April 23, 2023
Yokohama, Japan – Yokohama Arena
English commentary: Chris Charlton, Sonny Gutierrez, and Mariah May
Results via Chick Fritts of F4WOnline.com
Quick Match Results:
- Pre-show: Yokohama Rumble – Mai Sakurai won, last eliminating Super Strong Stardom Giant Machine (26:38)
- Pre-show: Oedo Tai defeated Thekla & Club Venus via Kishikaisei (pinfall 9:54)
- Starlight Kid & Mei Seira defeated Mei Suruga & AZM via Roll-up (pinfall 9:49)
- Queen’s Quest defeated Stars via Bridging German Suplex (pinfall 14:19)
- Himeka Retirement match – Maika defeated Himeka via Enka Otoshi (pinfall 14:17)
- Goddesses of Stardom Championship – The New Eras defeated 7Upp (c) via Countout (12:25)
- Artist of Stardom Championship – REstart defeated PROMINENCE (c) via Float Over Backslide Pin (pinfall 16:55)
- Wonder of Stardom Championship – Mina Shirakawa defeated Saya Kamitani (c) via Glamorus Driver MINA (pinfall 17:56)
- Syuri defeated Chihiro Hashimoto via Knockout (ref stoppage 16:07)
- IWGP Women’s Championship – Mayu Iwatani defeated Mercedes Mone (c) via Bridging High-Angle Dragon Suplex (pinfall 12:56)
- World of Stardom Championship – Tam Nakano defeated Giulia (c) via Violent Screwdriver (pinfall 23:40)
Pre-Show
Yokohama Rumble
Pins, submissions, or throws over the top rope resulted in elimination. Every 60 seconds, give or take, a new wrestler entered the match.
Waka Tsukiyama and Hanako started the match. Koguma, Momo Kohgo, and Saya Iida, all of Stars, entered the rumble before any eliminations. Lady C entered next, and Yuna Mizumori followed her.
Aya Sakura entered the match before a scuffle on the apron eliminated Iida, C, and Yuna. Twins Hina and Rina joined following the triple elimination, and their third sister, Hanan, was the next to walk out.
RAM Kaichow, from 666, entered the match during a multi-woman submission spot, and Chanyota from PPP was next. Rina, Ram, Hanan, and Hina were all eliminated as Fukigen Death made her way to the ring.
Mai Sakurai, Momoe Nakanishi, Super Strong Stardom Machine, Super Strong Stardom Giant Machine, and Super Strong Stardom Big Machine all entered before Koguma was eliminated. Nakanishi pinned Hanako and Chanyota and helped Strong Machine pin Death. Tsukiyama ended Nakanishi’s reign of terror by eliminating her with a pinfall, only for all three machines to target her with a triple bomb and a pin.
Being alone with all of the Machines, Sakurai seemed to be in trouble, but she held on, eliminating all three by knocking them out of the ring.
Winner: Mai Sakurai.
Pre-Show
Thekla & Club Venus (Mariah May, Xena, & Jessie) vs. Oedo Tai (Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, & Ruaka)
Club Venus gained the lead early by isolating Ruaka, but Oedo Tai fought back with tandem offense. For some time, the teams went back and forth, with momentum favoring the team had the most wrestlers in the ring.
Eventually, the chaos played to Oeado Tai’s advantage. Mariah May tried to have Thekla use one of Oedo Tai’s weapons, and, after a back-and-forth, she conceded. When Thekla tried to use the box, she missed, hitting Jessie instead. Kashima then pinned Jessie to win the match.
Winner: Oedo Tai via Pinfall.
Mei Suruga & AZM vs. Starlight Kid & Mei Seira
This match opened with a competitive back-and-forth between teams. The Meis took each other out on the floor before an AZM dive left both Meis laid out. The teams continued to battle on the floor, with SLK and Seira struggling to gain an advantage.
Back in the ring, SLK turned things back around before attempting a second dive. Once returning to the ropes, the teams traded pin attempts for an extended period. Eventually, Seira scored the pin over AZM.
Winner: Starlight Kid & Mei Seira via Pinfall.
Stars (Fuwa-chan & Hazuki) vs. Queen’s Quest (Utami Hayashishita & Miyu Amasaki)
Utami and Miyu gained an early lead over Fuwa, isolating her for some time. Once the tag came, Hazuki was able to turn the match around.
Once Hazuki gained a significant lead, Fuwa tagged back in and gained some offense of her own. A top rope double knee facebreaker from Hazuki left Fuwa in position for a high fly cross. Fuwa landed a pair of suplexes for a nearfall.
