Stardom 9th Anniversary Show explained

Stardom 9th Anniversary Show
Promotion:World Wonder Ring Stardom
Date:January 19, 2020
Date Aired:January 25, 2020
City:Tokyo, Japan
Venue:Korakuen Hall
Attendance:1,602[1]
Liveevent:y
Event:Stardom Anniversary
Lastevent:Year-End Climax 2019
Nextevent:The Way To Major League
Lastevent2:8th Anniversary
Nextevent2:10th Anniversary

was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on January 19, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The show aired on January 25, 2020, on tape delay. It was the first pay-per-view organized by the company in 2020.[2]

Eight matches were contested at the event, and three of Stardom's seven championships were on the line. The main event saw Mayu Iwatani defeat Momo Watanabe to retain the World of Stardom Championship. In other prominent matches, Arisa Hoshiki successfully retained the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Utami Hayashishita, and Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley and Jamie Hayter) defeated Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona and Konami) to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.

Production

Background

The show featured eight professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Event

The show started with the tag team confrontation between Hina and Leo Onozaki and Rina and Ruaka, solded with the victory of the latter team.

Next up, AZM defeated Starlight Kid and Zoey Skye in three-way action. In the third bout, Natsuko Tora, Natsu Sumire and Saki Kashima picked up a victory over Itsuki Hoshino, Saya Iida and Saya Kamitani in six-woman tag team competition. In the fourth bout, Tam Nakano defeated Kagetsu in singles competition. Next up, Bea Priestley and Jamie Hayter defeated Jungle Kyona and Konami to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship. Priestley defected Queen's Quest and joined Oedo Tai. In the sixth bout, Giulia was scheduled to face Tokyo Cyber Squad's members Death Yama-san, Hana Kimura and Leyla Hirsch alongside JTO's Maika and one other mystery partner as a result of her brief feud with Kimura. The mystery competitor was revealed to be a returning Syuri. Giulia's team picked up the win and following the match, she revealed the name of the new unit as Donna Del Mondo. In the semi main event, Arisa Hoshiki defeated Future of Stardom and SWA World Champion Utami Hayashishita to secure her ninth consecutive defense of the Wonder of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Hoshiki received a title challenge from Bea Priestley in a match which was set for The Way To Major League on February 8, 2020.[4]

In the main event, Mayu Iwatani defeated Momo Watanabe to secure her second consecutive defense of the World of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Iwatani received a title challenge via video from Sareee.[5] [6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stardom 9th Anniversary Show. cagematch.net. de. Philip. Kreikenbohm. January 19, 2020. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714030428/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=246518. July 14, 2024. live.
  2. Web site: https://wwr-stardom.com/schedule/%ef%bc%bb%e7%99%ba%e5%a3%b2%e4%b8%ad%ef%bc%bd%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%80%e3%83%a0%ef%bc%99%e5%91%a8%e5%b9%b4%e8%a8%98%e5%bf%b5%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%8f%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%83%bb%e5%be%8c%e6%a5%bd/. ja:2020.01.19 (日)[発売中]スターダム9周年記念日/東京・後楽園ホール. wwr-stardom.com. World Wonder Ring Stardom. ja. January 14, 2020. January 17, 2024.
  3. Web site: How Pro Wrestling Works. Grabianowski. Ed. January 17, 2024. HowStuffWorks, Inc.. Discovery Communications. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm. November 29, 2013.
  4. Web site: Stardom 9th Anniversary on 1/19/20 Review. Joshi City. Kevin. February 7, 2020. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240117203018/https://joshicity.com/stardom-9th-anniversary-january-19-2020-review/. January 17, 2024. live.
  5. Web site: Stardom 9TH Anniversary (January 19) Results & Review. Voices of Wrestling. Alex. Richards. January 29, 2020. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230716073554/https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2020/01/29/stardom-9th-anniversary-january-19-results-review/. July 16, 2023. live.
  6. Web site: Stardom 9th Anniversary: Title Change, Betrayal, Syuri & Sareee. Last Word On Sports. Alex. Richards. January 19, 2020. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231020211213/https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2020/01/19/stardom-9th-anniversary-syuri-sareee/. October 20, 2023. live.
  7. Web site: 1/19 STARDOM 9TH ANNIVERSARY report: New champions, a big debut, Giulia gets a stable, Hayashishita bleeds, and Kagetsu's last singles match. Pro Wrestling Torch. Harley R.. Pageot. January 25, 2020. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240117203233/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2020/01/25/1-19-stardom-9th-anniversary-report-new-champions-a-big-debut-giulia-gets-a-stable-hayashishita-bleeds-and-kagetsus-last-singles-match/. January 17, 2024. live.