Stardom 7/18/2026 5★STAR GP 2026 Opening Round (Day 1)

Stardom 7/18/2026 5★STAR GP 2026 Opening Round (Day 1)

Pre-show:

AZM vs Fuwa-chan

They lock up and AZM side headlock takeovers her. Fuwa does a headscissors. Fuwa hits chest forearms and AZM basement dropkicks her. AZM PK's her from the apron. AZM kicks and boots her in the arm. Fuwa's head is banged off the buckles. Fuwa goes up and over, sunset flips her then dropkicks her. 

They trade chest shots. AZM suplexes her then Fuwa suplexes her back for 2. Fuwa top rope dropkicks AZM for 2. Fuwa dropkicks her. AZM spinning low enzugiri's her. AZM buzzsaw kicks her for 2. Fuwa trips her and AZM counters a la magistral for 2. Fuwa counters her pin attempt for 2. 

Fuwa hits chest forearms. Fuwa goes for the roll up but AZM armbars her. AZM ties up the other arm, pulls the arm back and hooks the head. AZM submits her.

Thoughts: It was average. Fuwa wanted to do more selling and basic wrestling and AZM wanted to do more fast paced stuff. The submission finish wasn't that well built to and Fuwa lost as expected.

Maki Itoh, Starlight Kid, Utami Hayashishita and Kiyoka Kotatsu vs Waka Tsukiyama, Matoi Hamabe, Ema Maishima and Rian

Rian and KK go at it. KK leg kicks her and spin kicks her in the gut. Rian stomps KK's foot. KK chest kicks her down. Rian takes running corner attacks. Itoh hits mounted corner shots on Rian. Maki boots Rian in the leg. Rian trips her and Itoh takes a double hip attack on the ropes. Rian basement dropkicks Itoh. Matoi comes in and does arm throws on Itoh.

Itoh ddt's Matoi. Kid comes in and basement dropkicks Matoi. Matoi running dropkicks Kid. Sayaka comes in and hits dropkicks on Kid. Kid comes in and trades chest forearms with Sayaka. Kid springboard twisting crossbodies Sayaka. Kid standing moonsaults Sayaka for 2. 

Utami running back elbows Sayaka then Sayaka flying headscissors her. Sayaka low dropkicks her. Utami takes a double dropkick and Sayaka slams Utami for 2. Sayaka flying knees Utami for 2. Sayaka slingblades Utami for 2. Utami germans Sayaka. 

Utami sliding lariats Sayaka for 2. Sayaka la magisrals her for 2. Itoh headbutts Sayaka and Sayaka takes a jumping double kick. Utami lariats Sayaka and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and it was just a way to get everyone on the card. We barely even saw some of the girls in here and it was little but filler.

Main show:

We get a cool opening presentation where girls pose in front of a tron with their 5 Star GP Block name and get introduced. There's lasers, smoke and some cool music that feels out of a 1990's video game. It then goes black and moves onto the next girl.

Hanan, Maika, Saori Anou & Suzu Suzuki vs. HATE (Konami, Natsuko Tora, Rina & Saya Kamitani)

Tora and Maika start us off. Tora boots her and they shoulder battle. Tora crossbodies her. Tora sentons her for 2. Kon comes in and kicks Maika in the back. She goes for the armbar and Maika ropebreaks. Maika powerslams her then sliding lariats her. Suzu running back elbows Kon and running knees her in the corner. Anou top rope double dropkicks her opponents. Kon armbars Suzu and Anou breaks it up.

Saya springboard double crossbodies her opponents. Kon PK's Suzu for 2. Saya basement dropkicks Suzu for 2. Saya ducks Suzu's slaps and they taunt each other. Saya spinning heel kicks her then Suzu shoulders her over.

Han and Rina come in and trade forearms. Rina running dropkicks Han. Rina facekicks her over the 2nd rope. Maika lariats Rina. Han fameassers Rina for 2. Han takes running corner attacks. Saya northern lights suplexes Han and Rina 2nd rope double knee drops Han for 2. 

