was a

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stable which mainly performed in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion

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and the Japanese independent scene between 2016 and 2024.

History

Formation

At the final of the

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which took place on November 11,

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and

Mayu Iwatani (born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is the current Marigold Super Fly Champion in her first reign. She is best known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Sta ...

lost the decisive match to

Kairi Hojo is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name . From 2012 to 2017, she wrestled for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name . Em ...

and

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, which led to Shirai's frustration towards Iwatani, attacking her with the help of a returning Reo Hazuki (who went by HZK thereafter). Following Shirai's loss back from November 11 HZK started a feud for the

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against Kairi Hojo which culminated on December 9, 2016, on the fifth night of the Goddesses Of Stars event.

Momo Watanabe (born March 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E. Since Watanabe made her Stardom debut on November 16, 2014, she became a three-time Artist of Stardom Cha ...

joined the duo of Shirai and HZK nine days later together with the trio assuming the name Queen's Quest on November 27.

Io Shirai's leadership (2016–2018)

On December 22, 2016, at Year-End Climax 2016, HZK and

unsuccessfully challenged the guest team of Twisted Sisters (

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and

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) for the

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. HZK,

and Watanabe won their first titles, the

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, on January 7, 2017 by defeating

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(

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and

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). Later in January, Watanabe suffered an ACL injury during training that forced her to go on a hiatus. Following a match involving HZK and Shirai on February 11,

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came into the ring and requested to join Queen's Quest, to which Shirai accepted. Thereafter, Azumi would go by the

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AZM. On April 9, the Artist of Stardom Championship was vacated due to Watanabe being sidelined with her injury. After seven days, AZM, HZK and Shirai teamed up to win the vacant Artist of Stardom Championship by defeating Oedo Tai (

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, Kagetsu and

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) in the finals of a four-team tournament. AZM, HZK and Shirai lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and

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on May 6. AZM, HZK and Shirai won the Artist of Stardom Championship again on June 4 by defeating Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami, which they then lost to Team Jungle (

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and

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) on June 17. HZK, Shirai and Viper teamed up at Midsummer Champions from August 13, to defeat Team Jungle (Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona and Kaori Yoneyama) for the Artist of Stardom Championship. At the 2017 Goddesses of Stardom League, which took place between October 4 and November 5, HZK and Shirai represented the stable, placing themselves in the A Block and scoring a total of five points. On November 4, Watanabe returned from her hiatus. At the 2018 Stardom Draft on April 15, 2018

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, Chardonnay and Konami were drafted to Queen's Quest while HZK left because she was drafted by Oedo Tai. Because HZK left Queen's Quest, the Artist of Stardom Championship held by HZK, Shirai and Viper was declared vacant. On May 23, Watanabe defeated Shirai for the

, culminating a friendly feud. On June 17, it was announced that Shirai would leave Queen's Quest and subsequently

to pursue a career in

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Momo Watanabe's leadership (2018–2021)

After

's departure from Stardom in June 2018, the leadership of Queen's Quest was passed to

. On August 26, Watanabe and

Utami Hayashishita is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is the current Marigold World Champion. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the former leader of Queen's Quest. ...

teamed up for the first time to win a

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. Hayashishita and Watanabe continued to team up to compete in the 2018 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, as did the team of AZM and

and the team of

and Chardonnay. On November 4, Hayashishita and Watanabe won the tournament by defeating Chardonnay and Priestley in the finals. On November 23, Watanabe and Hayashishita won the

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by defeating J.A.N. (

and

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). Following the match, Hayashishita joined Queen's Quest. On January 5, 2019, Hayashishita, Priestley and

won a one-day Trios Tag Team Tournament. On January 14, Hayashishita defeated Viper to win the Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship and the SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship. As a result of the 2019 Stardom Draft on April 14,

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and Leo Onozaki joined Queen's Quest, while Konami left to join the International Army. On July 15, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to

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(Jungle Kyona and Konami). On November 23, AZM, Hayashishita and Watanabe won the

by defeating

( Andras Miyagi,

and

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). On January 19, 2020, at Stardom's 9th Anniversary show, Priestley teamed up with Oedo Tai's

