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73-602: There have been a total of 22 reigns shared between 14 different wrestlers. Saya Kamitani is the current champion in her first reign. On December 5, 2012, Pro Wrestling Wave 's founder and booker Gami announced the creation of the Wave Single Championship. Prior to the announcement, Wave, which was founded in August 2007, had no singles championships; instead the annual Catch the Wave tournament served as

146-497: A Ten-woman elimination tag team match . Per the stipulation, since Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest. Thus, she remained the only member of the unit for a time. On the second night of the Stardom Sapporo World Rendezvous on July 28, 2024, Kamitani turned heel when she attacked Maika, giving Tora momentum to pick up the victory and

219-540: A battle royal , a rock-paper-scissors round and a fan vote. Gami herself was also a former Catch the Wave winner from 2010 , but decided not to put herself in the title tournament. On December 16, Misaki Ohata won the Zan-1 tournament to earn the fourth and final spot in the title tournament. On January 23, 2013, a random draw decided that in the first round of the tournament on February 17, Ayumi Kurihara would face Kana, while Misaki Ohata would face Yumi Ohka. The finals of

292-633: A three-way match against Saya Iida and Maika for the Future of Stardom Championship . At the 2020 Cinderella Tournament on April 29, Kamitani fell short to Natsuko Tora in the first round. On July 26, Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita won the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship after defeating Tokyo Cyber Squad ( Jungle Kyona and Konami ). At Yokohama Cinderella 2020 on October 3, Kamitani and Hayashishita had their first successful title defense when they defeated Donna Del Mondo ( Himeka and Maika). Kamitani and Hayashishita competed together in

365-424: A cafe. Aikawa interviewed various wrestlers on the roster as well as showed highlights of recent matches and activities outside the ring. Stardom Cafe ran each month until December 2015. Starting in 2015, Stardom began holding Korakuen Hall shows every month, making them the first Joshi Puroresu promotion since Gaea Japan to do so. At Stardom's next Korakuen Hall show on February 22, 2015, Stardom Queen's Shout,

438-416: A career in professional wrestling. In April 2010, Fuka was approached by Rossy Ogawa , about starting a new promotion with Aikawa as the top star. During the summer of 2010, Fuka continued training Aikawa for her upcoming debut planned for October, while also training newcomers such as Mayu Iwatani , Arisa Hoshiki , Yoshiko , Yoko Bito , and Eri Susa. These plans came together by September when Ogawa held

511-547: A case investigated as cyberbullying after an incident traced to her appearance on the Fuji TV reality show Terrace House . On 16 December 2020, Osaka police announced a case is pending in the legal system with a gentleman from the area the suspect. On August 15, 2020, Stardom canceled a Saturday show in Osaka , putting a halt to the 5-star Grand Prix, after a performer tested positive for COVID-19 . On December 20, 2020,

584-478: A day. Ohata also has the most reigns at three. Yuu Yamagata is the oldest champion at 39 years old, while Asuka is the youngest at 19 years old. Veny is the current champion at her second reign. She defeated Hikaru Shida on October 1, 2023, at WAVE PHASE2 Reboot 4th ~ NAMI 1 in Tokyo , Japan . As of November 28, 2024 Saya Kamitani Saya Kamitani ( 上谷沙弥 , Kamitani Saya , born November 28, 1996)

657-485: A disqualification for the first offense. A ringside doctor is now assigned to all future events and Kairi Hojo was subsequently named intermediary between the wrestlers and management in order to bring the two sides closer. The incident received mainstream attention in Japan and became known as Seisan Matchi ( 凄惨マッチ , "Ghastly Match") . This would end up being Yoshiko's final appearance for Stardom. April 23 saw

730-521: A four-way comedic match won by Lady C and also involving Himeka and Momo Kohgo . At Stardom Dream Queendom 2022 on December 29, Kamitani defeated Haruka Umesaki to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship . At the Triangle Derby I , Kamitani teamed up with stablemates Utami Hayashishita and AZM, scoring a total of nine points in the A block which was not enough to qualify to the finals. In

