, often stylized as 5★Star GP 2021 was the tenth annual

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under the Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament branch promoted by the

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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 Ross ...

. It took place between July 31 and September 25, 2021, with a limited attendance due in part to the

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at the time.

Tournament history

The Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix is a

professional wrestling tournament On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, t ...

held each summer by Stardom. Similar to

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-owned male counterpart

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with the

G1 Climax The is a professional wrestling tournament held each August by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. Though it has sometimes been held as a single-elimination tournament, it is usually – and currently – held as a round-rob ...

tournament, it is currently held as a round-robin tournament with wrestlers split into two pools. The winner of each pool will compete in the final to decide the winner. As is the case with G1 Climax, a win is two points and a draw is one point for each wrestler.

Storylines

The show featured

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that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. On the sixth night of the tournament which took place in the

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on August 13, it was announced that the shows from August 14 and August 15 were canceled due to a certain number of female wrestlers being identified as contacts for a person infected with

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. On the same night, after losing the

Future of Stardom Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title was introduced on February 18, 2018, and the inaugural champion was crowned on March 28, when Starlight Kid defeated Shiki Shibusawa ...

match to

Unagi Sayaka is a Japanese professional wrestler working as a freelancer. She is best known for her time with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former Artist of Stardom and Future of Stardom Champion. In the Japanese independent scene, she worked f ...

, Mai Sakurai was presented as the newest member of Cosmic Angels and was announced to undergo a newcomer "challenge" against ten opponents during the tournament. After a couple of lockdowns were announced to be taking place during the event, the original schedule had been slightly changed. So due to several wrestlers undergoing home isolation, the shows from August 21 and 22 were also cancelled. On the eight night from August 29, Hazuki appeared to confront

Mayu Iwatani (born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is the current Marigold Super Fly Champion in her first reign. She is best known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Sta ...

as she was cleared for her in-ring return. On the ninth night from September 4 it was revealed that Waka Tsukiyama from

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would make her debut in Stardom. Just as Mai Sakurai, she was announced to undergo a rookie "challenge" against ten different opponents. The seventeenth night portraited the final of the tournament on September 25 with

Syuri , better known simply as , is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the leader of God's Eye as well as the current IWGP Women's Champion in ...

defeating

Momo Watanabe (born March 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E. Since Watanabe made her Stardom debut on November 16, 2014, she became a three-time Artist of Stardom Cha ...

to win it. She revealed that she will challenge

Utami Hayashishita is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is the current Marigold World Champion. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the former leader of Queen's Quest. ...

for the

World of Stardom Championship The is a women's professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championship, world championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Sta ...

on December 29 at "Stardom Dream Queendom".

versus

Takumi Iroha is a Japanese professional wrestler working for Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. She also competes in Seadlinnng, where she is a former Beyond the Sea Champion. Iroha was trained by Fuka Kakimoto and made her debut in April 2013 for World ...

for the

Tam Nakano , better known by her ring name is a Japanese singer, former idol, dancer, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was the leader of the Cosmic Angels stable. Nakano began her ca ...

versus

for the

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and

against

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for the

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were also announced for the Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella

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from October 9.

Participants

This is a list of participants who changed a couple of times during the event. Despite being listed as a participant,

Natsuko Tora is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the leader of H.A T.E. Tora is a former two-time Artist of Stardom Champion, a one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and a one-time World of Sta ...

was replaced by Fukigen Death after suffering a legitimate

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Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer , was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on July 4, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Budokan with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The preshow ...

on July 4.

from Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling was announced as the mystery participant at the July 17 press conference. The tournament featured twenty wrestlers, being the biggest tournament to date, equally divided into two distinctive blocks with the two winners of their respective blocks moving on to the finals. One mystery competitor, usually a guest from another

, is often revealed on the first night of the event. But at Hyakka Ryoran! Press Conference held on July 17, it was revealed that

was set to make her return to the promotion as the mystery competitor and Fukigen Death would replace

after the latter's injury. ''*Noted underneath are the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.'' {, class="wikitable sortable" align="left-center" , - !Wrestler !Unit !Notes , - , AZM ,

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 ...

