Stardom Dream Tag Festival

Stardom Dream Tag Festival
Promotional poster of the event
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateSeptember 10, 2023
CityYokohama, Japan
VenueYokohama Budokan
Attendance1,479[1]
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Stardom Dream Tag Festival (スターダム・ドリーム・タッグ・フェスティバル, Sutādamu Dorīmu Taggu Fesutibaru) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on September 10, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan at the Yokohama Budokan.[2]

Production

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Background

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The show featured seven 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.[3] The event's press conference took place on August 18, 2023, and was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.[4] All the matches were established by a fan voting system, with the results giving the event's namesake of dream tag teams between wrestlers from enemy units who even feuded against each other at some points in time.

Events

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The preshow match saw a gauntlet tag team match won by Megan Bayne and Mei Seira by last elininating the team of Miyu Amasaki and Lady C. The bout was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.[5]

In the first main card bout, Mina Shirakawa and Tam Nakano picked up a win over the time's Goddesses of Stardom Champions Natsupoi and Saori Anou. Next up, Kairi showed up to bid farewell to the Stardom fans, but was encountered by Saya Iida, Koguma and Hazuki who demanded one last match from her. Kairi picked Nanae Takahashi and Mayu Iwatani as her two tag team partners as the bout was officiated for Nagoya Golden Fight. Next up, Mai Sakurai and Wonder of Stardom Champion Mirai picked up a victory over Future of Stardom Champion Rina and Hina. Sakurai requested Mirai as her tag team partner in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League which Mirai accepted. In the fourth bout, Hanan and Mariah May defeated Momo Watanabe and Momo Kohgo by disqualification after Watanabe attacked everyone including referee Barb Sasaki with a bat. Watanabe then challenged Mirai for the Wonder of Stardom Championship reminding that she defeated the latter in the Grand Prix earlier that month. Next up, former Oedo Tai partners Natsuko Tora and Hazuki defeated Nanae Takahashi and Ruaka. In the semi main event, Strong Women's Champion Giulia and Suzu Suzuki drew against Utami Hayashishita and Maika. After the bout concluded, Prominence's Risa Sera and Hiragi Kurumi attacked Giulia and Suzuki, announcing their participation into the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League.[6]

In the main event, AZM and one half of the New Blood Tag Team Champions Starlight Kid picked up a win over the IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatani and High Speed Champion Saki Kashima.[7][8]

Results

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No.Results[9]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Megan Bayne and Mei Seira won by last eliminating Queen's Quest (Miyu Amasaki and Lady C)[a]Gauntlet tag team match12:30
2Dream H (Mina Shirakawa and Tam Nakano) defeated REStart (Natsupoi and Saori Anou)Tag team match12:32
3Mai Sakurai and Mirai defeated Rina and Hina by submissionTag team match11:50
4The Future (Hanan and Mariah May) defeated Momo Watanabe and Momo Kohgo by disqualificationTag team match8:19
5Natsuko Tora and Hazuki defeated Nanae Takahashi and RuakaTag team match14:56
6Giulia and Suzu Suzuki vs. Utami Hayashishita and Maika ended in a time-limit drawTag team match20:00
7AZM and Starlight Kid defeated Mayu Iwatani and Saki KashimaTag team match15:24

Notes

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  1. ^ The other participating teams were Stars (Saya Iida and Koguma), God's Eye (Syuri and Ami Sourei) and Waka Tsukiyama and Yuna Mizumori.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 10, 2023). "Stardom Dream Tag Festival". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 6, 2023). 2023.09.10 (日)［発売中］『ドリーム・タッグ・フェスティバル 2023』神奈川・横浜武道館. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (August 18, 2023). 【生配信】9/3広島サンプラザホール大会&『ドリーム・タッグ・フェスティバル 2023』横浜武道館大会 記者会見【8/15(金)15:15～】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 10, 2023). 【第1試合まで 無料配信】9・10『ドリーム・タッグ・フェスティバル 2023』神奈川・横浜武道館. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Anirban (September 11, 2023). "Former champion's final match announced before rumored return to WWE after 2 years; timeline for apparent homecoming". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Carlin, James (September 10, 2023). "STARDOM Dream Tag Festival Review and Results". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Edwards, Scott (September 11, 2023). "STARDOM Dream Tag Festival 2023 Results (9/10/23): Giulia, Suzu Suzuki Team". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  9. ^ Daly, Wayne (July 25, 2023). "Saya Kamitani Suffers Dislocated Elbow; Pulled From STARDOM 5 Star Grand Prix & Dream Tag Festival Event". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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