is a

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stable, currently performing in the Japanese

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World Wonder Ring Stardom World Wonder Ring Stardom (スターダム女子プロレス), often referred to simply as Stardom (stylized as ST★RDOM), is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in ...

. The stable currently consists of

Tam Nakano , is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she competes under the ring name , and is the leader of the Cosmic Angels stable. Nakano is a former three-time Artist of Stardom Champion, as well as a former Wonde ...

Unagi Sayaka , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom and briefly working as a freelancer. She is best known for her time with Stardom, where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champion ...

Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and idol, currently signed to the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the leader of Club Venus. She is a former Artist of Stardom and Future of Stardom Champion. ...

Waka Tsukiyama is an American-born Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotions World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2020-present) Due to being a freelancer, Tsukiyama known for competi ...

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultu ...

, Hikari Shimizu, Yuko Sakurai and

Natsupoi , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2015–present) Maki wrestled a couple of matches for Reina, one of ...

. They are often known by their catchphrase '.

History

Formation

The stable initially debuted as a sub-group of the

Stars A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

stable led by

Mayu Iwatani (born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom. Since making her debut in January 2011, she became a two-time World of Stardom Champion, two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time ...

on November 14, 2020 after

brought

from Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, teaming up with her to defeat Iwatani and Starlight Kid, subsequently convincing Iwatani to accept Shirakawa in the stable. Shortly after Shirakawa joining the Stardom, Nakano recruited

into the sub-group who also came from TJPW. At

Stardom Sendai Cinderella 2020 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on November 15, 2020 in Sendai, Japan, at the Sendai Sun Plaza with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Storylin ...

on November 15, Nakano, Sayaka and Shirakawa defeated Natsuko Tora, Rina and Saki Kashima.

2020

Split from Stars; under Nakano's leadership

and

teamed up on December 16, 2020 at ''Road to Osaka Dream Cinderella'' to defeat

Oedo Tai (Stylized OEDotai, also known as "Oedo Corps" in Japanese) is a villanous professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, and formerly in the Japanese independent s ...

Bea Priestley Beatrice St. Clere Priestley (born 22 March 1996) is an English-New Zealand professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Bea Priestley. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Blair Davenpo ...

Natsuko Tora (born January 30, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Tora is a two-time Artist of Stardom Champion as well as one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career ...

and

Saki Kashima is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2011-present) ...

for the

Artist of Stardom Championship The is a professional wrestling six-woman tag team championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. 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 ...

. Four days later, Nakano explained that the three of them peacefully parted ways with Stars and started acting as an independent unit ever since.

2021

At '' Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella'' on March 3, 2021,

won a 24-women Stardom All Star Rumble featuring superstars from the company's past such as

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Chigusa Nagayo is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her mainstream popularity in the 1980s as a member of the tag team ''Crush Gals'' with long-time partner Lioness Asuka. She was the founder of the GAEA Women's Professional Wrestling organizat ...

Kyoko Inoue is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Single Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. Inoue performed in the World Wrestling Federation at Survivor Series 1995 in an ...

Hiroyo Matsumoto (born November 6, 1985) is Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer. Emi Sakura gave her the nickname of because Matsumoto broke a wall in the Ichigaya arena during her Ice Ribbon debut. She is best known with other w ...

and

Emi Sakura , better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler performing for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). After starting her career in International Wrestling Association of Japan in August 1995, Sakura worked for several promotions ac ...

, and from the present like Lady C and Starlight Kid. On the same night,

defeated Giulia in a Hair vs. Hair match to win the Wonder of Stardom Championship. One month later at '' Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021'' from April 4,

fell short to Momo Watanabe in a singles match,

Saya Kamitani (born November 28, 1996) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former idol, currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. She is the current Wonder of Stardom Champion in her first reign. Kamitani is also a former one-time Goddess ...

and Nakano successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against

participated in the

Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 The , was the seventh annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom which took place beginning with April 10 and culminating on June 12 in the Ota City General Gymnasium. The tournament expande ...

