(Stylized OEDotai, also known as "Oedo Corps" in Japanese) is a villanous professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese

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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 i ...

, and formerly in the Japanese independent scene. The stable currently consists of

Natsuko Tora (born January 30, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Tora is a two-time Artist of Stardom Champion as well as one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career ...

Saki Kashima is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a former Artist of Stardom Championship, Artist of Stardom Ch ...

, Ruaka, Rina, Fukigen Death,

Starlight Kid is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former High Speed Champion. She became the first wrestler to wear her mask full-time in Stardom as part of her ''luchadora'' persona. Greatly infl ...

Haruka Umesaki is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently performs in World Wonder Ring Stardom as a freelancer, under the ring name Karma. She also works in World Woman Wrestling Diana, as well as appearing in such promotions as Pro Wrestling Wave, PUR ...

and

Momo Watanabe (born March 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Since making her debut on November 16, 2014, she became a two-time Artist of Stardom Champion, one-time Goddess of Stardom Cha ...

History

Under Kyoko Kimura and Act Yasukawa (2015)

The group originally formed after Kimura Monster Gun's

Kyoko Kimura is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Throughout her 14-year career, she competed in Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Ibuki, Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling and World Wonder Ring Stardom, amo ...

Kris Wolf Kris Hernandez (born August 12, 1984) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Kris Wolf. She wrestled for World Wonder Ring Stardom in Japan, where she is a former High Speed Champion, as well as a founding member ...

and Hudson Envy joined forces with

Act Yasukawa , better known by the ring name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Making her pro wrestling debut in 2012, she wrestled exclusively for the joshi puroresu promotion Stardom. Yasukawa's career ultimately ended in December 2015, 10 mont ...

, Dragonita and

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following the events of Stardom's 4th Anniversary show on January 18, 2015, defining themselves as the founding members of the unit. With Yasukawa and Kimura acting as co-leaders, they rebranded themselves with a Samurai theme due to Act, who was “The Samurai Spirit” of

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. Yasukawa won the

Wonder of Stardom Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title, which in Stardom's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the World of Stardom Championship, was introduc ...

the same night after defeating

Mayu Iwatani (born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom. Since making her debut in January 2011, she became a two-time World of Stardom Champion, two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time ...

. The first match under the ''Oedo Tai'' name saw Yasukawa, Hudson Envy and Kimura defeating Heisei-gun (Mayu Iwatani,

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and Yoshiko) in a

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on the second night of the ''Stardom New Year Stars 2015'' which took place on February 1. On February 8, at ''Stardom Queen's Shout'', the unit went for the first time after tag team gold, as Dragonita,

and Hudson Envy unsuccessfully challenged Heisei-gun (

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, Iwatani and Iroha) for the

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. The rush continued on February 22, at ''Stardom Queen's Shout'', Kimura and Hudson Envy teamed up and unsuccessfully challenged 7Kairi (

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and

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) for the

Goddess of Stardom Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Title history On August 2, 2011, Stardom held a press conference to announce the first ever Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, which would cu ...

Yasukawa vs. Yoshiko incident

Yasukawa was in a feud with Yoshiko, whom she challenged for the

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on February 22. Things got off-script during the match, while Yoshiko legitimately attacked and injured Yasukawa, therefore getting stripped of the title and being suspended for an indefinite period. Yasukawa, who was the Wonder of Stardom Champion at the time had to furtherly relinquish the title on May 1, due to complications from her multiple injuries caused by the incident. Three days later from the occurrence, Stardom held a press conference where Yoshiko apologised for her actions, but subsequently remained suspended. On the fifth night of the ''Stardom Grows Up Star 2015'' on April 12,

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teamed up with

to defeat Mayu Iwatani and

, match which would mark her debut in the promotion as part of the stable. On the second night of the ''Stardom Golden Week Stars 2015'' which took place on May 6,

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marked her debut in the unit by teaming up with Kris Wolf in a losing effort to Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani in the semi-finals of a tournament to crown new Goddess of Stardom Champions.