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to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona and Konami), marking the first time when two cross-faction members held titles together. Priestley later turned heel on the same night and left Queen's Quest for Oedo Tai. On February 8, AZM, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to

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( Giulia, Maika and

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). On February 16, Onozaki retired from professional wrestling. Later that night,

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joined Queen's Quest after unsuccessfully challenging Hayashishita for the

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. AZM, Hayashishita, Kamitani and Watanabe all competed in the 2020 Cinderella Tournament on March 24. Only Watanabe reached the quarter-finals, where she lost to Giulia. At Cinderella Summer In Tokyo on July 26, AZM won the

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by defeating

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and

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, and Hayashishita and Kamitani won the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona and Konami). On September 28, at the 5Star Special, AZM, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost to returning guest performers

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and Mei Hoshizuki in a

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. At the

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, Hayashishita and Kamitani participated as

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, and AZM teamed up with Watanabe as MOMOAZ. MOMOAZ won the tournament by defeating Crazy Bloom in the finals on November 8. At Sendai Cinderella 2020 on November 15, 2020, Hayashishita won the

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by defeating

. Hayashishita subsequently became the new top star and the main focus of the stable, while Watanabe remained the official leader. Watanabe was acknowledged as the leader of Queen's Quest by Hayashishita after their title match on December 20. On December 26, AphrOditE lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley and Konami). At

All Star Dream Cinderella , also known as Stardom 10th Anniversary ~Hinamatsuri All-Star Dream Cinderella~, was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the second from the promotion's 10th Anniversary celebration line of events. It too ...

on March 3, 2021, AZM lost the High Speed Championship to

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, and Hayashishita defeated Kamitani in an inter-stable clash for the World of Stardom Championship. At Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4 Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against former stable member Bea Priestley in what was Priestley's last match in Stardom. On the first night of the

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which took place on April 10, AZM fell short to

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and Momo Watanabe to Starlight Kid in a Cinderella Tournament First-round match, while Utami Hayashishita scored a victory over

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and Saya Kamitani over

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in the same tournament stages. On the second night from May 14, Saya Kamitani defeated Starlight Kid in a second-round match, while Utami Hayashishita fell short to Syuri. Saya Kamitani won the 2021 Cinderella Tournament by defeating

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in the semi-finals and Maika in the final match. She issued a challenge to Tam Nakano for the

as her granted whish for winning the competition. 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, Utami Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship by doctor stoppage after Natsuko Tora sustained a

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during the match. For the 2021 5Star Grand Prix, Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM and Momo Watanabe were listed as participants of the tournament. On the finals of the event from September 25, Momo Watanabe fell short to Syuri. 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 marke ...

from October 9, 2021, Momo Watanabe, AZM and Saya Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged MaiHimePoi for the Artist of Stardom Championship. At Kawasaki Super Wars on November 3, 2021, Momo Watanabe battled Starlight Kid in a time-limit draw for the High Speed Championship.

Momo Watanabe incident (December 2021)

had been the victim of

's mind games as the latter's strategy to gain more recruits into

since Kawasaki Super Wars on November 3. 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 losing captain would be forced to join the enemy unit and if Starlight Kid lost, she would have to unmask. The match took place on December 18, at Osaka Super Wars. With the match coming down to the wire and Queen's Quest holding a 2 to 1 advantage over Starlight Kid, 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. Watanabe became the first leader of a Stardom faction to betray their own unit.

Post-Momo Watanabe era (December 2021–May 2022)

At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, 2021, AZM unsuccessfully challenged Starlight Kid and Koguma in a

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for the

, Saya Kamitani defeated Tam Nakano to win the

and Utami Hayashishita dropped the

to Syuri with her reign coming to an end at 409 days. At ''Stardom Award in Shinjuku'' on January 3, 2022, AZM, Kamitani and Hayashishita engaged in a brawl with Oedo Tai after their match against Fukigen Death, Saki Kashima and Ruaka. Obviously outnumbered, the three members of Queen's Quest received help from Lady C who rushed down the ring to try to save them. After Oedo Tai retreated, Hayashishita offered C a spot into the unit which the latter accepted so she was later announced to join the stable in the process. On January 9, 2022, at ''Stardom in Korakuen Hall'', Saya Kamitani, Utami Hayashishta and Lady C unsuccessfully wrestled

