donsem43 Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 So... Tam Nakano and Saya Kamitani just did their version of the Jerry Lawler/Eddie Gilbert parking lot brawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 4 minutes ago, donsem43 said: So... Tam Nakano and Saya Kamitani just did their version of the Jerry Lawler/Eddie Gilbert parking lot brawl. Tam driving away the safest way imaginable killed me. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 I am 100% convinced that Onita got Tam into watching Memphis stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 13 minutes ago, donsem43 said: I am 100% convinced that Onita got Tam into watching Memphis stuff. I'm not familiar with the entire Tam career (very far from it). Was there a relationship of any sorts with Onita (like training or something) ? Non stuntmen-women doing stunts always freaks me out. Tam's bump looked pretty safe thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 Tam slamming Kamitani actually dented the roof. I don't really know how close they are, but Tam did appear on some indie shows that Onita was on early in her wrestling career. Onita was also suppose to have some role with the Stardom Idols project that never got off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted April 28 Author Report Share Posted April 28 Stardom roster update: * Tam Nakano has retired. * Thekla was "fired" in an angle but, according to Fightful, has a rep talking to various American companies. * Maika is out for the foreseeable future to get surgery on her elbow (sounds like Tommy John like what MLB pitchers get.) * Mayu Iwatani is now no longer a member of the Stardom roster. She has not made up her mind as to what she will do next. Stardom ref Barb Sasaki said of the Yokohama Arena show felt like Stardom had found all seven Dragon Balls, made a wish and now had to start the journey to find them all again. That couldn't feel more true now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 Mayu leaving is not very surprising, but it's a big blow. Her going to Temu Stardom would be such a downgrade, but her relationship with Rossy probably would help that and she would be de facto the biggest star there. Her going to WWE would be sad, because I would not watch her anymore at all, but then again, she can see what Iyo Skye is doing. Thekla I guess can get work in either company. She's solid and is a pretty cool character. Would not mind her in AEW. Not a game changer either way. Maika being out sucks and is another blow to the top of the cards. I think this was the biggest show ever for Stardom in term of attendance. Hopefully it's not one of those "peak, and then down down down". Then again, heel Saya has been a complete success, way beyond expectations. They have many super talented workers they can push up the cards. The question is, will they be able to turn them into stars ? On paper Stardom looks much better than NJPW right now, still. (funny though how at 58 years old, Yumiko Hotta is still a worthless no-selling waste of time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 OMG Mayu has signed with Marigold ? Who would have thought ! Such an unexpected turn of events, wow... Yeah, I dunno if that will be enough for me to bother. I already only check out the biggest Stardom shows. What I've seen of Marigold hasn't been very impressive and the company was totally carried by Sareee. They also have the most annoying ring announcer ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted May 5 Author Report Share Posted May 5 Call me crazy, but giving your newest signee the nickname "The Savior" isn't a good look for the rest of your roster. Also, it's one thing to expect her to draw and upgrade the quality of the top of your card but to also ask her to fix your training and your company's culture. That is a hell of a lot to ask of just one person! To top it off, you debut your "Savior" by having her go 20/80 against an aging veteran who can barely move because of bad knees. Plus the veteran is retiring in less than a month. Iwatani didn't even win definitively, she won via a rollup. Not the best way to make a boisterous debut in a new promotion. Then you have Natsupoi, er I mean Victoria Yuzuki (Notpoi?) come down to challenge her to a match for a midcard title. Ugh, whatever... Good luck trying to fix this mess Mayu, you're gonna need every once you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, donsem43 said: Call me crazy, but giving your newest signee the nickname "The Savior" isn't a good look for the rest of your roster. Immediately thought about that. Yeah, that's never a good feeling to give. Also, are you telling me Nanae Takahashi is actually still an egotistical old fucker ? I will pretend to be shocked. When I saw Mayu's fist match was Nanae, I went like "Yeah, hard pass". Glad to you she's still have passion for putting over no one for real, even months shy of retiring. They could not even sell out Korakuen Hall for this. Marigold ain't taking over Stardom. Not happening. How long before Levesque reveals they bought Marigold and that he loves the tradition of women's japanese pro-wrestling ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted May 5 Author Report Share Posted May 5 If you've read the plans Meiko Satomura has for Sendai Girls, and seen the growth in attendance that they've had in the last year and a half, they are more likely to overtake Stardom. TKO buying Marigold is too much of a get out of jail free card for Rossy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 On 5/5/2025 at 9:57 AM, donsem43 said: If you've read the plans Meiko Satomura has for Sendai Girls, and seen the growth in attendance that they've had in the last year and a half, they are more likely to overtake Stardom. TKO buying Marigold is too much of a get out of jail free card for Rossy. What are Meiko's plans for Sendai? I haven't seen much spelled out anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted May 11 Author Report Share Posted May 11 They're starting to run bigger buildings with the ultimate goal of running the Budokan sometime in the next 5 years. Their show on March 19 drew 3,500, 500 more than what Marigold drew at Sumo Hall last summer. In August, they're running a basketball area in Sendai. Meiko also said that they are looking to double their roster sooner rather than later. They are also looking at recruiting trainees from judo, amateur wrestling and other sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted May 13 Author Report Share Posted May 13 More Stardom roster news: * Hazuki and Koguma have left STARS and are going to focus on working more globally. They made sure to clearly state that they have not left Stardom. Hanan is the new leader of STARS. * Bea Priestley showed up at NJPW Resurgence and buddied up to AZM backstage but didn't seem to mention Stardom at all. * 2 more trainees were introduced over the weekend at the New Blood show, debuts and ringnames are TBD. Stardom now had 11 trainees debut over the last 2+ years with only 1 leaving (Victoria Yuzuki, now of Marigold,) so they are managing to keep the roster restocked. Sayaka Kurara seems like a surefire star. HANAKO, Aya Sakura and Ranna Yagami have good potential as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted May 15 Author Report Share Posted May 15 Stardom has temporarily uploaded the main event of All-Star Grand Queendom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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