Tay Melo is set to return to action after almost 2 years.
STARDOM in Japan announced earlier today that the AEW star will be competing at their upcoming New Year Dream show, scheduled for Friday, January 3, 2025.
The female star then posted a video on Twitter further confirming her in ring return. She got emotional while talking about her comeback:
“After two long years, I’m finally back. I could not ask for a better Christmas gift. I’m going to Japan, I’m going to STARDOM and I’m not going alone. I’m bringing my little Mia with me.”
Melo last wrestled on March 11, 2023, during an indie event. She teamed up with her husband Sammy Guevara at the show, picking up a victory over Encore & Tiara James.
The Brazilian pro wrestler went on a hiatus after announcing pregnancy at Double or Nothing in May. She gave birth to her daughter in November of that year.
Tay Melo will be teaming up with Mina Shirakawa for her return match. She will be facing the ROH Women’s Champion Athena and STARDOM’s Thekla in the bout.
It’s unknown if Melo plans to make her return to AEW TV before this match, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if she makes her presence felt in some capacity at the December 28 Worlds End PPV before heading to Japan.
Omega spoke about the Marigold founder on a Twitch stream, calling him an “e-drone” over his working relationship with the WWE. Omega said that many people refuse to work with Ogawa and women stay away from him. He went on to add that Ogawa, “puts underage girls in very revealing swimsuit calendars.”
Ogawa addressed the claims while talking to Sports Graphic Number, a Japanese sports magazine. In the interview, Ogawa talked about how he was treated in Stardom, which he likened to being an “ornament.” He also talked about the meeting with Triple H, who Ogawa said encouraged and supported him.
Addressing Omega’s comments about him, the Marigold founder said, “I was feeling uncomfortable in Stardom. Things weren’t as I expected, and I felt I couldn’t exert my abilities. They told me to just ‘sit here,’ making me feel like an ornament. It became a general perception that I was causing issues in the one-man system of my predecessor, especially concerning AEW, but that wasn’t the case. Kenny Omega has attacked me with false claims from over there, which is defamation. He wants to be involved in women’s wrestling himself. Still, those who don’t know might think ‘So that’s how it is.’ If that were true, I couldn’t stay in this world.”
Ogawa added that people make various statements, but there is a lot of misinformation. He admitted that the nature of pro-wrestling and fame makes people associate stories like these, which become drama for them to enjoy. He added that even fans in America recognized him, likely due to the controversy, when he was invited to WrestleMania by WWE.
When talking on the Twitch stream, Omega had implied that he was holding back while talking about Ogawa, because he didn’t want “lawyers barking at my door.” It remains to be seen if the AEW VP will address these comments by Ogawa or not.
Rossy Ogawa’s termination from STARDOM was an unfortunate but necessary call after he allegedly deceived the promotion with health concerns.
Ogawa was fired from the promotion he founded in February 2024 in a shocking move that led to speculation talent would quit in protest. Ogawa was accused of poaching STARDOM talent for a new promotion he’d been working on, a claim Ogawa denied at the time.
With Ogawa out of the picture, Taro Okada was quickly promoted to being the promotion’s president. In a recent interview with Encount, Okada explained the circumstances surrounding Ogawa’s exit.
“Considering sales, I felt that the organization was unstable. It was like a venture company that was aiming for sales of 100-200 million yen, but was somehow managing to do everything by handouts.”
Okada added that Ogawa claimed he was ready to leave STARDOM for health reasons. After Okada and others learned of plans Ogawa’s plans to launch a promotion, they didn’t take his deception well.
“Ogawa told me when we first met that he was quitting. At the time, he said it was a matter of physical strength. Then, in January of this year, I heard that Mr. Ogawa was going independent and that he was talking to a number of wrestlers. If we were to split up, it would be an unstable business.”
While Ogawa has claimed he was not poaching talent for a new promotion, he has since gone on to launch Marigold who are set to host their first event this June. The show will feature a number of ex-STARDOM talent, including Giulia. The ex-NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is also set to join WWE very soon.
More on Rossy Ogawa
Here are some recent articles relating to Rossy Ogawa and his situation now that his time with STARDOM is a thing of the past:
Fans who attended the recent STARDOM event were stunned to see AEW Women’s World Champion ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm appear with a very special message.
Storm appeared at the STARDOM American Dream event in Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena, better known as the ECW Arena. Storm began by expressing her gratitude for STARDOM, stating that she wouldn’t be where she is today without the promotion.
The three-time and reigning AEW Women’s World Champion then presented flowers to Mariah May and said she was proud of her understudy. Turning her attention towards Mina Shirakawa, Storm got in the face of the Artist of Stardom Champion and told her that “the Forbidden Door is always open.”
Shirakawa is booked for Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor 2024. She’ll team with Maika and Mei Seira against Tam Nakano, Saya Kamitani, and AZM. As for Storm, her next high-profile match will come later this month at AEW Dynasty. The Starlet of Wrestling will put her gold on the line against Thunder Rosa.
Another Surprising Name
Toni Storm wasn’t announced for the event, making her appearance at STARDOM American Dream a big surprise, but she wasn’t the only notable non-STARDOM name at the show. WWE Superstar Natalya was also at the event. On Twitter, the former Women’s Champion spoke about reuniting with Kyoko Inoue at the STARDOM show and shared some pictures from backstage.