's Rina, Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid and Ruaka in a 4-on-3 handicap match. After their loss, the Queen's Quest members announced they will no longer wear their masks as they will move forward and away from the Momo Watanabe era. At

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, Utami Hayashishita and AZM battled Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid in a losing effort as a result of a grudge tag team match. At

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on February 23, 2022, Utami Hayashishita teamed up with Lady C in a losing effort against Momo Watanabe and Ruaka, and AZM defeated Starlight Kid to win the

. In the main event of

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on March 11, 2022, Utami Hayashishita defeated a debuting

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. Despite the latter's loss, Hayashishita was impressed by Amasaki's performance and invited her to join Queen's Quest, which Amasaki accepted. On the first night of the ''

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'' from March 26, Saya Kamitani successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Utami Hayashishita. At

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, all the members of the stable participated in the namesake competition, with AZM and Saya Kamitani scoring the best results by making it to the second rounds of the tournament. At

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on May 5, 2022, Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Lady C fell short to Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka, and Saya Kamitani successfully defended the

against Maika.

Utami Hayashishita's leadership (2022–2024)

On May 15, 2022, a

five-way match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "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 storyline. ...

between AZM,

, Lady C,

and

took place to elect a new leader of Queen's Quest. Hayashishita won the match, therefore becoming the fourth leader of the stable. At

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on May 28, 2022, Utami Hayashishita and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Tam Nakano and Kairi, while Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

against Mirai. At Fight in the Top on June 26, AZM, Hayashishita and Kamitani took part in one of Stardom's first steel cage matches, in which they lost to

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( Hazuki,

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and

). On the first night of the

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event from July 9, 2022, Lady C defeated Hina and

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in three-way competition, Utami Hayashishita and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Mirai and Ami Sohrei, AZM defeated Momo Kohgo to successfully defend the

, Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

against Starlight Kid. On the second night from July 24, AZM defeated Rina to successfully defend the

, Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

against

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. At

Stardom in Showcase vol.1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the inaugural Stardom in Showcase and took place on July 23, 2022, in Nagoya at the Nagoya Congress Center, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing C ...

on July 23, 2022, AZM defeated Momo Watanabe, Tam Nakano and Koguma in a Four-way

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, while Saya Kamitani fell short to Yuu and Starlight Kid in a

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. At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, Miyu Amasaki unsuccessfully challenged Hanan for the

, Hina fell short to Maika, AZM, Lady C and Utami Hayashishita defeated Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida), and Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

against Himeka. At

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on September 25, Hayashishita and Lady C teamed up with

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's Bodyguard Army, falling short to Grim Reaper Army ( Yuu,

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). At

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on November 3, 2022, AZM defeated Lady C and Miyu Amasaki competed in a five-way match, Utami Hayashishita defeated Natsuko Tora, and Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

against Mina Shirakawa. At Stardom Gold Rush on November 19, 2022, AZM defeated

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to successfully defend the

, Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

after drawing against Kairi, while Utami Hayashishita unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the

. At Stardom in Showcase vol.3 on November 26, Hayashishita and Hina teamed up with Mirai in a losing effort against Mayu Iwatani, Hanan and Maika in a judo rules match. At Stardom Dream Queendom 2022 on December 29, AZM defeated

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to successfully defend the

, Utami Hayashishita wrestled Kairi into a time-limit draw, while Saya Kamitani successfuly defended the

after drawing against

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. In the Triangle Derby I, the unit was represented by Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and AZM who failed to qualify to the finals. At Supreme Fight 2023 on February 4, Kamitani successfully defended the

against

. At Stardom in Showcase vol.4 on February 26, 2023, AZM defeated Hanan, Momoka Hanazono and

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, and Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and Miyu Amasaki unsuccessfully competed in a Three-way elimination tag team match. In the 2023 edition of the

Stardom Cinderella Tournament is an annual single-elimination tournament created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event has been held since 2015 and aired domestically on Tokyo MX, Fighting TV Samurai and Nippon TV, ...