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also made her first appearance in

as part of the unit on June 14, at ''Stardom Galaxy Stars 2015'', where she teamed up with

and unsuccessfully challenged Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani for the Goddess of Stardom Championship. During the ''5★Star Grand Prix 2015'' tournament which took place beginning on August 23,

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joined the group, while competing in the B block of the tournament against stablemates Kris Wolf and Hudson Envy, Mayu Iwatani,

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and Io Shirai. On September 23, on the eight night of the tournament, La Rosa Negra successfully captured the

High Speed Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title was originally created on May 5, 2009, in the NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling promotion, where Natsuki☆Taiyo defeated Ray to beco ...

from stablemate Star Fire, with no major occurrences after the match. This was the latter's last match in Stardom and as part of Oedo Tai. At ''Stardom Mask Fiesta 2015 ~ Halloween Party'' on October 25, La Rosa Negra represented the stable in a six-persom masked tag team match where she teamed up with Black Dragon and

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in a losing effort to Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani and

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. At the 2015 edition of the

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, Kris Wolf and Kyoko Kimura teamed up to represent the stable in a first-round match where they fell short to

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and

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on November 11. The other pair which represented Oedo Tai in the competition was the team of Act Yasukawa and the new member of the stable,

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, who joined the unit during the event on November 3. The two teamed up on the same night, falling short to Kairi Hojo and

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Under Kimura's single leadership (2015–2017)

Act Yasukawa returned in the in-ring competition in September 2015 after recovering from the injuries suffered during the incident with Yoshiko, but only for a brief period until December 23, when she announced her retirement from

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, remaining the manager of the group until early 2016. Kyoko Kimura subsequently remained the sole leader of the unit since then, and spent her time recruiting a handful of wrestlers in the first couple of months. The unit always had their doors open for new competitors from outside of

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. On the first night of the ''Stardom 5th Anniversary'' on January 17, 2016, Kaitlin Diemond and

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debuted in the stable by teaming up against Hyper Destroyers (

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and

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), obtaining the no. 1 contendership for the Goddess of Stardom Championship, match which they would lose three days later to the champions Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani). On the fifth night of the ''Stardom Grows Up Stars 2016'' on April 17, the

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Diosa Atenea teamed up with Kyoko Kimura as the new recruit of the unit, picking up a victory against

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and Lizzy Styles. The true purpose of the match was that Kimura tried to recruit Kagetsu in the stable but yet unsuccessfully. Six days later at ''Stardom Grows Up Stars 2016 - Kairi Hojo Homecoming'' on April 23, Kagetsu finally joined the stable and teamed up with Kyoko Kimura being accompanied at ring side by Act Yasukawa, to defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto and

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. On May 29, on the first night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars 2016'' event,

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became the newest recruit of the unit as she teamed up with Kagetsu, Kris Wolf and Diosa Atenea to defeat Jungle Kyona and Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) in a

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. The unit captured the first tag team gold at ''Stardom Premium Stars 2016'' on June 16, when Kyoko Kimura and Kagetsu defeated Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) for the Goddess of Stardom Championship. On September 22, on the eight night of the ''Stardom 5★Star Grand Prix 2016'', Kyoko Kimura and Kagetsu would team up with a mystery wrestler to go against JKGReeeeN (Jungle Kyona and Momo Watanabe) and Mayu Iwatani. That mystery partner was

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, Kyoko's daughter who subsequently joined the stable. The three members of the unit picked up the victory. They would eventually become the strongest sub-group of the unit after winning the Artist of Stardom Championship]for the first time at ''Stardom in Shin-Kiba Taikai'' on October 2, by defeating Threedom (Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani). Kyoko Kimura and Kagetsu represented the unit outside of Stardom at ''WAVE Happy New Year 2017'' on January 8, an event promoted by

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where they unsuccessfully challenged

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and

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for the

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Hana Kimura as the only member. The fall and rebirth of the stable (2017)

Kyoko Kimura retired from professional wrestling on January 22, 2017, at the ''Kyoko Kimura Retirement Produce Last Afro'', an event promoted by the Japanese independent scene where she teamed up with Hana and her husband,

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Isao Kobayashi in a losing effort to

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. Kagetsu was handed Kyoko's jitte, symbolizing the start of his leadership. Along with Hana, Kris Wolf and others, they kept the Oedo Tai name going, but the group started to fall apart. Wolf took off for some international matches and Kagetsu more or less looked like he also retired. Hana was left alone and struggled to keep the unit active while taking the leadership for several months. She challenged Mayu Iwatani for the Wonder of Stardom Championship title at ''Stardom Shining Stars 2017'' on June 11, with an extra stipulation. If Hana won, Mayu would join Oedo Tai, but if Mayu won, Oedo Tai would be forced to disband. The match ended in a

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when Kagetsu returned attacking Mayu and the referee. Right after that, Wolf returned after being away for a couple of months. Thunder Rosa, La Rosa Negra and Holidead would also emigrate from

to wrestle in the

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scene and subsequently left the unit in May. After those several departures, the unit suffered a slight gimmick change as the second generation of Oedo Tai was truly born.

