{"id":85979,"date":"2019-09-12T08:32:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T13:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=85979"},"modified":"2019-09-12T08:32:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T13:32:39","slug":"8-25-stardom-5star-grand-prix-evening-results-show-4-featuring-bea-priestley-vs-jungle-kyona-konami-vs-utami-hayashishita-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/09\/12\/8-25-stardom-5star-grand-prix-evening-results-show-4-featuring-bea-priestley-vs-jungle-kyona-konami-vs-utami-hayashishita-more\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/25 STARDOM 5STAR GRAND PRIX evening results: Show #4 featuring Bea Priestley vs. Jungle Kyona, Konami vs. Utami Hayashishita, &amp; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1730973734\" 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 5STAR GRAND PRIX<br \/>\nAUGUST 25, 2019<br \/>\nOSAKA, JAPAN AT OSAKA WORLD PAVILION<br \/>\nAIRED ON STARDOM WORLD<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>Rina and Avary made the TCS salute. Onozaki said this was her first time teaming with Watanabe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) QUEEN\u2019S QUEST (Momo Watanabe &amp; Leo Onozaki) vs. RINA &amp; AVARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watanabe beat the heck out of Rina to start. Avary and Onozaki faced off next and the Aussie licked Onozaki\u2019s cheek. Rina tagged back in and the rookies faced off with Onozaki coming out on top. Rina got the octopus on Watanabe briefly and avoided a dropkick, leading Watanabe to kick Onozaki off the apron by mistake. Watanabe would pin Rina with the running knees, though.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Queen\u2019s Quest in 7:43.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: It\u2019s interesting to me that they\u2019re not using these opening tags to put over Avary and give her some victories to make her a more serious threat in the tournament. She\u2019s merely getting face time and in-ring seasoning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kid said Hoshiki was teaming with them because she doesn\u2019t have a Grand Prix match on this show. Kagetsu: \u201cHere\u2019s our match. Enjoy it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) STARS (Wonder Of Stardom Champion Arisa Hoshiki, Starlight Kid, &amp; Saya Iida) vs. OEDO TAI (Hazuki &amp; Artist Of Stardom Champions Kagetsu &amp; Andras Miyagi)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hazuki and Kid renewed their rivalry out of the gate but Kagetsu pulled Kid to the floor. Oedo Tai beat up the faces at ringside. Kagetsu spit water in Kid\u2019s face back in the ring. Lion-tamer from Kagetsu to Kid. Miyagi tagged in and took a standing moonsault. Tag to Hoshiki. Hazuki pinned Iida off a brainbuster.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1546042356\" 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>WINNERS: Oedo Tai in 6:31.<\/p>\n<p>-AZM said she has never faced Nakano before, not in a singles match or even a tag or trios. She\u2019d beat up the old hag to get her sixth point. Nakano pretended she was a butterfly. She said AZM might get a gold medal for her insect collecting but she didn\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) TAM NAKANO vs. AZM \u2013 RED STARS BLOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They traded kicks with Nakano winning. Her bridging tiger suplex but AZM away.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Tam Nakano in 5:10.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Too short to amount to anything but I\u2019ll never complain about Nakano winning a match.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Kimura continued to sing her \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Stars\u201d parodies. She was really busy and didn\u2019t have time to waste on the bean sprout. She promised to kill her in seconds. Kashima remembered Kimura bringing a big beat down the last time they faced each other in singles competition.<\/p>\n<p>Kimura attacked Kashima as she entered the ring, still wearing her sash. The referee called for the bell anyway.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-256558438\" 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><strong>(4) SAKI KASHIMA vs. HANA KIMURA \u2013 RED STARS BLOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vertical suplex to Kashima. Kimura looked for the octopus but Kashima turned it into Revival.