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May 14, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Ruaka & Leo Onozaki vs. Hanan & Nao Yamaguchi A very basic and short match. I thought Hanan’s and Ruaka’s forearms looked a lot better but other than that there was nothing noteworthy. Ruaka pinned Nao Yamaguchi after a Fisherman’s Suplex. 1.75/5 Konami vs. Xia Brookside This was Xia’s last match of her current tour […]
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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 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Natsuko Tora vs. Kaori Yoneyama vs. Starlight Kid A disappointing opener considering all three of these wrestlers are very capable. It felt rushed and uncoordinated and there was no selling at all. Natsuko Tora pinned Starlight Kid for the win. 1.75/5 Tam Nakano & Shiki Shibusawa vs. Oedo Tai (Hana Kimura & Sumire Natsu) This […]
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 30, 2018 / January 30, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Miranda vs. Hanan vs. Ruaka Solid opener that maybe went a couple of minutes too long. Miranda looked fairly good and was able to show more of her personality. Hanan and Ruaka both continued their solid, but basic, work that they have been doing over the last few months. Ruaka pinned Hanan for the win. […]
Momo Watanabe vs. Shiki Shibusawa A fairly decent opener. Momo hit hard throughout and Shiki did fine. Momo Watanabe pinned Shiki Shibusawa. 2/5 Kay Lee Ray & Xia Brookside vs. Konami & Mari Apache Another decent match. Mari Apache and Kay Lee Ray had a couple of really nice exchanges and Xia and Konami both […]
January 16, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Konami & Hiromi Mimura vs. Shiki Shibusawa & Mari Apache A much better opening match than the last show. Mari Apache & Konami stood out in particular with Konami using a wide variety of kicks and Mari Apache using most of her signature offence including a beautiful swanton. Konami submitted Shiki Shibusawa for the win. […]
January 13, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Kaori Yoneyama & Shiki Shibusawa vs. Hiromi Mimura & Konami A pretty poor opener, especially considering that three of the four participants were vastly more experienced than the typical Stardom openers. There was nothing really notable at all in terms of offence and the whole match just felt a little messy. Hiromi Mimura pinned Shiki […]
January 9, 2018 / January 10, 2018 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Ruaka vs. Shiki Shibusawa vs. Hanan A fun but pretty basic opener for 2018. There were a couple of nicely worked comedy spots but nothing really notable from a wrestling technique standpoint. Shiki Shibusawa pinned Hanan for the win. 2/5 Kaori Yoneyama vs. Hiromi Mimura Another match that was largely comedy-based but this was very […]
October 7, 2017 / October 7, 2017 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Before the main show started Mayu Iwatani made an appearance to let everyone know she was okay and to tell people to look forward to her return. She seemed to be in high spirits which was really nice to see. Hanan vs. Ruaka vs. Starlight Kid A fun opener even if there wasn’t really anything […]
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 […]
September 18, 2017 / September 26, 2017 by Sam | Leave a Comment
Konami vs. Jungle Kyona A great opener though very short. These two have great chemistry in the ring. The entire match was high-intensity back-and-forth with pretty much no rest. There was a nice German suplex by Konami before Jungle Kyona took over and hit the Hammer Throw Power Bomb for the win. Konami still has […]