Under Kagetsu (2017–2020)

Kagetsu reinvented his look after returning on the fourth night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars 2017'' on June 21, where she teamed up with Hana Kimura to defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona for the Goddess of Stardom Championship. Due to limiting themselves to a trio, Kagetsu, Wolf and Hana Kimura would look for new recruits as they brought

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to the unit on September 10, during the ''5STAR Grand Prix''. Another member presented by Kagetsu on November 4, during the

was

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who came from

. Unfortunately Tam Nakano was forced to leave the stable and join

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after being eliminated the last in a 10-woman elimination tag team match which occurred on January 21, 2018, at ''Stardom 7th Anniversary''. On March 25, Wolf left Stardom and subsequently Oedo Tai due to

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issues which prevented her to wrestle in

anymore. On April 15, HZK, Martina and Nao Yamaguchi joined the uint after the 2018 Stardom Drafts. On June 9, at ''Stardom Shining Stars'', Kagetsu defeated

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to win the

. The stable made a couple of brief appearances in the American independent scene. On June 29, HZK, Kagetsu and Hana Kimura]represented the stable at '' Best in the World (2018), Best in the World 2018'', an event promoted by

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. At ''ROH Wrestling #358'' on June 30, Hana Kimura and Kagetsu teamed up to defeat Jenny Rose and Mayu Iwatani. On September 24, during the 5 Star Grand Prix of 2018, Hana Kimura would take part in one of the biggest angles by turning on the unit. She attacked her former allies with a chair and lay a beating on her former tag partner Kagetsu. This would lead to a showdown between the two at ''Stardom True Fight 2018'' in a

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that saw both new enemies collide in the

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. The match would end via referee's decision as Kagetsu got a measure of revenge over the new Hana Kimura who would later join the Tokyo Cyber Squad stable. On the fourth night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars 2019'' on January 2, Kagetsu, Sumire Natsu and HZK teamed up to face

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, Hana Kimura and Bobbi Tyler of Tokyo Cyber Squad in a

in which Hayter betrayed Kimura and Tyler, providing the victory of Oedo Tai's members. The Pro-Wrestling: EVE's member joined the unit right after the match. The stable was growing again, with

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's Andras Miyagi joining at ''Stardom Queen's Fest'' on February 17, as the "X", (that being the mystery tag team partner called by Stardom) of Kagetsu in the tag team match against JAN (Jungle Kyona and

) which they won. After the 2019 drafts from April 14, Sumire Natsu, HZK and Andras Miyagi teamed up to defeat JAN (Natsuko Tora, Leo Onozaki and

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). Due to the draft results, Tora switched factions as she joined Oedo Tai Andras Miyagi was kicked out of the group after dropping the Artist of Stardom Championship alongside Kagetsu and Sumire Natsu to

's AZM, Momo Watanabe and

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. HZK announced her retirement from professional wrestling took place on December 24, at ''Stardom Year-End Climax'', where she fell short to Tora in a singles match. On January 3, 2020,

betrayed Mayu Iwatani and Stars in a match against the one-time reformed tag team from Hana Kimura and Kagetsu, and joined the stable at the request of Natsu and Tora. On January 19, at the ''Stardom 9th Anniversary'',

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teamed up with Jamie Hayter to defeat Tokyo Cyber Squad's Jungle Kyona and

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for the Goddess of Stardom Championship. Priestley later turned heel on Queen's Quest on the same night, joining Oedo Tai.

