BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Stardom New Blood 18 (Wednesday, 5th February 2025)

Ami Sohrei will be absent from all cards as she begins the process of recovering from ACL and meniscus tears in her knee.
Xena has suffered a ligament injury in her knee, and will be out of action for an undisclosed period of time.
Saya Iida and Matoi Hamabe have both been confirmed to be missing from upcoming shows due to respective injuries. No timetable is currently available for their return to the ring.
Attendance Note: The announced attendance inside Tokyo Square in Itabashi was 201. The venue is a specialist wrestling venue that only opened at the start of February, with NEW BLOOD 18 being just the fourth show to run from there. Tokyo Square supposedly has a capacity of around 250 people, and the NEW BLOOD 18 attendance is the highest in the venue’s incredibly short history. That being said, the 201 drawn here is still the lowest for a NEW BLOOD show, with it being a 6.5% decrease on the previous lowest (the 215 drawn to Tokyo New Pier Hall on December 26th for NEW BLOOD 17).

Tag Team Match: Rice or Bread (HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama) def. Akira Kurogane & ~~Yuria Hime~~ w/ Scorpion Death Lock (8:36)
Singles Match: Kaori Yoneyama def. ~~Rian~~ w/ Guruncho (7:32)
6-Woman Tag Team Match: God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba, Hina & Kiyoka Kotatsu) def. Kohaku, ~~Hanoko~~ & Saran w/ Modified Jackhammer (10:31)
Tag Team Match: DEVIL/PRINCESS (Rina & Azusa Inaba) def. ~~Yuma Makoto~~ & Mizuki Kato w/ Pink Devil (16:35)
6-Woman Tag Team Match: Ranna Yagami, Nanami & Mikoto def. Cosmic Angels (Yuna Mizumori, ~~Aya Sakura~~ & Sayaka Kurura) w/ Northern Lights Suplex (19:07)

Following their singles match, Rian asked to team with Kaori Yoneyama to challenge for the New Blood Tag Team Titles, a request which Yoneyama readily accepted.
Hina stated after pinning Honoka for the win, that she wants to challenge the winner of Miyu Amasaki vs. HANAKO for the Future of Stardom Championship, with the aforementioned match taking place on the 12th February in Osaka.
Following the culmination of the main event, both Nanami and Himiko challenged Rice or Bread for the New Blood Tag Team Championships, with the champions seemingly accepting ready for New Blood 19 in Belle Salle Shibuya which is scheduled to take place on March 1st.

You can check out a comprehensive run down of the Stardom Championship Histories here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Dk6T0ukSXm6R8eOTQU96i4rsfoy34wnz0-rKP5mwmQ/edit

Saturday 8th February – Stardom in Kobe 2025 Feb., Kobe Art Center, Hyogo (LIVE)
Sunday 9th February – Stardom in Yamaguchi 2025 ~Mayu Iwatani Triumphal Tournament~, KDDI Ishin Hall, Yamaguchi (LIVE)
Tuesday 11th February – Stardom in Hiroshima 2025, Hiroshima Prefectural Sangyou Kaikan, Hiroshima (LIVE)
Wednesday 12th February – Stardom in Osaka 2025 Feb., EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (LIVE)
Saturday 15th February – Stardom in Takasaki 2025, G Messe Gunma (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
Sunday 16th February – Stardom in Fuji 2025, Fijisan Messe, Shizuoka (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
Saturday 22nd February – Stardom in Sendai 2025 Feb., Miyagi Yume Messe, Miyagi (TBC)
Monday 24th February – Stardom Path of Thunder 2025, Utsunomiya Light Cube, Tochigi (PPV)