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Saki Kashima in 0:08.<\/p>\n<p>-Iida handed Kashima a stopwatch and they both laughed at the 8-second loss. Kimura attacked Kashima again. Iida, Rina, and the referee separated them. Kashima was still laughing.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: A fun surprise and, again, I won\u2019t complain about anything that makes Kimura look like a fool.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Hayter laughed at everyone who didn\u2019t think she\u2019d beat Hoshiki or Miyagi and gave us all the finger. Tora said Hayter\u2019s one of her favorite people so she\u2019ll be sad whichever one of them loses. But don\u2019t be stupid, she\u2019s definitely going to win!<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) JAMIE HAYTER vs. NATSUKO TORA \u2013 BLUE STARS BLOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hayter spit in her palm and offered a handshake. While Tora considered it Hayter rolled her up for two. Tora offered a handshake instead and rolled Hayter up for two. They traded shoulder blocks, all while still smiling. They traded camel clutches and Tora gave Hayter a wet willy. Tora looked to hit her with a steel chair at ringside but Hayter ducked. They fought over the chair with Tora hitting a clothesline. Tora with two spears and three top rope frog-splashes but Hayter of course kicked out. Swing-out side slam but Hayter kicked out again. Superplex to Tora. Falcon arrow. Swing-out side slam to Tora. Falcon arrow backbreaker for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jamie Hayter in 8:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: They did a nice job telling the story of tag partners who are evenly matched and know each other\u2019s tricks. Hayter\u2019s the first person to reach 6 points in the <\/em>Grand Prix<em>. Only Priestley and Hayashishita could leave this show tied with her for first place.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Sumire said it was a day of destiny. One year ago, in this same venue, she faced Iwatani in a <em>Grand Prix<\/em> match. Yes, she lost. But last year\u2019s Sumire and this year\u2019s Sumire? Mayu, you\u2019re in trouble. Iwatani said that Sumire locked her outside of the building last year. She\u2019d be on the lookout for her shady tactics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) ARTIST OF STARDOM CHAMPION NATSU SUMIRE vs. MAYU IWATANI \u2013 RED STARS BLOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sumire offered a handshake. Iwatani hesitated so Sumire grabbed her hand and shook it. No shenanigans. Test of strength. Still no shenanigans. Iwatani was confused. Sumire got the offense with some knees. Iwatani avoided a crotch assault. Top rope frog-splash but Sumire kicked out. (These last two matches tell me that the frog-splash sucks as a move.) Sumire with a small package for two. Iwatani kicked out. Into a Revival and it was good!<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Natsu Sumire in 4:10.<\/p>\n<p>-Sumire cried that she got revenge on Mayu! She had been researching her since losing last year. She knew her weaknesses and today she was weak. Sumire was still in disbelief that she won. Wasn\u2019t it a great Revival?! Kashima jumped onto the apron and yelled at her for stealing her move. Sumire told her to use a microphone. She\u2019s so low-class\u2026 Kashima asked if she was proud of herself for winning with someone else\u2019s move. Sumire asked when they started having to ask permission to use wrestling moves. Did Kashima get permission for using elbow strikes? Sumire acknowledged this topic came up on Twitter recently. She didn\u2019t know you had to ask permission. Since she won with the Revival Sumire declared it\u2019s her new finishing maneuver. Kashima said it was a fluke. Sumire suggested a Revival vs. Revival match when they face off in their own red stars match.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Sumire\u2019s quest to wrestle clean matches got her a win! And she did so by exploiting a known weakness of Iwatani\u2019s and sticking it to her old archenemy Kashima. Perfect storytelling all around. The post-match bit about using other people\u2019s moves without permission is a reference to Manami Toyota stating that she did not give permission for Bea Priestley to use her Japanese ocean cyclone suplex and she does not approve. It\u2019s a topic that also came up recently in America with Dominik Dijakovic asking Taz to use the Tazmission via Twitter.