803-587: A losing effort against Donna Del Mondo 's Giulia and Syuri. In 2014, Kamitani participated in EXILE's support dancers. She also has experience as a backstage dancer of Team A. World Wonder Ring Stardom World Wonder Ring Stardom ( スターダム 女子プロレス , Sutādamu Joshi Puroresu ) , often referred to simply as Stardom (stylized as ST★RDOM ), is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo , Japan. Stardom

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876-482: A match that became a viral hit on YouTube , reaching over 1 million views. Several champions were crowned at the event as well. Aikawa defeated Yoshiko to become the first-ever Wonder of Stardom Champion and Natsuki Taiyo defeated JWP wrestler Leon to win the High Speed Championship. The inaugural World of Stardom Champion was crowned in a four-person tournament, with Takahashi defeating Bito in

949-465: A new collaboration with Fire Pro Wrestling World , a video game developed by Spike Chunsoft . This would be Stardom's first involvement with a video game and was released on August 22, 2019. Kagetsu , Hazuki , Andras Miyagi , Utami Hayashishita , Momo Watanabe , Mayu Iwatani , Arisa Hoshiki , Starlight Kid , Jungle Kyona , and Hana Kimura would be the Stardom wrestlers that were created for

1022-582: A press conference with the newly formed roster of Fuka's trainees and Aikawa in attendance to announce a new promotion named World Wonder Ring Stardom . Fuka was appointed general manager of the promotion, as well as the role of ring announcer . Veteran All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) wrestler Nanae Takahashi was appointed the playing manager. In addition to Fuka's trainees, Aikawa, and Takahashi, Takahashi's longtime associate and fellow AJW wrestler Natsuki☆Taiyo and mixed martial artist Mika Nagano , who had some experience in professional wrestling with

1095-826: A support dancer. She passed the audition to become a member of the idol group AKB48 , however, according to the group's website, she was never listed as a full-time member. Kamitani debuted in World Wonder Ring Stardom in a non-wrestling role as part of the Stardom Idols, a dancing and singing group. While the Stardom Idols were short-lived, Kamitani passed Stardom's pro-test on July 10, 2019. Kamitani made her wrestling debut on August 10, 2019 at Korakuen Hall , where she unsuccessfully challenged Momo Watanabe . On August 18, Kamitani gained her first victory when she teamed with Rina to defeat Queen's Quest ( Hina and Leo Onozaki). Kamitani competed in

1168-555: A total of 11 points, which was not enough to advance to the finals. At the 10th Anniversary Grand Finale Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, Kamitani, AZM , and Momo Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged MaiHimePoi for the Artist of Stardom Championship . AphrOditE competed in the Red Goddess block of the 2021 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League , in which they scored seven points. At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Kamitani became

1241-493: A two-block round-robin tournament, commenced on August 19 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, and ran until September 30, becoming their biggest annual tournament every year. The finals saw Yuzuki Aikawa defeating Kyoko Kimura on September 30. At Stardom Year-End Climax in December, the creation of the promotion's trios championship, the Artist of Stardom Championship , was announced. Stardom's next Korakuen Hall show on March 17, Stardom

1314-464: Is a Japanese professional wrestler . She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom , where she is a member of H.A.T.E. Kamitani is a former Wonder of Stardom Champion , High Speed Champion , a two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion , and the 2021 Cinderella Tournament winner. She has briefly led the Queen's Quest stable between June and July 2024. Kamitani had a couple of dancing roles in 2014 as

1387-404: The 2019 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League together with Saya Iida as the 3838 Tag. On December 8, Kamitani won the 2019 Rookie of Stardom Tournament by defeating Saya Iida in the finals. In early 2020, Kamitani began to frequently wrestle alongside members of Stars . On February 16, 2020, Kamitani joined Queen's Quest after a loss to Utami Hayashishita . On July 17, Kamitani lost in

1460-640: The 2020 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League as AphrOditE , which they would continue to use as their tag team name afterwards. At Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020 on December 20, Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged for the Future of Stardom Championship in a three-way match against Maika and Saya Iida. On December 26, AphrOditE lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Oedo Tai ( Bea Priestley and Konami), ending their reign at 153 days. At All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, Kamitani received her first match for

