Stardom 7/31/2022 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 Day 2

Stardom 7/31/2022 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 Day 2

I just watched the GP matches here:

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Red Stars Match - Momo Kohgo vs Koguma

Tey both dance along with the crowds claps and pose together. Momo then tries roll ups then satellite armdrags her. Koguma then trips her into a basement dropkick and slams her for 2. Momo dropkicks her then Koguma blocks her 619. Momo slingshot double stomps Koguma's back then 619's her. Momo spins and whips her into the ropes then Koguma running cutters her for 2.

Koguma stands on the 2nd rope and Momo 619's her legs off of it. Momo then springboard dropkicks her. Momo fisherman suplexes her for 2 then they roll each other up. Momo goes for a la mistica and Koguma blocks her roll-up and pins here.

They had a lot of sloppiness here and even though it was sub 10 minutes, it still kind of felt a little long for this. The pace was very fast. 

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Blue Stars Match - Momo Watanabe vs Mina Shirakawa

Mina gets jumped on the stage during her entrance dance. Momo then suplexes her on it. Mina is hit with weapons outside from Oedo Tai. Momo ties her up in the ropes and kicks and double chops her. Momo hits kicks to the chest of a downed Mina then Mina comes back with a spinning elbow. Mina hits hard chest kicks and drops her with one.

Mina satellite's her into a russian legsweep then reverse ddt's her. Mina is rolled into a grounded chicken wing then Momo meteora's her. Momo then 2nd rope meteora's her for 2. Mina spinning elbows her then Momo hits a high kick. Mina then responds with a koppo kick. Mina hits more spinning forearms then bridging ddt's her. Momo hits a peach sunrise for 2. She then cradle tombstones her and Mina rolls her up. Mina is pushed into the ref and buzzsaw kicked then Momo gets a wrench.

Momo and the ref fight over then wrench then Mina step-up enzugiri's her, pushes her into her partner in the corner and grabs the roll-up win.

It was stiff and entertaining but it did go a little longer than it needed to. They matched up well together. The weapons/ref shenanigans didn't do a whole lot to help this.

Momo threw the ref out after.

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Red Stars Match - SAKI vs Risa Sera

They trade forearms to start and Risa blocks a facekick. Risa does a reverse rocking horse to her then double kneedrops her back. Risa hits a forearm flurry on her then Saki suplexes her. Saki facekicks her through the ropes the running knees her. Risa swings her into a drop then 2nd rope kneedrops her.

Risa does a high crab on her. Risa slams her into the buckles then meteora's her. Saki facekicks her then Risa death valley drivers her. Saki comes back with a face kick then a kick to the back of the head. Saki then suplexes her then Risa schweins her and wins it.

The finish was out of nowhere and Saki's endless facekicks got old after a while here.

Risa goes for a handshake after and gets slapped.

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Red Stars Match - Himeka vs Tam Nakano

Himeka gets a side headlock on early then running shoulders her. Himeka backbreakers her then racks her. Himeka then runs her over with a shoulder. Tam then blockbusters her and rolls her into an armbar. Tam puts her arm behind the rope and dropkicks it. Himeka lariats her then single leg crabs her.

Himeka hits a sitout burning hammer for 2. Himeka goes to the 2nd rope then is backdropped off of it. Tam spinning high kicks then hits a high bridge tiger suplex. Himeka then gets back up and running lariats her. Tam hits another spinning high kick then a buzzsaw kick. She then hits flying knees to the front, back and side of Himeka's head for 2. Tam then hits another nice tiger suplex and wins it.

I hated this. There was little selling and they did way too much.

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Blue Stars Match - Giulia vs MIRAI

Mirai dropkicks her then shoulders her over. Mirai ducks a lariat then takes a very short kick as she runs. Giulia climbs over the top rope and armdrags her then satellites her into a roll-up. Giulia then armdrags and dropkicks her. Giulia then tornado ddt's her and northern lights suplexes her off the bearhug position. Giulia then catapults her neck into the bottom rope.

Mirai forearm flurries her then is dropkicked. Mirai drops her face first on the mat then half-nelson suplexes her from the wheelbarrow position. Mirai then corkscrew vader bombs her for 2. Giulia puts her in an octopus as she is standing and Mirai collapses then lifts her back up. Giulia top rope dropkicks her. Giulia octopus stretches her again and Mirai drops her from that position. Mirai hits a hard running lariat. Giulia backdrops her then slaps her and knees her in the face.

Mirai runs into a dropkick then lariats her for 2. They trade pin attempts and Mirai wins it.

It was going okay but the submission work near the end really kind of hurt the flow and the pin reversals at the end didn't help much either. Both are better at striking and had they just stuck with that, I think it would have been better. It wasn't bad or anything, just not as good as it could have been.

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Blue Stars Match - Starlight Kid vs Saya Kamitani

They go face to face, Saya pushes her and is dropkicked. Kid moonsaults her off the 2nd rope then flying forearms her. Kid pounds on her with forearms then Saya hits a nice dropkick. Saya then springboard crossbodies her on the outside. Saya then slingshot splashes her for 2. Saya jumps off the ropes to evade her then is dropkicked in the back.

Saya pump kicks Kid then pounds on her with forearms. Kid rolling bombs Saya from the top then hits a lightning spiral for 2. Kid then top rope moonsaults her for 2. Saya spinning high kicks her then top rope dropkicks her. They try to roll each other up then Saya rolls her into a blue thunder bomb for 2. Saya dropkicks, pumpkicks then spinning heel kicks her. Kid then rolls her up from the hurricanrana and wins it.

The action was fast paced and they did a lot of athletic stuff, but they totally forgot about selling by the end and it was just a movesfest.

5*Star Grand Prix 2022 Red Stars Match - Syuri vs Utami Hayashishita

They trade forearms and Syuri facekicks her. Syuri shoulders her over then dropkicks her in the back of the head. Syuri shotgun dropkicks her then underhook suplexes her for 2. Syuri then codebreakers her as she hangs off the top. Syuri running knees her through the ropes. Utami hanging sleepers her off the top rope on the apron then dropkicks her off the 2nd rope on the apron. Syuri samurai drivers her on the apron then ddt's her on the floor. They forearm flurry each other at the same time then Syuri rolling armbars her.

Syuri bridging ddt's her for 2 then running knees her. Utami powerbombs her then release germans her. Utami schwein's her off the 2nd rope for 2. Utami dropkicks Syuri then Syuri codebreakers her. Utami forearms her then headbutts her and germans her. Utami then spinning rackbombs her and she no sells it. Utami starts bolo punching her then Syrui high kicks her. Utami hits more bolo punches then Syuri germans her. Utami lariats her for 2 then spinning razor's edges her and wins it.

I hated all of this. They did so many moves and none of it meant anything until the finish. Awful stuff.

Overall thoughts: I did not enjoy this show at all. It was just endless kickouts, dangerous moves and indy style matches.