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Konami said Hayashishita hasn\u2019t lost yet in the tournament but she wasn\u2019t worried because she wouldn\u2019t fail. Hayashishita said her <em>5 Star<\/em> winning percentage is 100%. (The shade\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) SWA WORLD CHAMPION &amp; FUTURE OF STARDOM CHAMPION UTAMI HAYASHISHITA vs. GODDESS OF STARDOM CHAMPION KONAMI \u2013 BLUE STARS BLOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lots of mat wrestling and submission work. Torture rack avoided by Konami at 7:00. Triangle lancer for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Konami in 9:08.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: I still can\u2019t get over how Hayashishita\u2019s new gear makes her look like Giant-Size AZM. It trips me out.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Kyona said she\u2019s been hammered down in the <em>Grand Prix<\/em>. Two matches and two losses. Now she faces the red belt queen. If she can beat her here, she\u2019ll have a connection to the red belt. Priestley said nobody beats her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) WORLD OF STARDOM CHAMPION BEA PRIESTLEY vs. GODDESS OF STARDOM CHAMPION JUNGLE KYONA \u2013 BLUE STARS BLOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Priestley untied a top turnbuckle three minutes in. She whipped Kyona back-first into the exposed turnbuckle three times while the referee stood idly by. Double-stomp to Kyona\u2019s spine. Kyona went on a flurry of offense capped off with a T-bone superplex. They traded forearms. Queen\u2019s Landing countered into a victory roll for a two-count. Boston crab to Priestley. Into a half-crab. Rope break. Double-stomp to Kyona\u2019s spine on the apron and both women tumbled to the floor. Body slam to Priestley at ringside. Priestley with a back drop out of a powerbomb attempt. Kyona with an apronbomb. She rolled back in at the referee\u2019s count of 18. Priestley made it to her feet at 19 and was clutching weakly at the ring ropes when the count hit 20.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jungle Kyona in 12:55 via count-out.<\/p>\n<p>-\u201cA win is a win and I just beat the red belt champion!\u201d Kyona wanted a three-count but she won and got her first two points. That\u2019s all that matters. Who besides her can win this whole tournament? She polled the crowd on who thought she would win. Konami disagreed. She cannot fail. Kimura showed up. In singles matches, you always go with her. There was an accident today so Kimura\u2019s technically still undefeated. Kyona said they\u2019re all on the same team but they all have great ambitions. Kyona asked Rina who she thought would win. She said Kimura so Kyona and Konami pretended to beat her up. TCS posed to close the night.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: I\u2019ll take it! A win is a win indeed. I honestly thought the best I could hope for here was a time-limit draw but I forgot about another classic staple of wrestling, the count-out finish. I still say TCS doesn\u2019t survive the winter, though. If Kyona or Konami win the <\/em>Grand Prix<em> over her Kimura will have a nuclear meltdown.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Red Stars standings after show 4:<br \/>\nAZM \u2013 4<br \/>\nSaki Kashima \u2013 4<br \/>\nHana Kimura \u2013 4<br \/>\nTam Nakano \u2013 4<br \/>\nMomo Watanabe \u2013 4<br \/>\nHazuki \u2013 2<br \/>\nMayu Iwatani \u2013 2<br \/>\nNatsu Sumire \u2013 2<br \/>\nAvary \u2013 0<\/p>\n<p>Blue Stars standings after show 4:<br \/>\nJamie Hayter \u2013 6<br \/>\nUtami Hayashishita \u2013 4<br \/>\nKonami \u2013 4<br \/>\nBea Priestley \u2013 4<br \/>\nArisa Hoshiki \u2013 2<br \/>\nKagetsu \u2013 2<br \/>\nJungle Kyona \u2013 2<br \/>\nAndras Miyagi \u2013 2<br \/>\nNatsuko Tora \u2013 0<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3508362510\"><div id=\"pwtor-1215559204\"><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 5STAR GRAND PRIX AUGUST 25, 2019 OSAKA, JAPAN AT OSAKA WORLD PAVILION AIRED ON STARDOM WORLD REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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