1533-569: The 2023 5 Star Grand Prix , but withdrew from the tournament after she suffered a legitimate dislocated elbow during her first match of the tournament against Tam Nakano on July 23. Kamitani made her return on November 28 alongside her AphrOditE teammate, Utami Hayashishita, who had also been out due to an injury. At Nagoya Big Winter on December 2, AphrOditE won the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Divine Kingdom (Maika and Megan Bayne ). At Stardom Dream Queendom 2023 on December 29, Kamitani and Hayashishita successfully defended

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1606-524: The High Speed Championship from Saki Kashima in a four-way match also involving Saya Iida and Fukigen Death . At Stardom Flashing Champions 2024 on May 18, Kamitani successfully defended the high speed title against Kashima. At Stardom The Conversion on June 22, 2024, Kamitani teamed up with the rest of Queen's Quest's AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki and fell short to Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka) in

1679-580: The Ice Ribbon promotion, joined the promotion. Stardom held its first event, Birth of Nova, on January 23, 2011, in Tokyo 's Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, the venue that would frequently host events for the promotion in the following years and was also the location of Stardom's earliest training dojo . Originally, Stardom named and promoted events in the format of "seasons," with one season lasting, on average, two months. The opening match involved seasoned Takahashi and Taiyo, as well as Aikawa. The main event of

1752-803: The Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023 , Kamitani drew against Mayu Iwatani in the first rounds. On April 23, 2023, at All Star Grand Queendom , Kamitani lost the Wonder of Stardom Championship to Mina Shirakawa, ending her reign at 480 days, with a record setting of 15-successful title defenses. At Stardom Fukuoka Goddess Legend on May 5, 2023, she teamed up with Utami Hayashishita in a losing effort against Donna Del Mondo (Giulia and Maika). At Stardom Flashing Champions 2023 on May 28, se teamed up with Hayashishita and Hina to defeat YoungOED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina ). At Stardom Sunshine 2023 on June 25, Kamitani teamed up with all

1825-513: The Wonder of Stardom Championship successfully against Maika. At Stardom Flashing Champions on May 28, 2022, she defended it again against Mirai. At Stardom Fight in the Top on June 26, 2022, Kamitani teamed up with AZM and Utami Hayashishita and competed one of Stardom's first steel cage matches , where they fell short to Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Koguma and Hazuki). At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo ,

1898-602: The World of Stardom Championship , in which she lost to Utami Hayashishita. Kamitani won the 2021 Cinderella Tournament after defeating Maika in the finals. At Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer on July 4, Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged Tam Nakano for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. Kamitani competed in the Blue Stars block of the 2021 5Star Grand Prix which took place from July 31 to September 25. She scored

1971-469: The World of Stardom Championship . On March 30, 2024, Kamitani and Hayashishita lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Crazy Star (Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira). At Stardom American Dream 2024 , she teamed up with AZM and Camron Branae in a losing effort against Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) and Stephanie Vaquer . At Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 on April 27, Kamitani won

2044-699: The "Blue Stars" block where she scored a total of 14 points. At Hiroshima Goddess Festival on November 3, 2022, Kamitani successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Mina Shirakawa. At Stardom Gold Rush on November 19, 2022, Kamitani went into a time-limit draw against Kairi in a match disputed for the Wonder of Stardom Championship . At Historic X-Over , an event co-promoted alongside NJPW on November 20, 2022, Kamitani teamed up with stablemates AZM and Lady C to defeat Donna Del Mondo (Himeka, Mai Sakurai and Thekla ). At Stardom in Showcase vol.3 on November 26, 2022, Kamitani competed in

2117-413: The A Block with four points after competing against Risa Sera , Yuko Sakurai and Nanami . She then won a tie-breaker match against Sera who also finished the block with four points. Kamitani defeated Itsuki Aoki in the semifinals and Kohaku in the finals to win the entire competition. Kamitani often competes in exhibition matches organized by NJPW in partnership with Stardom. On January 5, 2021, at

2190-461: The Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, a round-robin tournament that has been held annually since. The team of Yuzuki Aikawa and Yoko Bito, collectively known as BY Hou, defeated Yoshiko and Natsuki Taiyo (Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu) in the finals on November 27. On November 12, the first Rookie of Stardom award was given, in which rookie wrestlers that had debuted within the year faced off. The final saw Yoshiko defeating Arisa Hoshiki to become

