Various: Stardom Announces New Rules Changes for High-Speed Championship, Willow Nightingale CMLL Return Set for CMLL Joint Event in Japan This April, Indies

Stardom Announces New Rules Changes for Their High-Speed Championship

Stardom recently announced several new official rule changes for their High-Speed Championship matches going forward.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

High-Speed Championship Match Rules

* Ten minute match, best of three (falls / submission / count out)

* It will be a 10 count outside of the ring

* If the match is tied when the time limit expires, the champion retains

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Willow Nightingale Returning to CMLL for Joint Event in Japan This April

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre recently announced that they will be holding a co-promoted Lucha Fiesta event with Mexico Kanko and Lady’s Ring on April 27th at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

This upcoming event was also announced to feature a CMLL Prix de Amazonas tournament and will include Willow Nightingale making her return appearance to CMLL.

Besides Nightingale, it was also announced that Kira, Tabata, Hera, Olympia, and Samantha Black will be competing in this upcoming tournament at the event.

Representando al Resto del Mundo:
🇲🇽 Kira, Tabata, Hera y Olympia del CMLL
🇺🇸 Willow Nightingale de AEW
🇨🇷 Samantha Black de CWE

Además, este magno evento marcará el debut de Edgar “El Güero” Noriega como réferi en tierras niponas.

— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) January 7, 2025

April 27th the @CMLL_OFICIAL Amazonas do Tokyo 🇲🇽🤝🇯🇵🥳 https://t.co/9YM6QzlaPx

— Willow Nightingale (@willowwrestles) January 7, 2025

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Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced the full schedule of events for this year’s The Collective on April 17-19 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

GCW also announced that they will be holding an event called Up All Night on January 31st in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Zero One Wrestling recently announced that they will be reviving the Hayabusa character with a new wrestler under the mask. It was announced that this new Hayabusa will be making his official debut at their Lucha Fest Special event on April 27th in Japan. The original Hayabusa passed away in 2016.

All Caribbean Wrestling announced that they have recently appointed WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry to be their new Chief Executive Officer.

TNA Wrestling recently announced one new segment for the card of this Thursday’s TNA Impact! show on AXS TV and Sportsnet 360. This new segment was announced to be a promo segment featuring Jordynne Grace.

TNA is currently holding a survey asking TNA fans their thoughts about the company and wrestling industry.

In a recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast, co-host and TNA and indies wrestler Tommy Dreamer announced that he recently suffered a torn meniscus and strained his patellar tendon at an indie event last week.

Major League Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their MLW Fusion taping on January 11th in North Richland Hills, Texas:

• Persephone vs. Alejandra Quintanilla

Full Impact Pro recently announced one new match for the card of their Everything Burns event on January 12th in Clearwater, Florida:

• WWE ID Showcase match – Sam Holloway vs. Marcus Mathers

DEFY Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Hundredth – 8 Year Anniversary event on February 7th in Seattle, Washington:

• Nick Wayne vs. Marcus Mathers