Triangle Derby I was the first annual round-robin six-woman tag team

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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 ...

under the "Triangle Derby" branch. The event took place between January 3 and March 4, 2023, with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing

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at the time (until January 30). It also represented the first major event promoted by Stardom in 2023.

Tournament history

The Triangle Derby 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 annually by Stardom. It is currently disputed as a round-robin tournament with teams of three wrestlers split into two pools. Contrary to most round-robin style tournaments, teams from the same pool don't face each other. Instead, each team faces all teams from the opposite pool. Matches are fought with a 15-minute time limit. A win is worth two points and a draw is worth one point. The top two teams from each pool will advance to a final single-elimination bracket, consisting of semifinals and finals.

Storylines

The tournament 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. The event's official press conference took place on December 16, 2022, and was broadcast live on Stardom's

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channel.

Participants

This is a list of participants including the champions during the event. The tournament featured fourteen teams formed by a total of forty-two wrestlers, divided into two distinctive blocks with the two highest placed teams of their respective blocks moving on to the semifinals. ''*Noted underneath were the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.'' {, class="wikitable sortable" align="left-center" width:95%" , - !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 ...

, High Speed Champion , - ,

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 ...

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, Future of Stardom Champion , - , Giulia ,

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, - , Hanan ,

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, , - ,

Haruka Umesaki is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, where she is the current WWWD World Champion in her first reign. She is also a former three-time WWWD Tag Team Champion alongside Miyuki Takase. She also appears in ...

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 ...

, Freelancer , - , Hazuki ,

, , - ,

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, , -style="background: gold" ,

Hiragi Kurumi is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Ice Ribbon where she is one half of the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, International Rib ...

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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 ...

Winner , - ,

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, , - , Lady C ,

, , - ,

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 ...

, , - , Maika ,

, , - ,

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 ...

, Rebel X Enemy , Freelancer , - , Mariah May , Cosmic Angels/Club Venus , One of the mystery trio participants , - ,

Maya Yukihi is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently competing as a freelancer. She is a former two-time ICE×60 Championship, five-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion and one-time Triangle Ribbon Champion, making her the promotion's four ...

, Rebel X Enemy , Freelancer , - ,

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 ...

, , - ,

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 ...

, One of the mystery trio participants , - , Mirai ,

, , - ,

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 ...

, , - ,

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 ...

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. ...

, Freelancer , - ,

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 ...

, , - ,

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 ...

, Goddesses of Stardom Champion , - ,

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, Rebel X Enemy , Freelancer , - , Rina Amikura , Cosmic Angels/Color's , Freelancer , -style="background: gold" ,

Risa Sera , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She is currently a freelancer working in the deathmatch unit Prominence, who is best known for wrestling in Ice Ribbon. She is a four-time International Ribbon Tag ...

Winner , - , Ruaka ,

, , - ,

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, Cosmic Angels/Color's , , - ,

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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, - ,

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 ...

, , - ,

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, , -style="background: gold" ,

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 ...

Winner , - ,

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 ...

, , - ,

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 ...

, Goddesses of Stardom Champion , - ,

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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. ...

, , - ,

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, , - ,

Xia Brookside Xia-Louise Brooks (born 16 October 1998), better known by the ring name Xia Brookside, is an English professional wrestler and valet. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She previously worked for World Wonder Ring Stardom, wh ...

, , Cosmic Angels/Club Venus , One of the mystery trio participants , - ,

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, Cosmic Angels/Color's , Freelancer , - ,

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 ...

, Freelancer , - , Yuu ,

, Freelancer

Results

Finals

Event

The finals night took place on March 4, 2023. First three pre-show bouts were broadcast live on Stardom's

channel. In the first of them, Rina picked up a victory over

's stablemates

Miyu Amasaki , better known by her ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she was a one-time Future of Stardom Champion and a member of Neo Genesis. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring ...

and

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in a

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. Next up,

and Lady C defeated

and

in tag team action. Next up, Maika,

and

picked up a victory over

, Mariah May and

. The first main card bout saw

, Ruaka and Fukigen Death outmatching

members

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 ...

, Hanan and

in a

Ten-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 ma ...