In 2005 I got my first big break in wrestling and got the opportunity to wrestle in Japan with some of the greatest female wrestlers in the world. I was lucky enough to work with and compete against the one and only Kyoko Inoue. It’s been almost 20 years since I’ve last seen her.… pic.twitter.com/c4RaSqvRqk
Natalya is not currently booked for a match at WWE WrestleMania 40. With that said, some fans are hoping to see a Women’s Battle Royal at the event, which would likely include the BOAT. The hashtag #WomensBattleRoyal trended for multiple days on Twitter.
Bushiroad may come to regret firing Rossy Ogawa from World Wonder Ring STARDOM as some of its top talent are expected to leave very soon.
Ogawa, the founder of STARDOM, was fired last month in a shocking and unexpected move. Bushiroad is the parent company of both STARDOM and NJPW and in their statement, apologized to fans for any concerns over STARDOM’s future. A series of tweets from Tony Khan suggested that he was firmly on STARDOM’s side.
In Bushiroad’s statement announcing Ogawa’s exit, it was reported that he had been poaching talent. While this has not been proven, it appears talent are eager to work with him, even if it means leaving STARDOM behind.
Some of STARDOM’s top wrestlers are set to leave the promotion in the wake of Ogawa’s exit, Tokyo Sports reports. Utami Hayashishita, MIRAI, Mai Sakurai, and Yuzuki all have contracts set to expire at the end of March and it is believed they’ll be leaving.
Hayashishita is a reigning Goddess of STARDOM Champion, a title she has held three times and currently holds alongside Saya Kamitani. She is a former World of STARDOM champion as well.
Tokyo Sports reports she has been speaking of a fresh environment, and wanting to start from scratch. MIRAI is a current Artist of STARDOM Champion alongside Akari and Ami Sourei.
What’s to Come?
It has been reported that the wrestlers are expected to join a new promotion that is to be created by Ogawa. At this time, Ogawa has not publicly confirmed plans for a new promotion.
Another Huge Arrival?
Another name who recently left Bushiroad is Giulia, who is expected to join WWE in the future. Before then though, it is believed she will join Ogawa’s new promotion and help the company get off the ground. Giulia recently lost the NJPW Strong Women’s title, signifying her split from Bushiroad.
Who Has Replaced Ogawa?
Taro Okada and Oyama, the Bushiroad Fight merchandise manager, will immediately take over as the bookers for STARDOM. Neither has any previous experience as bookers, though Okada was part of a pro wrestling club that held matches during his college days.
This year’s AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door event will be the biggest show of its kind thanks to the influx of, and usage of talent from CMLL and STARDOM.
AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling held its first Forbidden Door show in 2022 and hosted an equally successful sequel event last year. The name comes from the proverbial ‘forbidden door’ that wrestlers have been allowed to step through to compete for promotions other than the one they work for.
STARDOM & CMLL At Forbidden Door
On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that STARDOM and CMLL wrestlers will be a part of this year’s Forbidden Door event. Meltzer added that he believes the ROH Supercard of Honor event on April 5 will also feature talent from STARDOM.
Tony Khan & STARDOM
Mere hours before this week’s AEW Big Business, Tony Khan shared a photo with STARDOM President Taro Okada. Khan said it was an honor to welcome Okada to the show.
This meet-up comes at an interesting time, as STARDOM’s previous President Rossy Ogawa was fired from the promotion earlier this year. Following Ogawa’s exit, Khan poked fun at his situation via a series of tweets.
On his show, Meltzer suggested that the tweet above and similar made clear that Khan’s loyalty was with STARDOM, not the ex-President that many on the all-female roster support. This loyalty has clearly paid off for Khan, who will now be able to feature several talented women at the upcoming Forbidden Door event.
STARDOM’s Giulia is set to leave the promotion very soon, but there could be a pit stop on her road to WWE.
In November 2023, it was reported that WWE had “massive” interest in signing Giulia, who is the reigning NJPW Strong Women’s Champion. One source said that Giulia was expected to be at the WWE Performance Center that month, though that ultimately fell through.
Giulia is Leaving
Giulia may not have attended the WWE PC in Florida last November, but all signs are pointing toward an exit from New Japan. reports that Giulia informed STARDOM at the end of 2023 that she planned on leaving the company. Her deal with the promotions expires next month.
Giulia’s impending exit from STARDOM has raised questions regarding her ongoing reign as NJPW Strong Women’s Champion. Giulia’s reign began after dethroning Willow Nightingale in July of last year. While it had been hoped she’d lose the title at New Japan’s Windy City Riot event this April, her exit from STARDOM in March has indicated that she’ll need to lose the gold before Windy City Riot.
One of the founders of the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, Rossy Ogawa, had to step down from his role as executive producer as the promotion after Bushiroad announced the termination of his contract on February 4.
The reason cited for the termination on Stardom’s official website is that Rossy had been poaching talent. Rossy revealed that the company informed him that his contract was terminated right after a 13th-anniversary event at Edion Arena Osaka on February 4. Speaking to Tokyo Sports, he revealed that “They even put me in a taxi and sent me home.”
“I have no attachment to this company,” he said. “It’s just the way they did it. They could have communicated properly, right? Even if they didn’t announce it suddenly. They could have said, ‘Please leave by February 5.’ But instead, they abruptly cut ties…”
“I was being pressured into playing certain cards, and there was harassment within the company,” he said. “It continued, and I lost the will to continue here.”
Rossy also talked about his efforts to start a new organization. “A new organization? Yes, that’s right. There are quite a few things that I can’t do here that I want to do again. Just because it’s a large corporation doesn’t mean you can do anything.”