2263-605: The Highest, would mark a World of Stardom title change for the first time when German wrestler Alpha Female , now aligned with Kyoko Kimura's Kimura Monster-gun unit, defeated Nanae Takahashi for the World of Stardom Championship. On April 29, Yuzuki Aikawa had the first of what would become a tradition for many departing Stardom wrestlers in the form of a gauntlet match , where they face the entire roster in one-minute singles matches. Stardom Ryōgoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta 2013

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2336-557: The United States with the inaugural champion being crowned at Historic X-Over. At the event, Kairi defeated Iwatani to become the inaugural champion. On December 15, 2023, Stardom was announced as one of the founding members of the United Japan Pro-Wrestling alliance, a joint effort to further develop professional wrestling in Japan through promotion and organization, with Seiji Sakaguchi being named as

2409-674: The United States, taking part in events for Lucha Underground and a match at the Cauliflower Alley Club . In May, Threedom (Shirai, Iwatani, and Hojo) traveled to Europe, taking part in shows in Spain , France , and England . A new championship was introduced on the show in Spain, the Stardom World Association (SWA) World Championship . Io Shirai defeated Toni Storm in a tournament final to determine

2482-482: The World of Stardom Championship. Kamitani declared Queen's Quest's dissolution, joining forces with Tora and the rest of the time's Oedo Tai members. Tora then declared the dissolution of Oedo Tai and the birth of the newly created unit of H.A.T.E . Kamitani competed in the 2024 edition of the Catch the Wave tournament, Pro Wrestling Wave 's greatest annual competition, similar to Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix. She topped

2555-483: The beginning of a new annual event, the Cinderella Tournament, a one-day single-elimination tournament, with the winner being presented a dress by Yuzuki Aikawa and is granted a wish of their choice. The methods of winning consist of pinfall, submission, over-the-top-rope elimination, ten-minute time limit (except for the final), with time limit draws resulting in a double elimination. Mayu Iwatani won

2628-433: The bout after unmasking from a "grim reaper costume". At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, she defeated Himeka to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship . Kamitani was initially scheduled to defend against Kairi but the latter pulled out last minute due to COVID issues. At the 2022 edition of the 5 Star Grand Prix which took place between July 30 and October 1, Kamitani competed in

2701-554: The chairman of the project. On February 5, 2024, it was announced that Bushiroad had fired Rossy Ogawa from the promotion due to alleged talent poaching. On 15 April 2024 Ogawa announced the creation of rival promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold (Marigold); several members of the Stardom roster jumped ship to join Ogawa. Amongst them were Giulia , Utami Hayashishita , Mirai , Nanae Takahashi , Mai Sakurai , Yuzuki and ex- Ice Ribbon native Nao Ishikawa . On April 23, it

2774-491: The company except the developmental and shared championships. They are the World of Stardom Championship , the Wonder of Stardom Championship , the Goddesses of Stardom Championship , the Artist of Stardom Championship , the High Speed Championship and the SWA World Championship . The notion of "grand slam" officially started being mentioned on May 5, 2022, when Mayu Iwatani became the second wrestler in

2847-489: The contract for the match, as she felt Yasukawa was unfit to challenge for her title after their previous title match had been cancelled due to Yasukawa's Graves' disease flare. Yoshiko eventually signed the contract in the ring just before their match after Yasukawa and her new Oedo Tai teammates attacked her. Stardom's president Rossy Ogawa publicly apologized for the incident and called an emergency meeting for February 23 with general manager Fuka Kakimoto and top senpais for

2920-449: The debut show saw Yoko Bito, who had an extensive Karate background before her wrestling training against 17-year-old Yoshiko. The two were considered the top trainees on the new roster. Stardom continued holding shows at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring each month before eventually holding their first-ever show at Korakuen Hall on July 24. At the event, 9-year-old Haruka, who had debuted on the first show, faced DDT Pro-Wrestling star Kenny Omega in