. The fifth match of the night saw

, Mirai and

outlasting

and

in the Triangle Derby's first semifinal. Next up,

(

and

) defeated

, Yuu and

in the other semifinal. After the bout concluded, Suzuki announced they put their

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 ...

on the line against Syuri, Mirai and Sourei in the Triangle finals. In the seventh bout,

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defeated

by submission in one of the latter's last matches before retirement. After the bout concluded, Hashimoto finally challenged

to a match at All Star Grand Queendom on April 23, 2023. In the eighth bout, Saya Kamitani secured the fifteenth consecutive defense of 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 ...

against Hazuki. She nominated

as her next opponent for All Star Dream Queendom on April 23. Next up, AZM defeated

to secure the tenth consecutive defense of 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 ...

, setting a record at the time. In the semi main event, Giulia drew with

for the

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as a result of a double count-out after they brought the fight outside the ring. After the bout concluded, Giulia received a title challenge from Tam Nakano for All Star Grand Queendom on April 23, 2023. In the main event,

and

defeated

, Mirai and

to win the first edition of the Triangle Derby as well as retaining the

for the first time in that respective reign.

Results

Blocks

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!! 11 !!

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!! 10 , - !

!! 10 !!

!! 10 , - !

!! 9 !!

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!! 8 , - ! Club Venus
!! 8 !! Rebel&Enemy
!! 8 , - ! Unique Glare
!! 6 !! MaiHime with C
!! 4 , - ! Baribari Bombers
!! 6 !!

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!! 6 , - ! H&M's
!! 2 !!

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!! 0 {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" width="25%" ! ! Kaicho
Ozaki
Yukihi !! Tsukiyama
Sakurai
Amikura !! Hazuki

Iida !! Maika

Lady C !!

Mirai
Sourei !!

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Sera

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Kashima , - ! Iwatani
Hanan
Kohgo , Kaicho
Ozaki
Yukihi
(10:30) , Iwatani
Hanan
Kohgo
(11:15) , Hazuki
Koguma
Iida
(9:11) , Maika
Himeka
Lady C
(11:34) , Syuri
Mirai
Sourei
(11:17) , Suzuki
Sera
Kurumi
(12:24) , Tora
Watanabe
Kashima
(9:29) , - ! Kid
Umesaki
Ruaka , Kid
Umesaki
Ruaka
(10:55) , Kid
Umesaki
Ruaka
(12:36) , Hazuki
Koguma
Iida
(9:03) , Kid
Umesaki
Ruaka
(9:12) , Syuri
Mirai
Sourei
(12:06) , Suzuki
Sera
Kurumi
(6:06) , Tora
Watanabe
Kashima
(9:41) , - ! Giulia

Sakurai , Kaicho
Ozaki
Yukihi
(14:38) , Giulia
Thekla
Sakurai
(9:05) , Giulia
Thekla
Sakurai
(12:37) , Giulia
Thekla
Sakurai
(11:50) , Syuri
Mirai
Sourei
(13:47) , Suzuki
Sera
Kurumi
(13:48) , Tora
Watanabe
Kashima
(12:25) , - ! Hayashishita
Kamitani
AZM , Hayashishita
Kamitani
AZM
(13:41) , Hayashishita
Kamitani
AZM
(11:39) , Hazuki
Koguma
Iida
(10:17) , Hayashishita
Kamitani
AZM
(12:10) , Draw
(15:00) , Hayashishita
Kamitani
AZM
(13:18) , Tora
Watanabe
Kashima
(11:06) , - ! Nakano

, Nakano
Natsupoi
Saki
(11:55) , Nakano
Natsupoi
Saki
(14:58) , Nakano
Natsupoi
Saki
(11:42) , Maika
Himeka
Lady C
(11:20) , Nakano
Natsupoi
Saki
(12:44) , Suzuki
Sera
Kurumi
(13:25) , Nakano
Natsupoi
Saki
(9:29) , - !

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Yuu
Mizumori , Kaicho
Ozaki
Yukihi
(13:11) , Takahashi
Yuu
Mizumori
(13:01) , Takahashi
Yuu
Mizumori
(8:50) , Takahashi
Yuu
Mizumori
(11:56) , Draw
(15:00) , Takahashi
Yuu
Mizumori
(13:21) , Takahashi
Yuu
Mizumori
(12:10) , - ! Shirakawa

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, Kaicho
Ozaki
Yukihi
(13:39) , Shirakawa
Brookside
May
(9:02) , Shirakawa
Brookside
May
(10:03) , Shirakawa
Brookside
May
(12:33) , Syuri
Mirai
Sourei
(13:36) , Suzuki
Sera
Kurumi
(11:47) , Shirakawa
Brookside
May
(11:30) {, style="margin: auto" ,

Notes

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See also

Notes

References

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