NEWS: Stardom Confirm Cards for the 29th April and 1st of May Amid Growing Injury List

The aftermath of what is being widely touted as the greatest joshi show in recent memory has not been exactly what Stardom would have wanted.

A press conference on the morning of the 28th April to announce Mayu Iwatani’s immediate departure from the company and Maika’s upcoming long absence due to an elbow injury already means Stardom are going to be without big established stars, and that’s without taking into consideration Tam Nakano’s retirement, Thekla’s ‘firing’ or Mina Shirakawa’s departure to AEW.

With all those things in mind, it must have already been difficult to put together cards for the upcoming shows for the opening of Golden Week – especially when considering the continued long-term absences of Ami Sourei, Xena, Anne Kanaya and Matoi Hamabe. However, with the announcements of the cards for Hiroshima and Fukuyama on 4/29 and 1/5 comes confirmation of yet more injuries;

• Mei Seira – Out until the 6th May show in Fukuoka
• Hanan – Out until the 6th May show in Fukuoka
• Saki Kashima – Out until the 1st May due to illness
• Momo Watanabe – Out indefinitely with an ankle injury
• Suzu Suzuki – Out until at least the 1st May with Stardom reassessing after the show in Fukuyama
• Kiyoka Kotatsu – Absent but no information pertaining as to why
• Anne Kanaya – Out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on her hand
• Matoi Hamabe – Out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on her knee

There is some good news however. After missing the last two shows with illness, Natsuko Tora returns to action with Konami also returning after missing All-Star Grand Queendom. After a long period out will ill-health, Saki Kashima also returns in 6-woman tag team action on the 1st May in Fukuyama.

The full cards for the 29th April and 1st May are as follows;

The full card for Stardom’s Golden Week Fight Tour in Hiroshima on April 29th is as follows;

• Cosmic Angels (Saori Anou & Aya Sakura) vs. H.A.T.E (Konami & Rina)
• NEO-GENESIS (Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki) vs. EXV (Maika, Rian & HANAKO)
• Natsupoi, Sayaka Kurura, Yuna Mizumori & Yuria Hime vs. H.A.T.E (Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba)
• Fukuoka Double Crazy (Hazuki & Koguma) vs. God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba & Lady C)
• God’s Eye (Syuri & Ranna Yagami) vs. STARS (Momo Kohgo & Saya Iida)
• Waka Tsukiyama vs. Akira Kurogane

The full card for Stardom’s Golden Week Fight Tour in Fukuyama on May 1st is as follows;

• Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurura) vs. H.A.T.E (Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora & Azusa Inaba)
• God’s Eye (Syuri, Saki Kashima & Ranna Yagami) vs. Hazuki, Koguma & Yuria Hime
• NEO-GENESIS (Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki) vs. H.A.T.E (Konami, Ruaka & Rian)
• EXV (Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian) vs. God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba, Lady C & Hina)
• STARS (Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo) vs. Cosmic Angels (Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura)
• HANAKO vs. Akira Kurogane

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