2/3 STARDOM NEW YEARS STARS results: Stars vs. Queen’s Quest in a trios match, JAN vs. Hana Kimura & Bobbi Tyler

STARDOM NEW YEARS STARS
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
SHIZUOKA, JAPAN AT SHIMIZU MARINE BUILDING
AIRED ON STARDOM WORLD
REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR

Alex Gracia said Ruaka is bigger and stronger than her, but not quicker. Ruaka said it was her first singles match in a while and she wanted to win.

(1) ALEX GRACIA vs. RUAKA

Gracia dominated most of the match and won following a 619 + top-rope Thesz press.

WINNER: Alex Gracia in 3:40.

(Pageot’s Perspective: Brief showcase match for Gracia.)

-Natsu Sumire said she thinks Saya Iida is pretty good and she has a nice jaw. Iida said it’s her first three-way and she has to be careful of Sumire’s tricks. Konami said Sumire will try some crap but it won’t throw her off her game. She’ll try to keep Iida from being swayed by that evil goof.

(2) NATSU SUMIRE vs. KONAMI vs. SAYA IIDA

Sumire kept trying to convince one of the other two to team up with her but, the second they did, she would betray them. Konami also pretended to work with Iida temporarily but quickly turned on her. In the end Konami was knocked to ringside and Sumire pinned Iida off a big boot and bridging suplex.

WINNER: Natsu Sumire in 6:30.

-Jungle Kyona jumped into the ring to check on Iida and Sumire immediately ran to a corner and cowered in fear.

(Pageot’s Perspective: Another short one, highlighted by Sumire’s humor and the poor rookie being taught some life lessons by the more experienced duo.)

-Kagetsu said they only come to Shizuoka once a year. And who are their opponents? A bean sprout, a little turd, and another little turd. The twins said it was their first time teaming with Saki Kashima and maybe they could pull off a miracle. Sumire was still hanging around ringside and being a drama queen as she waited for the rest of Oedo Tai to join her.

(3) OEDO TAI (World Of Stardom Champion Kagetsu, High Speed Champion Hazuki, & Jamie Hayter) vs. STARS (Artist Of Stardom Champion Saki Kashima, Hina, & Rina)

Hazuki made Hina tap to a crossface.

WINNERS: Oedo Tai in 7:56.

(Pageot’s Perspective: Nothing to see here. Moving on.)

-Hana Kimura spoke on the phone to someone about wanting to go partying but said she couldn’t. Bobbi Tyler called their opponents Noisy Grandma and Humpty Dumpty. Jungle Kyona said she wanted to get the win because she hasn’t won a match yet this year.

(4) JAN (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora) vs. HANA KIMURA & BOBBI TYLER

Kyona and Tora hit stereo top-rope splashes. Kyona followed with a gutwrench sit-out powerbomb on Tyler.

WINNERS: JAN in 13:27.

(Pageot’s Perspective: A good win for JAN who lose far more often than they win. Kimura & Tyler seem to be in a holding pattern until Sadie Gibbs returns and they can get the trios title match they were slotted to one week earlier.)

-Stars said our main event was a preview of the upcoming Iwatani & Hoshiki vs. Watanabe & Hayashishita tag title match. Watanabe said they want to win for that reason.

(5) STARS (Artist Of Stardom Champion Mayu Iwatani, Artist Of Stardom Champion Tam Nakano, & Starlight Kid) vs. QUEEN’S QUEST (Goddess Of Stardom Champion/Wonder Of Stardom Champion Momo Watanabe, Goddess Of Stardom Champion/Future Of Stardom Champion/SWA World Champion Utami Hayashishita, & AZM)

AZM and Kid started with some fast-paced action. In the end Iwatani made AZM tap to a dragon sleeper.

WINNERS: Stars in 9:51.

(Pageot’s Perspective: A good main event but this definitely felt the most “house show” out of all the Stardom events so far this year.)

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