On July 28th, STARDOM held its second major show in Sapporo with Sapporo World Rendezvous. In the main event, Maika defended the World of Stardom Championship against Natsuko Tora.
The full results are as follows:
- 4-Way Battle: Yuna Mizumori def. Ruaka, Rian, Momo Kohgo
- High Speed Championship Match: Mei Seira def. Saya Kamitani (c)
- 5 Star Grand Prix Blue Stars A Qualifier Match: Miyu Amasaki def. Lady C
- HANAKO USA Tour Send-Off Match: HANAKO def. Aya Sakura
- Trios Gauntlet Match: God’s Eye (Hina, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami) def. Oedo Tai (Rina, Momo Watanabe, Thekla), NEO GENESIS (AZM, Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki), EXV (Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama, Xena), and STARS (Saya Iida, Hazuki, Koguma)
- Singles Match: Syuri def. Konami via disqualification
- Tag Match: Hanan & Mayu Iwatani (STARS) def. Tam Nakano & Natsupoi (Cosmic Angels)
- World of Stardom Championship Match: Natsuko Tora def. Maika (c)
World of Stardom main event fallout
In a shocking turn of events, Saya Kamitani turned on Maika to assist Oedo Tai’s Natsuko Tora to pick up the win. This marks Natsuko Tora’s first major singles championship victory in her career. She has only been an Artist of Stardom and Goddess of Stardom tag champion so far. After the match, the new champion stated that Oedo Tai would be renamed to HATE following the addition of its new members.
STARDOM will now begin preparing for the upcoming 5STAR Grand Prix tournament. It recently determined its final entrants through a series of qualifiers over the past few days.
The tournament will begin on August 10th, and the grand winner will be crowned on August 31st. STARDOM shortened the tournament duration to finish within a month following last year’s upsurge of injuries among competitors.
WrestleZone will provide updates on the 5STAR Grand Prix as it becomes publicly available.
