Stardom 8/5/2025 5★STAR Grand Prix 2025 Day 6
Day 5's Evening Show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/stardom-832025-5star-grand-prix-2025_3.html
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block B Match - Momo Watanabe vs. Ranna Yagami
They lock up and go to the ropes. Ran trips her and they trade front facelocks. Momo side headlock takeovers her, is put in a headscissors and they get up. Momo eye rakes her. Ran snapmares her and kicks her in the back. Ran then challenges Momo to kick her in the back. Momo then just boots her in the head.
Ran hits chest forearms and is pulled into the ropes. Momo kicks her into the back of the head. Ran is thrown into the seats. Momo hair throws her and boots her around. Momo forearms her down. Momo misses a corner charge, is kicked in the head then dropkicked. Ran chest kicks her and goes for the armbar.
They trade chest kicks. Ran his a couple in a row then Momo suplexes her. Momo PK's her for 2 then chickenwings her. Ran armbars her. Ran knees her in the head and rolling armbars her.
Mom head kicks her and gets high kicked. Ran leg lariats her. Momo hits another headkick for 2. Momo grounded chickenwings her and submits her.
Thoughts: We had a lot of kicks here and it was a decent match between two girls are somewhat similar style wise. Ran lost as expected but she did what she was supposed to here and it turned out okay.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Bea Priestley vs. Mei Seira
They evade moves to start. BP does a quick snapmare then backslides her for 2. BP rolls her up for 2. Mei is on the 2nd rope and is lariated hard out to the floor. BP headscissors her from the apron. BP hits a hard forearm and boots her in the corner.
BP foot chokes her then running knees her in the corner for 2. Mei cradles her for 2 and is forearmed over. Mei lariats her on the ropes then springboard dropkicks her. Mei guillotines her. BP then hits a ddt. They roll each other up for 2.
Mei dropkicks her then Bea germans her. Mei rolls her into a pin attempt but BP reverses it. BP forearms her down. BP falcon arrows her for 2. Mei rolls her up and gets the surprise win.
Thoughts: Mei took a hard lariat from the 2nd rope out to the floor. I liked it. There were a ton of quick pin attempts here and with Mei eventually being able to pull the upset off.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Yuna Mizumori vs. Azusa Inaba
Yuna offers a handshake and tries to pressure her into doing it. AI just pump kicks her. AI is thrown out. They forearm each other on the floor. AI hits chest kicks on her. AI running chest kicks her outside.
AI boots her in the gut. Yuna sweeps her and AI bridges out of a pin attempt before pump kicking her. Yuna lariats her. Yuna rolls her up for 2. Yuna goes for an AA then a pin. AI rolls her backwards and pins her.
Thoughts: It was another short and fast one here with a lot of quick action. I would have liked to have seen this get more time to play out than what it got.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block A Match - Ruaka vs. Ami Sourei
Ami poses in the aisle and is hit with a running forearm. Ru throws her into the post. Ami is pulled down over the top rope. Ru forearms her outside. They shoulder battle. Ru eye rakes her then sends her into the post.
Ru boots her in the head then bangs her head off the buckles. Ami corner splashes her twice. Ami sliding lariats her for 2. They shoulder battle and Ru knocks her over. Ami then shoulders her over and crabs her.
Ami stomps on her then chops her while she's tied up in the ropes. Ami splashes her while she's between the ropes. Ami is tripped outside in front of the ref by Momo Watanabe. The ref doesn't do anything about it. Ami is then sent into the seats.
Ru goes up and top and takes shots from Ami. Ami superplexes her. Ami running lariats her then does a blue thunder for 2. Ami lariats her. Ru throws a box at her head in front of the ref. Ru hits a top rope splash for 2.
Ru germans her then straightjacket germans her to win.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. They did some heavyweight wrestling here which I liked but it went long and Ruaka cheated multiple times in front of the ref, who didn't care. It would have been better if they stuck to the wrestling instead of the weak heel work.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Natsuko Tora vs. Sayaka Kurara
Tora shoulders her over three times to start. Tora slaps her in the corner and hits mounted corner punches. Tora chops her in the corner. Saya corner dropkicks her then Tora shoulders her over. Tora slams Saya on the floor. Saya then top rope plancha's her outside.
