two count. Yagami signals her finish, but Sakura dodges her kick and rolls her up. Yagami counters, dodging a middle kick and landing a high kick. As Yagami charges, Sakura jumps on her and applies a modified triangle choke. Yagami gives up, and Sakura wins.
Sakura Aya's comment
Saori Anno's comment
Comments from Ranna Yagami and Lady C
| 6-man tag match, 20 minutes, 1 match | ||
| Iwatani Mayu |
13 minutes 29 seconds Modified Jackhammer → Single Leg Crab Hold |
Juri |
| Cogma | Kashima Saki | |
| ● Hamabe Matoi | Himan〇 | |
STARS' Mayu Iwatani & Koguma are joined by newcomer Hamabe to face God's Eye's Shuri, Saki Kashima & Hinami. Can Iwatani and Koguma lead Hamabe and secure the victory?
Koguma is looking for people who want to play the bear. Shuri is pushed out by Kashima, but retreats while keeping an eye on Koguma. Hamabe steps forward saying, "I'll go," to which Kashima replies, "Come at me from anywhere." As the match begins, Kashima extends her hand for a handshake. She requests a call and looks to the audience, then Hamabe delivers a dropkick. Kashima attacks while complaining, "That's unfair!" and "What kind of training did you give her!", and as Hamabe charges in, Kashima entrusts her to Shuri, saying, "Please." Shuri gives Hamabe a baptism of fire with a series of soccer ball kicks. Hinami delivers a series of body slams to Hamabe. Kashima body slams Hamabe onto the beach, taunting her with "What's wrong, Matoi? Come on!" before handing her over to Shuri. Shuri corners Hamabe and delivers a running knee strike. When Hamabe retaliates, Shuri stands firm and takes a barrage of elbows. Shuri replies with a series of knee strikes, saying "Is that all you've got!". Hamabe is thrown into the corner and delivers a dropkick to Shuri. Iwatani delivers a dropkick to Shuri. Hinami interferes, but Shuri and Hinami arm whip both of them together. Kashima interferes, but Iwatani corners all three of them against the ropes and engages in a dropkick duel with Koguma. Iwatani delivers a dropkick to Shuri. Koguma delivers a diving body attack to Shuri. When Shuri retaliates, Koguma applies a sleeper hold. Koguma dodges Shuri and strikes a bear pose. Shuri charges at her saying "I won't do it!", but Koguma catches her and forces her into the pose. Shuri replies "I won't do the bear pose!" with a middle kick. Hinami delivers a series of dropkicks to Koguma. Before Hinami could do the bear pose, she attacked but was hit with a Gun Stun. Hamabe offered to tag in and delivered a series of dropkicks to Hinami. Hamabe dodged Hinami's dropkick and delivered a dropkick of her own. When Hinami retaliated, Hamabe announced and went for a body slam. Hinami countered and delivered a body slam of her own, followed by a reverse Boston crab. Hamabe escaped and delivered a series of elbows, to which Hinami taunted, "Come on, give it more!" and retaliated with a series of elbows of her own. When Hinami threw Hamabe into the corner, Iwatani and Koguma teamed up and slammed her into it. Hamabe delivered a dropkick, Iwatani and Koguma delivered a double dropkick, and Hamabe delivered a body slam. When Hinami retaliated, Hamabe went for a shoulder throw. Hinami resisted, and Shuri and Kashima interfered to help, and Hinami slammed Hamabe with an STO but it was broken up. Hinami declared she was going for the finish and went for a Jackhammer on Hamabe. Iwatani made a move with a thrust kick, and Hamabe went for a shoulder throw. Hinami countered and landed a series of mounted punches on Hamabe, who then attempted a hip throw. Hamabe countered, and Hinami declared she was going for the finish and went for a Jackhammer. Hamabe attempted several roll-ups, but Hinami kept countering. Hinami landed a modified Jackhammer, but Hamabe's shoulders rose. Hinami declared she was going for the finish and went for another modified Jackhammer. The referee counted to three, and Hinami won.
God's Eye comment
Comments from Mayu Iwatani, Koguma, and Matoi Hamabe
| Tag match 20 minutes 1 match | ||
| Natsu-poo |
5 minutes 59 seconds black tiger leg killing |
Starlight Kid |
| ●Yuna Mizumori | AZM | |
Cosmic Angels' Natsupoi & Mizumori Yuna teamed up against Neo Genesis' AZM & Starlight Kid in a tag team match. This was a preliminary bout for Natsupoi and Kid, who will compete for the Wonder of Stardom Championship at Ryogoku on December 29th. The two teams are also scheduled to face each other in a six-person tag team match at the Saku event the following day. Two preliminary bouts in a row. Which team will take the lead in the big match?
