2020 World Wonder Ring Stardom event
Stardom 9th Anniversary Show (スターダム9周年記念ショー, Sutādamu 9 shūnenkinen shō) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on January 19, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The show aired on January 25, 2020, on tape delay. It was the first pay-per-view organized by the company in 2020.[2]
Production[edit]
Background[edit]
The show featured eight professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
The show started with the tag team confrontation between Hina and Leo Onozaki and Rina and Ruaka, solded with the victory of the latter team.
Next up, AZM defeated Starlight Kid and Zoey Skye in three-way action. In the third bout, Natsuko Tora, Natsu Sumire and Saki Kashima picked up a victory over Itsuki Hoshino, Saya Iida and Saya Kamitani in six-woman tag team competition. In the fourth bout, Tam Nakano defeated Kagetsu in singles competition. Next up, Bea Priestley and Jamie Hayter defeated Jungle Kyona and Konami to win the Goddess of Stardom Championship. Priestley defected Queen's Quest and joined Oedo Tai. In the sixth bout, Giulia was scheduled to face Tokyo Cyber Squad's members Death Yama-san, Hana Kimura and Leyla Hirsch alongside JTO's Maika and one other mystery partner as a result of her brief feud with Kimura. The mystery competitor was revealed to be a returning Syuri. Giulia's team picked up the win and following the match, she revealed the name of the new unit as Donna Del Mondo. In the semi main event, Arisa Hoshiki defeated Future of Stardom and SWA World Champion Utami Hayashishita to secure her ninth consecutive defense of the Wonder of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Hoshiki received a title challenge from Bea Priestley in a match which was set for The Way To Major League on February 8, 2020.[4]
In the main event, Mayu Iwatani defeated Momo Watanabe to secure her second consecutive defense of the World of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Iwatani received a title challenge via video from Sareee.[5][6][7]
Results[edit]
- ^ Syuri were announced as the mystery partner of Giulia and Maika.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 19, 2020). "Stardom 9th Anniversary Show". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 14, 2020). 2020.01.19 (日)［発売中］スターダム９周年記念日／東京・後楽園ホール. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Stardom 9th Anniversary on 1/19/20 Review". joshicity.com. Joshi City. February 7, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex (January 29, 2020). "STARDOM 9TH ANNIVERSARY (JANUARY 19) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex (January 19, 2020). "Stardom 9th Anniversary: Title Change, Betrayal, Syuri & Sareee". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Pageot, Harley R. (January 25, 2020). "1/19 STARDOM 9TH ANNIVERSARY report: New champions, a big debut, Giulia gets a stable, Hayashishita bleeds, and Kagetsu's last singles match". pwtorch.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Iversen, Stewart (January 24, 2020). "Stardom 9th Anniversary Show (19/1/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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