BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2025 May (Wednesday, 21st May 2025)

Pre-Show Notes

• 24th Wonder of Stardom Champion Starlight Kid has been champion for 144 days – in her first reign. This will be the fourth title defence of her reign.
• A victory for Starlight Kid will see her move to four successful title defences with the White Belt, making her the most successful champion in terms of defences since Saya Kamitani and the most successful in the last eight champions.
• This title challenge is HANAKO’s first ever challenge for a singles belt in Stardom, and is a result of her winning the Stardom Rumble at All-Star Grand Queendom.
• The current singles record between the pair is 1-0 in Starlight Kid’s favour, with the pair only previous meeting on a New Japan show in Taiwan back in April of 2024.
• This show will mark the Stardom debuts of both Ema Maishima and Kikyo Furusawa.
• 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.
• Maika will be out of action for indeterminate amount of time due to an elbow injury she has been suffering from for three years. She will however join the Japanese commentary team.
• Matoi Hamabe will be missing missing from upcoming shows due to injury; 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.
• 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.
• Attendance Note: The announced attendance inside Korakuen Hall was 1,176 This continues a trend of 14 of the last 15 Korakuen Hall shows to exceed 1,000 people. In spite of this being a 21.76% decrease on the 1,503 Stardom has in the venue on the 11th May, it is still the tenth Korakuen Hall show in a row to surpass 1,000 people, and brings their average attendance at the venue to 942. It is also worth noting that unlike their three big recent attendances at the venue, there was no Saya Kamitani in the main event, or indeed even in a prevalent match-up.

Quick Results

• Ema Maishima Debut Match: AZM def. Ema Maishima w/ Azumi Sushi (10:49) (***1/4)
• Kikyo Furusawa Debut Match: Hanan def. Kikyo Furusawa w/ Boston Crab (8:21) (***1/4)
• 8-Woman Tag Team Match: God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami, Saki Kashima & Kiyoka Kotatsu) def. FWC (Hazuki & Koguma), Akira Kurogane & Yuria Hime w/ Inaba Drop (9:07)
• 8-Woman Tag Team Match: H.A.T.E (Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen Death) def. Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo w/ Diving Body Press (11:30)
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: God’s Eye (Syuri, Hina & Lady C) def. Cosmic Angels (Sayaka Kurura, Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori) w/ Gedo Clutch (11:36)
• Tag Team Match: SaoriPoi (Saori Anou & Natsupoi) def. EXV (Waka Tsukiyama & Rian) w/ Fairial Gift (13:37)
• Artist of Stardom Championship #1 Contendership Match: Mi Vida Loca (Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki) vs. H.A.T.E (Konami, Ruaka & Rina) Ended in a Double Countout (15:50)
• Wonder of Stardom Championship: Starlight Kid (c) def. HANAKO w/ Black Tiger Leg Killer (21:25) (****)

Show Notes

• Backstage, Hanan and Momo Kohgo made a play for Kikyo Furusawa to immediately join STARS, but the rookie managed to wisely keep her cards close to her chest.
• After the Artist of Stardom Championship #1 Contendership match ended in a double count out, President Taro Okada announced that, in lieu of there being a winner, a three-way between the champions NEO-GENESIS, H.A.T.E (Konami, Ruaka and Rina) and Mi Vida Loca (Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita and Itsuki Aoki) on the 24th May in Osaka.

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

• Saturday 24th May – Stardom in Osaka 2025 May, EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (TBA)
• Sunday 25th May – Stardom in Kyoto 2025 May, KBS Hall, Kyoto (TBA)
• Saturday 31st May – Natsu & Saori Are Here 10th Anniversay ~Our Footprints~, Ota-Ward City Gymnasium, Tokyo (PPV)
• Wednesday 4th June – New Blood 22, TOKYO SQUARE, Tokyo (LIVE/YouTube)
• Sunday 8th June – Stardom in Korakuen Hall 2025 June, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Saturday 14th June – Stardom in Numazu 2025, Kiramesse Numazu, Shizuoka (TBA)
• Sunday 15th June – Stardom in Maibara 2025 June, Shiga Prefectural Cultural & Industrial Exchange Center, Shiga (TBA)
• Saturday 21st June – THE CONVERSION 2025, Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium, Tokyo (PPV)
• Friday 27th June – Stardom in Kochi 2025, Kochi Cerise Gymnasium, Kochi (TBA)
• Saturday 28th June – Stardom in Matsue 2025 ~Saki Kashima Triumphant Return~, Shimane Matsue City General Gymnasium, Shimane (TBA)
• Sunday 29th June – Stardom in Okayama 2025 June, Okayama Convention Center, Okayama (TBA)