Natsupoi and Kid glared at each other, when Mizumori stepped in and called out, "Former High Speed Champion, come out!" They were all retorted that they were all champions, but AZM came out and the match began. Mizumori and AZM locked up and engaged in a rope-work exchange. Mizumori delivered an arm whip followed by a dropkick. AZM dodged it, and Mizumori dodged a PK and they exchanged roll-up attempts. Natsupoi interfered and delivered a dropkick to AZM, Mizumori delivered a shoulder tackle, and they both delivered a dropkick to AZM's back. Mizumori calls out to Natsupoi and they team up, attempting a combined body press, but Kid thwarts it with a dropkick from behind. Kid stomps on Mizumori repeatedly in his corner, and together with AZM, stomps on his face. Kid hits Mizumori with a knee crusher, throws Natsupoi who is waiting on the sidelines, and then performs a standing moonsault and knee lock on Mizumori's knee. AZM corners Mizumori and hits him with a running dropkick. Mizumori kicks out and exchanges elbows with AZM. Mizumori hits AZM with a flying shoulder tackle as he charges. Natsupoi hits AZM with a neckbreaker. Kid interferes, but Natsupoi whips him with an arm whip and drops on both of them. Natsupoi attempts a diving body attack, but AZM dodges and hits him with a brainbuster. Natsupoi kicks out, and AZM and Kid use the ropes to confuse him before hitting him with a double dropkick. When Kid helps Natsupoi up, Natsupoi lands the first elbow. Kid retaliates, and Natsupoi fights back. Kid taunts, "Come on," and they exchange elbows. Kid lands a chop, but Natsupoi counters with an armbar, kicks up his arm, and an armbreaker, taunting, "What's wrong, Kid!" Natsupoi goes for a diving body attack from the corner, followed by an armbar and then an armlock. However, AZM breaks it up. Mizumori and Natsupoi team up. Kid dodges and hits them both with a hurricanrana. AZM hits them both with missile kicks. Kid attempts a fisherman suplex on Natsupoi. Natsupoi counters and charges, but Kid stops him and lands the fisherman suplex. Natsupoi dodges Kid's charge and hits a German suplex, and Kid hits him with a double knee to the back. Natsupoi hits another German suplex. Both men are down. Mizumori prevented Kid from tagging in and delivered a diving shoulder tackle from the opponent's corner, followed by three consecutive guillotine drops. When Kid kicked out, Mizumori hit a lariat. Kid dodged it and AZM assisted, and Kid delivered a leg breaker over the ropes. Kid and AZM teamed up, but Natsupoi interfered and delivered a double dropkick with Mizumori. Natsupoi and Mizumori climbed onto the corner. However, Kid and AZM arm-whip Natsupoi and Mizumori, respectively, and then performed a dive from the corner in a coordinated attack. When Mizumori kicked out, Kid hit a stretch muffler. Mizumori countered, and they exchanged roll-up attempts. Mizumori went for a Supergirl, but AZM made an emergency stop. Natsupoi and Mizumori teamed up. Mizumori lifted Natsupoi up and delivered a thrust kick, and Mizumori hit a hurricanrider. Kid kicked out and 15 minutes had passed. Kid dodged Mizumori's charge and faked a hurricanrana before hitting a stretch muffler. AZM blocked Natsupoi's cut. Kid transitioned into the Black Tiger Leg Kill. Mizumori gave up, and Kid won.
Starlight Kid & AZM comments
Natsupoi & Mizumori Yuna's comments
| 8-person tag team match, 30-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| Maika |
13 minutes 45 seconds JP Coaster → Single Leg Crab Hold |
Tora Natsuko |
| Gassan Kazuka | Watanabe Momo | |
| 〇HANAKO | wavelet | |
| Rice | Rinnan● | |
EXV's team of Maika, Tsukiyama Waka, HANAKO, and Rian faced off against H.A.T.E.'s team of Tora Natsuko, Watanabe Momo, Konami, and Rina in an all-out 8-person tag team match. EXV's Maika and HANAKO were runners-up in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, defeating Natsuko and Ruanka in the final tournament. The match was decided to be a one-on-one battle between Maika and Natsuko, a preliminary bout leading up to the December 29 Ryogoku showdown.