Tora misses a lariat inside and is dropkicked. Saya surprises her with a stiff forearm and drops her. Saya dropkicks her off the buckles for 2. Tora misses a butt drop on her and is crucifixed for 2. Tora crossbodies her then sentons her for 2.
Tora splashes her off the buckles for 2. Saya gets on Tora's back with a sleeper. Tora tries to drop her backwards but Saya keeps the hold on. Saya rope breaks. Tora hits a hard spear on her. Tora corner cannonballs her for 2. Tora misses a top rope senton. Saya flying knees her then hits a big spear for 1.
Saya trips her and rolls her up for 2. Saya runs at her and gets lariated. Tora death valley drivers her for 2. Tora top rope swantons her for the win.
Thoughts: I thought it was a good match and I liked this one. Tora used her size against Saya and Saya was the undersized fiery underdog here. Saya had some nice spears and really popped Tora with a surprise forearm at one point. I was surprised at how good this was. Tora's having a pretty good tournament so far quality wise.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block B Match - Suzu Suzuki vs. HANAKO
Hana running lariats her in the corner then does a regular lariat before the bell rings. Hana tries quick pins. Suzu is sent into the seats. Suzu throws Hana into the seats and throws a water bottle at her. Momo choeks her on the bottom rope.
Momo snapmares her and kicks her in the back. Momo running back elbows her in the corner then running knees her in the corner. Momo forearms her down. Hana samoan drops her and knee drops her for 2.
Hana and Suzu attack each other on the ropes. Hana blocks a spear and Hana suplexes her. They trade chest forearms for a while and throw some good ones. They slap each other each other and Hana goes down. Suzu headbutts her and both go down. Hana facekicks her then Suzu germans her. Suzu hits headkicks then Suzu tequila shots her for 2.
Suzu is on top and Hana powerbombs her down for 2. Hana is pulled over the top and sent into the seats. Suzu tries to use a chair. The ref grabs it and Suzu shoves him with the chair into the apron, knocking him down. Hana puts her on her shoulder and walks her up into the seats.
Suzu throws her down the steps into the lobby. Hana clubs on her there. They trade shots in the aisle and Suzu high kicks her. Suzu runs to the ring while the ref counts to 20. She seems to make it but they declare it a draw.
Thoughts: There was questionable reffing as usual here with Suzu dropping a ref by using a chair as a battering ram and getting away with it. Suzu also definitely did make it in time but got counted out away. I really liked the match aside from that though. It was good. They were aggressive, they stiffed each other and it was a very heated heavyweight battle. It surpassed all of my expectations and is worth a look.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block B Match - Konami vs. Hina
They do so mat wrestling. Kon side headlock takeovers her. Hina headscissors her and they stand off. Kon pulls her down by the hair. Hina hits a forearm flurry in the corner. Kon eye rakes her and running back elbows her. Kon foot chokes her.
Kon foot chokes her, snapmares her and kicks her in the back. Kon elbows Hina's arm then tries to armbar her. Hina hits chest forearms. Kon blocks a hip throw then Hina hits a hip throw. Hina running neckbreakers her for 2.
Hina crabs her. Hina does an STF. Hina STO's her. Kon throws her off the buckles then running PK's her. Kon diving headkicks her off the top for 2. Hina gets a 2 count on her. Kon high kicks her. Hina half-nelson, wrist-clutch suplexes her. Kon germans her for 2.Kon rolling armbars her but Hina escapes and gets a 2 count on her. Hina then tries another pin and wins.
Thoughts: I liked it. Hina kept going for pins and eventually pulled the upset off here. They also kept it short which helped.
Kon stomps on Hina after and foot chokes her.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block A Match - Saori Anou vs. Bozilla
They lock up and Boz throws her down. Anou kicks her in the gut and they test strength. Boz throws her down. Anou bridges out of it and axe kicks her back. Boz shoulders her over then hair throws her. Boz corner splashes her then hits shots in the corner. Boz then bites her in the corner.
Boz lariats her over the top. They go into the stands and Boz bangs Anou's head off the wall. Anou bangs Boz's head off the sign in the stands. Anou is sent into the seats.
They go back in and Anou dropkicks her in the knee. Anou dragon screws her and Boz does a terrible bump for it. Anou then figure fours her. Anou running kicks Boz's leg on the ropes. Boz chest forearms her down. Anou hits a bunch of chest forearms then hits her in the knee. Anou's hurricanrana is blocked and Boz sits on her with a high crab. Boz slams her then sentons her for 2. Anou gets on her back with a sleeper.
