{"id":79573,"date":"2019-05-12T17:36:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=79573"},"modified":"2019-05-12T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:36:29","slug":"5-4-stardom-goldenweek-stars-report-queens-quest-produced-show-featuring-kagetsu-vs-bea-priestley-for-the-red-belt-toni-storm-vs-momo-watanabe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/12\/5-4-stardom-goldenweek-stars-report-queens-quest-produced-show-featuring-kagetsu-vs-bea-priestley-for-the-red-belt-toni-storm-vs-momo-watanabe\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/4 STARDOM GOLDENWEEK STARS report: Queen\u2019s Quest-produced show featuring Kagetsu vs. Bea Priestley for the red belt, Toni Storm vs. Momo Watanabe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-326761716\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>STARDOM GLORY STARS<br \/>\nMAY 4, 2019<br \/>\nTOKYO, JAPAN AT SHIN-KIBA 1ST RING<br \/>\nAIRED ON STARDOM WORLD<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>Queen\u2019s Quest (Hina, Leo Onozaki, Bea Priestley, Utami Hayashishita, &amp; Momo Watanabe) were introduced one at a time. Watanabe said they thought of everything from start to finish today. They ran down the card. Not listed on their paper was something called a blind sword fight tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Arisa Hoshiki &amp; Tam Nakano entered together followed by Andras Miyago &amp; Natsu Sumire and Jungle Kyona &amp; Rina. It was a single elimination tournament with the wrestlers wearing eye masks to blindfold them and wielding inflatable swords. Before each match, the two contestants would run the ropes for ten seconds. The number of laps they made would determine how many swings they were allowed with their sword. First person to hit their opponent won or the first person to run out of swings lost. The winner earned a cash prize.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1a) HINA vs. RINA \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both missed on their first swings before bumping into each other and using the rest of their swings.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Rina in 0:14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1b) ARTIST OF STARDOM CHAMPION TAM NAKANO vs. ANDRAS MIYAGI \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miyagi crawled toward Nakano while swinging. She connected with Nakano\u2019s leg but there was debate as to whether she used all her swings first. A slow-motion instant replay clarified that she did.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Tam Nakano in 0:22.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1013320341\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(1c) JUNGLE KYONA vs. NATSU SUMIRE \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sumire tripped Kyona as she ran the ropes. As a result Kyona was only awarded two strikes. Kyona was blindfolded and holding her sword by the blade. She nailed Sumire with a one strike kill to the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jungle Kyona in 0:15.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1d) WONDER OF STARDOM &amp; GODDESS OF STARDOM CHAMPION MOMO WATANABE vs. ARISA HOSHIKI \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both missed on their first two strikes as they inched closer to each other. Hoshiki swung and sliced open Watanabe\u2019s guts on her third swing.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Arisa Hoshiki in 0:30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1e) ARTIST OF STARDOM CHAMPION TAM NAKANO vs. RINA \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nakano crouched, Rina swung and missed, and Nakano took out her legs.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4288550008\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>WINNER: Tam Nakano in 0:16.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1f) JUNGLE KYONA vs. ARISA HOSHIKI \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hoshiki swung as Kyona twirled. She caught the back of Kyona\u2019s hair but no serious damage. Hoshiki exhausted the rest of her swings.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jungle Kyona in 0:23.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1g) JUNGLE KYONA vs. ARTIST OF STARDOM CHAMPION TAM NAKANO \u2013 BLIND SWORD FIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kyona stomped to draw Nakano\u2019s attention to the northwest corner of the ring before quickly moving down to the south. Nakano headed toward the source of the noise in a crouching position. Kyona caught her in the back of the head.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jungle Kyona in 0:19.<\/p>\n<p>-Hayashishita presented her with an envelope containing the cash prize.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: This was weird and goofy and funny. I\u2019ve been a wrestling fan my entire life and in 30+ years I\u2019ll admit I\u2019ve never seen something like this on a wrestling show.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rina said regardless of her sister\u2019s seniority she would win. Hanan said her kid sister has been doing well since the draft but she was going to put a stop to her momentum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) HANAN vs. RINA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rina stomped on her sister\u2019s foot. Hana took her down with a side headlock. They traded roll-ups. Rina with an armbar but Hanan made it to the rope break. Rina with Kimura\u2019s octopus stretch. Another rope break. Hanan with a hip toss. Back and forth with forearms. STO from Rina. STO from Hanan. Another octopus stretch from Rina. Jackknife pin got her two and a half. Rolling armbar from Hanan for the tap out.