Once again, there has been a bit of a delay from me in giving you the results of the STARDOM 5 Star Grand Prix. This time though, it was work related and how it took me a while to watch the shows and catch up on what happened. So today, I’m gonna bring you Nights 15 through 19, 5 Star matches only.
You can find my review of Nights 1 to 4, Nights 5 to 9 and Nights 10 to14 here.
Let’s cut the BS and just hop right into it.
Night 15: 17th September 2022 | Saki Kashima Takes Down Another Favorite In The Fight For The 5 Star Grand Prix
Suzu Suzuki def. Saya Iida
Maika def. Unagi Sayaka
Maika vs Risa Sera : Double Count Out
Mirai def. Mina Shirakawa
Saki Kashima def. Utami Hayashishita
Syuri def. Saki
Starlight Kid def. Natsupoi
Match of the Night: Maika vs. Risa Sera
This match was a lot of fun for me. Maika and Risa Sera took each other to task and gave it all to the fans, ending the match in a double count-out. It was tough picking between this match and Natsupoi vs Starlight Kid, but this one was just fun from bell to bell. Check it out.
UPSET OF THE NIGHT: SAKI KASHIMA def. UTAMI HAYASHISHITA
Saki Kashima continued her role of pulling the upset with a surprise win over Utami Hayashishita. Utami ragdolled Saki for the entire match until Saki hit the Kishikaisei, the most powerful move in wrestling, and pinned the former World Champion clean.
NIGHT 16: 18th September 2022 | Suzu Suzuki Stands Tall Against Momo Watanabe
Koguma def. Unagi Sayaka
Saki def. Mai Sakurai
Starlight Kid def. Mina Shirakawa
Giulia def. Ami Sourei
Saya Kamitani vs Mirai : Time-limit draw
Tam Nakano def. Risa Sera
Suzu Suzuki def. Momo Watanabe
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: SUZU SUZUKI vs. MOMO WATANABE
For me, there was several really good matches on this night that could have easily been MotN. However, Suzu Suzuki and Momo Watanabe went out there and tried to kill each other. They took each other to task and it was 13:27 of pure action and violence. I highly recommend seeing this match.
There were no matches that I consider the victor to have been an upset on this night.
NIGHT 17: 19th September 2022 | Shirakawa Falls To The Mighty Suzuki
Maika def. Mai Sakurai
AZM def. Unagi Sayaka
Suzu Suzuki def. Mina Shirakawa
Tam Nakano def. Momo Kohgo
Risa Sera def. Koguma
Utami Hayashishita def. Saki
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: SUZU SUZUKI vs. MINA SHIRAKAWA
Suzu Suzuki again wins my match of the night, on back to back nights, for her match against Mina Shirakawa. Mina and Suzu put on one hell of a match and it easily was the best one of the night. They tore into each other and showed how badly they wanted to win the tournament. Must watch for sure.
As with Night 16, there were no upsets on this night.
NIGHT 18: 23rd September 2022 | Kamitani Falls, Syuri Rises and Iwatani & Hazuki Show One Another Respect
Suzu Suzuki def. Hanan
Natsupoi def. Saya Iida
Saki def. Momo Kohgo
Koguma def. AZM
Saki Kashima def. Risa Sera
Starlight Kid def. Mirai
Mina Shirakawa def. Saya Kamitani
Momo Watanabe def. Giulia
Mayu Iwatani def. Hazuki
Syuri def. Tam Nakano
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: SYURI vs. TAM NAKANO
Gods, picking a match of the night for this show was hard as hell. You had five matches that could easily have earned that honor and I highly recommend this show as it was full of great action. The true MotN though, in my opinion, was Syuri vs Tam Nakano. They have insane chemistry together and they put on another phenomenal show for the fans.
UPSET OF THE NIGHT: MINA SHIRAKAWA def. SAYA KAMITANI
Now, Saki Kashima did pull another upset in her defeat of Risa Sera, but an even bigger one was Mina Shirakawa defeating the current Wonder of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani. This match was absolutely insane! I loved every second of it and Mina looked so damn good in defeating the champion. She has her shot to dethrone Saya soon and I think she can do it!
NIGHT 19 & 20: 24th & 25th September 2022 | Momo Watanabe and Mayu Iwatani Prove Why They Are Two Of The Best In Stardom
I grouped Nights 19 and 20 together since there were only two 5 Star matches on the 9/25 card, which was the Stardom in Showcase 2 PPV.
Night 19:
Hanan def. Mina Shirakawa
Momo Kohgo def. Maika
Starlight Kid def. Saya Iida
Suzu Suzuki def. Ami Sourei
Himeka def. Unagi Sayaka
Momo Watanabe def. Mayu Iwatani
Utami Hayashishita def. Tam Nakano
Giulia def. Saya Kamitani
Night 20:
Hanan def. Saya Iida
Suzu Suzuki def. Starlight Kid
MATCH OF THE NIGHT: MOMO WATANABE vs. MAYU IWATANI
Momo Watnabe and Mayu Iwatani once again took each other to the limit in this years 5 Star GP. Perhaps more surprisingly, Momo has now defeated Mayu in two straight years during the Grand Prix. It seems Momo has her number in this tournament right now, but the two of them still put on amazing matches that absolutely need to be seen by all.
UPSET OF THE NIGHT: HANAN def. MINA SHIRAKAWA
Until this point in the tournament, Hanan did not have a single win under her belt. That changed when she surprised us all by defeating Mina Shirakawa. It was a victory long coming for the Future of Stardom Champion and it let her end the tournament on a relatively strong note.
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