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Stardom New Blood 5
was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on October 19, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Shinjuku Sumitomo Hall, with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Ami Sourei defeated Hanan to win the Future of Stardom Championship. Background The ''"New Blood"'' is a series of events that mainly focus on matches where rookie wrestlers, usually with three or less years of in-ring experience, evolve. Besides wrestlers from Stardom, various superstars from multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene are invited to compete in bouts that are usually going under the stipulation of singles or tag team matches. The show featured six 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 culmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wonder Ring Stardom
World Wonder Ring Stardom (スターダム 女子プロレス), often referred to simply as Stardom (stylized as ST★RDOM), is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women co-producer Rossy Ogawa, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Fuka Kakimoto, and All Japan Women veteran professional wrestler Nanae Takahashi. Stardom is currently owned by Japanese card game company Bushiroad, making it the sister promotion of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Stardom quickly became one of the top ''joshi puroresu'' promotions, largely thanks to gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa becoming the promotion's public face. Much like JDStar, Stardom also places heavy emphasis on the physical attractiveness of its workers, and publishes several modeling photobooks and calendars of its workers per year. Stardom's in-ring style takes influence from mixed martial arts with many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heel (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a ''rudo'' in '' lucha libre'') is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters. Not everything a heel wrestler does must be villainous: heels need only to be booed or jeered by the audience to be effective characters, although most truly successful heels embrace other aspects of their devious personalities, such as cheating to win or using foreign objects. "The role of a heel is to get 'heat,' which means spurring the crowd to obstreperous hatred, and generally involves cheating and pretty much any other manner of socially unacceptable behavior that will get the job done." To gain heat (with boos and jeers from the audience), heels are often portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner by breaking rules or otherwise taking advantage of their opponents outside the bounds of the standards of the match. Others do not (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present) Rina made her professional wrestling debut at the early age of 11 in World Wonder Ring Stardom, on the second night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars'' from June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Hina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match. At '' Stardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020'' on October 3, 2020, Rina had to search for a new unit since Tokyo Cyber Squad disbanded after Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima defeated Jungle Kyona and Konami in a Losing unit must disband match. She alongside Kyona, Ruaka and Death Yama-san received invitations for joining the Stars stable leaded by Mayu Iwatani which they accepted. Three weeks later however, on October 28, 2020, Rina would quit Stars to join Oedo Tai. At '' Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021'' on Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hina (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present) Hina made her professional wrestling debut at the early age of 11 in World Wonder Ring Stardom, on the second night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars'' from June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Rina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match. At ''The Stardom Draft 2019'' on April 14, Hina defeated Rina in a singles match and then she took part in the drafts where she was hand picked by Kagetsu to join the Queen's Quest unit. At ''Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021'' on April 4, Hina defeated AZM and Lady C in a three-way match. On the first night of the ''Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021'' from April 10, she defeated Lady C in a singles match. On the second night from May 14, she teamed up with Momo Watanabe and AZM in a losing effort against Oedo T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady C (wrestler)
