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Stardom Flashing Champions 2024
Promotional poster of the event
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateMay 18, 2024
CityYokohama, Japan
VenueYokohama Budokan
Attendance927[1]
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Stardom Flashing Champions 2024 (スターダム フラッシング チャンピオンズ, Sutādamu furasshingu chanpionzu 2024) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 18, 2024, in Yokohama at Yokohama Budokan.[2]

Nine matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show, and two of Stardom's ten championships were on the line. The main event saw Saori Anou defeat Ami Sohrei to retain the World of Stardom Championship. In another prominent match, All Elite Wrestling's Willow Nightingale defeated Tam Nakano to retain the AEW TBS Championship.

Background

Storylines

The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Event

The event started with three preshow confrontations broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. In the first one, a returning Hina went into a time-limit draw against Ranna Yagami in singles competition, in the second one Natsupoi and Starlight Kid wrestled Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira also into a draw, and in the third one, World of Stardom Champion Maika defeated stablemate Hanako in singles competition.[4]

In the first main card bout, Rina, Fukigen Death and JTO's Azusa Inaba picked up a victory over two thirds of the Artist of Stardom Champions Mina Shirakawa and Xena who teamed up with stablemate Waka Tsukiyama. Next up, Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora and Thekla won a Gauntlet tag team match for the number one contendership for the Artist of Stardom Championship, bout which also consisted of the teams of Stars (Hazuki, Koguma and Momo Kohgo), Queen's Quest (AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C), God's Eye (Syuri, Konami and Saki Kashima) and Cosmic Angels (Yuna Mizumori, Sakura Aya and Sayaka Kurara). The sixth bout saw Saya Kamitani defeating Saya Iida to secure the first defense of the High Speed Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Ice Ribbon's Tsukasa Fujimoto and Seadlinnng's Arisa Nakajima defeated IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatani and one half of the New Blood Tag Team Champions Hanan in tag team competition. After the bout concluded, Fujimoto was nominated as the next challenger for Iwatani's title. In the semi main event, All Elite Wrestling's Willow Nightingale successfully defended the AEW TBS Championship against Tam Nakano.

In the main event, Saori Anou defeated Ami Sohrei to secure the third consecutive defense of the Wonder of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout ended, she received a challenge from Cosmic Angels stablemate Natsupoi.[5][6]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1PHina vs. Ranna Yagami ended in a time-limit drawSingles match10:00
2PNatsupoi and Starlight Kid vs. Crazy Star (Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira) ended in a time-limit drawTag team match15:00
3PMaika defeated Hanako by pinfallSingles match9:41
4Oedo Tai (Rina and Fukigen Death) and Azusa Inaba defeated Empress Nexus Venus (Mina Shirakawa, Xena and Waka Tsukiyama) by pinfallSix-woman tag team match13:12
5Oedo Tai (Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora and Thekla) defeated Stars (Hazuki, Koguma and Momo Kohgo), Queen's Quest (AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C), God's Eye (Syuri, Konami and Saki Kashima) and Cosmic Angels (Yuna Mizumori, Sakura Aya and Sayaka Kurara)Gauntlet six-woman tag team match to determine the #1 contenders to the Artist of Stardom Championship19:43
6Saya Kamitani (c) defeated Saya Iida by pinfallSingles match for the High Speed Championship11:10
7Best Friends (Tsukasa Fujimoto and Arisa Nakajima) defeated Eye Contact (Mayu Iwatani and Hanan) by pinfallTag team match[7]21:17
8Willow Nightingale (c) defeated Tam Nakano by pinfallSingles match for the AEW TBS Championship17:09
9Saori Anou (c) defeated Ami Sohrei by pinfallSingles match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship24:33
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 18, 2024). "Stardom Flashing Champions 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom. 2024.05.18 (土)［発売中］『STARDOM Flashing champions 2024』神奈川・横浜武道館. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  4. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (May 18, 2024). 【第2試合まで 無料配信】5・18『STARDOM Flashing champions 2024』　※PPVで全試合LIVE配信！. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Brennan, Corey (May 18, 2024). "STARDOM Flashing Champions 2024 Results (5/18): Willow Nightingale Faces Tam Nakano". Fightful. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Ravens, Andrew (May 18, 2024). "STARDOM Flashing Champions 2024 Results (5/18): Willow Nightingale Defends TBS Title". eWrestlingNews. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  7. ^ R. Faliani (May 8, 2024). "Arisa Nakajima and Tsukasa Fujimoto Reunite Against Mayu Iwatani and Hanan". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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