, defeating

in the first round matches but falling short to Maika in the semi-finals. Mina took part in a tournament to crown a new Future of Stardom Champion and defeated Ruaka in a first round match on June 8. At '' Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer'' on July 4, Mina Shirakawa defeated Unagi Sayaka in the tournament final to win the vacant Future of Stardom Championship while Nakano defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship successfully against the 2021 Cinderella Tournament winner

. The '' Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021'' saw Shirakawa Nakano and Sayaka participating in the competition, with the latter two fighting in the "Blue Stars Block" and Shirakawa in the "Red Light Block". Nakano scored a total of ten points, Sayaka a tota of nine, while Shirakawa only six. On the sixth night of the tournament which took place in the

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on August 13, after losing the Future of Stardom Championship match to

Mai Sakurai is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotions World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career Actwres girl'Z (2020-2021) Sakurai made her professional wrestling debut at ''AWG Act 46'', an event prom ...

was presented as the newest member of Cosmic Angels and was announced to undergo a newcomer "challenge" against ten opponents during the tournament. On the ninth night from September 4 it was revealed that

from Actwres girl'Z would make her debut in

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. Just as Mai Sakurai, she was announced to undergo a rookie "challenge" against ten different opponents. On September 28, Stardom held the press conference for the '' Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella '' event which they broadcast live on their

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channel. While holding her speech for her match pairing with Lady C against

and Rina, Waka Tsukiyama called out

and requested her and the other Cosmic Angels members to join their unit which they accepted. Mina Shirakawa and Mai Sakurai are also scheduled to face Marvelous' Rin Kadokura and Maria, Sayaka to defend her Future of Stardom Championship against Ruaka and Nakano her Wonder of Stardom Championship against

. Nakano, Shirakawa and Sayaka dropped the

to Maika,

and

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at ''Stardom in Nagoya'' from October 3, 2021 after keeping the titles for 291 consecutive days making them the longest reigning champions till date. At Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2021, Ruaka defeated

to win the Future of Stardom Championship,

and Mai Sakurai fell short to Marvelous ( Rin Kadokura and Maria), Waka Tsukiyama teamed up with Lady C in a losing effort to

(

and Rina) and

wrestled

in a time-limit draw while successfully defending the Wonder of Stardom Championship. At Kawasaki Super Wars, the first event of the

Stardom Super Wars was a trilogy of professional wrestling events promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. They took place beginning with November 3, 2021 and culminated on December 18, 2021, with a limited attendance f ...

trilogy which took place on November 3, Mai Sakurai defeated Waka Tsukiyama to stay in Cosmic Angels, Shirakawa defeated Maika and Saya Kamitani in a

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and Sayaka unsuccessfully challenged Nakano for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Mai Sakurai and Waka Tsukiyama unsuccessfully challenged Ruaka for the Future of Stardom Championship in a

, Unagi Sayaka teamed up with Lady C to fall short to MOMOAZ ( AZM and Momo Watanabe) and Tam Nakano successfully defended her Wonder of Stardom Championship against Mina Shirakawa, making peace with her and ending any other grudge between the stable members. At Osaka Super Wars, the last event from the trilogy from December 18, Mai Sakurai, Waka Tsukiyama and Lady C unsuccessfully fought

Syuri is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is th ...

in a 3-on-1 handicap

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and Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka fell short to Stars (

, Hazuki and Koguma) in a

Six-woman tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder m ...

¥10 Million Unit Tournament semi-final. At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, Waka Tsukiyama competed in a

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won by Fukige Death and also involving

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, Saki Kashima and Lady C, Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka and Mai Sakurai unsuccessfully challenged MaiHimePoi (Maika, Natsupoi and Himeka) for the

, and Tam Nakano dropped the Wonder of Stardom Championship to Saya Kamitani having her reign ended at 301 days.

2022

At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Mai Sakurai, Waka Tsukiyama and Tam Nakano were not eligible to compete due to bad health condition, Mina Shirakawa unsuccessfully battled Thekla for the vacant

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and Unagi Sayaka unsuccessfully challenged

for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. At ''Stardom in Osaka'' on February 12, 2021, Tam Nakano, Unagi Sayaka and

fell short to Giulia, Thekla and Mirai in a six-woman tag team match. After months of Giulia asking Sakurai if she wants to be stronger, Sakurai told Nakano ''“I don’t want to dance, I want to wrestle”'' and joined

Donna Del Mondo is a professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, World Wonder Ring Stardom. Founded by Giulia, the stable also consists of Maika, Himeka, Thekla and Mai Sakurai. The stable is often kn ...