About the poaching accusations about him, Rossy clarified: “We didn’t do it. We heard rumors, and many players expressed their desire to come here (to the new organization). So, they (Stardom) might have panicked as well. However, President Okada (Taro) ‘approved’ (the new organization). He said, ‘We’ll offer (it) to BUNTAI (in Yokohama),’ and ‘Let’s have a competition in two years for the 15th anniversary.’ So, why are they saying this now?”
However, Stardom president Taro Okada said that they heard about Ogawa’s poaching talent in December. “We verbally told him to stop such activities and expressed our desire to continue working together. However, as we continued to confirm that he was persisting with headhunting, we took this action,” Taro told Tokyo Sports.
Taro also noted, “We recognize that the players affected by the headhunting are many popular players, including titleholders. If these players were to leave, Stardom’s promotions would not be sustainable, and in the worst-case scenario, the company might have to fold. Therefore, after internal deliberation, we immediately notified him of the contract termination.”
He also added that regardless of Rossy starting a new organization, they consider it a violation of contract that he solicited Stardom talents to leave while still being in a contract with the company.
As for other wrestlers following Rossy to his organization, Taro said, “We have received expressions of intent to leave from several wrestlers and consultations about whether to leave.”
Posted February 6th, 2024 in News. Tagged: Stardom.
Rossy Ogawa is pushing back on the allegations levied against him by Bushiroad, the company that owns the Stardom women’s wrestling promotion he helped launch over a decade ago.
In a statement that’s rocked the wrestling world, Bushiroad announced it has terminated its agreement with Ogawa. The company claims he’s been caught poaching Stardom athletes and staff members and he’s gone effective immediately.
Stardom noted on Twitter that talent was informed of the shakeup Saturday evening.
Stardom wrestlers and staff were notified last night that Mr. Rossy Ogawa’s contract was terminated effective immediately.
Rossy Ogawa is not taking this matter lightly. He maintains his innocence, says the public still does not know ‘the truth of the matter’ and is most concerned with the talent.
“Suddenly, after yesterday’s show, I was notified that my contract would be terminated,” Ogawa wrote on X (formerly Twitter.
“The truth of the matter may be told someday. I’m worried about the players right now. Thank you for supporting Stardom for the past 13 years. From now on, it will be Stardom created by Bushiroad.”
Ogawa, alongside wrestling veterans Fuka Kakimoto and Nanae Takahashi, founded Stardom in 2010. Prior to the launch of STARDOM, Ogawa served as a co-producer for All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW).
On the heels of Rossy Ogawa’s exit, the Wrestling Observer reported that Taro Okada and Oyawa, the Bushiroad Fight merchandise manager, will be taking over the booking responsibilities for STARDOM. Neither has previous experience in booking wrestling shows.
Stardom’s roster is loyal Ogawa, because he helped many of them break into the business. There is concern within Bushiroad that we could see a mass exodus leave Stardom and follow Ogawa wherever he goes next. A lot of Stardom contracts are set to expire next month, so we won’t have to wait long to see ‘the other shoe drop’ in this developing situation.
Posted February 5th, 2024 in News. Tagged: Stardom.
The Asia Pacific Federation of Wrestling has three main goals that it hopes to achieve. With Japanese promotions leading the way in terms of talent, the first goal will see Japanese promotions loan talent to various Asian countries. The next goal will be for all promotions to have more showcase matches, thanks in part to the sharing of talent. The third goal is for an improvement in wrestling training, with the Federation aiming to send wrestlers to Japan for further training.
The APFW Comments
Representatives from all six promotions would speak at the press conference. You can check out their comments (courtesy of NJPW1972.com) below:
“Over the last ten years, we’ve been able to hold events in Singapore and Taiwan, twice in each country. In all the venues, the reactions from the fans were huge and our wrestlers absolutely want to be back there very soon. We’ll be giving all we have to make this project successful.” – Naoki Sugabayashi
“There are a lot of people in Asia, a lot of them English-speaking, but in recent years NJPW has been focused on America when it comes to international expansion. I think we’ve been looking past a great opportunity in Asia, and I’m happy for us to take that opportunity.” – Yuji Nagata
“We [STARDOM] recently passed one million YouTube subscribers with a lot of those views coming from Asian countries. Just as NJPW has built familiarity through TV, we’ve built a presence through videos and shorts. I hope we can continue to broaden the appeal of pro-wrestling and STARDOM in particular.” – Taro Okada.
“We at STARDOM aren’t really able to fly out rings to these countries, so to have the help of SETUP in Thailand and GrappleMax in Singapore was so important and made everything possible. I hope this alliance can help us bring women’s pro-wrestling onto a bigger global stage.” – Mina Shirakawa
“Thank you for the invitation to this alliance. PUZZLE has a history of wrestler exchange with other countries and companies, but I think in particular to have NJPW’s guidance to lean on is a massive step up for us. I’m truly grateful for this opportunity, and to work with NJPW on this first step of an event in April.” – Touyu
“Antonio Inoki taught the Chinese people about Japanese wrestling culture. That inspired me to bring that culture to Japan. I feel we’ve been able to grow the population of wrestling fans in China from 200,000 to 10 million. I think there are 2 million NJPW fans in China, but that’s out of a population of 1.4 billion. This alliance will, I feel bring the pro-wrestling audience in China to the tens of millions, and I’m grateful for the opportunity. Thank you.” – Wang Bin
“This partnership is not just about talent exchange, but the chance to share and learn from the best wrestling promotions in this world. Thai pro-wrestling has more than 15 years of history, so I think this is important for us. As you know with Muay Thai, Thai wrestling has a long history in combat sports, so I want to grow the culture of pro-wrestling in Thailand.” – Pumi.