2993-554: The door. Fans and venue staff went through temperature checks and face masks were mandatory. Additional events were canceled throughout April and May, meaning Stardom's Ota Ward Gym show and the unit-produced shows held during Golden Week in early May would no longer be taking place. In the meantime, Stardom wrestlers began doing live streams on the Stardom YouTube channel and social media to interact with fans. On 23 May 2020, Hana Kimura committed suicide in

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3066-473: The experience level required for the Future of Stardom Title was changed from two years to less than three years of wrestling experience. On November 20, 2022, Stardom held a co-promoted event with sister promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling named Historic X-Over . On July 29, Stardom and NJPW announced the IWGP Women's Championship , a title for Stardom that would be defended at NJPW events both in Japan and

3139-440: The final. Another notable development in Stardom's Korakuen Hall debut was freelancer Io Shirai , who had been appearing in various other Joshi Puroresu promotions alongside her sister, Mio Shirai , and Kana as the stable Triple Tails . Shirai made a surprise appearance at the end of Stardom X Stardom, requesting to join the company. The crowning of the first-ever Goddesses of Stardom Championship began on October 10 with

3212-537: The finals night, she successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Hazuki . At Stardom Supreme Fight 2023 on February 4, Kamitani scored another successful defense of the title, this time against Momo Watanabe. At Stardom in Showcase vol.4 on February 26, 2023, she teamed up with Utami Hayashishita and Miyu Amasaki and unsuccessfully competed in a three-way tag team match won by Stars ( Mayu Iwatani , Hazuki and Koguma) and also involving Oedo Tai ( Natsuko Tora , Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe). At

3285-402: The finals of the tournament. Later that same day, Ohka defeated Kana in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural Wave Single Champion. As of November 28, 2024, there have been 20 reigns between 12 champions and two vacancies. Yumi Ohka was the inaugural. Ohaka's first reign was also the longest at 525 days, while Misaki Ohata's third reign aws the shortest, which lasted less than

3358-467: The first champion. The qualifications of defending the SWA title were that the opponent must be a different nationality to the champion. On February 18, 2018, Stardom announced the creation of the promotion's seventh active title, the Future of Stardom Championship, the title is meant for wrestlers with less than two years of experience in professional wrestling or under the age of 20. Stardom also introduced

3431-544: The first event of the Stardom Mid Summer Champions series which took place on July 9, 2022, Kamitani defended the "white belt" once again against Starlight Kid . At Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya , the last event from July 24, she defended the title against Saki . At Stardom in Showcase vol.1 on July 23, 2022, Kamitani competed in a three-way casket match against Starlight Kid and Yuu who won

3504-533: The first recipient. In May 2012, Io Shirai had gone to Mexico for a tour and was involved in an incident when returning to Japan. Upon her return to Japan, Shirai and then-boyfriend Nosawa Rongai (a freelance Japanese professional wrestler) were arrested at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba on suspicion of trying to smuggle 75 grams of marijuana hidden inside paintings of

3577-721: The first tournament by defeating Koguma in the final. Also in 2015, Stardom held shows in Los Angeles County, California . This was the first time that Stardom held shows outside of Japan. Stardom's first United States show took place on October 16 in Covina, California , main evented by Io Shirai successfully defending her Wonder of Stardom Championship against Mia Yim . The second show took place two days later in Baldwin Park, California , headlined by Thunder Rock retaining their Goddesses of Stardom Championship against

3650-524: The game. Apart from the March 8 Korakuen Hall show, Stardom canceled all remaining March shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan . No People Gate was presented from an empty Korakuen Hall on March 8, and was aired live on their YouTube channel. The next Stardom show would be the Cinderella Tournament on March 24, and was held at Korakuen Hall with a limited number of tickets sold at

3723-422: The incident. On July 9, Mexico-based Japanese wrestler Takuya Sugi held a press conference and confessed to planting the drugs on Shirai and Nosawa. According to Sugi, Masahiro Hayashi, who worked as a liaison between Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and Japan and who apparently had a personal grudge with Nosawa, had promised him a contract extension with AAA in exchange for the deed. The first 5★Star Grand Prix,