Under Natsuko Tora (2020–present)

2020

Kagetsu announced her retirement from

on December 25, 2019. Her last match in Stardom took place on the sixth night of the ''Stardom New Years Stars 2020'', on February 15, where she faced all the promotion's roster in a 25-woman gauntlet match also involving popular competitors such as Hiroyo Matsumoto,

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, Leo Onozaki and others. Kagetsu handed over the reigns of Oedo Tai upon her retirement, and she even symbolically passed the torch by giving Natsuko Tora her trademark Jutte. The latter adopted a new look and took Oedo Tai back to its roots as a heel faction, starting the third generation. At the

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, Natsuko Tora fell short to Giulia in the finals. At ''

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'' on July 26, 2020, Saki Kashima defeated Hina, and Natsuko Tora and Sumire Natsu defeated Death Yama-san and Rina. At the 2020 edition of the

, several members of the unit worked under makeshift sub-groups of two in the tournament: Black Widows (Bea Priestley and Konami), and Devil Duo (Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima). On October 3 at Stardom Yokohama Cinderella, Konami teamed up with her fellow Tokyo Cyber Squad stablemate Jungle Kyona in a Loser's unit must disband tag team match against Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima who represented Oedo Tai. Konami turned on Kyona as she helped Tora and Kashima win the match, and later join the unit after Tokyo Cyber Squad's dissolution. On October 28, Big Match Rina joined the group. At Stardom Sendai Cinderella 2020 on November 15, Natsuko Tora, Rina and Saki Kashima fell short to Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka), Bea Pristley dropped the

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to Syuri and Konami unsuccessfully challenged Giulia for the

2021

On February 20, 2021, Bea Priestley, Konami, Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima teamed up to face STARS (Gokigen Death, Mayu Iwatani, Ruaka and

) in an

eight-man tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder ma ...

. Ruaka turned on Iwatani, helping Oedo Tai's members win the match. They later recruited her as the newest member of the unit. At the '' Stardom 10th Anniversary'' on March 3, Tora and Kashima fell short to

Donna Del Mondo is a professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, World Wonder Ring Stardom. Founded by Giulia, the stable also consists of Maika, Himeka, Thekla and Mai Sakurai. The stable is often kno ...

's Maika and

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, failing to win the

. Kagetsu and HZK made one-off in-ring returns at the ''

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'' on May 23 show which marked one year since the death of Hana Kimura. They teamed up with Konami and Death yama-san who portraited the Tokyo Cyber Squad in a losing effort to

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Syuri is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the ...

, Natsupoi, and Mio Momono. At ''

Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on April 4, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Budokan with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The preshow ...

'' on April 4, Tora, Ruaka, Konami, Kashima and Rina defeated STARS (Mayu Iwatani,

, Starlight Kid, Hanan and Gokigen Death) in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match, and since Gokigen Death was the last one eliminated, she was forced to join Oedo Tai. On the third night of the ''

Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 The , was the seventh annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom which took place beginning with April 10 and culminating on June 12 in the Ota City General Gymnasium. The tournament expande ...

'' on June 12, Tora, Konami, Gokigen Death, Ruaka and Kashima teamed up to defeat Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Starlight Kid, Hanan, Koguma and

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) in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match, and since Starlight Kid was lastly eliminated, she was forced to join Oedo Tai. At

Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer , was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on July 4, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Budokan with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The preshow ...

on July 4, Konami and Fukigen Death defeated Maika and Lady C, Hanan and

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, and fellow stablemates Saki Kashima and Rina in a Gauntlet tag team match, Starlight Kid and Ruaka fell short to Momo Watanabe and AZM and Tora unsuccessfully challenged Hayashishita for the World of Stardom Championship, losing by doctor stoppage after sustaining a knee injury during the match. Tora's injury made her pull out of the

Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 , often stylized as 5★Star Grand Prix 2021 was the tenth annual professional wrestling professional wrestling tournament, tournament under the Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament branch List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, promoted by ...

, where alongside Kashima, Konami, Fukigen Death, Starlight Kid and Ruaka were listed as participants of the tournament. On September 30, 2021, Stardom announced Sumire Natsu's departure from the company and subsequently parted ways with the stable. At

Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on October 9, 2021, in Osaka at the Osaka-jō Hall with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The pay-per-view mark ...

on October 9, Ruaka defeated

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to win the

Future of Stardom Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title was introduced on February 18, 2018, and the inaugural champion was crowned on March 28, when Starlight Kid defeated Shiki Shibusawa ...

