Stardom 5Star Special in Hiroshima

Stardom 5Star Special in Hiroshima
Promotional poster of the event featuring Giulia, Risa Sera, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateSeptember 3, 2023
CityHiroshima, Japan
VenueHiroshima Sun Plaza
Attendance825[1]
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Stardom 5Star Special in Hiroshima (スターダム 5スタースペシャル in 広島, Sutādamu 5 sutāsupesharu in Hiroshima) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on September 3, 2023, in Hiroshima, Japan at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza. It was a pay-per-view held amidst the 2023 edition of the 5 Star Grand Prix tournament, serving as one of the major evenings besides the inaugural night and the finals night.[2]

Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and four of Stardom's ten championships were on the line. In the main event, Giulia defeated Risa Sera to retain the Strong Women's Championship.

Production

Background

The show featured nine professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3] The event's press conference took place on August 18, 2023, and was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.[4]

Event

The preshow matches were broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. In the first one, Ami Sourei, Yuna Mizumori and one third of the Artist of Stardom Champions Thekla picked up a victory over Lady C, AZM and Miyu Amasaki in six-woman tag team action. In the second one, Megan Bayne and Donna Del Mondo's Maika defeated Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May.[5]

In the first main card event, Utami Hayashishita defeated Momo Watanabe in a five star grand prix match. Same did Tam Nakano against Oedo Tai's Starlight Kid in the fifth bout and God's Eye's leader Syuri against the time's IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatani. In the sixth bout, Saki Kashima defended the High Speed Championship for the third time consecutive in that respective reign against Momo Kohgo. In the seventh bout, Natsupoi and Saori Anou successfully retained the Goddesses of Stardom Championship for the first time in that respective reign against Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira. After the match, Saki Kashima came down to the ring to officially accept Seira's challenge for the High Speed title the latter issued a couple of weeks prior to the event. Utami Hayashishita and AZM also came down to challenge Anou and Natsupoi for the tag titles. In the semi main event, Mirai defeated a briefly returning Konami to secure the first defense of the Wonder of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Mina Shirakawa came down to challenge Syuri to a UWF rules match which was scheduled to take place at Nagoya Golden Fight on October 9, 2023.[6][7]

In the main event, Giulia defeated Prominence's leader Risa Sera to secure the third consecutive defense of the Strong Women's Championship in that respective reign.[8][9]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1PAmi Sourei, Yuna Mizumori and Thekla defeated Queen's Quest (Lady C and 02 line (AZM and Miyu Amasaki))Six-woman tag team match6:32
2PMegan Bayne and Maika defeated Rose Gold (Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May)Tag team match7:41
3Utami Hayashishita defeated Momo Watanabe5 Star Grand Prix tournament match9:26
4Tam Nakano defeated Starlight Kid5 Star Grand Prix tournament match8:28
5Syuri defeated Mayu Iwatani5 Star Grand Prix tournament match12:30
6Saki Kashima (c) defeated Momo KohgoSingles match for the High Speed Championship4:43
7REStart (Natsupoi and Saori Anou) (c) defeated Suzu Suzuki and Mei SeiraTag team match for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship13:43
8Mirai (c) defeated KonamiSingles match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship12:52
9Giulia (c) defeated Risa SeraSingles match for the Strong Women's Championship17:37
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 3, 2023). "Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 2023 - Tag 14: 5STAR Special In Hiroshima". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (August 23, 2023). 2023.09.03 (日)［発売中］『STAR☆VERSE Presents 5★STAR Special in HIROSHIMA Supported by SoftBank』広島サンプラザホール. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  4. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (August 18, 2023). 【生配信】9/3広島サンプラザホール大会&『ドリーム・タッグ・フェスティバル 2023』横浜武道館大会 記者会見【8/15(金)15:15～】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 3, 2023). 【第1試合まで 無料配信】9・3『STAR☆VERSE Presents 5★STAR Special in HIROSHIMA Supported by SoftBank』広島サンプラザホール. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Brennan, Corey (September 3, 2023). "STARDOM 5STAR Special In Hiroshima Results (9/3/23)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (September 3, 2023). "STARDOM 5STAR Special in Hiroshima Results: Giulia Defends NJPW STRONG Women's Title, More". 411Mania. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Edwards, Scott (September 3, 2023). "STARDOM 5STAR Special in Hiroshima Results (9/3/23): MIRAI vs. Konami". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Giulia stays STRONG in Hiroshima with third defence". njpw1972.com. NJPW. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.