, , -style="background-color:#e3e3e3" , Giulia ,

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 Italia ...

, Goddesses of Stardom Champion
Pulled out of the tournament on September 9 due to injury , - ,

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, , - , Fukigen Death ,

Oedo Tai (Stylized OEDotai, also known as "Oedo Corps" in Japanese) was a villainous professional wrestling stable mainly performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom and the Japanese independent scene between 20 ...

, Replaced

, - , Koguma ,

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, , - , Maika ,

, , - ,

Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and Television personalities in Japan, ''tarento''. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Shirakawa first gained ...

Cosmic Angels is a professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. The stable primarily consists of the assumed defacto leader(s), Natsupoi and Saori Anou, along with Yuna Mizumori ...

Artist of Stardom Champion The is a professional wrestling six-woman tag team 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 S ...

, - ,

, , -style="background-color:#e3e3e3" ,

, Pulled out of the tournament due to injury , - ,

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, , - , Ruaka ,

, , - ,

Saki Kashima is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of God's Eye. Kashima was the inaugural and is a former five-time Artist of Stardom Champion, a title she held with multiple wrestlers throu ...

, , - ,

Saya Kamitani is a Japanese professional wrestler and former Japanese idol, idol. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current World of Stardom Champion in her first reign and a member of H.A.T.E. (professional wrestling), H.A.T.E. In ...

, , - ,

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, High Speed Champion , -style="background: gold" ,

, Winner
Goddesses of Stardom Champion

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, - ,

, ''Unaffiliated'' , Announced as the "X" , - ,

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Future of Stardom Champion , - ,

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Results

Blocks

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!! 12 !!

!! 12 , - !

!! 11 !!

!! 11 , - ! Koguma !! 11 !!

!! 11 , - !

!! 11 !!

!! 10 , - !

!! 10 !!

!! 10 , - ! Fukigen Death !! 10 !!

!! 10 , - !

!! 9 !! Maika !! 9 , - ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0", Giulia !! style="background-color:#C0C0C0", 6 !!

!! 9 , - !

!! 6 !! AZM !! 8 , - !

!! 4 !! Ruaka !! 0 {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" width="25%" , - ! Red Stars !! Giulia !! Iwatani !!

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!! Kashima !! Kid !!

!! Koguma !! Shirakawa , - ! Giulia , , Iwatani
(18:30) , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Watanabe
w/o , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Death
w/o , Kashima
(9:59) , Giulia
(13:47) , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Himeka
w/o , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Natsupoi
w/o , Giulia
(14:31) , Giulia
(5:33) , - ! Iwatani , Iwatani
(18:30) , , Watanabe
(17:37) , Death
(3:57) , Kashima
(7:47) , Iwatani
(6:19) , Iwatani
(15:39) , Iwatani
(10:09) , Draw
(10:01) , Iwatani
(9:00) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Watanabe
w/o , Watanabe
(17:37) , , Watanabe
(1:24) , Watanabe
(5:34) , Kid
(9:24) , Himeka
(15:57) , Natsupoi
(9:44) , Watanabe
(9:14) , Watanabe
(8:26) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Death
w/o , Death
(3:57) , Watanabe
(1:24) , , Death
(1:52) , Kid
(5:19) , Death
(4:44) , Natsupoi
(3:57) , Death
(3:34) , Shirakawa
(4:39) , - ! Kashima , Kashima
(9:59) , Kashima
(7:47) , Watanabe
(5:34) , Death
(1:52) , , Kid
(8:46) , Himeka (8:56) , Natsupoi
(5:24) , Koguma
(7:01) , Shirakawa
(10:12) , - ! Kid , Giulia
(13:47) , Iwatani
(6:19) , Kid
(9:24) , Kid
(5:19) , Kid
(8:46) , , Kid
(11:31) , Draw
(9:43) , Koguma
(12:00) , Kid
(10:11) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Himeka
w/o , Iwatani
(15:39) , Himeka
(15:57) , Death
(4:44) , Himeka (8:56) , Kid
(11:31) , , Himeka
(12:12) , Koguma
(6:19) , Himeka
(8:16) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Natsupoi
w/o , Iwatani
(10:09) , Nastupoi
(9:44) , Natsupoi
(3:57) , Natsupoi
(5:24) , Draw
(9:43) , Himeka
(12:12) , , Koguma
(10:16) , Shirakawa
(7:27) , - ! Koguma , Giulia
(14:31) , Draw
(10:01) , Watanabe
(9:14) , Death
(3:34) , Koguma
(7:01) , Koguma
(12:00) , Koguma
(6:19) , Koguma
(10:16) , , Koguma (12:22) , - ! Shirakawa , Giulia
(5:33) , Iwatani
(9:00) , Watanabe
(8:26) , Shirakawa
(4:39) , Shirakawa
(10:12) , Kid
(10:11) , Himeka
(8:16) , Shirakawa
(7:27) , Koguma (12:22) , , - ! Blue Stars !! Hayashishita !!