, Saki Kashima & Rina defeated Lady C &

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, and Starlight kid successfully defended the

against Fukigen Death. At Kawasaki Super Wars, the first event of the

Stardom Super Wars was a trilogy of professional wrestling events promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. They took place beginning with November 3, 2021 and culminated on December 18, 2021, with a limited attendance f ...

trilogy which took place on November 3, Ruaka successfully defended the

against Lady C, Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death defeated Rina & Hanan in a 2021 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League group stage match, and Starlight Kid wrestled Momo Watanabe in a time-limit draw while defending her

. At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Ruaka defeated

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and Waka Tsukiyama to successfully defend the Future of Stardom Championship, Saki Kashima, Fukigen Death & Rina fell short to Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Hanan, Starlight Kid successfully defended the

against Koguma and Konami unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the

in a UWF Rules Match also for the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 Challenge Rights Certificate. Momo Watanabe had been the victim of Starlight Kid's mind games as the latter's strategy to gain more recruits into Oedo Tai since the November 3 show. Their feud degenerated into an eight-woman elimination tag team match in which both of them would be the captains of their respective teams. The loser captain would be forced to join the enemy unit and if Kid lost she would also have to unmask. The match took place on December 18, at Osaka Super Wars, the event which represented the last part of the "Super Wars" trilogy. With the match coming down to the wire and Queen's Quest holding a 2 to 1 advantage over Starlight Kid a shocking moment occurred when Momo Watanabe betrayed her faction and hit her long-time tag team partner AZM over the head with a chair, handing the win to Oedo Tai and anointing herself the “Black Peach” of the group. At

Stardom Dream Queendom was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on December 29, 2021, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The event marked the last pay-per-view of 2021 hos ...

on December 29, Fukigen Death won a

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against Lady C, Saki Kashima, Rina, and Waka Tsukiyama, Starlight Kid retained the

against AZM and

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, Momo Watanabe teamed up with Hazuki against

& Mayu Iwatani but she dumped Hazuki during the match, therefore, attracting a loss, and Konami faced a returning Giulia in a losing effort as her last match before a planned hiatus from

2022

Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on January 29, 2022, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. It was the first pay-per-view of 2022 hosted by the ...

on January 29, 2022, Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid battled Oedo Tai's Utami Hayashishita and AZM in a winning effort as a result of a grudge tag team match, and Fukigen Death, Ruaka, Saki Kashima and Rina fell short to Momo Kohgo Elimination five-way match. At

Stardom Cinderella Journey was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on February 23, 2022, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Storylines The event's press conference where the ...

on February 23, 2022, Rina unsuccessfully faced Mai Sakurai and Waka Tsukiyama in a number one contender's match for the

, Momo Watanabe & Ruaka defeated Utami Hayashishita & Lady C, Fukigen Death & Saki Kashima fell short to Mayu Iwatani & Tam Nakano, and Starlight Kid dropped the

to AZM. At

Stardom New Blood 1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on March 11, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time ...

on March 11, 2022, Starlight Kid and Ruaka defeated World Woman Pro Wrestling Diana's

and Nanami. On the first night of the ''

Stardom World Climax 2022 The Stardom World Climax 2022 was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on March 26 and 27, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, with a limited attendance due in part to the ...

'' from March 26, Rina unsuccessfully challenged Hanan for the Future of Stardom Championship on the pre-show, Saki Kashima, Fukigen Death, and Ruaka competed in a six-woman tag team gauntlet match, also unsuccessfully, and Momo Watanabe teaming up with Starlight Kid as "Black Desire" succeeded in defeating Hazuki and Koguma to win the

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. On the second night from March 27, Saki Kashima, Ruaka and Rina participated in a 18-women Cinderella Rumble match won by

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and also involving other opponents from both Stardom and the independent scene such as

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, Nanami, Maria, Ai Houzan, and Yuna Mizumori. Momo Watanabe picked up a win over Hazuki, and Starlight Kid fell short to Kairi. At ''

Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022 The was the eighth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom in Tokyo and Osaka. The event took place between April 3 and April 29, 2022, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoi ...