, better known by her ring name Lady C, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2020–present) Nagatani made her professional wrestling debut in World Wonder Ring Stardom at ''Stardom Korakuen New Landscape'' on November 14, 2020, where she lost to Saya Iida. She took part of a Future of Stardom Championship tournament on May 15, 2021 ''Stardom Nagoya Two Days'' where she fell short to Unagi Sayaka in a first-round match. She is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as the Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella from March 3 where she competed in a 24-women Stardom All Star Rumble featuring superstars from the company's past such as Yuzuki Aikawa, Kyoko Inoue, Miho Wakizawa, Chigusa Nagayo, from the present Bea Priestley, Koguma and others. At Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4, she competed in a three-way mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzu Suzuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in Ice Ribbon and Pure-J, two Japanese professional wrestling promotions. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–present) As a freelancer, Suzuki is known for competing in various promotions. At ''Now Was The First Of Osaka This Year'', an event promoted by Oz Academy on February 17, 2019, she fell short to Hiroyo Matsumoto. At ''AWG Beginning'', an event promoted by Actwres girl'Z on May 19, 2019, Suzuki teamed up with Hikari Shimizu in a losing effort to Saori Anou and Noa Igarashi. Pro At a house show promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on November 10, 2019, Suzuki teamed up with Tsukasa Fujimoto in a losing effort to Risa Sera and Maika Ozaki. At ''Seadlinnng's 6th Anniversary'' from August 19, 2021, she teamed up with Ayame Sasamura and Rina Yamashita in a losing effort to Hiroyo Matsumoto, Nanae Takahashi and Tsukushi Haruka. At ''FMW-E Battle Royal'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prominence (professional Wrestling)
is a villanous professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese independent scene. Leaded by Risa Sera, the stable also consists of Suzu Suzuki, Akane Fujita, Mochi Natsumi and Hiragi Kurumi. History Formation. Departure from Ice Ribbon (December 2021) On December 1, 2021, it was announced that the current five members of the stable would be leaving Ice Ribbon after they could not agree on the establishment of a new sub-brand with a focus on hardcore matches in contract talks with the officials of the promotion. In a press conference held at short notice by Ice Ribbon on the same day, the five announced not only their exodus but also the founding of their group, under whose banner they also want to organize shows with a focus on death and hardcore wrestling in the future. Despite her contract with Ice Ribbon expiring and after announcing her departure from the company, Akane Fujita defeated Rina Yamashita on December 31, 2021, in a falls count anywhere mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out
Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. The promotion places emphasis on a style of puroresu that combines high-flying, submission wrestling and martial arts. Most matches are held under submission-only rules. The promotion was founded by Michinoku after his previous promotion, Kaientai Dojo (now Active Advance Pro Wrestling) dismissed him after he was involved in a cheating scandal. They held their first show on July 8, 2019 in Korakuen Hall. Unlike most professional wrestling promotions, their top honor isn't a championship. Instead, wrestlers compete in tournaments and ranking matches, with the top ranking ('King of JTO' for men and 'Queen of JTO' for women) considered the highest honor. Those honors are currently held by Taka Michinoku & Tomoka Inaba respectively. The promotion holds partnerships with various other promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momo Kohgo
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. She is also known for her time in Ice Ribbon and Actwres girl'Z. Professional wrestling career Japanese independent circuit (2019–2021) Beginning as a freelancer, Kohgo is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. She competed in one of Pro Wrestling Wave's signature events, the 2021 Young Block Oh! Oh! division of the Catch the Wave tournament where she competed in the "Block A", scoring a total of two points after going against Tomoka Inaba, Ami Miura and Shizuku Tsukata. At ''New Ice Ribbon #1013 ~ RibbonMania 2019'', an event promoted by Ice Ribbon on December 30, 2019, Kohgo competed in Tequila Saya's retirement 44-person gauntlet match which ended in a time-limit draw and also involved notable opponents such as Ken Ohka, Munenori Sawa, Manami Toyota, Ram Kaicho, Rina Shingaki, Matsuya Uno and many others. She is also known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars (professional Wrestling)
(often stylized in capital letters such as STARS) is a professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Lead by Mayu Iwatani, the stable currently consists of Saya Iida/Super Strong Stardom Machine, Hanan, Koguma, Hazuki and Momo Kohgo. History Under Mayu Iwatani (2018-present) The stable has been considered the union of the well-meaning ladies of the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion since 2017 and became an official faction in the course of the Stardom Draft from April 15, 2018, with Mayu Iwatani as the basic leader, and Starlight Kid, Saki Kashima, Shiki Shibusawa, Natsumi and Tam Nakano as their five picks. Hanan also remained part of them without being mentioned. They had their first match as an official stable on April 21, 2018 at ''Stardom Rebirth'', where Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima & Starlight Kid teamed up to defeat Queen's Quest ( AZM, Konami and Momo Watanabe) in a six-man tag team matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube Channel
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. YouTu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