Thank you to Bushiroad, NJPW and STARDOM for this invitation. I’m very happy to represent Singapore. We’ve always been very close to Japanese wrestling… As part of this Federation, I look forward to working with the members, learning from NJPW and STARDOM and working with the amazing partners here to really grow the wrestling culture.” -Gregory Ho.
This news comes after the announcement of the United Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. Click here to find out more.
A new Japanese wrestling promotion featuring the very best of various existing promotions will be premiering in May of next year.
In a statement, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced ‘United Japan Pro Wrestling’ which will feature nine existing promotions working together. It’s stated that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that there was a need for companies to work closely together to relay accurate information and best operating practices between promotions. United Japan Pro Wrestling will work with the following mission statement:
“To further the presence of pro-wrestling and its cultural merit in Japanese society at large, allow professional wrestling to contribute further to cultural and sporting sectors, and work toward continued health and prosperity of the industry.”
Who’s In?
New Japan Pro Wrestling is just one of the nine promotions coming together for ‘The Group.’ The full listing of promotions is as follows:
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
All Japan Pro-Wrestling
Pro-Wrestling NOAH
DDT Pro-Wrestling
Ganbare ? Pro-Wrestling
Big Japan Pro-Wrestling
DRAGONGATE
STARDOM
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
The Group’s founding chair is Seiji Sakaguchi who after retiring from the ring, currently works with New Japan as an advisor. The Group’s executive office will be with New Japan and NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi will serve as Executive Chief.
First Show
The nine members of The Group will continue to operate as individual businesses and as competition in the market, but will work to ensure that Japanese wrestling continues to thrive. The formation of the Group will be marked by an event on May 6, 2024, in Nippon Budokan under the banner of United Japan Pro-Wrestling.
In early November, the pro wrestling world started buzzing over word that WWE had interest in signing Giulia. That initial report led to some confusion over whether the STARDOM and New Japan Pro-Wrestling star was actually a free agent and when she may be available to sign with another company.
In the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer that WWE and Giulia have spoken on several occasions. Sadly, the part about her going to Orlando’s WWE Performance Center for a visit wasn’t true in the end. That being said, she still hasn’t told anyone in Japan which way she is going with things.
Regarding Giulia, the update is that she has not made her mind up and that she and WWE have spoken several times of late. They’ve talked enough that there is something to the story, although the story she was going to the Performance Center at this time ended up not being accurate. But she has not told those in Japan that she’s staying nor that she’s leaving.
There’s no guarantee that Giulia will end up making her way to North America. Bushiroad, the parent company of STARDOM and NJPW, is likely to work hard to keep her. There is a lot of fuss over the 29-year-old breakout star right now, whose could become a free agent in a matter of months.
WWE has a lot of money to throw at contracts for talent that they feel will benefit their operation. Someone like Giulia could see a lot of success in WWE, but she is also having quite a time in STARDOM at the moment.
Do you think WWE will end up signing Giulia to a contract? Would Triple H make good use of her? Let us know what you think about this by engaging with us on social media!
Jamie Hayter has accumulated a winning streak since obtaining the AEW Women’s World Championship at Full Gear last November. Along the way, she reached three tag team victories alongside Britt Baker, and most recently defeated Emi Sakura in a title eliminator match on the January 25 episode of Dynamite.
Perhaps most notably, though, Jamie Hayter battled a former AEW Women’s Champion in the main event of the “Holiday Bash” edition of Dynamite on December 21. The match itself would receive much positive praise, as Hayter dueled back-and-forth with Hikaru Shida, before the current champion picked up the victory with a Hayter-ade.
When discussing the possibility of wrestling Shida again Hayter noted she’d “happily” run it back.
“I would happily wrestle Shida, she is the real deal,” Hayter told Dark Puroresu Flowsion. “She almost made me believe I might not beat her. But I loved the challenge. I think doing it on a bigger stage at a PPV will make things much more intense and raise the stakes even higher. Having that ‘big match feel’ always escalates the situation and I think she has even more to give. I want the challenge.”
STARDOM
In the same interview, Jamie Hayter was asked if there was any talent in STARDOM she’d like to face. From 2018-2020 she aligned with the Oedo Tai faction of the Japanese promotion, capturing the Goddesses of STARDOM Championship and SWA World Championship during her tenure there.
“That’s a tough question because, honestly, I would love the opportunity to wrestle all of the women in STARDOM, so let’s say everybody!” Hayter said. “There is a plethora of talent I’d like to step in the ring with so it’s hard to single anybody out. I feel like it would be interesting to step into a ring with talent l’ve wrestled before to see how much we have grown and evolved. Someone like Utami for instance…”
With the IWGP Women’s Championship tournament in full swing, the championship belt was revealed today.
Round 1 saw two matches. Utami Hayashishita faced Himeka while Mayu Iwatani took on Momo Wantanabe. On October 23 at the 12th Goddess of Stardom Tag League, two semi-finale matches will take place.
The IWGP Women’s Championship was unveiled during the show. It was created by Belts by Dan, who has created belts for NJPW, AEW, NWA, and more. The belt fits in with other prestigious IWGP belts for NJPW. It is a mixture of classic and modern.
The inaugural IWGP Women’s Champion will be crowned on November 20 at the joint Stardom and NJPW show, X-Over. The title will be defended at NJPW shows in both Japan and the U.S. There’s a possibility the title will be defended at big Stardom shows as well.
