was a

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event promoted by

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. It took place on November 15, 2020 in

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, at the Sendai Sun Plaza with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing

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at the time. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show, and five of Stardom's seven

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s were on the line. The main event saw

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defeat

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to win the

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. In other prominent matches, Giulia successfully retained the

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against

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, and

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defeated

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to win the

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Storylines

The show featured eight

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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.

Event

The first match of the night saw

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's Maika retaining the

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over

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' Saya Iida, where she scored her second defense in a row. In the next match, Starlight Kid came out victorious from a five-way confrontation against Hina, Saya Kamitani and Stars stablemate Hanan. Next, the Stars sub-unit of Cosmic Angels picked up a win over Natsuko Tora, Rina and Saki Kashima. The fourth match saw AZM defending her

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against Gokigen death, securing her second defense in a row. The fifth match had

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leader Momo Watanabe picking up a victory over the 2020 5Star GP runner up Himeka. Next, Syuri defeated Bea Priestley to win the

. The semi main-event portraited Giulia defeating Konami to retain the

for the third time in a row. The main event showed the 2020 5Star Grand Prix Tournament winner Utami Hayashishita (who was also one half of the

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at that time) cash in her opportunity and successfully capturing the

from Mayu Iwatani. After the match concluded, she received a challenge from her stablemate Momo Watanabe. Giulia and Syuri also shook hands for a

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for both Wonder and SWA World titles.

Results

References

External links

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