, often stylized as 5★Star Grand Prix 2021 was the tenth annual

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under the

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branch

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by the Japanese promotion

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. It took place between July 31 and September 25, 2021 with a limited attendance due in part to the

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at the time.

Storylines

The show featured

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that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. On the sixth night of the tournament which took place in the

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on August 13, it was announced that the shows from August 14 and August 15 were canceled due to a certain number of female wrestlers being identified as contacts for a person infected with

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. On the same night, after losing the

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match to Unagi Sayaka, Mai Sakurai was presented as the newest member of Cosmic Angels and was announced to undergo a newcomer "challenge" against ten opponents during the tournament. After a couple of lockdowns were announced to be taking place during the event, the original schedule had been slightly changed. So due to several wrestlers undergoing home isolation, the shows from August 21 and 22 were also cancelled. On the eight night from August 29,

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appeared to confront Mayu Iwatani as she was cleared for her in-ring return. On the ninth night from September 4 it was revealed that Waka Tsukiyama from Actwres girl'Z would make her debut in

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. Just as Mai Sakurai, she was announced to undergo a rookie "challenge" against ten different opponents. The seventeenth night portraited the final of the tournament on September 25 with Syuri defeating Momo Watanabe to win it. She revealed that she will challenge Utami Hayashishita for the World of Stardom Championship on December 29 at "Stardom Dream Queendom". Utami Hayashishita versus Takumi Iroha for the World of Stardom Championship, Tam Nakano versus Mayu Iwatani for the Wonder of Stardom Championship and Syuri against

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for the SWA World Championship were also announced for the

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from October 9.

Participants

This is a list of participants who changed a couple of times during the event. Despite being listed as a participant, Natsuko Tora was replaced by Fukigen Death after suffering a legitimate knee injury at

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on July 4. Takumi Iroha from Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling was announced as the mystery participant at the July 17 press conference.
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Pulled out of the tournament on September 9 due to injury , - ,

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, Donna Del Mondo , , - , Fukigen Death , Oedo Tai , Replaced Natsuko Tora , - ,

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, Stars , , - ,

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, -style="background: gold" , Syuri , Donna Del Mondo , Winner
Goddess of Stardom Champion
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Future of Stardom Champion , - , Utami Hayashishita , Queen's Quest , World of Stardom Champion

Results

Blocks

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto" width="25%" , +Final standings , - ! colspan="2" , Red Stars ! colspan="2" , Blue Stars , - ! Momo Watanabe !! 12 !! Syuri !! 12 , - ! Mayu Iwatani !! 11 !! Saya Kamitani !! 11 , - !

!! 11 !! Takumi Iroha !! 11 , - ! Starlight Kid !! 11 !!

!! 10 , - !

!! 10 !! Utami Hayashishita !! 10 , - ! Fukigen Death !! 10 !! Tam Nakano !! 10 , - !

!! 9 !! Maika !! 9 , - ! style="background-color:#C0C0C0", Giulia !! style="background-color:#C0C0C0", 6 !! Unagi Sayaka !! 9 , - ! Mina Shirakawa !! 6 !! AZM !! 8 , - ! Saki Kashima !! 4 !! Ruaka !! 0 {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" width="25%" , - ! Red Stars !! Giulia !! Iwatani !! Watanabe !!

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!! Kashima !!

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!! Shirakawa , - ! Giulia , , Iwatani
(18:30) , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Watanabe
w/o , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Death
w/o , Kashima
(9:59) , Giulia
(13:47) , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Himeka
w/o , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Natsupoi
w/o , Giulia
(14:31) , Giulia
(5:33) , - ! Iwatani , Iwatani
(18:30) , , Watanabe
(17:37) , Death
(3:57) , Kashima
(7:47) , Iwatani
(6:19) , Iwatani
(15:39) , Iwatani
(10:09) , Draw
(10:01) , Iwatani
(9:00) , - ! Watanabe , style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Watanabe
w/o , Watanabe
(17:37) , , Watanabe
(1:24) , Watanabe
(5:34) , Kid
(9:24) , Himeka
(15:57) , Natsupoi
(9:44) , Watanabe
(9:14) , Watanabe
(8:26) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Death
w/o , Death
(3:57) , Watanabe
(1:24) , , Death
(1:52) , Kid
(5:19) , Death
(4:44) , Natsupoi
(3:57) , Death
(3:34) , Shirakawa
(4:39) , - ! Kashima , Kashima
(9:59) , Kashima
(7:47) , Watanabe
(5:34) , Death
(1:52) , , Kid
(8:46) , Himeka (8:56) , Natsupoi
(5:24) , Koguma
(7:01) , Shirakawa
(10:12) , - !

