BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2025 – Night 1 (Saturday, 8th March 2025)

Pre-Show Notes

• This is the 11th iteration of the Cinderella Tournament.
• Tournament Debutants: Tabata, Azusa Inaba, Yuria Hime, Aya Sakura, Akira Kurogane, Rian and Ranna Yagami.
• Hanan has the opportunity to become the third person to win back-to-back tournaments after Mayu Iwatani (2015 & 2016) and MIRAI (2022 & 2023).
• The reduced field of 16 is a return to a conventional single elimination tournament, and is the smallest field since the 2020 tournament.
• All first round matches will have a 15-minute time-limit, with victories occurring through all conventional methods and over the top rope.
• Double countouts or time-limit draws results in a double elimination.
• 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.
• Matoi Hamabe will be missing missing from upcoming shows due to injury; no timetable is currently available for Matoi’s return to the ring.
• Momo Watanabe will not be present on this weekend’s cards due to her being in Los Angeles to take on Mercedes Mone for the TBS Championship at AEW Revolution.
• Attendance Note: The announced attendance inside the Yokohama Budokan was 1,039. This is a 34.5% decrease on the last time they ran the venue (1,587 for the opening night of the 2024 5Star Grand Prix). Though certainly not the lowest attendance at Yokohama Budokan, it is in the lower half of houses they have drawn there, and is below the 1,200 they currently average at the venue. As a side note, the seventeen times Stardom have run Yokohama Budokan makes it the seventh most-run venue in the company’s history.

Quick Results

• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Ranna Yagami def. Akira Kurogane w/ Syncopation (6:50) (***)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Rina def. Yuria Hime w/ Pink Devil (8:11) (**3/4)
• Five-Way Match: Lluvia def. Fukigen Death, Koguma, Mei Seira & Waka Tsukiyama w/ Tapatia (4:53) (**3/4)
• Three-Way Tag Team Match: STARS (Hazuki & Saya Iida) def. Cosmic Angels (Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori) & NEO-GENESIS (AZM & Suzu Suzuki) w/ Hazukistral (7:59) (***3/4)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Azusa Inaba def. Rian w/ Azusa Inaba Super Sister (8:03) (***1/4)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Tabata def. Hina w/ La Immortal (5:56) (***)
• Tag Team Match: Peach Rock (Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo) def. Anecon (Syuri & Saki Kashima) w/ Pinfall Reversal (9:05) (***1/4)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Sayaka Kurura def. Ruaka via Over The Top Rope Elimination (7:31) (***1/4)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Miyu Amasaki def. Lady C w/ Amanohashidate (2:34) (NR)
• Tag Team Match: EXV (Maika & Mina Shirakawa) def. H.A.T.E (Natsuko Tora & Thekla) via DQ (12:15)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Aya Sakura vs. HANAKO Ended in a Time-Limit Draw (15:00) (***1/2)
• Cinderella Tournament 2025 1st Round Match: Hanan def. Tomoka Inaba w/ Back Drop Hold (10:19) (***3/4)
• Tag Team Match: PsyQueen (Saya Kamitani & Konami) def. Starlight Kid & Tam Nakano w/ Punt (17:42)

Show Notes

• After pinning Hina, Tabata signalled to the Future of Stardom Champion that she wished to challenge her for the title.
• Following her disqualification loss to Maika and Mina Shirakawa, Thekla assaulted Taro Okada. After this, Shirakawa challenged Thekla to a singles match with a unique set of stipulations. If Mina wins, Thekla must apologise to the Stardom roster and pay any outstanding fines. However if Thekla wins, she can choose a match against any opponent of her choosing.
• Due to the Cinderella Tournament match between Aya Sakura and HANAKO going to a time-limit draw, both women are eliminated which means that Azusa Inaba has a bye through to the semi-finals of the Cinderella on the 15th March where she will face the winner of the match between Sayaka Kurura and Ranna Yagami.

Standings After 8th March

You can check out the Stardom roster win/loss records for 2025 right here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/103h_Y27csTgcS-CcBwswaj-D7hVazTC_Wn0SPn0BZBM/edit

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

Upcoming Shows

• Sunday 9th March – Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2025 – Night 2, Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center, Aichi (LIVE)
• Saturday 15th March – Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2025 – Night 3, Ota-Ward City Gymnasium, Tokyo (PPV)
• Thursday 20th March – Stardom Spring Vacation ~Hisai! Okinawa~ Night 1, Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa (PPV)
• Saturday 22nd March – Stardom Spring Vacation ~Hisai! Okinawa~ Night 2, Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa (PPV)
• Thursday 27th March – New Blood 20, Shinagawa Intercity Hall, Tokyo (LIVE/YouTube)
• Saturday 29th March – Stardom in Tokorozawa 2025 Mar., Japan Pavilion Hall A, Tokorozawa Sakurai Town, Saitama (LIVE)
• Sunday 30th March – Stardom in Hachioji 2025 Mar., Tokyo TamaFuture Messe, Hachioji City (LIVE)
• Wednesday 2nd April – Stardom Nighter 2025 in Korakuen Hall Apr., Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Sunday 6th April – Stardom Dream in Anjo ~Tam Nakano Triumphant Return~, Aichi Tosho Arena, Anjo (TBC)
• Thursday 10th April – Stardom in Osaka 2025 Apr., EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (TBC)
• Friday 11th April – Stardom in Sakae 2025 Apr. – Night 1, Chunichi Hall, Aichi (TBC)
• Saturday 12th April – Stardom in Sakae 2025 Apr. – Night 2, Chunichi Hall, Aichi (TBC)
• Sunday 13th April – Stardom in Hamamatsu 2025, Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka (TBC)
• Thursday 17th April – American Dream 2025 in Sin City, Silverton Casino Lodge, Las Vegas, USA (PPV)
• Friday 18th April – American Dream 2025 in Neon City, Meet Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA (PPV)
• Thursday 24th April – Stardom Nighter 2025 in Korakuen Hall Apr 2., Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Sunday 27th April – Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 2025, Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa (PPV)