This Week in Stardom: April 24th, 2017 Edition

Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Stardom, where I talk about recent events in everyone’s favorite Joshi promotion. Two shows took place this past weekend, and we are now gearing up for the Cinderella Tournament this upcoming weekend.

Current Champions:

    

• World of Stardom Championship – Io Shirai (488 days)
• Wonder of Stardom Championship – Kairi Hojo (344 days)
• SWA World Championship – Toni Storm (274 days)
• High Speed Championship – Kris Wolf (60 days)
• Goddesses of Stardom Championship – Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona (50 days)
• Artist of Stardom Championship – HZK, Io Shirai, and AZM (9 days)

Recent Results:

Kairi Hojo Homecoming on April 22nd, 2017
Shimin Hall in Hikari, Yamaguchi, Japan
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• 3 Way Match: Kris Wolf defeated Hetzza and (L) Natsuko Tora via pinfall (5:15)
• (W) Kagetsu and La Rosa Negra defeated Kaori Yoneyama and (L) Hiromi Mimura with a Brainbuster (9:48)
• (W) Jessicka Havok and Tessa Blanchard defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto and (L) Jungle Kyouna with a Tombstone Piledriver (10:25)
• Toni Storm, (W) Mayu Iwatani, and Konami defeated Io Shirai, HZK, and (L) AZM with a Frogsplash (14:41)
• Wonder of Stardom Championship: Kairi Hojo (c) defeated Hana Kimura with the Diving Elbow Drop (20:44)

Shining Stars on April 23rd, 2017
Symbol Tower 1st Floor Exhibition Hall in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan

• 3 Way Match: Kris Wolf defeated (L) AZM and Kaori Yoneyama via pinfall (5:53)
• Kagetsu defeated Natsuko Tora with the Ebisu Drop (9:28)
• Io Shirai and (W) HZK defeated Kairi Hojo and (L) Hiromi Mimura with the Bombs Away (14:00)
• SWA World Women’s Championship: Toni Storm (c) defeated La Rosa Negra with the Drill-A-Hole Piledriver (10:55)
• (W) Mayu Iwatani, Jungle Kyouna, and Konami defeated Jessicka Havok, Tessa Blanchard, and (L) Hetzza with a Frog Splash (12:15)

Upcoming Events:

April 30th, 2017 – 

• Dark Match: AZM vs. Natsuko Tora vs. Kaori Yoneyama vs. Hanan vs. Ruaka
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Toni Storm vs. Rebel
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Tessa Blanchard vs. Kris Wolf
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Kairi Hojo vs. Hiromi Mimura
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Jungle Kyona vs. HZK
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Mayu Iwatani vs. Hetzza
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Kagetsu vs. Konami
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: La Rosa Negra vs. Jessicka Havok
• Cinderella Tournament Round 1: Hana Kimura vs. Io Shirai
• Cinderella Tournament Round 2: Winner of Storm/Rebel vs. Winner of Blanchard/Wolf
• Cinderella Tournament Round 2: Winner of Hojo/Mimura vs. Winner of Kyona/HZK
• Cinderella Tournament Round 2: Winner of Iwatani/Hetzza vs. Winner of Kagetsu/Konami
• Cinderella Tournament Round 2: Winner of La Rosa Negra/Havok vs. Winner of Kimura/Shirai
• Cinderella Tournament Semi Finals:
• Cinderella Tournament Semi Finals:
• Cinderella Tournament Finals:

May 1st, 2017 – 

• Io Shirai, Dr. Wagner Jr., and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner vs. Mayu Iwatani, Black Tiger, and Heat
• Kairi Hojo vs. Toni Storm
• Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona, and Natsuko Tora vs. Jessicka Havok, Tessa Blanchard, and Rebel
• HZK and AZM vs. Hana Kimura and La Rosa Negra vs. Hiromi Mimura and Hetzza
• Konami vs. Hanan

May 6th, 2017 – 

• Artist of Stardom Championship: (c) HZK, AZM, and Io Shirai vs. Konami, Hiromi Mimura, and Kairi Hojo
• Toni Storm and Mayu Iwatani vs. Hana Kimura and La Rosa Negra
• Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora vs. Jessicka Havok and Tessa Blanchard
• Hiroyo Matsumoto and Rebel vs. Kaori Yoneyama and Hetzza