. At Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, 2022, Waka Tsukiyama unsuccessfully faced Rina and Mai Sakurai in a three-way number one's contendership match for the Future of Stardom Championship, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka unsuccessfully faced FWC (Hazuki and Koguma) for the

Goddess of Stardom Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Title history On August 2, 2011, Stardom held a press conference to announce the first ever Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, which would ...

ans Tam Nakano teamed up with Mayu Iwatani to defeat Oedo Tai's Fukigen Death and Saki Kashima. At

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on March 11, 2022, Unagi Sayaka and Waka Tsukiyama fell short to Marvelous' Maria and Ai Houzan. On the first night of the '' Stardom World Climax 2022'' from March 26, Waka Tsukiyama and Mina Shirakawa teamed with Momo Kohgo to unsuccessfully compete in a six-woman tag team gauntlet match, and Tam Nakano alongside Unagi Sayaka unsuccessfully faced Mayu Iwatani and a returning Kairi. On the second night from March 27, Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa and Waka Tsukiyama participated in a 18-women Cinderella Rumble match won by

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and also involving other opponents from both Stardom and the independent scene such as

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, Haruka Umesaki, Nanami, Maria, Ai Houzan, and Yuna Mizumori. In the main event, Tam Nakano failed to recapture the Wonder of Stardom Championship from Saya Kamitani. At '' Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022'', all members participated with Unagi Sayaka scoring the best result as she made it to the second rounds on April 10. At '' Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour'' on May 5, 2022, Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka defeated Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Lady C) in a

six-woman tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder m ...

. At Stardom Flashing Champions on May 28, 2022, Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka and Waka Tsukiyama fell short to

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(

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, Akane Fujita and Mochi Natsumi) and Tam Nakano teamed up with Kairi to defeat Utami Hayashishita and Miyu Amasaki.

Association with Color's (June 2022)

At ''Stardom in Korakuen Hall'' on June 5, 2022, Unagi Sayaka, Tam Nakano and Mina Shirakawa defeated Color's (

, Hikari Shimizu and Yuko Sakurai) in a loser joins enemy unit. The three announced that they will compete as a sub-unit in the future, and Rina Amikura was also reported to have joined Angels due to being part of Color's at that time. At Stardom Fight in the Top on June 26, 2022, Unagi Sayaka and Waka Tsukiyama fell short to Ruaka in a

, Mina Shirakawa unsuccessfully challenged Himeka, and Tam Nakano picked a victory over Natsupoi in one of the first ever steel cage matches ever promoted by Stardom. At Stardom New Blood 3 on July 8, 2022, Waka Tsukiyama fell short to

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and Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa, Yuko Sakurai and Rina Amikura fell short to Starlight Kid, Ruaka, Rina and Haruka Umesaki. At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo, the first event of the Stardom Mid Summer Champions which took place on July 9, 2022, Tam Nakano, Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa, Saki and Hikari Shimizu challenged Giulia, Maika, Himeka, Natsupoi and Mai Sakurai in an elimination tag team match. Natsupoi betrayed Donna Del Mondo by attacking Giulia mid-match, attracting Donna Del Mondo's loss. Natsupoi subsequently joined Cosmic Angels in the process. At Stardom in Showcase vol.1 on July 23, 2022, Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa and Saki brawled into a no contest as a result of a comedic "Cosmic rules" match, and Tam Nakano took part into a four-way falls count anywhere match won by AZM and also involving Koguma and Momo Watanabe. At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo, the first event of the Stardom Mid Summer Champions which took place on July 9, 2022, Yuko Sakurai fought in a

won by Lady C and also involving Hina, Waka Tsukiyama unsuccesfully challenged Hanan for the Future of Stardom Championship, and Tam Nakano, Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa, Saki and Hikari Shimizu teamed up to defeat

's Giulia, Maika, Himeka, Natsupoi and Mai Sakurai in an elimination match. At Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya on July 24, Rina Amikura teamed up with Mai Sakurai to fall short to Hanan and Saya Iida, Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka & Hikari Shimizu unsuccessfully competed in a

three-way tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder ...

won by

(

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and

), and also involving Lady C , Hina and Miyu Amasaki, Saki unsuccessfully challenged Saya Kamitani for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, and Tam Nakano unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the

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. At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka and Saki unsuccessfully challenged Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid for the

, but Tam Nakano and Natsupoi succeeded in defeating Hazuki and Koguma to capture the

. At

Stardom New Blood 4 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on August 26, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the ...

on August 26, 2022, Waka Tsukiyama teamed up with Momoka Hanazono in a losing effort against Ram Kaicho and Rina, and Tam Nakano defeated Miyu Amasaki in the main event. At Stardom in Showcase vol.2 on September 25, 2022, the teams of Tam Nakano & Natsupoi and Saki & Hikari Shimizu defeated the team of Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka by disqualification as a result of a Cosmic Rule Three-Way Match. On October 3, 2022, Unagi Sayaka announced she was leaving Stardom to become a free agent. She also stated that she would not be leaving Cosmic Angels. At Stardom New Blood 5 on October 19, 2022, Mina Shirakawa and Waka Tsukiyama teamed up with Yuna Mizumori in a losing effort against Rina,

and Linda. At

Hiroshima Goddess Festival was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on November 3, 2022, in Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. B ...

