Stardom 8/3/2025 5★STAR Grand Prix 2025 Day 5 Evening Show

Stardom 8/3/2025 5★STAR Grand Prix 2025 Day 5 Evening Show

The afternoon show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/stardom-832025-5star-grand-prix-2025.html

Hina and the Stardom head talk to the crowd before the show. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Saya Kamitani vs. Waka Tsukiyama

Waka offers a handshake and Saya says something to her on the mic. Waka then gets on the mic and replies. Saya pump kicks her and Waka cradles her for 2. Waka gets another pin attempt in and cradles her. Saya ki krushers her out of it and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a short one with Waka going for the quick upset and she often does and getting put down. 

Saya then gets on the mic, says something to Waka and boots her out of the ring.  

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Natsuko Tora vs. Rian

Ri hits running dropkicks then does chest forearms. Tora bodyblocks her and misses a sneton. Ri rolls out and hides. Ri then hits forearms on her outside. Ri is sent into the post. Tora tries to splash her against the post but Ri moves. Ri gets on her back with a sleeper. Tora drives her backwards into the post.

Ri is sent into the seats. They get back in and Ri cutters her for 2. Tora crossbodies her then sentons her for 2. Tora cradle shocks her, Ri no sells it and reverses the pin attempt. Ri flips over Tora's back and backslides her for 2.

Ri gets her back with a sleeper. Tora corner splashes Ri then corner cannonballs her. Tora 2nd rope splashes her and gets the pin.

Thoughts: I liked it and thought they got the story right here. Ri was the crafty underdog and Tora used her size to overpower her and win.

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Lady C vs. Azusa Inaba

C trips her and AI grabs a guillotine. They trade front facelocks and AI side headlocks her. AI uses the hair to keep it on. C shoulders her over. AI rolls her up for 2 and boots her against the bottom rope. C giant swings her. 

C's head is banged off the apron then she is sent into the seats multiple times. AI stomps her in the ring, snapmares her and kicks her in the back. AI rolls her into a leglock. C running facekicks her then wheelbarrow drops her face first for 2. 

AI pump kicks her on the ropes then C facekicks her. AI pump kicks her then spinning neckbreakers her for 2. C corner facekicks her then fliyng neckbreakers her for 2. AI spin kicks her in the gut then superkicks her in the face. AI bodyscissors takedowns her for 2.

C drops her down face first for 2. C uranages AI then running facekicks her for the win.

Thoughts: As it often does, the visit outside during the match destroyed the flow this head going for it. The second half was better than the first half but it wasn't enough here. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Starlight Kid vs. Sayaka Kurara

They lock up and back each other up on the ropes. Saya chest forearms her and Kid side headlocks her. Saya running dropkicks her. Kid stomps the leg then bangs her knee off the mat. Kid standing moonsaults the knee then elbow drops it. 

Kid boots her in the face. Saya's head is banged off the buckles and Kid slaps her. Kid dropkicks her in the knee then Saya dropkicks her.  

Saya corner dropkicks her for 2. Kid 2nd rope twisting crossbodies her. Kid kicks her in the leg while she's down and shoves her head. Saya hits chest forearms. Kid dropkicks her in the knee. Kid hits chest forearms. Saya flying forearms her.

Kid cross-legged fisherman's suplexes her then Saya spinning fisherman's neckbreakers her. Saya dropkicks her off the buckles for 2. Saya misses a flying move then Kid meteora's her in the back of the head. Kid stretch mufflers her.

Kid missses a top rope 180 splash. Saya low flying knees her. Kid rolls her up for 2 and goes for the stretch muffler again. Saya spears her then does another spear for 2. Saya does a pin attempt for 2. 

Say runs at her and takes a slam. Kid top rope moonsaults her and wins.

Thoughts: It went a bit long here. Saya was the underdog in this and Kid mostly worked her knee. It's a shame the finish had nothing to do with all the knee work she did though. I thought it could have been a bit better.

Kid holds her title up to Saya after and they grab each other by the head.  

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Yuna Mizumori vs. Mei Seira

Yuna misses a lariat and is booted. They evade each other's moves and Mei is dropkicked off the apron. Mei dropkicks Yuna out of the ring then double axe handles her off the apron. Mei goes up and over on the apron and chest forearms her. Yuna is sent into the post then Yuna rams Mei into it. Yuna lariats her against the post.

Yuna top rope diving shoulderblocks her then legdrops her for 2. Mei springboard dropkicks her for 2. Mei ties up her legs and crossfaces her. Yuna catapults her into the buckles and tries pins off of it. They roll around the ring with pin attempts for 2. Mei lariats her on the ropes then Yuna lariats her on the ropes. Mei hits dropkicks. Mei hits chest forearms. Yuna chops her then springboard dropkicks her. 