], the stable was represented by AZM, Hina, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki, Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita. At Stardom All Star Grand Queendom on April 23, 2023, Miyu Amasaki and Utami Hayashishita defeated Hazuki and

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, and Saya Kamitani dropped the

to Mina Shirakawa. At Stardom Fukuoka Goddess Legend on May 5, 2023, Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani fell short to Giulia and Maika, while AZM successfully defended the

against

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. At

Stardom Flashing Champions 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 27, 2023, in Tokyo at the Ota City General Gymnasium. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and five of Sta ...

on May 27, Hina, Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani defeated Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina, and AZM dropped the

to Saki Kashima. At Sunshine 2023 on June 25, Queen's Quest defeated

in a six-on-six steel cage match in which the losing unit was forced to lose a member. At Mid Summer Champions 2023 on July 2, Hayashishita announced that she would be taking a break from her leadership duties to go on an excursion in the

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in order to reevaluate herself. Hayashishita returned on the first night of the 2023 5 Star Grand Prix on July 23. At the same event, Kamitani suffered a legitimate dislocated elbow during her first match of the tournament against

, which resulted in Kamitani withdrawing from the tournament and going on a hiatus from professional wrestling. At Stardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team on August 13, 2023, Utami Hayashishita unsuccessfully challenged Mayu Iwatani for the

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. At Stardom Midsummer Festival on August 19, 2023, Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Miyu Amasaki teamed up with

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in a losing effort against Vulgar Alliance (

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, Zap) and BMI2000 (Natsuko Tora and Ruaka). At Stardom 5Star Special in Hiroshima on September 3, 2023, Lady C, AZM and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Ami Sourei,

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and

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, and Utami Hayashishita defeated Momo Watanabe. At Stardom Dream Tag Festival on September 10, 2023, several stable members competed in shuffled tag team bouts in which they paired up with members from other units. Utami Hayashishita teamed up with Maika in a losing effort against Giulia and Suzu Suzuki, and Hina teamed up with Rina in a losing effort against Mai Sakurai and Mirai. In September, Hayashishita suffered a cervical hernia, which caused her to go on a hiatus. At Stardom Nagoya Golden Fight 2023 on October 9, AZM fell short to Saori Anou. At Stardom Gold Rush 2023 on November 18, AZM defeated Suzu Suzuki and Starlight Kid. Hayashishita and Kamitani returned together on November 28, 2023. At Nagoya Big Winter on December 2,

won the vacant

by defeating Divine Kingdom. At Stardom Dream Queendom 2023, Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani defeated XL (Natsuko Tora and Momo Watanabe) to retain the

. At Stardom New Year Stars 2024 on January 3, Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and AZM drew against Suzu Suzuki,

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and

in the second-ever edition of the Triangle Derby, result which prevented both teams from advancing further in the tournament. At

Ittenyon Stardom Gate was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on January 4, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show. The main event s ...

on January 4, 2024, Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Saya Kamitani defeated Mirai, Ami Sohrei and Saki Kashima in six-way competition. At

Stardom Supreme Fight 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on February 4, 2024, in Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the second event in the Supreme Fight chronology. The event also portraited ...

on February 4, Lady C and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Natsuko Tora and Momo Watanabe, while AZM and Utami Hayashishita teamed up with Nanae Takahashi and Mayu Iwatani to defeat Syuri, Mirai, Giulia and Suzu Suzuki. At the

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, AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C competed in the traditional tournament with AZM scoring the best results by becoming a semifinalist. On March 31, 2024, at a

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from Yamagata, Utami Hayashishita has had her last match in Stardom in which she teamed up with the time's rest of Queen's Quest's members in a losing effort against Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Rina, Ruaka and Starlight Kid.