on November 3, 2022, Waka Tsukiyama unsuccessfully competed in a

against AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki and Saya Iida, Tam Nakano and Natsupoi successfully defended the

against Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid, and Mina Shirakawa unsuccessfully challenged Saya Kamitani for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. At Stardom Gold Rush on November 19, 2022, Tam Nakano, Natsupoi and Waka Tsukiyama unsuccessfully challenged Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai in the first rounds of a "Moneyball tournament". At Stardom in Showcase vol.3 on November 26, 2022, Tam Nakano, Natsupoi and a brief returning Unagi Sayaka fell short to

's Suzu Suzuki, Risa Sera and

in a hardcore tag team match. At Stardom Dream Queendom 2 on December 29, 2022, Saki and Waka Tsukiyama competed in a Stardom rambo, Hikari Shimizu unsuccessfully challenged AZM for the

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, Unagi Sayaka and Mina Shirakawa returned each and defeated Thekla and Mai Sakurai. After the match, Shirakawa slapped Unagi and together with

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and Mariah May she formed a new sub-unit named " Club Venus, later Mina confirmed that she is still Cosmic Angels member. Tam Nakano and Natsupoi dropped the

to 7Upp (

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and Yuu).

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021)

Nakano was part of the series of Stardom exhibition matches to promote female talent hosted by

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. On the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 15 from January 5, 2021, she teamed up with former stablemate

in a losing effort against

and Giulia. On the second night of

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on January 5, 2022, she teamed up with Saya Kamitani to defeat Starlight Kid and Mayu Iwatani. At

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on October 28, 2022, Mina Shirakawa and Waka Tsukiyama unsuccessfully challenged Kylie Rae and Tiara James. At

Historic X-Over Historic X-Over (pronounced: Historic Crossover) was a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). It took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Pr ...

on November 20, 2022, Waka Tsukiyama competed in the Stardom Rambo, and Tam Nakano and Natsupoi teamed up with Taichi and

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to defeat Suzuki-gun's El Desperado and Douki, and Oedo Tai's Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe in a

mixed tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder m ...

Freelance work (2022-present)

After Saki, Rina Amikura, Hikari Shimizu and Yuko Sakurai joined Cosmic Angels as the sub-unit of Color's, they continued to do freelance work since they were not full-time members of Stardom's roster. Saki and Shimizu participated in the 2022 edition of the

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tournament. Saki reached the final A Block where she scored two points after competing against

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and Kaori Yoneyama. Shimizu fought in the Block B where she also scored two points after going against Suzu Suzuki, Haruka Umesaki and

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. On August 11, 2022 at '' Pure-J Rainbow Mountain 2022'', Saki teamed up with Raydeen Hagane to defeat Kaori Yoneyama and Kakeru Sekiguchi for the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship. At ''WAVE 15th Anniversary ~ Carnival WAVE'' on August 13, 2022, Saki and Hikari Shimizu defeated Yuki Miyazaki and Hibiscus Mii to win the Wave Tag Team Championship.

Members

Current

Former

Sub-groups

Current

Former

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

* ''

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'' ** Ranked Nakano No. 9 of the top 150 female singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 ** Ranked

No. 55 of the top 150 female singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2022 ** Ranked Shirakawa No. 123 of the top 150 female singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2022 ** Ranked Sayaka No. 147 of the top 150 female singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2021 *

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** Wave Tag Team Championship ( 1 time, current) – Saki and Shimizu * Pure-J ** Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship ( 1 time, current) – Saki with ''Raydeen Hagane'' *

** Wonder of Stardom Championship ( 1 time) – Nakano **

( 1 time) – Nakano and Natsupoi **

( 1 time) – Nakano, Shirakawa and Sayaka ** Future of Stardom Championship (

2 times "2 Times" is a song co-written and recorded by British Italian-based singer Ann Lee. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999). The single entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outsid ...

) – Shirakawa (1) and Sayaka (1) ** 5★Star GP Award (2 times) *** 5★Star GP Finalist Award (

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) *** 5★Star GP Fighting Spirit Award (2021) – ** Stardom Year-End Award (3 times) *** Fighting Spirit Award – *** Match of the Year (2021) –

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History

Formation

2020

Split from Stars; under Nakano's leadership

2021

2022

Association with Color's (June 2022)

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021)

Freelance work (2022-present)

Members

Current

Former

Sub-groups

Current

Former

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

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