'', all the members of the stable participated in the competition with Saki Kashima scoring the best result by making it to the quarter-finals. At

Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 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 ...

on May 5, 2022, Saki Kashima, Ruaka & Rina fell short to Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo in a

, and Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid dropped the

back to Hazuki & Koguma. At

Stardom Flashing Champions was a professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 28, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Ota City General Gymnasium, with a limited attendance due in pa ...

on May 28, 2022, Rina teamed up with Hina and Ami Sourei in a losing effort against Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Lady C, Ruaka unsuccessfully challenged Hanan for the

, Fukigen Death unsuccessfully challenged Mayu Iwatani for the

, and Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid defeated Maika, Himeka & Natsupoi to win the

. At

Stardom Fight in the Top was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on June 26, 2022, in Nagoya, Japan at the Nagoya International Conference Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemi ...

on June 26, 2022, Ruaka defeated Waka Tsukiyama and Unagi Sayaka in a

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, and Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe & Saki Kashima successfullt defended the

against God's Eye's (Syuri,

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& Mirai) and Donna Del Mondo's (Giulia, Maika & Mai Sakurai). At

Stardom New Blood 3 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on July 8, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. ...

on July 8, 2022, Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina teamed up with

to defeat Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa, Yuko Sakurai and Rina Amikura. At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo, the first event of the

Stardom Mid Summer Champions was a series of professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, events promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The events took place on July 9 and 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Tachikawa Stage Garden, and in Nagoya, Japan ...

which took place on July 9, 2022, Saki Kashima, Ruaka, Rina & Fukigen Death defeated Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma & Saya Iida, Starlight Kid unsuccessfully challenged Saya Kamitani for the

and Momo Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the

. At

Stardom in Showcase vol.1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on July 23, 2022, in Nagoya at the Nagoya Congress Center, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Backg ...

on July 23, 2022, Kaori Yoneyama won a rumble match after returning her old "Gokigen Death" gimmick from her time in

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, match which also involved Saki Kashima, Rina and Ruaka from the unit. On the same night, Momo Watanabe took part in a

falls count anywhere match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...

won by AZM and also involving Tam Nakano and Koguma, and Starlight Kid unsuccessfully competed in a

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also involving Saya Kamitani and a reaper masked figure which was revealed to be Yuu. At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo, the first event of the

which took place on July 9, 2022, Saki Kashima, Ruaka, Rina and Fukigen Death defeated Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma and Saya Iida, Starlight Kid unsuccessfully challenged Saya Kamitani for the

, and Momo Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the

. At Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya from July 24, 2022, Fukigen Death & Ruaka fell short to Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo, and Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe & Saki Kashima successfully defended the

against Giulia, Maika & Himeka. At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, Ruaka & Rina competed in a

won by Ami Sourei & Mirai and also involving Giulia & Mai Sakurai, and Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid successfully defended the

against Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka &

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. At

Stardom New Blood 4 was a professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on August 26, 2022, in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall, with a limited attendance d ...

on August 26, 2022, Rina teamed up with

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to defeat Waka Tsukiyama and

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, Starlight Kid & Haruka Umesaki lost to Ami Sourei & Mirai by disqualification, and Ruaka won a

against Lady C and Chie Koishikawa. At

Stardom in Showcase vol.2 was a professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on September 25, 2022, in Tokyo at the Belle Salle Takadanobaba with a limited attendance due in part ...

on September 25, 2022, Starlight Kid fell short to

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in a 5 Star Grand Prix Tournament match, and Momo Watanabe & Ruaka unsuccessfully challenged Giulia &

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in a Hardcore Rules Tag Team Match. At

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. ...

on October 19, 2022, Rina teamed up with

& Linda to defeat Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama &

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. Starlight Kid & Ruaka teamed up with Haruka Umesaki to defeat Mirai, Tomoka Inaba & Nanami. Umesaki joined Oedo Tai under the gimmick of "Karma". At

Hiroshima Goddess Festival was a professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on November 3, 2022, in Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza with limited attendance due in part to th ...

on November 3, 2022, Saki Kashim and Ruaka unsuccessfully faced Hazuki and Koguma, Natsuko Tora fell short to Utami Hayashishita in her return match which occurred in order to end their feud which abruptly stopped when Tora got injured on July 4, 2021, and Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Tam Nakano and Natsupoi for the

. At

Stardom Gold Rush was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on November 19, 2022, in Osaka at the Edion Arena Osaka with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Background ...

