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June 26, 2018 / June 26, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Before the wrestling Stardom held a Janken tournament which is well worth watching if you are a Stardom fan. Nao Yamaguchi vs. Hanan vs. Leo Onozaki This was pretty messy with Nao botching several times. Hanan pinned Nao Yamaguchi for the win. 1.5/5 Starlight Kid vs. Ruaka (Future of Stardom Title) A nice, solid match […]
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June 2, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Kaori Yoneyama vs. Hanan vs. Leo Onozaki Another standard opener. Leo looked confident and fairly smooth. Kaori Yoneyama got the win with a double pin. 2/5 STARS (Mari Apache, Natsumi & Ruaka) vs. Oedo Tai (Sumire Natsu, Nao Yamaguchi & Session Moth Martina) This was fun but fairly basic. I liked Mari stealing Martina’s beer […]
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Ring of Honor have announced that Mayu Iwatani will be joining Hana Kimura, Hazuki & Kagetsu in Ring of Honor on June 29th & 30th. JUST ANNOUNCED: @we_are_stardom‘s @MayuIwatani returns to @Women_of_Honor! Go in depth: https://t.co/xSvHVfGoGn Fri June 29 #ROHBITW in #ROHBaltimore Tix: https://t.co/l7s3rREu4X Sat June 30 #ROHFairfax (TV) Tix: https://t.co/gdCHW3qAX0 pic.twitter.com/Sap0NGFUc1 — ROH Wrestling […]
May 31, 2018 / May 31, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
The next three shows are all produced by one of the three Stardom factions. This show was produced by Oedo Tai and opened with a dance battle which was great fun and well worth watching! Nao Yamaguchi vs. Natsumi vs. Leo Onozaki This is the first time the rookies have been alone in the ring […]
May 30, 2018 by Sam | 2 Comments on Review: Stardom – 2018.04.30 – Cinderella Tournament
Mari Apache, Starlight Kid, Hanan, Nao Yamaguchi & Natsumi vs. Natsuko Tora, Shiki Shibusawa, AZM, Ruaka & Leo Onozaki Firstly it’s very disappointing that the likes of Natsuko Tora are not in the Cinderella Tournament itself. Natsuko has been an incredibly reliable performer over the last year and has been improving steadily, she deserved better […]
May 29, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Ruaka vs. Nao Yamaguchi vs. AZM This was a little messy, but fun. Nao is already really excelling in her character work and this was probably her best showing of her wrestling skills, even if she is currently very green. Nao left the ring early and sat on a member of the crowd as AZM […]
May 24, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Ruaka vs. Leo Onozaki This was fine but probably a couple of minutes too long. There were a couple of small botches but nothing major. Leo showed good strength to body slam Ruaka. Ruaka pinned Leo Onozaki with a bridged fisherman’s suplex. 2/5 Oedo Tai (Nao Yamaguchi & Natsu Sumire) vs. Shiki Shibusawa & Candy […]
May 15, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Hanan vs. Leo Onozaki vs. Nao Yamaguchi A fairly decent, fast-paced opener. Leo looks like she could have a lot potential and Nao looked solid and had character. Hanan pinned Nao Yamaguchi for the win. 2/5 Candy Floss vs. Shiki Shibusawa This was a promising first match in Stardom for Candy Floss. She was instantly […]
May 14, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Hanan, Natsumi & Starlight Kid vs. Leo Onozaki, Nao Yamaguchi & Ruaka A fairly standard opener but featuring all of the rookies that debuted during March. It was pretty messy at times but there was nothing too bad. Starlight Kid pinned Nao Yamaguchi for the win. 1.75/5 Saki Kashima vs. Natsu Sumire vs. Shiki Shibusawa […]
April 30, 2018 / May 1, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Nao Yamaguchi & Ruaka vs. Leo Onozaki & Hanan This was very short but was fine. Both rookies did well again but there was nothing really of note in terms of offence. Ruaka pinned Leo Onozaki with a bridged fisherman’s suplex. 2/5 Queen’s Quest (HZK & AZM) vs. Kaori Yoneyama & Keneisha Moon vs. Xia […]
April 23, 2018 / April 23, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Momo Watanabe vs. Nao Yamaguchi This was quite a surprise. Whilst Nao still didn’t show much offence in this match, she did show a lot of character and strength as she took a lot of stiff punishment from Momo. Momo deserves a lot of credit for making the match compelling as she really delivered in […]
April 22, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Nao Yamaguchi vs. Hiromi Mimura This was Nao’s second match and she didn’t really offer anything more than the first, with very little offence and nothing really of note. She did at least look very comfortable and nothing went wrong, it just wasn’t much of a match at all. Hiromi Mimura pinned Nao Yamaguchi after […]
