Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour

Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour (スターダムゴールデンウィークファイトツアー, Sutādamugōruden'u~īkufaitotsuā) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 5, 2022, in Fukuoka, Japan at the Fukuoka Convention Center, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time.[2]

Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour
Promotional poster featuring various Stardom wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateMay 5, 2022
CityFukuoka, Japan
VenueFukuoka Convention Center
Attendance1,156[1]
Event chronology
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Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show, and three of Stardom's seven championships were on the line. The main event saw Saya Kamitani defeat Maika to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship. In other prominent matches, FWC (Hazuki and Koguma) defeated Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship, and Mayu Iwatani defeated Thekla to win the SWA World Championship.

Storylines

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Background

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After she successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against Giulia at Stardom World Climax 2022 on March 26, Syuri announced her departure from Donna Del Mondo to create a new stable which was later named as God's Eye, with Mirai and Ami Sourei being the first two recruits that Syuri aligned herself with. The new unit's leader stated that God's Eye will number one more member on May 5, where they will face Donna Del Mondo in an elimination tag team match.[3] On the first night of the 2022 Cinderella Tournament from April 3, Saya Kamitani and Maika went into a double disqualification after they eliminated themselves simultaneously over the top rope. The 2021's edition of the tournament finalists were set to collide on May 5 for Kamitani's "White belt" after Maika issued a challenge.[4]

Event

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The show featured total of seven 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.[5] The event will be the pay-per-view and largest show of the "Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour" series of smaller events which will take place between May 1 and 8, 2022. The event's press conference was held on April 27, 2022 at the Tokyo Culture Culture venue and was broadcast on Stardom's YouTube channel.[6]

Jushin Liger joined the commentary table for the night. On the third match of the night, Mayu Iwatani defeated Thekla to win the SWA World Championship and being one title away from winning all of Stardom's possible championships. Iwatani was also billed as the second "grand slam champion" of Stardom alongside Io Shirai. The fifth match saw God's Eye's Syuri, Mirai, Ami Sourei and a briefly returning Konami picking up a victory over Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Himeka, Natsupoi and Mai Sakurai). The following bout saw Hazuki and Koguma recapturing the Goddesses of Stardom Championship from Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid. They became the first team to ever win the titles on more than one occasion.[7]

The main event portraited the confrontation between Saya Kamitani and Maika for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, match which solded with Kamitani retaining her title. After the victory, Cinderella Tournament winner Mirai stepped up to remind Kamitani of their title match from Stardom Flashing Champions which was set to occur on May 28, 2022.[8]

Results

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No.Results[9][10]StipulationsTimes[1][11]
1PHina defeated Waka TsukiyamaSingles match6:25
2Stars (Hanan, Saya Iida and Momo Kohgo) defeated Oedo Tai (Saki Kashima, Ruaka and Rina)Six-woman tag team match8:43
3Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka) defeated Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Lady C)Six-woman tag team match10:03
4Mayu Iwatani defeated Thekla (c)Singles match for the SWA World Championship17:26
5God's Eye (Syuri, Mirai, Ami Sourei and Konami) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Himeka, Natsupoi and Mai Sakurai)Eight-woman elimination tag team match26:32
6FWC (Hazuki and Koguma) defeated Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) (c)Tag team match for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship22:19
7Saya Kamitani (c) defeated MaikaSingles match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship24:58
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

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  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 5, 2022). "Stardom Fukuoka Goddess Festival". cagematch.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (March 30, 2022). 【世界の獣神】5・5福岡大会のアンバサダーに新日本プロレス・獣神サンダー・ライガーさんが就任! 大会ポスターキャンペーンも実施!. stardom.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 26, 2022). "STARDOM World Climax 2022: The Best Results (3/26): Kairi Sane (KAIRI) Returns To The Ring". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Edwards, Scott (April 3, 2022). "Stardom News: Cinderella Tournament First Round Results, Syuri Welcomes MIRAI". Last Word On Sports. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  6. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 27, 2022). 【4/27 (水) 18:00 生配信】5・5『STARDOM GoldenWeek Fight Tour 2022 福岡女神祭り~ばってんスターダム~』記者会見【#STARDOM 】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Richards, Alex (May 5, 2022). "#AndNEW: Mayu Iwatani Makes History in Fukuoka". Last Word On Sports. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Peterson, Karen (May 5, 2022). "STARDOM Fukuoka Goddess Festival: Saya Kamitani vs. Maika, Goddesses of Stardom match". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 25, 2022). 【PPV情報】5・5福岡国際センター大会:全対戦カード発表&PPV生放送が決定!. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Daly, Wayne (May 5, 2022). "STARDOM Results: Fukuoka Goddess Festival ~ Batten STARDOM – Fukuoka, Japan (5/5)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (May 5, 2022). 2022年5月5日 『福岡女神祭り~ばってんスターダム~』. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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