This Week in Stardom: April 17th, 2017 Edition

Even though I don’t usually cover news and results, with the rising popularity of Stardom I decided to give them a bit more attention. I am going to attempt each Monday to do a quick column with results and upcoming shows for Stardom to hopefully help everyone catch up on what is going on in the promotion.

Current Champions:

    

• World of Stardom Championship – Io Shirai (482 days)
• Wonder of Stardom Championship – Kairi Hojo (338 days)
• SWA World Championship – Toni Storm (268 days)
• High Speed Championship – Kris Wolf (54 days)
• Goddesses of Stardom Championship – Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona (44 days)
• Artist of Stardom Championship – HZK, Io Shirai, and AZM (2 days)

Recent Results:

Grow Up Stars on April 15th, 2017
Yokohama, Japan
285 fans

• 3 Way Match: Arisu Nanase defeats (L) Hanan and Ruaka with the Blockbuster (7:04)
• Kaori Yoneyama defeats Kris Wolf with a German Suplex Hold (6:40)
• Artist of Stardom Tournament: Io Shirai, (W) HZK, and AZM defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona, and (L) Natsuko Tora with the Bombs Away (12:04)
• Artist of Stardom Tournament: Kagetsu, (W) Hana Kimura, and La Rosa Negra defeat (L) Kairi Hojo, Hiromi Mimura, and Konami with the Big Boot (12:28)
• (W) Jessicka Havok and Tessa Blanchard defeat Mayu Iwatani and (L) Hetzza with the Tombstone Piledriver (8:17)
• Artist of Stardom Tournament Finals: (W) Io Shirai, HZK, and AZM defeat Kagetsu, Hana Kimura, and (L) La Rosa Negra with the Moonsault Press (14:58)
  • Queen’s Quest win the tournament to claim the vacant Artist of Stardom Championship

Grow Up Stars on April 16th, 2017
Osaka, Japan
305 fans

• La Rosa Negra defeats AZM with the High Angle Facebuster (4:45)
• Hiroyo Matsumoto and (W) Jungle Kyona defeat Konami and (L) Natsuko Tora with the Hammer Throw Powerbomb (10:03)
• High Speed Championship 3 Way:  (c) Kris Wolf defeats Kaori Yoneyama and (L) Hetzza via pinfall (5:35)
• Kagetsu and (W) Hana Kimura defeat Mayu Iwatani and (L) Arisu Nanase with a Brainbuster (13:02)
• 3 Way Tag Match: (W) Io Shirai & HZK defeat Kairi Hojo & (L) Hiromi Mimura and Jessicka Havok & Tessa Blanchard with the Moonsault Press (14:15)

Upcoming Events:

April 22nd, 2017 – 

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

April 23rd, 2017 – 

• SWA World Championship: (c) Toni Storm vs. La Rosa Negra
• Mayu Iwatani, Jungle Kyona, and Konami vs. Jessicka Havok, Tessa Blanchard, and Hetzza
• Io Shirai and HZK vs. Kairi Hojo and Hiromi Mimura
• Natsuko Tora vs. Kagetsu
• Kaori Yoneyama vs. Kris Wolf vs. AZM