BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Stardom New Year Stars 2025 in Sakae – Night 2 (Sunday, 12th January 2025)

Pre-Show Notes

• 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.
• Mayu Iwatani, AZM, Maika, Mina Shirakawa and HANAKO will all be absent from the shows on the 11th, 12th and 13th due to their matches in San Jose as a part of New Japan’s Battle in the Valley show.
• Rian and Hanan will both be absent from this show due to taking part in her Coming of Age ceremony.
• Attendance Notes: The announced attendance for the show inside Chunichi Hall in Aichi was 544 and was confirmed to be a sell out. After outselling their only time at the venue the previous night in achieving a house of 409, Stardom then increased their attendance at the same venue the very next night by another 33%!

Quick Results

• Singles Match: Suzu Suzuki def. Hina w/ Tequila Shot (9:27)
• Four-Way Match: Miyu Amasaki def. Waka Tsukiyama, Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe w/ Amanohashidate (8:19)
• Tag Team Match: NEO-GENESIS (Mei Seira & Starlight Kid) def. God’s Eye (Saki Kashima & Ranna Yagami) w/ Shooting Star (6:05)
• 8-Woman Tag Team Match: Hazuki, Koguma, Momo Kohgo & Athena def. H.A.T.E (Saya Kamitani, Thekla, Momo Watanabe & Ruaka) via Disqualification (11:42)
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Natsupoi & Saori Anou) def. God’s Eye (Syuri, Lady C & Kiyoka Kotatsu) w/ Pottering (12:26)
• Artist of Stardom Championships #1 Contendership Tournament Final Match: Cosmic Angels (Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurura) def. H.A.T.E (Natsuko Tora, Fukigen Death & Rina) w/ Jumping High Kick (15:41)

Show Notes

• Prior to the beginning of the show, there was a contract signing for the Ring of Honor World Women’s Championship match between Athena and Thekla at Korakuen Hall on the 13th January.
• Following the championship signing ceremony, we had a surprise public trainee sparring session between Trainee Akira and Trainee Yuria, with Syuri acting as the referee.
• Thekla cost herself and H.A.T.E the match against Athena and STARS when she hit Athena with the Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship. She then hit the referee and Saya Iida – who was seconding STARS at ringside – with straight right hands and then hit Athena with the Toxic Spider Death Drop to stand tall with the title post-match.
• After defeating H.A.T.E in the Artist of Stardom #1 Contendership tournament final in the main event, it will be an all-Cosmic Angels match for the Artist of Stardom Championships in Korakuen Hall on the 13th January. The two teams came face to face post-match, with Yuna Mizumori promising that they would surpass the elite trio of Tam, Poi and Saori.

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

• Monday 13th January – New Year Stars 2025 in Korakuen – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Friday 17th January – New Year Stars 2025 in Matsuyama Ehime, Matsuyama City General Community Center, Ehime (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
• Saturday 18th January – New Year Stars 2025 in Osaka – Night 1, EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (LIVE)
• Sunday 19th January – New Year Stars 2025 in Osaka – Night 2, EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (LIVE)
• Thursday 23rd January – New Year Unit League – Championship Deciding Match, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo (TBA)
• Saturday 25th January – Stardom Award 2024 in Takadanobaba – Night 1, Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Sunday 26th January – Stardom Award 2024 in Takadanobaba – Night 2, Belle Salle Takadanobaba, Tokyo (LIVE)