Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020

Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020
Promotional poster featuring Utami Hayashishita, Giulia and various other superstars
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateDecember 20, 2020
CityOsaka, Japan
VenueOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Attendance1,027[1]
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Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020 (スターダム大阪ドリームシンデレラ2020, Sutādamu Ōsaka dorīmushinderera 2020) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on December 20, 2020 in Osaka, Japan, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time.[2]

Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show, and six of Stardom's seven championships were on the line. The main event saw Utami Hayashishita defeat Momo Watanabe to retain the World of Stardom Championship. In another prominent match, Giulia and Syuri went to a time-limit draw in their Winner takes all match for both the Wonder of Stardom Championship and SWA World Championship.

Storylines

The new logo of Stardom established for 2021.

The show featured seven professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Event

The preshow in which Saya Iida defeated Saya Kamitani and a defending champion Maika for the Future of Stardom Championship was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.[4] After Mina Shirakawa, Tam Nakano and Unagi Sayaka retained the Artist of Stardom Championship over Stars stablemates Gokigen Death, Mayu Iwatani and Starlight Kid, they announced that they would split up from Stars to act as an independent unit. Since Shirakawa's debut on October 25, 2020, Cosmic Angels acted as a sub-unit of Stars. The sixth match had Donna Del Mondo stablemates Giulia and Syuri ending their short term feud after going into a time-limit draw with both Wonder of Stardom Championship and SWA World Championship on the table. After the match, they peacefully shook hands in sign of mutual respect.[5] Stardom's president Rossy Ogawa revealed the design of the promotion's sleek new black and white logo, ditching the old pink logo.

The main event portraited Utami Hayashishita successfully defending the World of Stardom Championship for the first time in that respective reign against Queen's Quest stablemate and leader Momo Watanabe. After the match concluded, Maika stepped up to challenge Hayashishita for the title in the near future. Maika defeated Hayashishita in the 5STAR Grand Prix tournament, and therefore was expected to make a challenge for the title at some point.[6]

Results

No.Results[7][8]StipulationsTimes[1]
1PSaya Iida defeated Maika (c) and Saya KamitaniThree-way match for the Future of Stardom Championship8:19
2Oedo Tai (Konami and Natsuko Tora) defeated Riho and RuakaTag team match7:05
3Donna Del Mondo (Himeka and Natsupoi) defeated Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley and Saki Kashima)Tag team match11:05
4AZM (c) defeated Mei HoshizukiSingles match for the High Speed Championship10:31
5Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa, Tam Nakano and Unagi Sayaka) (c) defeated Stars (Gokigen Death, Mayu Iwatani and Starlight Kid)Six-woman tag team match for the Artist of Stardom Championship14:00
6Giulia (Wonder) vs. Syuri (SWA) ended in a time-limit drawWinner takes all match for both Wonder of Stardom Championship and SWA World Championship30:00
7Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Momo WatanabeSingles match for the World of Stardom Championship24:26
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 20, 2020). "Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella". cagematch.net (in German). Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ^ 2020年12月20日　『スターダム10周年記念イヤー夢の祭典～プロローグ～OSAKA DREAM CINDERELLA』. wwr-stardom.com. December 20, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 20, 2020). "[LIVE] STARDOM OSAKA DREAM CINDERELLA 2020. 1st match". youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Richards, Alex (December 20, 2020). "Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella News Roundup (12/20/20)". Last Word On Sports. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Kevin (January 11, 2021). "Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella on 12/20/20 Review". Joshi City. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Richards, Alex (December 31, 2020). "Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella (December 20) Results & Review". Voices of Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Daly, Wayne (December 20, 2020). "STARDOM Results: Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020 – Osaka, Japan (12/20)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2022.