Stardom wrestlers have been teased in a video for Rumble on 44th Street and The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street. The women who will be appearing have not officially been announced yet. This will be a great opportunity for U.S. fans that watch NJPW and NJPW Strong to see Stardom wrestling matches before the IWGP Women’s Championship match next month.
Various wrestling promotions hosted Friday, Saturday & Sunday night shows this weekend. West Coast Pro Wrestling, On Point Wrestling, STARDOM, National Wrestling Alliance, Wrestling REVOLVER, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, NJPW STRONG, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Game Changer Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, and Jersey Championship Wrestling all presented events from 7/8-7/10.
We have compiled results for the independent shows below along with ways to stream them, if possible.
7/8
West Coast Pro Wrestling
West Coast Pro Wrestling hosted its Cruel Summer event in San Fransisco, California. The event took place on July 8 at the United Irish Cultural Center. The event aired on IWTV.
WCPW Cruel Summer Results (7/8)
The Conglomerate (D-Rouge, Alpha Zo & Midas Kreed) def. Manders, Levi Shapiro & Michael Hopkins
Masha Slamovich def. Zeda Zheng
Vinnie Massaro def. Alan Angels
Nick Wayne def. ACH
Kevin Blackwood def. Jordan Cruz
Titus Alexander def. Jack Cartwheel
Speedball Mike Bailey def. Starboy Charlie
West Coast Pro Wrestling Championship: Jacob Fatu (c) def. Tom Lawlor
Motor City Machine Guns def. West Coast Wrecking Crew
On Point Wrestling hosted its Nightmare in Westville event in Westville, New Jersey. The event took place on July 8 at the Skidrow Academy. The event aired on IWTV.
OPW Nightmare in Westville Results (7/8)
On Point Wrestling Championship: Kit Osbourne (c) def. BLK Jeez
AKIRA def. Blanco Loco (w/ Dream Girl Ellie)
Fantastic Four Way: Steve Scott def. Jay Curcio, Azrieal, & Billy Tipton
Jordan Oliver def. Jason Kincaid
TSF (Rosario Grillo & Hunter Knott) def. YDNB (Ellis Taylor & Charlie Tiger)
Axton Ray def. Action Andretti
Matt Tremont def. Mike Law
Dog Collar Match: Marcus Mathers def. Brandon Kirk by Referee Stoppage
STARDOM hosted its New Blood 3 event on July 8. The event took place at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The pay-per-view can be ordered here.
STARDOM New Blood 3 Results (7/8)
Mai Sakurai def. YuuRI
Ami Sourei def. Nanami
STARS (Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo) def. JUST TAP OUT (Tomoka Inaba, Aoi & Misa Kagura)
MIRAI vs. Suzu Suzuki ended in a 15-minute draw
After the physical draw between these two, Suzuki called out Giulia. Giulia challenged Suzuki to a tag team Hardcore Match. Mai Sakurai will team with Giulia while Risa Sera will team with Suzuki for the match.
Ram Kaichow def. Waka Tsukiyama
Oedo Tai’s Rina will team with Kaichow at the new NEW BLOOD show to face Waka Tsukiyama and a partner of her choosing.
Young OED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka & Rina) & Haruka Umesaki def. Cosmic Angels (Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) & COLOR’S (Rina Amikura & Yuko Sakurai)
Giulia def. Miyu Amasaki
7/9
National Wrestling Alliance
The most recent episode of NWA USA debuted on July 9. The episode is available on their YouTube here.
NWA USA Stream And Results (7/9)
NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Homicide def. VSK
Jennacide def. Angelina Love
NWA National Champion Jax Dane def. Anthony Andrews
Wrestling REVOLVER
Wrestling REVOLVER hosted its Cage of Horrors event in Clive, Iowa. The event took place on July 9 at the Horizon Events Center. The event aired on FITE.
Wrestling REVOLVER Cage of Horrors Results (7/9)
IMPACT X-Division Championship: ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey (c) def. Steve Manders
STARDOM hosted their MidSummer Champions event on July 9. The event took place at the Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tokyo, Japan. The pay-per-view can be ordered here.
STARDOM MidSummer Champions Results (7/9)
Lady C def. Hina and Yuko Sakurai
Future of Stardom Championship: Hanan (c) def. Waka Tsukiyama
This was V8 in Hanan’s Future of Stardom Championship reign, extending her record.
This was V5 in AZM’s High-Speed Championship reign.
After the match ended, Rina attacked AZM to make a challenge for the championship.
Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa) & COLOR’S (SAKI & Hikari Shimizu) def. Donna del Mondo (Giulia, Mai Sakurai, Himeka, Maika & Natsupoi) in an Elimination Match
Mai Sakurai eliminated Himeka and Mina Shirakawa via over-the-top-rope
Hikari Shimizu eliminated Mai Sakurai via Spinning Buzzsaw Kick
Maika eliminated Unagi Sayaka via Michinoku Driver II
Maika eliminated Hikari Shimizu via Michinoku Driver II
SAKI eliminated Maika via flash pin
Giulia eliminated SAKI over-the-top-rope
Natsupoi turns on Giulia, eliminating her via German Suplex on the Apron, forcing her over-the-top-rope
Natsupoi rolls off the apron and joins Cosmic Angels after the match
Wonder of Stardom Championship: Saya Kamitani (c) def. Starlight Kid
This was V7 in Kamitani’s Wonder of Stardom Championship reign.
SAKI challenged Kamitani to a Wonder of Stardom Championship match.