Boz full nelson backbreakers her for 2. Anou sunset flips her then backslides her. Boz lariats her. Anou no sells it and dropkicks her in the knee. Boz no sells an Anou german then release germans her. Boz electric chair drops her on her face for 2. Boz misses a vader bomb and is kicked. Anou ties up one of her legs while doing an armbar.
Boz shoulders her over and sitout powerbombs her. The time limit runs out during the pin attempt.
Thoughts: I wasn't a fan of this one. I don't think they did that good of a job with the big vs small concept and Anou didn't really work the knee enough for me here.
Boz gets mad at the ref and hits him. She then hits Anou and pushes the camera man away. Boz then throws chairs. Anou gets on the mic and yells at Boz. Boz then throws a chair in and gives her the finger.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - AZM vs. Rina
Ri dropkicks AZM as she enters. Ri then facekicks her onto the apron. AZM gets back in and Ri hair throws her. Ri slams her for 2 then stomps on her. AZM hits chest forearms and Ri facekicks her. AZM trips her then high kicks her while she lays on the apron. AZM PK's her from the apron.
They trade forearms. AZM forearms her down. AZM high kicks her then Ri hip throws her. AZM suplexes her then Rina suplexes her back. Rina STO's her. Rina goes up top and is hit with forearms. Rina is armdragged off the top.
Rina northern lights suplexes her then does an octopus. AZM then ropebreaks. Rina 2nd rope double knee drops her then top rope double knee drops her for 2.
AZM hits a code red for 2 then armbars her. AZM hits a head kick then top rope double stomps her for 2. Rina grounded octopuses her and AZM turns it into a pin attempt. AZM does another pin attempt for 2. Rina gets a 2 count on her.
AZM high kicks her then germans her for 2. Rina does an abdominal stretcher driver for 2. AZM running facekicks her for 2. AZM canadian destroyers her then pins her to win.
Thoughts: It was fast paced as expected and full of pin attempts. The work wasn't great or anything but it was never boring as it was filled with action from start to finish.
AZM then talks on the mic after.
5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Hanan vs. Saya Kamitani
They do some amateur wrestling. Han waistlocks her and Saya side headlocks her. Saya side headlock takeovers her and spin kicks her in the gut. Han flying headscissors her. Han goes up top and is thrown down to the apron hard. Saya crossbodies her off the apron.
Saya chokes her with a chain outside then hangs her with it. Saya 2nd rope dropkicks her then stomps her. Saya foot chokes her. Saya stomps her while she's down. Han hits chest forearms and Saya drops her with a forearm.
Han 2nd rope twisting crossbodies her. Saya boots her in the gut and Han running euros her. Saya hits shots then Han pop-up euros her. Han leg lariats her. Saya spinning high kicks her. Han back body drops her over the top rope. Han then 2nd rope plancha's her outside.
Han fameassers her then cuty specials her for 2. Saya spinning heel kicks her. Saya boots her from the 2nd buckle. They both go on the 2nd rope. Saya hurricanrana's her down. Saya northern lights suplexes her for 2.
Han blocks a kamigoye then Saya corkscrew kicks her. Han trips her and rolls her up for 2. Han twisting ddt's her for 2. Saya pump kicks her then rolls her into a backdrop for 1. Han backdrops her. Han hits another backdrop for 2. Saya rolls her into a double stomp. Saya pump kicks her then corkscrew kicks her back for 2. Saya ki krushers her for the win.
Thoughts: It was a good main. Saya won as expected and Han got some offense in before being put down. Both girls did what they were supposed to without overdoing it. I didn't like Saya being allowed to choke Han with a chain though right in front of the ref without any punishment though.
They talk to each other on the mic after.
Overall thoughts: The opener was alright. I liked the Bea/Mei match. Yuna/Azusa was short and full of action. Ruaka/Ami should have worked but it went too long and had issues with blatant cheating. Tora/Sayaka was good and Suzu/Hanako is worth a look on its own. Konami/Hina was fine. Anou/Bozilla shockingly didnt work out. The main was good. I'd give this one an 8 out of 10. Hanako/Suzu was a show stealer, the main delivered and we had a lot of good action here. This was a good show.
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