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2020 Cinderella Tournament
The was the sixth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on March 24, 2020, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Storylines The show featured thirteen Cinderella Tournament matches and a dark match with scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. The matches can be won by pinfall, submission or elimination over the top rope. A time-limit draw or a double elimination means a loss for each competitor. Event The first-round matches were broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. The preshow included a dark match in which Sumire Natsu and Hina defeated Itsuki Hoshino and Rina. The tournament had two draws, one between Utami Hayashishita and Maika, and the other one between Hana Kimura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wonder Ring Stardom
, is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Rossy Ogawa, retired professional wrestler and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist Fuka Kakimoto, and former AJW veteran professional wrestler Nanae Takahashi. Since June 2024, Stardom is a subsidiary of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Stardom quickly became one of the top ''joshi puroresu'' promotions, largely thanks to gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa becoming the promotion's public face. Much like JDStar, Stardom also places heavy emphasis on the physical attractiveness of its workers, and publishes several modeling photobooks and calendars of its workers per year. Stardom's in-ring style takes influence from mixed martial arts with many workers relying on kicks as the main part of their offense. Stardom frequently holds shows in Tokyo whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HowStuffWorks
HowStuffWorks is an American commercial infotainment website founded by professor and author Marshall Brain, to provide its target audience an insight into the way many things work. The site uses various media to explain complex concepts, terminology, and mechanisms—including photographs, diagrams, videos, animations, and articles. The website was acquired by Discovery Communications in 2007, but was sold to Blucora in 2014. The site has since expanded out into podcasting, focusing on factual topics. In December 2016, HowStuffWorks, LLC became a subsidiary of OpenMail, LLC, later renamed System1. In 2018, the podcast division of the company, which had been spun-off by System1 under the name Stuff Media, was acquired by iHeartMedia for $55 million. History In 1998, then North Carolina State University instructor Marshall Brain (1961–2024), started the site as a hobby. In 1999, Brain raised venture capital and formed HowStuffWorks, Inc. In March 2002, HowStuffWorks wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana Kimura
was a Japanese professional wrestler. She worked for Japanese promotions such as World Wonder Ring Stardom and Wrestle-1, in addition to making appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. She was a List of family relations in professional wrestling, second-generation wrestler as the daughter of Kyoko Kimura. Kimura was a cast member on the Fuji Television and Netflix reality television series ''Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020''. Following a series of troubling Tweet (Twitter), tweets in which she addressed online bullying directed at her from ''Terrace House'' viewers, she died from suicide via hydrogen sulfide inhalation at her Tokyo apartment on May 23, 2020, at the age of 22. Early life Kimura was born in Yokohama on September 3, 1997, the daughter of professional wrestler Kyoko Kimura. Before she was one year old, her parents separated. While the identity of her father is not publicly known, her mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artist Of Stardom Championship
The is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches, six-woman tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The title was first announced during Stardom's year-end event on December 24, 2012, and two days later its name was revealed as the "Artist of Stardom Championship", with a four-team one night single-elimination tournament announced to determine the inaugural champions. The current champions are Neo Genesis (professional wrestling), Neo Genesis (Starlight Kid, AZM (wrestler), AZM and Miyu Amasaki) who are in their first reign as a team. Title history Belt design File:STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022 IMG 6890.jpg, Maika (wrestler), Maika with the orange belt File:STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022 IMG 6793.jpg, Natsupoi with the blue belt File:Tam Nakano - Chunichi Hall Nagoya January 2025.jpg, Tam Nakano with the pink belt On January 14, 2013, Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu (Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Del Mondo
was a professional wrestling stable in the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Founded by Giulia, the stable finally consisted of Mai Sakurai, Maika and Thekla. It was often known by Giulia's catchphrase ''arrivederci'' ("goodbye" in Italian), which is a reference to her Italian background. History Formation After her first moments in Stardom and after being accused of not having any friends, Giulia would tease the formation of a stable. On January 14, 2020, Maika lost a Future of Stardom Championship match against the champion Utami Hayashishita at one of the Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out's house shows at Korakuen Hall. After the match, Giulia appeared and recruited Maika as the second member of her new unit. At Stardom's 9th Anniversary show on January 19, Syuri returned to the company, teaming with Giulia and Maika in a six-woman tag team match to defeat Tokyo Cyber Squad ( Death Yama-san, Hana Kimura and Leyla Hirsch). Following the match, Giulia ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulia (wrestler)
, better known by her ring name , is an English-born Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the WWE SmackDown, SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand. Giulia is a former one-time NXT Women's Champion. Matsudo is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2019 to 2024, where she became a one-time World of Stardom Champion, one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, two-time Artist of Stardom Champion, and was also the winner of the 2020 Cinderella Tournament, the 2022 5 Star Grand Prix. She is the founder and leader of the Stardom-based faction Donna Del Mondo, and the recipient of the 2020 ''Tokyo Sports'' Women's Wrestling Grand Prize. She is also known for her tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2020 to 2024 due to its working partnership with Stardom, and became a one-time Strong Women's Championship. Matsudo has also performed for Ice Ribbon and Dream Star Fighting Marigold, becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Quest