Nanae Takahashi revealed she would be KAIRI’s partner against Saya Kamitani. Lady C stepped up as Kamitani’s partner.
World of Stardom Championship: Syuri (c) def. Momo Watanabe
This was V6 in Syuri’s World of Stardom Championship reign.
Tam Nakano challenged Syuri to a World of Stardom Championship match.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling hosted its Summer Sun Princess event in Tokyo, Japan. The event occurred on July 9 at the Ota City General Gymnasium. The event aired on Wrestle Universe.
TJPW Summer Sun Princess Results (7/9)
Moka Miyamoto def. Juria Nagano
Aja Kong, Pom Harajuku, Raku & Yuki Aino def. Hyper Misao, Kaya Toribami, Haruna Neko & Nao Kakuta
International Princess Championship: Alex Windsor def. Maki Itoh (c) to become the new champion
Miyu Yamashita def. Thunder Rosa
After the match, Rosa said Yamashita has an AEW Women’s World Championship match waiting for her when she wants it.
Princess Tag Team Championship: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai def. Magical Sugar Rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki) (c) to become the new champions
Princess of Princess Championship: Shoko Nakajima (c) def. Rika Tatsumi
NJPW STRONG
NJPW aired their newest episode of NJPW Strong on July 9 on NJPW World. The tapings took place on June 19 at the Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.
NJPW STRONG Results (7/9)
NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title Tournament First Round: Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura def. The Factory (Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto)
JONAH def. Taylor Rust
NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title Tournament First Round: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) def. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)
After @Mr_Freakbeast puts @Im_YuyaUemura down with a neck breaker, @AaronSoloAEW hits Uemura with a double stomp. Will this be enough to earn The Factory the victory?
6-Man Tag: Kaito Kiyomiya, Yuya Susumu & Yoshinari Ogawa def. Los Perros Del Mal de Japon (Katoro Suzuki, Super Crazy & NOSAWA Rongai)
8-Man Tag: Timothy Thatcher, Hideki Suzuki, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. & Takashi Sugiura def. Daiki Inaba, Yoshiki Inamura, Masa Kitamiya & Shuhei Taniguchi
Kongo (Hajime Ohara & Kenoh) def. Satoshi Kojima & Atsushi Kotoge
Game Change Wrestling hosted the first part of their Settlement Series events in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. The event took place on July 10 at the Knights of Columbus. The event aired on IWTV.
GCW Settlement Series Part 1 Results (7/10)
Nick Wayne def. Dyln McKay
Big Vin def. Austin Luke
Ellis Taylor def. Charlie Tiger
2 Hot Steve Scott def. Brandon Kirk
Alec Price def. Marcus Mathers
Axton Ray def. Azrieal
Akira def. Janai Kai
Best of 7 Series: Griff Reefer (4) def. Deklan Grant (2)
Yoya def. Charles Mason after BUSSYPREMECOURT reversed the decision.
Jersey Championship Wrestling hosted their Great American Birthday Bash event in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. The event took place on July 10 at the Phil Sheridan Building. The event aired on their YouTube channel.
This weekend, various wrestling promotions hosted Friday, Saturday & Sunday night shows. Game Changer Wrestling, ICW No Holds Barred, NWA, STARDOM, NJPW Strong, Freelance Underground, NJPW, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. all presented events from 7/1-7/3.
We have compiled results for the independent shows below along with ways to stream them, if possible.
7/1
Game Changer Wrestling
Game Change Wrestling hosted its Gateway To The Death event in Sauget, Illinois. The event took place on July 1 at Pop’s Nightclub. The event aired on FITE TV.
GCW Gateway To The Death Results (7/1)
Blake Christian def. Gringo Loco
2 Cold Scorpio def. Allie Katch
Ninja Mack def. Axton Ray
Nick Wayne def. Tony Deppen
Davey Richards def. Joey Janela
Jordan Oliver def. Dark Sheik
EFFY def. Delirious
Lucha Extrema Match: Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) def. Los Macizos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) and Jimmy Lloyd
GCW Ultraviolent Championship Match: Alex Colon (c) def. Cole Radrick
.@ManceWarner wants the split screen to have a name, he'll get a split screen with a fucking name
ICW No Holds Barred hosted its Volume 27 event in Maybee, Michigan. The event took place on July 1 at the US Military Veterans Motorcycle Club. The event aired on IWTV.
ICW No Holds Barred: Volume 27 Results (7/1)
SHLAK def. AKIRA
Bobby Beverly def. Kaplan
Tommy Vendetta def. Josh Bishop
Danny Demanto def. Randi West
Krule def. The Kirks (Brandon & Kasey Kirk)
John Wayne Murdoch def. Dale Patricks
ICW American Deathmatch Championship: Joel Bateman def. Eric Ryan (c)
The most recent episode of NWA USA debuted on July 2. The episode is available on their YouTube here.
NWA USA Stream And Results (7/2)
Gaagz the Gymp def. BLK Jeez
“Magic” Jake Dumas def. AJ Cazana
NWA World Women’s Tag Team Titles: Kenzie Paige & Ella Envy (c) def. Allysin Kay & Marti Belle
ICW No Holds Barred
ICW No Holds Barred hosted its The Pit 7 event in Maybee, Michigan. The event took place on July 2 at the US Military Veterans Motorcycle Club. The event aired on IWTV.
ICW No Holds Barred: The Pit 7 Results (7/2)
Neil Diamond Cutter def. Malcolm Monroe III
Isaiah Broner def. Aaron Williams
The Carver def. Satu Jinn
Brandon Kirk def. Darren McCarty
During John Wayne Murdoch’s entrance, he grabbed a microphone and explained that there was a stabbing outside the venue and that the remainder of the event is canceled.
