| Stardom New Year Stars 2024 | |
| Promotion: | World Wonder Ring Stardom |
| Date: | January 3, 2024 |
| City: | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Venue: | Yokohama Budokan |
| Tagline: | "One-day tournament" (一日限りのトーナメント, Tsuitachi tōnamento) |
| Attendance: | 960[1] |
| Liveevent: | Y |
| Lastevent: | Dream Queendom 3 |
| Nextevent: | Ittenyon Stardom Gate |
was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on January 3, 2024, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan at the Yokohama Budokan. The event mainly featured the second Triangle Derby tournament and the returning Rookie of Stardom competition recurrent for the year 2023. It was the first pay-per-view organized by Stardom in 2024.[2]
Ten matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. The main event saw Abarenbo GE (Syuri, Mirai, Ami Sohrei) defeat Baribari Bombers (Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai) in the Triangle Derby and won the Artist of Stardom Championship. In another prominent match, Yuzuki defeated Hanako to become the 2023 Rookie of Stardom.
The show featured ten professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
| Triangle Derby 2024 | |
| Promotion: | World Wonder Ring Stardom |
| Date: | January 3, 2024 |
| City: | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Venue: | Yokohama Budokan |
| Liveevent: | Y |
| Event: | Triangle Derby |
| Lastevent2: | 2023 |
The 2024 edition of the "Triangle Derby" was the second of the tournament's kind, following the inaugural 2023 edition. The tournament concluded in one single day and took place under single elimination rules with eight teams entering the competition. The tournament finals were also disputed for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[4]
Stardom brought back the best rookie tournament following the last edition of the event which occurred in 2019. The tournament took place under the traditional Single-elimination rules with four wrestlers entering the competition.[5]
The event's preshow included the first round matches of the rookie tournament and were broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube cannel. In the first one, Yuzuki picked up a victory over Ranna Yagami. In the second one, Hanako picked up a win over Sayaka Kurara.[6]
In the first main event bout, Lady C defeated Queen's Quest stablemate Hina in singles competition. In the first Triangle Derby match, Suzu Suzuki, Megan Bayne and High Speed Champion Mei Seira wrestled Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and AZM in a tine-limit draw, therefore attracting each team's elimination from the tournament. After the bout ended, Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira issued a challenge for Kamitani and Hayashishita's Goddesses of Stardom Championship. Next up, Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid defeated IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatani and New Blood Tag Team Champions Hanan and Saya Iida to advance into the tournament's second rounds. Next up, Syuri, Mirai and Ami Sohrei defeated Ruaka, Rina and Fukigen Death to advance into the tournament's second rounds. They immediately faced Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid in the second rounds and defeated them by count-out to make it to the finals. Next up, Nanae Takahashi and Yuu, Hazuki and Saki Kashima defeated World of Stardom Champion Maika, Wonder of Stardom Champion Saori Anou, Mina Shirakawa and Yuna Mizumori in an Eight-woman tag team match. In the semi main event, Yuzuki defeated Hanako to become the 2023 Rookie of Stardom.[7]
In the main event, Syuri, Mirai and Ami Sohrei defeated Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai to win the Triangle Derby and the Artist of Stardom Championship.[8] [9]