Utami answered Fuwa’s advance with a slam and a choke. A colossal lariat forced Hazuki to make a save. Miyu landed a DDT and Utami a German on Fuwa, leading into the pin and the Queen’s Quest victory.
Winner: Queen’s Quest via Pinfall.
After the match, Fuwa cut a promo. She said she was taking time away to reconsider he future in pro wrestling. Hazuki encouraged her, saying she would be waiting, if she does, in fact, choose to return.
Himeka Retirement Match
Himeka vs. Maika
This was a fantastic, emotional match.
The match started with a brawl outside the ring. Maika landed a suplex on the floor. Back in the ring, Himeka was able to turn things around. She wasted no time, landing a dive to the floor.
Once both women returned to the ring again, Maika landed a superplex to retake her lead. Maika landed a lariat, and Himeka answered with one of her own. Himeka landed JP Coaster for a nearfall.
Maika reversed Himeka’s follow-up attempt into a slam, which blossomed into an extensive offensive sequence of her own. A Michinoku driver scored her a nearfall.
A jumbo knee and a powerbomb from Himeka seemed to mark the end, but Maika kicked out once more. Maika answered with another Michinoku driver, staying alive long enough to land a headbutt and Enka Otoshi to win the match. Before landing the finishing blow, Maika begged Himeka to kick out.
Winner: Maika via Pinfall.
After the match, Himeka cut a promo, thanking the fans for supporting her on this journey.
Goddesses of Stardom Championship
The New Eras (MIRAI & Ami Sourei) vs. 7Upp (Nanae Takahashi & Yuu) (c)
Yuu is one of my favorite tag wrestlers in the world. This pairing of Nanae and Yuu has worked surprisingly well so far, and this match was no exception. While many will not be fond of the finish, I think this was another great match.
God’s Eye tried rushing 7Upp early, but the strength of Yuu proved too much, at least at the beginning. Yuu tossed MIRAI to the floor and threw Ami onto her partner to establish an early lead. Nanae continued to make advances after tagging into the match, isolating MIRAI.
Eventually, MIRAI reversed a lariat, sending Yuu to the floor. Ami followed up by throwing Nanae onto Yuu, returning the favor from earlier in the match. Then, as the referee’s count climbed, MIRAI landed a dive to the floor. Seeing a chance to close, God’s Eye fought to keep Yuu on the floor, eventually resulting in a count out to win the match.
Winner: The New Eras via Countout to become the new Goddesses of Stardom Champions.
Artist of Stardom Championship
REstart (KAIRI, Natsupoi, & Saori Anou) vs. PROMINENCE (Suzu Suzuki, Risa Sera, & Kurumi Hiiragi) (c)
This match opened at a blistering pace. After a prolonged opening sequence, Kurumi landed a slam, resetting the match in Prominence’s favor. The Prominence advance continued when Kurumi landed a triple powerbomb from the top rope.
An air raid crash led to a double tag, leaving Suzuki and Anou alone to trade strikes. Suzuki won out and landed a tandem double knee drop with Risa.
REstart rushed the ring to stop Suzuki’s attack. Anou landed a German suplex, but Risa broke up the pin with a kendo stick strike. The match then devolved into a brawl favoring REstart.
Anou and Suzuki traded Germans and nearfalls. Ultimately, Anou won out with a backslide pin, which she used to win the match and the belts.
Winner: REstart via Pinfall to become the new Artist of Stardom Champions.
Wonder of Stardom Championship
Mina Shirakawa vs. Saya Kamitani (c)
The match opened with a scramble, Mina won out and began to focus Saya’s legs. Saya eventually landed a dropkick to put Mina on the back foot, which she followed with a dive to the floor.
Back in the ring, Mina landed a dropkick to the knee, continuing her focused attack, but Saya answered with a leg lariat, a suplex, and a big boot. Saya climbed to the top rope, but Mina caught her, landing a leg whip from the top before locking in the figure four.
Mina landed a suplex, a rolling forearm, and a pair of DDTs for a two-count. After holding on, Saya landed a suplex of her own and a star crusher for a nearfall.
Saya finally landed the phoenix splash, but Mina kicked out. Saya climbed to the top again, but Mina met her on the ropes. From the top, Mina landed her DDT once more; Saya survived.
The pair began trading kicks, but Mina caught Saya with another leg whip. Mina held onto the leg, securing the figure four once more. After Saya escaped with the ropes,
Mina landed a pair of glamorous drivers to win the match and the belt.