Cosmic Angels show their teamwork against Himeka, and Tam shows why she's the Top Kawaii of the Cosmos! From earlier today in Osaka. pic.twitter.com/eVmyXumacD
ICW No Holds Barred hosted its Volume 28 event in Maybee, Michigan. The event took place on July 2 at the US Military Veterans Motorcycle Club. The event aired on IWTV.
ICW No Holds Barred: Volume 28 Results (7/2)
SHLAK def. Eric Ryan
AKIRA def. Brandon Kirk
Satu Jinn def. Neil Diamond Cutter
Tommy Vendetta def. Bobby Beverly
Kasey Kirk (w/ Brandon Kirk) def. Dale Patricks
Krule def. The Carver
ICW American Deathmatch Championship: Joel Bateman (c) def. John Wayne Murdoch
NJPW STRONG
NJPW aired their newest episode of NJPW Strong on July 2 on NJPW World. The tapings took place on May 15 as a part of the NJPW STRONG Collision tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Will Ospreay (w/ Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) def. Homicide (w/ Eddie Kingston)
Freelance Underground
Freelance Underground hosted its Blaze of Glory event in Joliet, Illinois. The event took place on July 2 at Cantigny Post 367 VFW. The event aired on IWTV.
FU Blaze Of Glory Results (7/2)
FU Independent Championship: Storm Grayson (c) def. GPA
Mojo McQueen def. Alfonso Gonzalez
Billie Starkz def. Katalina Perez
FU Tag Team Championships: The Brothers Of Funstruction (Ruffo The Clown & Yabo The Clown) (c) def. Pick N Pop (Darius Latrell & Koda Hernandez) and Joey Marx & Mason Conrad
Project MONIX def. Davey Bang
Joe Alonzo def. August Matthews and Gunner Brave
Laynie Luck def. Sandra Moone
FU Heavyweight Championship: Calvin Tankman (c) def. Shane Mercer
New Japan Pro Wrestling hosted its night six of its New Japan Road tour in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on July 3 at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on NJPW World.
Game Change Wrestling hosted its Rock-N-Roll Forever event in Evansville, Indiana. The event took place on July 3 at the Evansville Coliseum. The event aired on FITE TV.
GCW Rock-N-Roll Forever Results (7/3)
Jordan Oliver def. Calvin Tankman
Tony Deppen def. Kerry Morton
Nick Wayne def. Axton Ray
Blake Christian def. Shane Mercer
Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) def. The Bloodfighters (Alex Colon, Dale Patricks & Akira)
Scramble Match: Nate Webb def. Alec Price, Carter Gray, Larry D, Yoya & Jimmy Lloyd
Cole Radrick def. Joey Janela
Billie Starkz def. Dark Sheik
The Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley)
This past weekend, various wrestling promotions hosted Friday, Saturday & Sunday night shows.
Blitzkrieg! Pro, Sean Henderson Presents, DEFY Wrestling, House of Glory, National Wrestling Alliance, STARDOM, H2O Wrestling, NJPW, ICW No Holds Barred, Xtreme Pro Wrestling, Women’s Wrestling Revolution, and Warrior Wrestling all presented events on June 27.
We have compiled results for the independent shows below along with ways to stream them, if possible.
6/24
Blitzkrieg! Pro
Blitzkrieg! Pro hosted its 4th Annual Luau event in Enfield, Connecticut The event took place on June 24 at Old Country Banquet Hall. The event aired on IWTV.
B!P The 4th Annual Luau Results (6/24)
The CDC (Devantes & Juba) def. Locked And Loaded (50 Cal & Dan Barry)
Bobby Orlando def. Allie Katch
Dog Collar Match: Kirby Wackerman def. Bryce Donovan
The Haven (Jay Onyx & Shawn Knyte) def. A Message To You (Leary & Perry Von Vicious)
Anthony Greene def. Dirty Dango
Fans Bring Pool Toys: Logan Black def. Chris Benne (w/ Alex Cypher)
B!P Tag Team Championships: MSP (Aiden Aggro & The DangerKid) (c) def. Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller & Kylon King)
B!P Bedlam Championship: VSK (c) def. Alec Price
B!P Bedlam Championship #1 Contendership Ten Way Scramble Match: CPA def. Andy Brown, Angelo Carter, Evil Kip, Ichiban, Jeff Cannonball, Manders, Riley Shepard, Sammy Diaz & Travis Huckabee
Sean Henderson Presents hosted its I’d Do Anything event in Williamstown, New Jersey. The event took place on June 24 at H2O Wrestling Center. The event aired on IWTV.
SHP I’d Do Anything Results (6/24)
Marcus Mathers def. Reid Walker
Hardcore Match: Deklan Grant def. Chris Bradley
Cole Radrick & Jimmy Lloyd def. Dyln McKay & Ryan Radix
NWA Rules: Colby Corino def. Joel Bateman by referee’s decision
Death Match: Otis Cogar def. Louie Ramos
Scramble Match: Stan Stylez def. Casey Carrington and Mouse and Nick Grande and Riley Rose and Ryan Redfield
Giulia and Mai Sakurai dominate Utami, while @_Maika0324 uses all that power to hold back Kamitani AND AZM, from earlier today in Kyoto! pic.twitter.com/qoEfzjWwv4
H2O Wrestling hosted a two-part 6 F’N Years event. The event in Williamstown, New Jersey. The first event took place on June 25 at H2O Wrestling Center. The event aired on IWTV.