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3796-416: The main event of Yoshiko defending her World of Stardom Championship against Act Yasukawa ended in controversy when the match had to be ended prematurely. Yoshiko and Yasukawa began shooting on each other, a boundary in professional wrestling that is rarely crossed. Yoshiko gained the advantage in the situation and severely injured Yasukawa's face, to the point where veteran referee Kyohei Wada had to stop

3869-406: The match. Following the match, Yasukawa was rushed to a Tokyo hospital, where she was diagnosed with fractured cheek, nasal and orbital bones and required surgery. Yasukawa had, just two months earlier, returned from a long injury break brought on by thyroid issues, during which she had also underwent cataract surgery. In addition to the outcome, leading up to the show, Yoshiko had refused to sign

3942-437: The number one contender for the Wonder of Stardom Championship by defeating Himeka and Natsupoi in a three-way match. At Dream Queendom on December 29, Kamitani won the Wonder of Stardom Championship by defeating Tam Nakano. At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Kamitani successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Mirai . At Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, she defended

4015-471: The promotion's public face. Much like JDStar , Stardom also places heavy emphasis on the physical attractiveness of its workers, and publishes several modeling photobooks and calendars of its workers per year. Stardom's in-ring style takes influence from mixed martial arts with many workers relying on kicks as the main part of their offense. Stardom frequently holds shows in Tokyo while also often traveling to Osaka for daytime and nighttime events within

4088-419: The promotion's top singles achievement. Gami then announced that the inaugural champion would be determined in a four-woman single-elimination "Regina di Wave" tournament, which would include three former winners of Catch the Wave; Ayumi Kurihara (winner of the 2012 tournament), Kana ( 2011 ) and Yumi Ohka ( 2009 ), and the winner of a one-night Zan-1 tournament, a three-round tournament, which included

4161-411: The release and all appeared in the ring during the announcement. On October 17, a press conference was held in which the purchase of Stardom by entertainment company, Bushiroad , was announced. Bushiroad is also the owner of New Japan Pro-Wrestling , making Stardom their sister promotion. Rossy Ogawa would remain as Stardom's executive producer. Katsuhiko Harada was appointed as president, Harada

4234-411: The rest of Queen's Quest stablemates Utami Hayashishita, AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Lady C and Hina to defeat Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Saki Kashima, Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina in a Loser leaves unit steel cage match . At Stardom Mid Summer Champions 2023 on July 2, she teamed up with Hayashishita, AZM and Lady C to defeat Stars (Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Hanan. Kamitani competed in

4307-399: The roster to discuss the situation. On February 25, Stardom held a press conference where Yoshiko publicly apologized for her actions, was stripped of the World of Stardom Championship and was suspended indefinitely. Ogawa, Kakimoto and Takahashi also announced they were taking a 30% pay cut for the next three months. Stardom also banned face punches from the promotion. Violations resulted in

4380-426: The same day. In 2020, "We Are Stardom!!" started airing on BS Nittele and Tokyo MX , which marked the first time that a joshi puroresu promotion had a weekly national television program since AJW left Fuji TV in 2002. After retiring from professional wrestling on March 29, 2010, Fuka began training Yuzuki Aikawa , a notable gravure idol signed to Platinum Production , the same modeling agency as her, for

4453-523: The second night of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)'s Wrestle Kingdom 15 , she made her first NJPW appearance where she, alongside AZM and Utami Hayashishita, defeated Himeka, Maika and Natsupoi in a dark match . At Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome , Kamitani competed in both nights, first on September 4, 2021, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe to defeat Lady C and Maika, and on September 5, where she teamed again with Watanabe, this time in

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4526-576: The tag titles against XL (Natsuko Tora and Momo Watanabe). At Stardom New Year Stars 2024 on January 3, Kamitani teamed up with Hayashishita and AZM and drew against Suzu Suzuki , Megan Bayne and Mei Seira in the first rounds of the Triangle Derby II tournament. At Ittenyon Stardom Gate on January 4, 2024, Kamitani, Hayashishita and AZM defeated God's Eye ( Mirai , Ami Sohrei and Saki Kashima). At Stardom Supreme Fight 2024 on February 4, Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged Maika for