April 18, 2018 / April 18, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Starlight Kid vs. Hanan (Future of Stardom Tournament) The first match in a tournament to crown the inaugural Future of Stardom champion. The tournament is for anyone under the age of 20 and/or those with less than two years experience. This was a solid first match with Hanan showing good speed and confidence and worked […]
April 17, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Natsuko Tora vs. Ruaka A very standard opener in terms of the moves used but the pace was good and it was well worked. Natsuko Tora pinned Ruaka for the win. 2/5 Hanan vs. Kaori Yoneyama vs. Shiki Shibusawa A fairly decent comedy match. There wasn’t much quality wrestling but a couple of the spots […]
April 17, 2018 / April 17, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Tam Nakano vs. Starlight Kid vs. Shiki Shibusawa There were a couple of nice moments from Starlight Kid but this was a pretty standard opener in all. There was also a couple of spots where people were just standing waiting to get hit which didn’t look good. Tam Nakano pinned Starlight Kid after a spinning […]
April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Ruaka, Hanan & Shiki Shibusawa vs. Konami & Kaori Yoneyama Another fairly standard opener. The pace was good but there was little to separate it from the dozens of other similar openers. Konami pinned Hanan for the win. 2/5 Xia Brookside & Starlight Kid vs. Team Jungle (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora) vs. Miranda & Nicole […]
April 2, 2018 / April 2, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Miranda & Hanan vs. Ruaka & Kaori Yoneyama A pretty good opener. Hanan has started to add new moves to her repertoire as she showed off some new throws against Kaori Yoneyama. Ruaka just about hit a blockbuster suplex on Miranda. The rest of the match was fairly standard. Miranda submitted Ruaka for the win. […]
February 27, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Queen’s Quest (AZM, HZK & Momo Watanabe) vs. Miranda, Xia Brookside & Starlight Kid This was the best Stardom opener in recent memory. Again AZM & Starlight Kid stole the show with their awesome fast-paced offence and great chemistry. They are fast-becoming one of the highlights of every Stardom show. Everyone in this match looked […]
February 10, 2018 / February 10, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Hanan & Xia Brookside vs. Ruaka & Kaori Yoneyama A very standard opener with nothing really notable. Kaori Yoneyama pinned Hanan for the win. 1.75/5 Shiki Shibusawa & Starlight Kid vs. AZM & Momo Watanabe AZM & Starlight Kid were incredible in this. They had a fantastic exchange to start the match and were great […]
February 1, 2018 / February 1, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Hanan, Starlight Kid & Shiki Shibusawa vs. Hiromi Mimura, Konami & Ruaka A fun, high-energy opener. Konami hit a couple of great kicks and everyone else worked well. Starlight Kid pinned Ruaka for the win. 2.25/5 Jungle Kyona, Natsuko Tora & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Nicole Savoy, Miranda & Xia Brookside This was also fast-paced and […]
January 6, 2018 / January 6, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Starlight Kid & Natsuko Tora vs. Kaori Yoneyama & Ruaka This was very good quality for an opener. While you could argue that most of the participants in this match deserve to be much higher on the card it was still entertaining. Starlight Kid pinned Ruaka after a beautiful reverse frog splash. 2.25/5 Hanan vs. […]
October 6, 2017 / October 6, 2017 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Natsuko Tora vs. Starlight Kid vs. AZM A fun opener from three of Stardom’s brightest stars of the future. It was fast-paced, well executed and only had a couple of minor mistakes. AZM pinned Starlight Kid for the win. 2.5/5 Shiki Shibusawa & Konami vs. Xia Brookside & Mandy Leon A very simple but okay […]
October 4, 2017 / October 6, 2017 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Starlight Kid & Shiki Shibusawa vs. Natsuko Tora & Konami Not a great opener but at least it gave some valuable ring time to the less experienced wrestlers. There was quite a lot of hesitation and small mistakes, though nothing too bad. Konami pinned Shiki Shibusawa for the win. 1.75/5 Kris Wolf & Tam Nakano […]
September 27, 2017 / October 4, 2017 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Natsuko Tora, Starlight Kid & Ruaka vs. Mari Apache, AZM & Shiki Shibusawa If you have seen any of the 5 Star GP openers featuring these six then you’ll know what to expect. A lot of the same spots though it was performed at a good pace and pretty much everything looked smooth. Mari Apache […]