Without waiting for the gong, Maika shouted "Let's go!" and EXV charged at HATE, resulting in a brawl outside the ring. Outside the ring, H.A.T.E. turned the tables. Momo brought Rian back into the ring, and all of H.A.T.E. delivered a series of stomps. Momo then pinned Rian to the ropes and H.A.T.E. attacked. Momo hits Rian with a body slam and covers her with one leg. Rian kicks back and comes forward, but Momo stands firm. Momo kicks a soccer ball kick and then a penalty kick. Rian dodges it and Maika interferes. However, all of H.A.T.E. break up the pin, and Natsuko hits Rian with an iron pipe. Momo shouts, "I'll finish this!" and gets into position for a heartless driver. Rian counters and Maika assists. Rian tries to tag out but Natsuko throws Maika out of the ring. Tsukiyama enters and hits Momo with a dropkick and a hip attack. Tsukiyama hits Momo and Konami with a series of hip attacks. Momo kicks back and hits Tsukiyama with a soccer ball kick and a penalty kick. Natsuko hits Tsukiyama with a shoulder tackle and calls in Maika. Maika enters and hits a series of elbows, dodges a senton and hits a series of corner lariats. Natsuko retaliates and corners Maika for a cannonball. When Maika retaliates, Natsuko heads to the corner. Maika catches up and attempts a superplex. Konami breaks up the hold and drops Maika, allowing Natsuko to perform a diving body press. Maika retaliates, and she and Natsuko exchange elbows. Maika throws a counter punch, but Natsuko counters with a steel pipe and a lariat. Rinami hits Maika with a big boot. Maika then powerslams Rinami. HANAKO delivers a series of shoulder tackles and a knee drop to Rinami. When Rinami retaliates, HANAKO applies a reverse Boston crab. Rinami escapes and yells, "Don't mess with me!" as she slams the back of HANAKO's head into the mat. Maika comes to her aid and teams up with HANAKO. However, Natsuko pulls Maika's leg from under the ring, allowing Rinami to apply a figure-four leglock to HANAKO. HANAKO corners Rinami. Rinami dodges the charge and H.A.T.E. delivers a series of impaling attacks, and Rinami lands a diving double knee drop. However, HANAKO raises her shoulder. Rinami goes for a Hydrangea, but Tsukiyama interferes. Maika teams up with HANAKO and lifts Rinami up. Rinami counters and Natsuko delivers a cross body to both of them. Natsuko and Rinami deliver a back drop to HANAKO. Rinami tries to pin her, but HANAKO breaks free. Rinami goes for a diving double knee drop, but HANAKO dodges and Tsukiyama lands a missile kick, and HANAKO lands a brainbuster. Rinami kicks out, and HANAKO goes for a Shirasagi. However, Momo interferes. HANAKO pulls Rinami up and puts her in an Argentine backbreaker. Rina countered and pinned her opponent with a jackknife pin. HANAKO retaliated with a big boot, and Rina followed up with a hip throw. Tsukiyama blocked Rina's dash, and HANAKO slammed Tsukiyama into Rina. HANAKO then hit Rina with a JP Coaster. The referee counted to three and HANAKO pinned Rina. Outside the ring, Natsuko and Maika were fighting. Maika landed a headbutt, and then she and Natsuko glared at each other. Natsuko left the ring alone.
HANAKO: "Hey, I got a three-count on Rinami! Thanks Tsukiyama too. We won today thanks to you. We were in different tag leagues, but I think we've both grown quite a bit, haven't we? Rinami, let me challenge for that NEW BLOOD Tag Team title!"
Rinami: "Hey, today, today, I lost. But you know, no matter how many times you have a title match, the result won't change. I'm going to defend this belt no matter what. But I can't end it like this either, so I'm going to do it!"
Tsukiyama: "I'm not saying next year, I'm going to go for that belt sometime this year! That's okay, right?"
Tsukiyama tries to confirm with President Okada
Rinami: "I'm not the president, so if I say I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it, you idiot!"
Rinami leaves the ring
HANAKO: "So, we'll be coming back to Gunma with the NEW BLOOD Tag Team belts, so please wait for us. To a world beyond imagination, E neXus V is here!"
E neXus VComment
Tsukiyama: "Today, at the Gunma Takasaki tournament, E neXus V, we won the main event! As HANAKO said on the mic, we want to win the NEW BLOOD Tag Team belts before the end of the year. So, there's NEW BLOOD on December 26th, and if the match hasn't been decided yet, I'm thinking we might do it there. But, I can't just decide on my own, so I'm waiting for the president's reply."
HANAKO: "Today, I was able to beat Rina thanks to Tsukiyama. We competed in separate tag leagues and had a break from tag, but even so, I think the fact that we were able to win today shows the strength of our tag team, so we will definitely win the NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championship."
Tsukiyama: "Let's do our best again tomorrow."
HANAKO: "Yes."
Maika's comment
Maika: "How many times are you going to use the same trick? How many times do you have to do the same thing before you're satisfied?! Hey. I'm going to make sure you expose how you laid a hand on my precious friend. No matter what tricks you use, E neXus V won today. Hey. Fine, I'll stand on your turf or whatever, and I'll always be there to knock you down!"
Comment by Natsuko Tora
"I bet she's starting to regret picking a fight with me. It'll be interesting to see if she can maintain that feeling until Ryogoku."