4599-507: The team of Hiroyo Matsumoto & Kellie Skater . In November, Stardom began an interpromotional feud with Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling during the latter's Korakuen Hall show. The event saw Meiko Satomura , Dash Chisako , Sendai Sachiko , Cassandra Miyagi, Mika Iwata, and Chihiro Hashimoto against Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani, Kairi Hojo, Momo Watanabe, Hiromi Mimura, and Kris Wolf, in a series of singles matches with gauntlet rules. Three days later, at Stardom's Korakuen Hall show, Mayu Iwatani

4672-482: The title successfully again against Natsupoi. On the first night of the Stardom World Climax 2022 from March 26, she defended the title against Utami Hayashishita, and on the second night from March 27, again versus Tam Nakano. At Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022 , she only scored a draw against Maika in the second rounds of April 10. At Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour on May 5, 2022, she defended

4745-420: The tournament were set to take place on March 17. On February 16, Wave announced that Kurihara had suffered a nasal and orbital floor fracture and would be forced to pull out of the tournament. She would be replaced by Mio Shirai , who had finished second in the Zan-1 tournament. In the following day's semifinal matches, Kana defeated Shirai, while Ohka defeated Ohata. However, it was announced that if Kurihara

4818-401: The two into the country. Both Shirai and Nosawa denied the charges, claiming that the paintings were gifts from fans. Shirai was released from a detention center on June 12. On June 21, Shirai held a press conference, publicly apologizing to her fans, employers and co-workers, while again denying the charges. On June 28, Japan's public prosecutor's office decided not to prosecute Shirai over

4891-410: Was able to return to the ring by March 17, she would get to wrestle Kana for a spot in the finals. On March 7, Kurihara announced that she was going to make her return for the match against Kana. In order to prevent Ohka from having the advantage of having to wrestle only one match on March 17, she was put in a non-tournament match against Gami. On March 17, Kana defeated Kurihara to hold on to her spot in

4964-462: Was announced that Stardom's sister promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling would fully acquire the company on June 28, with Stardom becoming a subsidiary of NJPW. After the acquisition, Stardom no longer operates as Bushiroad Fight, instead being renamed to Stardom Co. Ltd. Domestic: Worldwide : As of November 28, 2024 In Stardom, the Grand Slam consists of all the available titles promoted by

5037-482: Was attended by 5,500 fans, making it Stardom's largest crowd to date in their two-year history. A special movie edition of the event, featuring backstage material, was premiered at a theater in Ichikawa, Chiba and released on DVD on September 28. In 2014, a new monthly television program began airing on Samurai TV during this time called Stardom Cafe . The program was hosted by Yuzuki Aikawa and took place in

5110-488: Was defeated by Meiko Satomura in her challenge for the World of Stardom Championship and Io Shirai successfully defended her Wonder of Stardom Championship against challenger Sendai Sachiko; the two had gone to a time limit draw three days earlier. On February 28, 2016, Stardom launched Stardom World , a worldwide paid video service through YouTube . The service was later moved to its own website. In April, Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani represented Stardom in

5183-508: Was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Rossy Ogawa , retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Fuka Kakimoto , and former AJW veteran professional wrestler Nanae Takahashi . Since June 2024, Stardom is a subsidiary of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Stardom quickly became one of the top joshi puroresu promotions, largely thanks to gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa becoming

5256-443: Was the biggest event in the history of Stardom in its two-year history to that point, taking place April 29 at the historic Ryōgoku Kokugikan venue in Tokyo. It was the first joshi puroresu event held in the venue in six years. The card featured four of Stardom's five titles on the line, various participants from other wrestling promotions, including male wrestlers, and was headlined by the retirement match of Yuzuki Aikawa. The event

5329-567: Was the former president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling from 2016 until 2018. At New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 4, 2020, Mayu Iwatani and Arisa Hoshiki faced Hana Kimura and Giulia in a tag team dark match , marking the first women's match to take place at a Wrestle Kingdom event. On March 5, the second Fire Pro Wrestling World collaboration was released, with Giulia, Death Yama-san , Konami , Saya Iida , Tam Nakano , Saki Kashima , Bea Priestley , AZM , Natsuko Tora , Sumire Natsu , and Saya Kamitani added to

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