Winner: Mina Shirakawa via Pinfall to become the new Wonder of Stardom Champion.
Syuri vs. Chihiro Hashimoto
This was an amazing match.
The match opened with a standard grappling sequence, which Hashimoto ended with a suplex and a slam. The pair then traded strikes, with Syuri landing a leaping knee that put Hashimoto on the mat for all of two seconds. Hashimoto then climbed to her feet and landed multiple lariats before throwing Syuri across the ring.
Syuri caught Hashimoto rushing in with a knee strike and a swift kick. She laid the boots to Hashimoto before attempting an armbar, but Hashimoto powered out and landed another lariat.
Hashimoto met Syuri on the top rope, where Syuri secured a kimura, sending Hashimoto crashing to the mat. On the mat, Syuri maintained the hold, forcing Hashimoto into the ropes.
Syuri climbed to the top, but Hashimoto cut her off with a lariat to the leg that sent her to the floor. Outside the ring, Hashimoto landed a spear.
While the pair continued to fight on the floor, Syuri landed a DDT to retake the lead. Back in the ring, Hashimoto answered with a powerbomb and a German, but Syuri held on landing a kick before a double strike knocked down both women.
A strike exchange left Hashimoto in control again, but Syuri reversed her powerbomb attempt into a guillotine. From the choke, Hashimoto landed a suplex.
Syuri landed a headbutt, opening Hashimoto up for a Syu-sekai. After landing her go-to finish, Syuri followed with a buzzsaw kick. Hashimoto almost beat the referee’s count but crashed to the floor at the end of the referee’s count, leaving Syuri with a TKO victory.
Winner: Syuri via Knockout.
After the finish, Syuri thanked Hashimoto for the match. She then offered to fight Sendai Girls at any time.
IWGP Women’s Championship
Mayu Iwatani vs. Mercedes Mone (c)
This was another remarkable match.
Mayu started the match with a flurry of strikes that forced Mone to the floor. Mayu continued her attack with a tope and a brief period on the floor.
Back in the ring, Mone landed multiple knees to establish control. Mone led an impressive sequence, complete with three amigos, but Mayu reversed Mone Maker into a crucifix bomb.
Mayu continued to fight back with a dragon suplex and a beautiful splash from the top rope for a near fall.
After eating a pair of pump kicks and a slap, Mone slammed Mayu into the mat from the corner. Mone landed Mone Maker, but Mayu found the ropes.
After surviving Mone’s finish, Mayu landed a dragon suplex. Mone tried to fight back, but Mayu caught her with a tombstone piledriver. Then, Mayu hit the moonsault, but Mone kicked out. Finally, Mayu was able to bring things to an end with the two-step dragon suplex into the pin. Another new champion has been crowned.
Winner: Mayu Iwatani via Pinfall to become the new IWGP Women’s Champion.
After the match, both women thanked each other. Mone asked for one more match on her way out.
World of Stardom Championship
Tam Nakano vs. Giulia (c)
The match opened with a scramble, but it quickly escalated as Giulia landed a northern lights bomb. Tam rolled to the outside, to escape the pressure. While on the outside, Giulia set up a table but failed to drive Tam through it.
Back in the ring, the struggle for control continued. Tam gained an advantage, but Giulia held on as the action approached the apron’s edge. Giulia then whipped Tam through the table.
Giulia continued to escalate, even after the table spot, attempting a glorious driver on the ramp. Tam reversed and landed a pair of running knees that sent Giulia rolling.
Back in the ring, the pair traded strikes. Giulia rocked Tam with a closed fist before landing another northern lights bomb and a glorious buster for a nearfall.
Tam landed a pump kick to stay in the match before locking in a leg choke that forced Giulia into the ropes. To follow up, Tam landed three running knees and a twilight dream for a nearfall.
Tam tried for a violent screwdriver, but Giulia escaped. To establish a lead, Giulia landed another closed-fist strike to a chorus of boos. Giulia landed a northern lights bomb for another near fall.
Giulia hoisted Tam to the top rope, but Tam reversed, landing a super tiger suplex that took out both women. Tam landed another tiger suplex after both women returned to her feet, but Giulia was quick to respond with one of her own. Tam held on, landing a northern lights bomb and another twilight dream for a convincing near fall. Finally, Tam hit the violent screwdriver to win the match and crown herself World Of Stardom champion.
Winner: Tam Nakano via Pinfall to become the new World of Stardom Champion.
After the match, Tam took her chance to taunt Giulia. Giulia answered with “bye for now”. Tam ended the show with a passionate send-off.
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