was a professional wrestling stable which mainly performed in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom and the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese independent scene between 2016 and 2024. History Formation At the final of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League#2016, 2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League which took place on November 11, Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani lost the decisive match to Kairi Hojo and Yoko Bito, which led to Shirai's frustration towards Iwatani, attacking her with the help of a returning Reo Hazuki (who went by Hazuki (wrestler), HZK thereafter). Following Shirai's loss back from November 11 HZK started a feud for the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Kairi Hojo which culminated on December 9, 2016, on the fifth night of the Goddesses Of Stars event. Momo Watanabe joined the duo of Shirai and HZK nine days later together with the trio assuming the name Queen's Quest on November 27. Io Shirai's leadership (2016–2018) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZM (wrestler)
AZM, shortened from , is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a member of the Neo Genesis faction. In Stardom, AZM is one-third of the current Artist of Stardom Champions (a belt she has held four times) and a two-time High Speed Champion. She also makes appearances for Stardom's sister promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling under its Strong banner, where she is the current Strong Women's Champion in her first reign. She was previously a member of the Queen's Quest faction and its third, and assumed de facto, leader until Utami Hayashishita took over the group. She was in the faction for a total of seven years, having joined in February 2017 when she was brought in by Io Shirai until getting exiled in June 2024 after she took the fall in an elimination tag match against Oedo Tai. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2013–present) Early career (2013–2017) AZM made her professional wrestling debut under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisa Hoshiki
(born October 13, 1995) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, retired professional wrestler, and former shoot boxer. In professional wrestling, she worked in the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, where she was Wonder of Stardom Champion, the promotion's secondary title. She vacated the championship on May 20, 2020, after she retired due to injury. Since 2018, Hoshiki had performed in the band Unlimited Dream Navigator, under the name Udon Sato (うどん佐藤), as part of which she performed her wrestling theme song. The band disbanded in 2021. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2011–2012) Hoshiki made her in-ring debut at World Wonder Ring Stardom on January 23, 2011, where she defeated Mayu Iwatani. She was 15 years old at the time. Hoshiki and Iwatani would later team together and wrestle under the name AMA. During her time in Stardom, Hoshiki made it to the finals of Rookie of the Year tournament in 2011 where she lost to Yoshiko, and unsuccessfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Of Stardom Championship
The is a women's professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The title, which in Stardom's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the World of Stardom Championship, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champion was crowned on July 24, 2011, when Yuzuki Aikawa defeated Yoshiko (wrestler), Yoshiko in a decision match. Title history The title is often referred to simply as the "White Belt", a name famously used by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to refer to its All Pacific Championship. The title belt was crafted by United States, American company Top Rope Belts based on designs sent by Stardom, with a conscious decision to imitate the AJW title belt in terms of its color, with Stardom president Rossy Ogawa referring to the promotion's heyday as the "Golden Age of ''Puroresu#Female wrestling, Joshi Puroresu''". The origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E., a former Future of Stardom Champion, and New Blood Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present) Rina made her professional wrestling debut under the ring name Rina at the early age of 11 in World Wonder Ring Stardom, on the second night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars'' from June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Hina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match. At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, 2018, Rina, under the ring name Rinya, teamed up with Nyanki and Pinya in a loss to Cello de la Bellano, Shiki Melody and Starlight Kid. At the 2019 Stardom Draft on April 14, 2019, Rina was drafted to the newly created International Army stable, later known as Tokyo Cyber Squad. At Mask Fiesta 2019 on October 27, Rina wrestled under the ring name Cyber Cat alongside Masyu Pinya in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hina (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current Future of Stardom Champion in her first reign and a member of God's Eye. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present) Early career (2017-2019) Hina made her professional wrestling debut in World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name Hina, on the second night of the Shining Stars on June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Rina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match. At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, 2018, Hina, under the ring name Pinya, teamed up with Nyanki and Rinya in a loss to Cello de la Bellano, Shiki Melody and Starlight Kid. Queen's Quest (2019-2024) At the 2019 Stardom Draft on April 14, 2019, Hina was drafted to Queen's Quest. At Mask Fiesta 2019 on October 27, Hina wrestled under the ring name Masyu Pinya alongside Cyber Cat in a 2-on-1 handicap loss to Trainee Miyagi. On the first nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