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Hanan in 4:51.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: My girlfriend says both sisters have been looking better in the ring since the draft. I\u2019m inclined to agree. There\u2019s more of a confidence for sure.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hina said she\u2019d do her best for AZM. (Kimura was originally supposed to face AZM before AZM got injured with Hina joining her sisters in a three-way in the previous match.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) HANA KIMURA vs. HINA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Running dropkicks from Hina but Kimura quickly took over. Hina mounted a comeback with a body slam at 3:30 and hit some forearms but Kimura put her in a sleeperhold. Rope break. Face wash from Kimura. Octopus stretch ended things.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Hana Kimura in 6:13.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Queen\u2019s Quest is in a weird state right now. Hayashishita and AZM are injured, Viper\u2019s off in NXT UK, and Chardonnay hasn\u2019t been seen in 2019. That leaves just four active members. Watanabe and Priestley have been booked strong but Hina and Onozaki are just enhancement talent. It\u2019s given Hina a chance to be put in some bigger matches but she\u2019s still guaranteed to lose any given time.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Onozaki said Iida was a junior to her in JAN but she was going to use her head to get the win. Iida said she\u2019d use all her strength to get the win. (Neither wrestler had ever won a singles match in Stardom before.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) LEO ONOZAKI vs. SAYA IIDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rookie Onozaki was aggressive against the even rookier Iida. Iida mounted and unloaded with forearms. Two running cutters from Onozaki but Iida caught her with the Iidabashi. It was good!<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Saya Iida in 3:00.<\/p>\n<p>-Onozaki was pissed. She kicked Iida as Iida celebrated, teased leaving, then came back and kicked her again.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Saya Iida wins her first singles match! Like Hanan vs. Ruaka on the Stars show yesterday the concept of this match seemed to be that QQ wanted to give Onozaki her first win by booking her in a match against a winless competitor that she could actually beat. Unfortunately it didn\u2019t work out as planned. Iida picks up her first singles win less than four months after debuting whereas Onozaki has been competing in Stardom since March of last year with no success as of yet.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>TCS celebrated Kyona\u2019s sword fight victory. Kimura suggested they all go out for Korean barbecue with her prize money. Sumire made Tora speak for Oedo Tai. She said there were a lot of people in the match but they\u2019d try their best. Stars debated who they\u2019d each fight. Kid wanted to focus on Hazuki ahead of their high speed title match tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) STARS (Artist Of Stardom Champion Tam Nakano, Artist Of Stardom Champion Saki Kashima, Arisa Hoshiki, &amp; Starlight Kid) vs. OEDO TAI (High Speed Champion Hazuki, Natsu Sumire, Andras Miyagi, &amp; Natsuko Tora) vs. TOKYO CYBER SQUAD (Jungle Kyona, Konami, Rebel Kel, &amp; Ruaka)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kel and Sumire volunteered to start for their teams. Stars insisted Kashima start since Sumire was in the ring. She reluctantly agreed. Kel and Sumire agreed to work together. Kashima pulled Kel aside and suggested they work together instead. Kel stepped aside and let them battle, before clotheslining both of them and tagging in Konami. Kyona and Tora brawled again before Hoshiki inserted herself. Hoshiki and Hazuki fought for a while. Ruaka, Hazuki, and Kid mixed it up. Ruaka took a triple superkick from Stars. Kid hit her twisting splash but Oedo Tai broke up the pin. Oedo train to Kid and she took their signature moves in succession. Ruaka took out Hazuki with a boot. Kid folded up Ruaka for the pin.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Stars in 7:17.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Just a lot of action. Ruaka being involved with Kid and Hazuki as much as she was may be noteworthy. It\u2019s unclear how long AZM will be out of action so there\u2019s a chance for someone else to be inserted into the high speed division.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watanabe said it\u2019s a great honor to wrestle Storm. She never competes outside of Stardom so it\u2019s nice to have this match here. If she can beat Storm, it will be proof that she\u2019s ready for the red belt. Her goal is to face the winner of tonight\u2019s main event. Storm said she\u2019s feeling a bit rough after yesterday\u2019s match with Nakano but it\u2019s always Toni time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) WONDER OF STARDOM &amp; GODDESS OF STARDOM CHAMPION MOMO WATANABE vs. NXT UK WOMEN\u2019S CHAMPION TONI STORM \u2013 NON-TITLE MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slow mat wrestling to start. Storm hit a German suplex that left both women down at 8:00. Running dropkicks from Watanabe to Storm in the corner. Double knees from the top rope for a two-count. Peach Sunrise but Storm kicked out. Roundhouse kick connected and Storm was dead weight. Headbutt to Watanabe. Strong Zero piledriver but Watanabe kicked out. Storm looked for a second on the apron but Watanabe fought out. Running knees off the apron to Storm standing at ringside. Watanabe rolled Storm into the ring at the referee\u2019s count of 9. Rear naked choke. Watanabe stood her up for another Peach Sunrise. Storm kicked out again.