, Giulia
(13:47) , Iwatani
(6:19) , Kid
(9:24) , Kid
(5:19) , Kid
(8:46) , , Kid
(11:31) , Draw
(9:43) , Koguma
(12:00) , Kid
(10:11) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Himeka
w/o , Iwatani
(15:39) , Himeka
(15:57) , Death
(4:44) , Himeka (8:56) , Kid
(11:31) , , Himeka
(12:12) , Koguma
(6:19) , Himeka
(8:16) , - !

, style="background-color:#e3e3e3", Natsupoi
w/o , Iwatani
(10:09) , Nastupoi
(9:44) , Natsupoi
(3:57) , Natsupoi
(5:24) , Draw
(9:43) , Himeka
(12:12) , , Koguma
(10:16) , Shirakawa
(7:27) , - !

, Giulia
(14:31) , Draw
(10:01) , Watanabe
(9:14) , Death
(3:34) , Koguma
(7:01) , Koguma
(12:00) , Koguma
(6:19) , Koguma
(10:16) , , Koguma (12:22) , - ! Shirakawa , Giulia
(5:33) , Iwatani
(9:00) , Watanabe
(8:26) , Shirakawa
(4:39) , Shirakawa
(10:12) , Kid
(10:11) , Himeka
(8:16) , Shirakawa
(7:27) , Koguma (12:22) , , - ! Blue Stars !! Hayashishita !! Syuri !! Nakano !! Kamitani !! Maika !! AZM !!

!! Ruaka !!

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!! Iroha , - ! Hayashishita , , Draw
(20:00) , Nakano
(13:55) , Hayashishita
(14:19) , Maika
(19:26) , Hayashishita
(8:50) , Konami
(11:26) , Hayashishita (8:16) , Hayashishita (11:35) , Draw
(20:00) , - ! Syuri , Draw
(20:00) , , Syuri
(12:11) , Syuri
(14:37) , Syuri
(16:38) , AZM
(13:38) , Konami
(13:14) , Syuri
(6:04) , Syuri
(11:17) , Draw
(20:00) , - ! Nakano , Nakano
(13:55) , Syuri
(12:11) , , Kamitani
(13:18) , Nakano
(7:37) , Nakano
(12:20) , Nakano
(10:45) , Nakano
(7:41) , Sayaka
(13:16) , Iroha
(14:54) , - ! Kamitani , Hayashishita
(14:19) , Syuri
(14:37) , Kamitani
(13:18) , , Kamitani
(11:11) , Kamitani
(8:34) , Kamitani
(11:04) , Kamitani
(7:40) , Sayaka
(11:53) , Draw
(13:08) , - ! Maika , Maika
(19:26) , Syuri
(16:38) , Nakano
(7:37) , Kamitani
(11:11) , , Maika
(7:58) , Maika
(6:11) , Maika
(4:44) , Draw
(20:00) , Iroha
(13:45) , - ! AZM , Hayashishita
(8:50) , AZM
(13:38) , Nakano
(12:20) , Kamitani
(8:34) , Maika
(7:58) , , AZM
(6:20) , AZM
(3:39) , Sayaka
(8:21) , AZM
(8:55) , - !

, Konami
(11:26) , Konami
(13:14) , Nakano
(10:45) , Kamitani
(11:04) , Maika
(6:11) , AZM
(6:20) , , Konami
(5:19) , Konami
(11:33) , Konami
(10:41) , - ! Ruaka , Hayashishita (8:16) , Syuri
(6:04) , Nakano
(7:41) , Kamitani
(7:40) , Maika
(4:44) , Ruaka
(7:40) , Konami
(5:19) , , AZM
(3:39) , Iroha
(8:20) , - !

, Hayashishita (11:35) , Syuri
(11:17) , Sayaka
(13:16) , Sayaka
(11:53) , Draw
(20:00) , Sayaka
(8:21) , Konami
(11:33) , Sayaka
(7:40) , , Iroha
(13:34) , - ! Iroha , Draw
(20:00) , Draw
(20:00) , Iroha
(14:54) , Draw
(13:08) , Iroha
(13:45) , AZM
(8:55) , Konami
(10:41) , Iroha
(8:20) , Iroha
(13:34) ,

Notes

References

External links

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