!! Nakano !! Kamitani !! Maika !! AZM !!

!! Ruaka !!

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, - ! Hayashishita , , Draw
(20:00) , Nakano
(13:55) , Hayashishita
(14:19) , Maika
(19:26) , Hayashishita
(8:50) , Konami
(11:26) , Hayashishita (8:16) , Hayashishita (11:35) , Draw
(20:00) , - !

, Draw
(20:00) , , Syuri
(12:11) , Syuri
(14:37) , Syuri
(16:38) , AZM
(13:38) , Konami
(13:14) , Syuri
(6:04) , Syuri
(11:17) , Draw
(20:00) , - ! Nakano , Nakano
(13:55) , Syuri
(12:11) , , Kamitani
(13:18) , Nakano
(7:37) , Nakano
(12:20) , Nakano
(10:45) , Nakano
(7:41) , Sayaka
(13:16) , Iroha
(14:54) , - ! Kamitani , Hayashishita
(14:19) , Syuri
(14:37) , Kamitani
(13:18) , , Kamitani
(11:11) , Kamitani
(8:34) , Kamitani
(11:04) , Kamitani
(7:40) , Sayaka
(11:53) , Draw
(13:08) , - ! Maika , Maika
(19:26) , Syuri
(16:38) , Nakano
(7:37) , Kamitani
(11:11) , , Maika
(7:58) , Maika
(6:11) , Maika
(4:44) , Draw
(20:00) , Iroha
(13:45) , - ! AZM , Hayashishita
(8:50) , AZM
(13:38) , Nakano
(12:20) , Kamitani
(8:34) , Maika
(7:58) , , AZM
(6:20) , AZM
(3:39) , Sayaka
(8:21) , AZM
(8:55) , - !

, Konami
(11:26) , Konami
(13:14) , Nakano
(10:45) , Kamitani
(11:04) , Maika
(6:11) , AZM
(6:20) , , Konami
(5:19) , Konami
(11:33) , Konami
(10:41) , - ! Ruaka , Hayashishita (8:16) , Syuri
(6:04) , Nakano
(7:41) , Kamitani
(7:40) , Maika
(4:44) , Ruaka
(7:40) , Konami
(5:19) , , AZM
(3:39) , Iroha
(8:20) , - !

, Hayashishita (11:35) , Syuri
(11:17) , Sayaka
(13:16) , Sayaka
(11:53) , Draw
(20:00) , Sayaka
(8:21) , Konami
(11:33) , Sayaka
(7:40) , , Iroha
(13:34) , - !

, Draw
(20:00) , Draw
(20:00) , Iroha
(14:54) , Draw
(13:08) , Iroha
(13:45) , AZM
(8:55) , Konami
(10:41) , Iroha
(8:20) , Iroha
(13:34) ,

Notes

References

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Tournament history

Storylines

Participants

Results

Blocks

Notes

See also

References

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