Post-Utami Hayashishita era (April–July 2024)

After her departure from Stardom, Hayashishita left Queen's Quest leaderless after she was announced to head to

's newly created promotion of

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. Saya Kamitani was later assumed to be the defacto leader of the unit while being the senior member. At Stardom American Dream 2024 on April 4, AZM and Saya Kamitani teamed up with Camron Branae in a losing effort against Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe and

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. The bout led to AZM sharing a brief feud with Vaquer as they eventually collided at NJPW's Windy City Riot 2024 where AZM unsuccessfully challenged Vaquer for the

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. At Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 on April 27, Saya Kamitani defeated reigning champion

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, Saya Iida and Fukigen Death to win the

. AZM and Miyu Amasaki unsuccessfully challenged for the Goddess of Stardom Championship in a four-way tag team match. At Stardom Flashing Champions 2024 on May 18, AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C unsuccessfully competed in a number one contender gauntlet match for the

and Saya Kamitani successfully defended the

. At Stardom New Blood 13 on June 21, 2024, Hina and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Rina and Azusa Inaba.

The stable's downfall. Saya Kamitani's sole leadership. (June–July 2024)

At Stardom The Conversion on June 22, 2024, Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki fell short to

's Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match. Per the stipulation, since Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest, assenting Kamitani to remain the sole member of the unit in the process, therefore taking the leadership of the stable. After dropping the

on the second night of the

Stardom Sapporo World Rendezvous was two-night professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on July 27 and 28, 2024, in Sapporo at Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo. The card comprised a total of 17 matches, with nine on the first n ...

event from July 28, 2024,

attacked Maika during the latter's

match against

. Kamitani then announced the dissolution of Queen's Quest as she aligned herself with the newly created unit of H.A.T.E. which took birth over the dissolution of

announced by Tora on the same night.

New Blood series (2022–2024)

Various of the unit's members often compete in the New Blood series of events. At

Stardom New Blood 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 13, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo New Pier Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Six ...

on May 13, 2022, Hina teamed up with Hanan and wrestled

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and Aoi into a time-limit draw. 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, Miyu Amasaki fell short to Giulia in singles competition. At

Stardom New Blood 4 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on August 26, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the tim ...

on August 26, 2022, Miyu Amasaki fell short to Tam Nakano. At Stardom New Blood 5 on October 19, 2022, Hina and Lady C fell short to

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and Ancham. At Stardom New Blood 6 on December 16, 2022, Miyu Amasaki defeated Miran, and Lady C fell short to

. At New Blood 7 on January 20, 2023, Hina and Lady C fell short to

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and Chanyota in the quarterfinals of the inaugural New Blood Tag Team Championship tournament. At Stardom New Blood Premium March 25, 2023, Miyu Amasaki fell short to Syuri. At Stardom New Blood 8 on May 12, 2023, Miyu Amasaki fell short to Momo Watanabe. At

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on June 2, 2023, Miyu Amasaki fell short to AZM. At Stardom New Blood 10 on August 18, 2023, Miyu Amasaki fell short to

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. At Stardom New Blood 11 on September 28, 2023, AZM and Miyu Amasaki unsuccessfully challenged for the New Blood Tag Team Championship. At Stardom New Blood West 1 on November 17, 2023, Miyu Amasaki defeated ChiChi. At Stardom New Blood 12 on December 25, 2023, Miyu Amasaki teamed up with

and defeated Yuzuki and Hanako.

Japanese independent circuit (2017–2024)

Over time, various members of the stable worked beyond Stardom for other promotions. On September 4, 2017, at ''K-DOJO

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25th Anniversary'', an event promoted by

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, HZK teamed up with

to defeat Bambi and Erina. At ''Tokyo Gurentai Lucha Libre Fiesta'', an event produced by Stardom in partnership with

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, AZM,

and

represented Queen's Quest in a four-way tag team elimination match also involving STARS (

and

), Oedo Tai (Andras Miyagi, Hazuki and

) and JAN (

and

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). At ''Assemble Vol. 2'', an event produced by Women's Pro-Wrestling Assemble in partnership with Stardom on November 10, 2020, AZM teamed up with

to defeat STARS (

and

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021–2024)

In time, various members of the stable competed in pay-per-views promoted by NJPW. On January 5, 2021, on the second night of

Wrestle Kingdom 15 Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place over two nights, on January 4 and 5, 2021 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 30th J ...