on November 19, 2022, Natsuko Tora & Ruaka defeated Lady C & Miyu Amasaki, and Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo in a

three-way tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder ma ...

and Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe defeated Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death in a Tag League match. At

Stardom in Showcase vol.3 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on November 26, 2022, in Kawasaki at the Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the ...

on November 26, 2022, Starlight Kid competed in a

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resembling the

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won by Koguma and also involving AZM and Ram Kaicho, and Natsuko Tora & Saki Kashima fought Hazuki and a returning Sumire Natsu into a No Contest in a No Holds Barred Tag Team Match. At

Stardom Dream Queendom 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on December 29, 2022, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. It was als ...

on December 29, 2022, Rina competed in a Stardom rambo, Natsuko Tora and Ruaka fought in a

to determine the number one contenders for the

won by Maika and Himeka and also involving Ami Sourei and Mirai, and Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe and Saki Kashima dropped the

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(

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Independent circuit (2015-present)

Multiple members of the stable are known to have worked for various promotions. Since La Rosa Negra used to wrestle in the American independent scene, she made an appearance at ''SHINE 36'', an event promoted by

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and

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on July 22, 2016, where she teamed up with Amanda Carolina Rodriguez as Las Sicarias to unsuccessfully challenge BTY (Jayme Jameson &

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) for the

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. La Rosa Negra's last match as part of the stable took part at ''Vendetta Pro Melee 2017'' on May 19, an event promoted by Vendetta Pro Wrestling in partnership with the

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where she teamed up with Holidead, picking up a victory over The Ballard Brothers (Shane Ballard & Shannon Ballard) in an Intergender Tag Team Match. Jamie Hayter worked in several matches for other promotions while being part of the unit. At ''WWE NXT UK #42'', an event promoted by

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, she fell short to Viper. She also made an appearance for

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on October 23, 2019, on ''

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'', where she scored a defeat against

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. At

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on May 23, 2022, Rina defeated

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by taking part into a

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New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022-present)

Starlight Kid was part of the series of Stardom exhibition matches to promote female talent hosted by

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. On the second night of

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on January 5, 2022, she teamed up with Mayu Iwatani in a losing effort against Tam Nakano and Saya Kamitani. At

Historic X-Over Historic X-Over (pronounced: Historic Crossover) was a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). It took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Tokyo, Jap ...

on November 20, 2022, Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Ruaka and Rina competed in the Stardom Rambo, and Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe teamed up with Suzuki-gun's El Desperado and Douki in a losing effort against Tam Nakano, Natsupoi and

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and

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*Alpha Omega Wrestling **AOW Women's Championship (1 time) –

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( 1 time) –

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( 1 time) –

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( 1 time) –

with ''

Hanako Nakamori better known by her ring name Hanako Nakamori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu and Pure-J. Professional wrestling career Independe ...

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Oz Academy is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is . In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top freel ...

Oz Academy Openweight Championship The Oz Academy Openweight Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Oz Academy promotion. The reigning champion is referred to as the " Wizard of Oz". The championship, which is situated at the top of Oz Academy's ...

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Oz Academy Tag Team Championship The Oz Academy Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Oz Academy professional wrestling promotion. The championship was introduced on July 13, 2008, when Carlos Amano and Dynamite Kansai defeated Chik ...

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Pure-J is a Japanese ''Joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established on August 11, 2017, by Command Bolshoi. History With the closure of JWP Joshi Puroresu on April 2, 2017, it was announce ...

Princess of Pro Wrestling Championship The Princess of Pro-Wrestling (POP) Championship is a Japanese women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The title was created in the JDStar promotion on June 24, 2006, when Fuka defeated Natsuki☆Head in the fi ...

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Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The title is named after the '' Daily Sports'' newspaper. Title history The championship was introduced by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion on August 3, 2008, ...

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publish ...

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Revolution Pro Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnershi ...

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History

Under Kyoko Kimura and Act Yasukawa (2015)

Yasukawa vs. Yoshiko incident

Under Kimura's single leadership (2015–2017)

Hana Kimura as the only member. The fall and rebirth of the stable (2017)

Under Kagetsu (2017–2020)

Under Natsuko Tora (2020–present)

2020

2021

2022

Independent circuit (2015-present)

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022-present)

Members

Current

Former

Sub-groups

Current

Former

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

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See also

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