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event promoted by
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 ...
. The event took place on May 27, 2023, in
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at the
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. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and five of Stardom's nine
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were on the line. The main event saw
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 ...
defeat
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 ...
to retain 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 ...
and win the
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 t ...
in a
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. In other prominent matches, the Baribari Bombers ( Giulia,
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and
Mai Sakurai is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is the current Marigold United National Champion in her first reign. She is also known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former Artis ...
) defeated REstart ( Kairi,
Natsupoi , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and singer. She is currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is the assumed defacto leader of Cosmic Angels, along with Saori Anou. Natsupoi is a former two-time ...
and
Saori Anou is a Japanese people, Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom. She is best known for her tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion Actwres girl'Z and her freelance appearances in promotions s ...
) to win the
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 dur ...
, and
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 ...
defeated AZM and Fukigen Death in a
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to win the
High Speed 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 was originally created on May 5, 2009, in the NEO Japan Lad ...
.


Production


Background

The show featured nine
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that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray
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,
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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event's press conference took place on May 11, 2023, and was broadcast live on Stardom's
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channel. Following the events from the finals night of the
Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023 The was the Stardom Cinderella Tournament, ninth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place between March 26 and April 15 ...
from April 15 when Club Venus officially became an independent stable and splitting themselves from
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 ...
,
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 ...
went up to the singles title image and imposed herself by winning the
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 t ...
at
All Star Grand Queendom was a professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on April 23, 2023, in Yokohama at the Yokohama Arena. Eleven matches were contested at the event, inc ...
by defeating
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 ...
. The event's main bout in which she will face former stablemate Tam Nakano in a double title match is served to continue their rivalry.


Event

The two preshow matches was broadcast live on Stardom's
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channel. In the first one,
Momo Kohgo better known by her ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars. A former model and actress, Kohgo is also known for her time in P's Party and Actwres girl'Z. Profess ...
defeated Lady C and
Saya Iida is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is one half of the current Goddesses of Stardom Champions alongside Hanan and a member of Stars. Iida is also a former one-time New Blood Tag Team ...
. In the second one, Rebel&Enemy (
Ram Kaicho is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Wrestling of Darkness 666. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2006–2009) R ...
and
Maika Ozaki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Actwres girl'Z. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2015-present) Ozaki made her ...
) picked up a win over
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 ...
and Sakura Aya. In the first main card bout,
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,
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. ...
and
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 ...
picked up a victory over
Starlight Kid is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is the leader of Neo Genesis. Kid is the current Wonder of Stardom Champion in her first reign, as well as the current Artist of Stardom Champion in her ...
, Ruaka and Rina. After some tension between Kamitani and Hayashishita which took place a couple of weeks before the match, Kamitani scored the pin, but the Queen's Quest leader walked away as soon as the match was over, leaving the status of their bond in air. In the fourth bout, Stars'
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 ...
, Hanan, Hazuki and
Koguma is a Japanese professional wrestler. She currently works for World Wonder Ring Stardom. Koguma is a former two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, one-time Artist of Stardom Champion, and one-time High Speed Champion. Koguma is one of the wi ...
defeated Mariah May, Xena, Jessie and
Waka Tsukiyama is an American-born Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Empress Nexus Venus. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2020–2021) Tsukiyama competed in the 2021 edition o ...
in eight-woman tag team actions. Next up, Maika,
Suzu Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is the leader of Mi Vida Loca. She is best known for her time in Ice Ribbon and Pure-J, two Japanese professional wrestling promotions. Suzuki is a former one-ti ...
and Mei Seira defeated
Neo Stardom Army , formerly known as , is a Japanese professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Nanae Takahashi and Yuu, mainly performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom and also in the Japanese independent scene. ...
(
Nanae Takahashi (born December 23, 1978) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and the founder of Seadlinnng, as well as a co-founder of World Wonder Ring Stardom. She was signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she held her final match at Marigo ...
,
Yuna Mizumori is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a member of the Cosmic Angels stable. She is also known for her work in various promotions from the independent circuit such as Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling ...
) and Hanako. The sixth bout saw
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 ...
defeating AZM and Fukigen Death to win the
High Speed 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 was originally created on May 5, 2009, in the NEO Japan Lad ...
, ending AZM's reign at 458 days and then-time record of twelve consecutive defenses. Next up,
Ami Sourei , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of God's Eye (professional wrestling), God's Eye. She is currently out of action due to a torn ACL. Sohrei i ...
and Mirai defeated
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 ...
and
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 secure the second consecutive defense of the
Goddesses of Stardom Championship The is a women's professional wrestling tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship created and promoted by the World Wonder Ring Stardom professional wrestling promotion, promotion. Title history On August 2, 2011, Stardom hel ...
in that respective reign. After the bout concluded,
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 ...
and
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 ...
members shared a short-lived brawl. In the semi main event, Giulia,
Thekla Thekla (, ''Thékla'', ) is a Greek feminine given name made famous by Saint Thecla, a 1st-century Christian martyr. In English, it is more commonly romanized as Thecla. In modern Russian language it is known as Fekla/ Fyokla and considered to be ...
and
Mai Sakurai is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is the current Marigold United National Champion in her first reign. She is also known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former Artis ...
defeated Kairi,
Natsupoi , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and singer. She is currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is the assumed defacto leader of Cosmic Angels, along with Saori Anou. Natsupoi is a former two-time ...
and
Saori Anou is a Japanese people, Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom. She is best known for her tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion Actwres girl'Z and her freelance appearances in promotions s ...
to win the
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 dur ...
, preventinf the latter team from securing their first defense. After the bout concluded, they received a challenge from
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 ...
,
Koguma is a Japanese professional wrestler. She currently works for World Wonder Ring Stardom. Koguma is a former two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, one-time Artist of Stardom Champion, and one-time High Speed Champion. Koguma is one of the wi ...
and Hazuki. In the main event,
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 ...
defeated
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 ...
in a winner-takes-all match in which she successfully defended her
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 ...
for the first time in that respective reign and won the
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 t ...
to become a double champion. After the bout concluded, Nakano received a challenge for the Wonder title from 2023 Cinderella Tournament winner Mirai as she expressed her granted wish for winning the tournament.


Results


References


External links


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