, the biggest annual event promoted by

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, AZM,

and

competed in an

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against

's Himeka, Maika and

, which they won. On the first night of the

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from September 4,

and

teamed up to defeat with Lady C and Maika. Giulia and

were also announced to compete on the second night against Watanabe and Kamitani. On the second night of

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on January 5, 2022, Saya Kamitani teamed up with Tam Nakano to defeat Mayu Iwatani and Starlight Kid in a

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. At

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on November 20, 2022, Hina and Miyu Amasaki competed in the Stardom Rambo, Saya Kamitani, AZM and Lady C defeated Thekla, Himeka and Mai Sakurai, and Utami Hayashishita teamed up with

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to defeat Maika and

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in a

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Members

Timeline

Sub-groups

Championships and accomplishments

* Pro-Wrestling: EVE ** Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship (

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) – Utami Hayashishita (1) and Viper (1) * ''

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'' **Singles wrestlers *** Ranked AZM No. 16 in the ''

PWI Women's 150 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The mag ...

'' in 2022 *** Ranked

No. 20 in the ''

PWI Women's 100 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...

'' in 2019 *** Ranked

No. 6 in the '' PWI Women's 50'' in 2017 *** Ranked

No. 32 in the ''PWI Women's 100'' in 2020 *** Ranked

No. 7 in the ''PWI Women's 150'' in 2022 *** Ranked

No. 2 in the ''PWI Women's 150'' in 2021 *** Ranked

No. 37 in the ''PWI Women's 100'' in 2018 **Tag team wrestlers *** Ranked AZM, Momo Watanabe, Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita No. 20 in the '' PWI Tag Team's 50'' in 2020 * ''

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* http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp Official website 1960 establishments in Japan Da ...

'' ** Newcomer Award (2018) – Utami Hayashishita **

Women's Wrestling Grand Prize The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out by the ''Tokyo Sports'' magazine annually since 1974. The most publicized awards in Japanese professional wrestling, they are recognized by all the major pr ...

*** (2016, 2017) – Io Shirai *** (2021) – Utami Hayashishita *

( 5 times) – AZM, HZK and Io Shirai (2); AZM, Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita (1); HZK, Io Shirai and Momo Watanabe (1); HZK, Io Shirai and Viper (1) **

( 1 time) – Utami Hayashishita **

(

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) – Bea Priestley and

(1), Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita (1) and Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita (2) **

( 3 times) – AZM (2) and Saya Kamitani **

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(

) – Utami Hayashishita (1) and Viper (1) **

( 3 times) – Io Shirai (1), Momo Watanabe (1) and Saya Kamitani (1) **

( 3 times) – Bea Priestley (1), Io Shirai (1) and Utami Hayashishita (1) **

Cinderella Tournament is an annual single-elimination tournament created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event has been held since 2015 and aired domestically on Tokyo MX, Fighting TV Samurai and Nippon TV, ...

*** (

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

) – Momo Watanabe *** (

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

) – Saya Kamitani **

Goddesses of Stardom Tag League The is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held annually by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was created in 2011. The Goddesses of Stardom Tag League are held under a multi-point ...

*** (

) – Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita *** (

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

) – MOMOAZ ** Rookie of Stardom (2018) – Utami Hayashishita ** 5★Star GP (

) – Utami Hayashishita ** 5★Star GP Awards *** Best Match Award (

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) – Io Shirai vs.

on December 22 *** Blue Stars Best Match Award **** (2020) –

vs. Utami Hayashishita on September 19 **** (

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

) – Saya Kamitani vs.

on September 11 *** Fighting Spirit Award (2022) – AZM *** Outstanding Performance Award (

) – AZM ** Year-End Awards *** Best Match Award **** (2016) – Io Shirai vs. Mayu Iwatani **** (2018) – Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) vs.

( Hazuki and

) **** (2020) – Mayu Iwatani vs. Utami Hayashishita *** Best Tag Team Award **** (2018) – Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita **** (2020) –

*** Best Technique Award **** (2019, 2022) – AZM **** (2021) – Saya Kamitani *** MVP Award **** (2016) – Io Shirai **** (2018) – Momo Watanabe **** (2021) – Utami Hayashishita *** Outstanding Performance Award **** (2018) – Utami Hayashishita **** (2022) – Saya Kamitani *** Best Unit Award **** (2023)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Notes

References

External links

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