H2O 6 F’N Years – Night One Results (6/25)
H2O World Championship Match: Colby Corino defeated Deklan Grant (c)
Death Match: Matt Tremont vs. EFFY ended in a no contest
H2O Hybrid Championship Match: Billie Starkz defeated Adonis Valerio (c), Reid Walker, Steve Sanders, and Dyln McKay
Alex Stretch & Anthraxx defeated Kennedi Copeland & Mouse
Mitch Valley defeated Jeff Cannonball
H2O Danny Havoc Hardcore Championship: Lucky 13 (c) defeated Bam Sullivan and Cole Radrick
Fans Bring The Weapons Match: Jimmy Lyon Chondo & Mickie Knuckles defeated Chris Bradley & Kristian Ross
NJPW aired their newest episode of NJPW Strong on June 25 on NJPW World. The tapings took place on May 15 as a part of the NJPW STRONG Collision tapings.
NJPW STRONG Results
David Finlay defeated Danny Limelight
Minoru Suzuki defeated Tony Deppen
STRONG Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser defeated Tom Lawlor (c)
Rosser fights back with a massive Tombstone on the concrete floor!
Xtreme Pro Wrestling hosted its Beautiful Disaster Event in Pomona, California. The event took place on June 25 at The Derby Room. The event aired on FITE TV.
XPW Women’s Championship Tournament First Round: Sage Sin Supreme def. Chelsea Green
XPW Women’s Championship Tournament First Round: Taya Valkyrie def. Steph De Lander
XPW Women’s Championship Tournament Final – Ladder Match: Taya Valkyrie def. Kamille Brickhouse and Ludark Shaitan and Sage Sin Supreme to win the vacant title.
XPW King Of The Death Matches Championship #1 Contendership Death Match: Alex Colon def. Ciclope
Death Match: MASADA def. Miedo Extremo
XPW King Of The Death Matches Championship: SHLAK (c) def. Big Joe
Women’s Wrestling Revolution hosted its Aces High event in Worcester, Massachusetts. The event took place on June 26 at White Eagle. The event aired on IWTV.
WWR+ Aces High Results (6/26)
Armani Kayos def. Gal Barkay
Willow Nightingale def. Little Mean Kathleen
Davienne def. Paris Van Dale
Ashley D’Amboise def. Tiara James
The Administration (Damian Adams, Pedro Dones & Tina San Antonio) def. Clara Carreras & The Hispanic Mechanics (Jos A & Jos B)
H2O Wrestling hosted a two-part 6 F’N Years event. The event in Williamstown, New Jersey. The second event took place on June 26 at H2O Wrestling Center. The event aired on IWTV.
H2O 6 F’N Years – Night Two Results (6/26)
Three Way Match: Anthraxx def. Bam Sullivan and Ron Mathis
Three Way Tag Match for the H2O Tag Team Championships: The End Game (Darien Hardway & Leroy Robinson) (c) def. Kaos Control (Cecilio Vega & Rocket) and WTF (Bruce Grey & Tyler Voxx) to retain the H2O Tag Team Championships
Mouse defeats Aiden Baal
Four Way Death Match: Brandon Kirk def. Cole Radrick, Drew Blood and Jimmy Lloyd
Death Match: Joel Bateman def. Louie Ramos
Death Match: Mickie Knuckles def. Jess Moss
H2O Hybrid Championship Match: Reid Walker def. Billie Starkz (c) to become the new H2O Hybrid Champion
Anything Goes Match: Matt Tremont def. Deklan Grant
Last Man Standing Match: GG Everson def. Chuck Payne
Warrior Wrestling hosted its Warrior Wrestling 24 event in Chicago, Illinois. The event took place on June 26 at the Malcolm X College. The event aired on FITE TV.
Warrior Wrestling 24 Results (6/26)
Miranda Alize def. Heather Reckless
Mike Bennett def. Beast Man
Six-Way Lucha Scramble Match For The Warrior Wrestling Lucha Medallion: Gringo Loco def. Ninja Mack, Alpha Wolf, Dragon Bane, Golden Dragon and ASF
Frank The Clown interrupted Denise Salcedo, who was set to crown a Homecoming King and Queen. Maria Kanellis made the save.
Davey Richards def. ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor
Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed & Dante Leon def. Blake Christian, Nick Wayne & Fuego del Sol
Warrior Wrestling Championship: KC Navarro (c) def. Brian Pillman Jr
Much like NJPW, it appears Stardom has warmed up to the idea of working with AEW.
Dave Meltzer hopped on the Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast to discuss all things wrestling. During his appearance, he reported that Stardom is high on the idea of working with AEW. In particular, the company would like to bring in some big names for some of its more high-profile events.
Which AEW Talents Have Stardom’s Eye?
Stardom has certainly grown in popularity and served as a bright spot in Japanese wrestling during the pandemic. As the promotion gears up for some of its major events, eventually at full capacity with Japan starting to open up more, there is interest in top AEW talent.
Meltzer noted that Stardom wouldn’t hesitate to have the likes of AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker for some of its key shows.
The report may not come as a surprise to many. After all, Bushiroad owns both Stardom and NJPW. We’ve seen NJPW team up with AEW ever since Harold Meij was replaced by Takami Ohbari as the promotion’s president.
AEW and NJPW will be holding a joint PPV event dubbed, “Forbidden Door” on June 26. At this time, Stardom isn’t expected to participate. The promotion has its own event on that date.
