BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Stardom in Osaka 2024 Dec. (Friday, 20th December 2024)

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.
HANAKO will be absent from the shows on the 20th, 21st and 22nd December due to being in New York wrestling on Ring of Honor’s Final Battle show where she will face Harley Cameron.
Due to her suspension after attacking ringside personnel during the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League show on the 7th December, Thekla will be missing from all Stardom cards until the 22nd December.
Attendance Notes: The announced attendance for the show in EDION Arena Osaka #2 was 417. Stardom have run the venue a total of 49 times now, making it the third most run in their history behind only Shin-Kiba 1st RING (212) and Korakuen Hall (157). Though the 417 announced falls just shy of the company’s average at the venue (423), it is a 21.2% increase on the last time Stardom were in EDION Arena Osaka #2 (344 on 11th October 2024).

Singles Match: Maika def. ~~Matoi Hamabe~~ w/ Enka Otoshi (9:16)
Tag Team Match: God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba & Lady C) def. EXV (~~Waka Tsukiyama~~ & Rian) w/ Reverse Oklahoma Stampede (9:33)
8-Woman Tag Team Match: STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo) def. H..A.T.E (Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, Konami & ~~Ruaka~~) w/ Moonsault (10:30)
International Women’s Cup Qualification Four-Way Match: Momo Watanabe def. ~~Yuna Mizumori~~, Hanan & Saki Kashima w/ Hitodenashi Driver (10:16) (***1/2)
International Women’s Cup Qualification Four-Way Match: Syuri def. Saya Iida, Fukigen Death & ~~Ranna Yagami~~ w/ Ryuen (10:31) (***1/2)
10-Woman Tag Team Match: Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurura) def. NEO-GENESIS (~~Starlight Kid~~, AZM, Suzu Suzuki, Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki) w/ Cross Arm-Breaker (17:56) (****)

After their match, Maika asked which faction Matoi Hamabe wanted to join, refusing to hear the answer ‘God’s Eye’. Instead, Maika reasoned that there was already too many people in the faction, and that perhaps Matoi should team with EXV as practice before making any decisions.
In the first of the Women’s International Cup qualification four-way matches, Hanan appeared to have the victory over Yuna Mizumori when the referee was pulled out of the ring by what looked like a fan. After removing her coat, scarf and hat, it was revealed to be Thekla, who then took Hanan out of the match, allowing Momo the time to hit the Hitodenashi Driver on Yuna for the win.
As a result of Thekla interference costing Hanan the match, Momo Watanabe becomes the first name into the four-way final to crown the Stardom representative for the International Women’s Cup four-way at Wrestle Dynasty on January 5th in the Tokyo Dome.
Following Thekla’s interference in the International Women’s Cup Qualification Four-Way match that cost her the victory, Hanan begged President Taro Okada to waive Thekla’s suspension and allow a tag team match to be booked for the following night so that she could reap revenge on her.
Syuri becomes the second name into the four-way final to crown the Stardom representative for the International Women’s Cup four-way at Wrestle Dynasty on January 5th in the Tokyo Dome.

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 21st December – Stardom in Nagoya 2024 Dec. – Nagoya International Convention Center Event Hall, Aichi (LIVE)
Sunday 22nd December – Stardom in Hachioji 2024, Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe, Hachioji City (LIVE)
Tuesday 24th December – Stardom Year-End X’Mas Night 2024, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
Thursday 26th December – New Blood 17, New Pier Hall, Tokyo (LIVE/YouTube)
Sunday 29th December – Dream Queendom 2024, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo (PPV)