Mei superkicks her then germans her. Yuna hits a big lariat. Mei hits boots to the face then Yuna hits a big slap. Yuna blocks a la magistral then sliding lariats Mei. Mei crucifixes her for 2.

They try pin attempts. Yuna lariats her. Mei flying dropkicks her. Yuna hurricanrana's her then pins her.

Thoughts: It was a fast paced affair as expected with both trying tons of pins before Yuna won out. We've seen this before and it was no different than those matches. I liked it. 

They go face to face and Yuna talk on the mic after. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - AZM vs. Natsupoi

Poi germans her off the handshake. Poi cartwheels off the ropes and superkicks her. Poi misses a top rope cartwheel splash then AZM suplexhes her. AZM hits another suplex. Poi goes for a la magistral and AZM tries a pin off of it. Poi rolls her up for 2. They run the ropes together and roll together.

Poi spin kicks her in the gut and takes a high kick. Poi superkicks her. AZM germans her for 2. They roll around and AZM tries 2 pins and gets the win.

Thoughts: It was very similar to the last match and I'm surprised they ran them after each other. What we got was entertaining and very fast paced but it was disappointing as these two can go and this should have gotten 15-20 so it could fully play out. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Rina vs. Tomoka Inaba

TI pump kicks Ri to start and hits forearms. They trade facekicks. Ri drops her with a flying facekick. TI is thrown out. TI is sent into the seats then Ri throws chairs at her. They kick each other outside then TI's head is banged off the commentary table.

TI stomps her as she gets in and hair throws her. TI hits chest forearms and Ri facekicks her. TI facekicks her down. TI pump kicks her then kicks her in the back. TI ankle locks her and bangs her knee off the mat. TI stomps the knee.

TI bangs Ri's knee off the mat with an anklelock. TI dragon screws her while she's on the buckles. TI hits leg kicks then is hip thrown. Ri northern lights suplexes her.  TI pump kicks her and Ri facekicks her. Ri STO's her. Ri 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Ri 2nd rope double knee drops her. Ri does another double knee drop off the buckles for 2. TI ankle locks her and leglocks her. 

TI legkicks her then buzzsaw kicks her hard for 2. Ri forearms TI then TI michinoku drivers her for 2. Rina whips her with a whip while the ref isn't looking and gets a 2 count on her. Ri does an abdominal stretch driver and is high kicked. Rin gori special drops her and wins.

Thoughts: It was mostly all kicks here. TI worked the ankle and leg a bit here but she lost so we didn't full get to see how that would play out. It was alright enough but the finish did feel rushed.

Rina talks on the mic after. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Bea Priestley vs. Hanan 

They lock up. Han wristlocks her. Han side headlocks her and they trade front facelocks. BP wristlocks her. Han is tripped while she has a wasitlock on and BP running facekicks her. BP double stomps her off the apron. Han suplexes her on the floor. Han the ncrossbodies her off the apron. 

Han's head is banged off the post. Han's back is rammed into the apron. BP backbreakers her for 2. BP forearms her in the back twice. Han flying headscissors her. BP half-crabs her. 

Han leg lariats her on the ropes. Han 2nd rope twisting crossbodies her then running euros her for 2. BP forearms her down. Han fallaway slams her. BP is lariated over the top. Han crossbodies her outside off the buckles. Han fameassers her and cuty specials her for 2. 

BP hits a northern lights bomb for 2. BP then straightjacket bow and arrows Han. BP pumping knees her then northern lights suplexes her for 2. BP germans her twice for 2. Han gets a 2 count on her then backdrops her. Han twisting ddt's her for 2. 

BP back elbows her then Han backdrops her twice for the win.

Thoughts: I couldn't really get into this. Much like in the afternoon show, BP needed to be a heel here to get Hanan over and that didn't happen. Hanan got as much offense in as she did and with Han being a limited worker anyway, it never got that good. I liked Han's backdrop at the end though.

Han talk on the mic after then BP does too. BP says she remembers her and her sisters. She says she's growing so fast and it makes her happy. She says she's proud of her and her sisters. She says they will make Stardom's future bright. Han then thanks her and talks on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: I like Tora/Rian, Yuna/Mei, AZM/Poi and Rina/Inaba to some extent. I didn't care for the main and Kid/Sayaka could have been better. While I did like AZM/Poi it should have been a main event style match yet was over quick. I'd give this show a 6 out of 10 overall and did slightly like it.