<\/p>\n<p>DECISION: Time limit draw in 15:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Obviously Storm isn\u2019t losing in Stardom as long as she\u2019s NXT UK champion. At least they didn\u2019t have her go over Watanabe here. The match was good but I can\u2019t say it holds up to Watanabe\u2019s other singles matches this year. I haven\u2019t seen much of Storm\u2019s work outside the <\/em>Mae Young Classic<em> but I\u2019ve yet to see a match from her that I really loved.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Kagetsu said this was her 9th defense of the red belt. No one has matched her confidence and she was going to show that here. Priestley didn\u2019t get a pre-match promo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) KAGETSU vs. BEA PRIESTLEY \u2013 WORLD OF STARDOM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feeling out process to start. Priestley took Kagetsu to the floor with a dropkick that knocked her off the apron. Priestley was aggressive with elbow strikes and trash talking. She was also dressed in all black with Kagetsu in all white, really making the Brit come across as the heel here. Priestley went up top but Kagetsu hit a springboard dropkick that sent her to ringside and followed with a suicide dive. A second sent them both into the front row of fans. Kagetsu hit a third on the third side of the ring. Top rope missile dropkick in the ring and a suplex for the first pin of the match. Priestley with a front choke. Kagetsu countered into an arm submission. Rope break. Springboard stomp onto Priestley\u2019s right arm. Priestley blocked a second springboard, though, and hit a saito suplex. Kagetsu with a firewoman\u2019s carry slam. Both women were down. They got to their knees at the referee\u2019s nine count.<\/p>\n<p>They traded strikes. Priestley with a jumping knee strike. Kagetsu rolled to the floor. Priestley with a cannonball off the top rope onto all of Oedo Tai. Bridging back suplex for a two-count in the ring. Curb stomp (sort of). Kagetsu kicked out. Abdominal stretch. Rope break. Priestley stomped away at the back of Kagetsu\u2019s head. The referee pulled her off and checked on the champion. Kagetsu slipped out of an electric chair and shoved Priestley toward the ref. As he covered up, she misted Priestley. Oedo Coaster connected but Priestley kicked out. Kagetsu went back up top but Priestley stunned her with an enziguiri. She hit a double stomp to Kagetsu\u2019s back with the champ seated on the top turnbuckle and pulled her off into a Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Bea Priestley in 16:44 to capture the red belt.<\/p>\n<p>-Priestley thanked Kagetsu. She said a lot of people thought she was going to AEW but she\u2019s actually moving to Japan in June. She declared herself the top gaijin and said she\u2019ll be full-time with Stardom. She called the rest of Queen\u2019s Quest into the ring and asked Watanabe to close the show. Watanabe congratulated her but said she still wants the red belt one day too. Utami Hayashishita presented Priestley with the Stardom tracksuit that only official full-time roster members get. QQ closed out the show.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage Priestley cut a full heel promo saying that nobody thought she could beat Kagetsu. She didn\u2019t do it for any of the fans at home; she did it for herself. She owns Stardom. This is the era of Queen\u2019s Quest.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Very good match, very shocking result. In January word came out that Priestley had turned down an NXT contract in favor of going to AEW and her AEW signing was announced on their YouTube series in February. Is she going to balance the two while living in Japan and wrestling full-time for Stardom or has she chosen to turn down AEW? Priestley becomes the tenth Wonder Of Stardom Champion and only the third gaijin to hold the title. Of the previous two, Alpha Female only held the title for 43 days and Toni Storm was never supposed to win the belt in the first place. She was only awarded it due to referee stoppage when Mayu Iwatani dislocated her elbow mid-match. The high speed title and the trios titles are now the only championships preventing Queen\u2019s Quest from holding all the gold. Priestley\u2019s attitude in the main event and her backstage promo seem to set her up as the arrogant foreigner as we anxiously wait for somebody to topple her off her pedestal. I suspect we\u2019ll have to wait until the <\/em>5Star Grand Prix<em> is over to find out what that will be.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3654579116\"><div id=\"pwtor-298098364\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>STARDOM GLORY STARS MAY 4, 2019 TOKYO, JAPAN AT SHIN-KIBA 1ST RING AIRED ON STARDOM WORLD REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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