Stardom New Year Dream

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Stardom New Year Dream
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Promotional poster of the event
Promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom
DateJanuary 3, 2025
City Tokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Garden Theater
Attendance2,054 [1]
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Stardom New Year Dream was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on January 3, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo Garden Theater. It will be the first major event organized by Stardom in 2025, and part a four-day card set around the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show that includes Wrestle Kingdom 19, Wrestle Dynasty, and New Year Dash!! in the next three days after. [2]

Contents

Production

Background

On July 3, 2024, Stardom's parent company New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that New Year Dream would take place on January 3, 2025. [3] [4]

Storylines

The show featured thirteen professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. [5]

Event

The event started with three preshow bouts broadcast live on Stardom's YouTubr channel. In the first one, Mizuki Kato and Yuma Makoto defeated Rian and Honoka in tag team competition, in the second one, Lady C and Nanami outmatched Saya Iida and Momo Kohgo, and in the third one, Hina and Ranna Yagami defeated Evolution's Zones and Soy. [6]

In the first main card bout, Ring of Honor's Athena teamed up with Thekla to defeat Mina Shirakawa and All Elite Wrestling's Tay Melo. Next up, Saki Kashima defeated Yuna Mizumori, Kohaku, Waka Tsukiyama and Matoi Hamabe to become the number one contender for the High Speed Championship. In the sixth bout, Rina and Ruaka defeated Manami and Hanan in tag team competition. The seventh bout saw Chi Chi defeating Aya Sakura to secure the second consecutive defense of the Sendai Girls Junior Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Syuri, Tomoka Inaba and Kiyoka Kotatsu defeated Momo Watanabe, Fukigen Death and Azusa Inaba in six-woman tag team action. Next up, Saori Anou, Natsupoi and Sayaka Kurara picked up a victory over the team of Zap, Dump Matsumoto) and Natsuko Tora. The eleventh bout saw Maika and Hanako defeating Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu in tag team competition. In the semi main event, Tam Nakano defeated Unagi Sayaka in a Name vs. Career match, result which officially ended Sayaka's career in Stardom after her membership status in Cosmic Angels was left hanging in the air after her departure from the company on December 29, 2022. [7] [8]

In the main event, Suzu Suzuki and Wonder of Stardom Champion Starlight Kid picked up a win over World of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani and Momo Watanabe. After the bout concluded, Suzu Suzuki layed a title challenge for Kamitani. [9] [10]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [1]
1PMizuki Kato and Yuma Makoto defeated Rian and Honoka Tag team match 9:15
2P God's Eye (Lady C and Nanami) defeated Stars (Saya Iida and Momo Kohgo) Tag team match 7:11
3P God's Eye (Hina and Ranna Yagami) defeated Zones and Soy Tag team match 8:19
4 Athena and Thekla defeated Mina Shirakawa and Tay Melo Tag team match 14:21
5 Saki Kashima defeated Yuna Mizumori, Kohaku, Waka Tsukiyama and Matoi Hamabe Five-way elimination match to determine the #1 contender to the High Speed Championship 5:10
6 H.A.T.E. (Rina and Ruaka) defeated Manami and Hanan Tag team match 10:08
7Chi Chi (c) defeated Aya Sakura Singles match for the Sendai Girls Junior Championship 15:09
8 God's Eye (Syuri and Tomoka Inaba) and Kiyoka Kotatsu defeated H.A.T.E. (Momo Watanabe, Fukigen Death and Azusa Inaba) Six-woman tag team match 7:04
9 Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki and Koguma) defeated Neo Genesis (AZM, Mei Seira and Miyu Amasaki) Six-woman tag team match 10:43
10 Cosmic Angels (Saori Anou, Natsupoi and Sayaka Kurara) defeated Vulgar Alliance (Zap and Dump Matsumoto) and Natsuko Tora Six-woman tag team match 6:56
11 Hai High Mate (Maika and Hanako) defeated Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu) Tag team match 18:10
12 Tam Nakano defeated Unagi Sayaka Name vs. Career match [a] 17:02
13 Neo Genesis (Suzu Suzuki and Starlight Kid) defeated H.A.T.E. (Saya Kamitani and Momo Watanabe) Tag team match 15:43
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Notes

  1. Since Sayaka lost, her career in Stardom was officially over (see Cosmic Angels for more information). Had Nakano lost, she would have had to give up her ring name.

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