BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 2025 in Takamatsu (Thursday, 1st May 2025)

Pre-Show Notes

• This will be the first Stardom show since the press conference held to announce Mayu Iwatani’s immediate departure from the company on the 28th April.
• Ami Sohrei will be absent from all cards as she begins the process of recovering from ACL and meniscus tears in her knee. She will however join the Japanese commentary team.
• 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 an injury on her knee for which she has now undergone surgery; no timetable is currently available for Matoi’s return to the ring.
• Anne Kanaya will be missing missing from upcoming shows due to an injury on her hand for which she has now undergone surgery; no timetable is currently available for Anne’s return to the ring.
• Stardom have confirmed that Mei Seira and Hanan will both be out of action until the show in Fukuoka on 6th May due to undisclosed injuries.
• Momo Wantanabe is out of action indefinitely as she continues her recovery from a nagging ankle injury sustained at AEW Revolution on the 9th March.
• Suzu Suzuki has been announced to be out of action until at least the 1st May with Stardom reassessing after the show in Takamatsu.
• Kiyoka Kotatsu will also miss the upcoming run of shows, though no reason has been given by the company for this.
• Saki Kashima returns to action on this show for the first time since the 22nd March after an extended period out of action due to poor health.
• Attendance Note: The announced attendance inside Symbol Tower Exhibition Hall was 398. This is the highest attendance the company have drawn to the venue out of the five times they have run it, with it being a 3.65% increase on the previous attendance (385 as a part of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 tour on the 31st October). This attendance had been the company’s previous highest. For further context, Stardom are the only promotion to run the venue since 2022 – with BJW running a pair of shows that year.

Quick Results

• Three-Way Match: HANAKO def. Akira Kurogane & Tomoka Inaba w/ Lariat (7:25)
• Tag Team Match: Sakuradamon (Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori) def. STARS (Momo Kohgo & Saya Iida) w/ Higo Mokkos (10:18)
• Tag Team Match: EXV (Maika & Waka Tsukiyama) def. Team Classroom (Hina & Lady C) w/ Michinoku Driver II (11:59)
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: NEO-GENESIS (AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Starlight Kid) def. H.A.T.E (Konami, Rina & Ruaka) via Disqualification (13:26)
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: God’s Eye (Ranna Yagami, Saki Kashima & Syuri) def. Fukuoka Double Crazy (Hazuki & Koguma) & Yuria Hime w/ Kishikaisei (11:39) (***1/2)
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurura) def. H.A.T.E (Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora & Azusa Inaba) w/ Modified Rolling Cradle (17:55) (***3/4)

Show Notes

• Konami got herself and the rest of H.A.T.E disqualified during their match with NEO-GENESIS by hitting the referee with a low-blow, before then refusing to release the Triangle Lancer on Miyu Amasaki. Following this, and Ruaka and Rina had stopped AZM and Starlight Kid from intervening, H.A.T.E stood tall with the Artist of Stardom Championships, seemingly declaring themselves as the new challengers.
• After successfully pinning the World of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani, Sayaka Kurura presented her with the contract for her title match at Korakuen Hall courtesy of her winning the Cinderella Tournament. She also referenced something Kamitani said when Kurura debuted, that they would face off one day for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. Kamitani was in no mood for games, tearing up the contract and storming from the ring after telling Sayaka not to get too scared in this prominent position.

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

• Thursday 1st May – Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 2025 in Takamatsu, Takamatsu Symbol Tower, Kagawa (TBA)
• Saturday 3rd May – Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 2025 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Civic Hall (TBA)
• Monday 5th May – Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 2025 in Sendai, Sun Arena Sendai Sub Arena, Miyagi (TBA)
• Tuesday 6th May – Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 2025 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Island City Forum, Fukuoka (TBA)
• Friday 9th May – New Blood 21, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo (LIVE/YouTube)
• Sunday 11th May – Stardom in Korakuen Hall 2025 May., Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (TBA)