Rina and Han try pins on each other. Rina facekicks Han. Han cuty specials Rina for 2. Rina top rope dropkicks Han. Tora corner cannonballs Han. Rina top rope double knee drops Han for 2. Rina gori bombs Han and pins her.

Thoughts: It was similar to the earlier 8-man tag. We didn't see a lot of Saya, Anou, Tora or Waka here. People just kind of came in and out as they pleased and they kept this moving. It was acceptable but it was a waste of everyone.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block A Match - Sayaka Kurara vs. Akira Kurogane

Akira running dropkicks her and hits chest forearms in the corner. Akira low dropkicks her and crossfaces her. Akira stomps on Saya and leg chokes her. Saya basement dropkicks her from behind and elbow drops her back. 

They trade chest forearms. Akira russian legsweeps her into a crossface. Akira dropkicks her through the ropes for 2. Saya 2nd rope twisting shoulderblocks her. Saya 2nd rope dropkicks her. Saya corner spears her for 2.

Akira cradles her for 2. Akira enzugiri's her and knees her in the face. Saya spears her. Akira no sells it and underhook suplexes her for 2. Saya hits another spear and pins her.

Thoughts: They had some good energy and fire here. I don't think it was anything great but it was an energetic battle and probably would have been a good opener if it was put in that spot. Saya won as expected. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Momo Watanabe vs. Yuna Mizumori

Momo leg kicks her. Yuna rams her in the corner and hits chest forearms. Yuna lariats her down from the apron. Momo meteora's her on the apron. Momo is sent into the seats. Yuna is sent into the post. 

Yuna chest forearms her and Momo forearms her down. Yuna springboard dropkicks her. Yuna corner lariats her then 2nd rope diving forearms her for 2. Yuna is seated on the mat and boots Momo in the face several times. Momo just takes it. Yuna chop blocks her, basement dropkicks her and sliding lariats her for 2.

Momo hits triple suplexes for 2. Momo hits a flurry of chest kicks. Momo PK's her for 2. Momo chest kicks her down. Yuna rolls her up for 2 then gets another 2 count on her. Momo high kicks her then Yuna lariats her for 2. Momo hits lariats on her. Momo b-drivers her for 2. 

Yuna overhead kicks her and b-drivers her for 2. Yuna sliding lariats her from behind for 2. Momo half nelson suplexes her and buzzsaw kicks her fo 2. Momo package tombstones her and pins her.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a good match. There was definitely some king of story going on with them kicking each other and this was mostly all kicks. The two worked pretty well together, they hit each other hard and it got enough time.  

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Koguma vs. Kikyo Furusawa

KF hits running dropkicks and basement dropkicks her. Kog tries to do her taunt, KF teases going along with it then rolls her up for 2. Kog basement dropkicks her. Kog sits on her back and does her taunt on KF. 

Kog stands and stomps on KF's back. KF running dropkicks her twice. KF cartwheels into a headscissors on Kog then she ankle locks her. Kog ropebreaks. KF dropkicks Kog's leg against the ropes. KF does another ankle lock then Kog ddt's her. Kog is on the buckles and KF throws her down. KF does a weird dragon screw from behind with her head. KF ankle locks her.

KF suplexes her with her head under Kog's leg and the arm hooked. Kog cuttes her. Kog misses a splash off the ropes and KF cradles her for 2. KF tries another pin for 2. Kog claymore kicks her for 2. Kog hits a german and pins her.

Thoughts: KF worked the ankle here some and Kog eventually won out. KF had some interesting offense here. I thought it was just kind of average but at least Kog did try to sell. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Ruaka vs. Miyu Amasaki

Ruaka hits Miyu as she comes down the aisle and throws her in. Ruaka corner lariats her and shoulders her over. Ruaka sentons her for 2. Miyu hits chest forearms and ddt's her. Miyu flying knees her in the corner and basement dropkicks her for 2. Ruaka lariats her on the ropes then lariats her.

Ruaka fisherman suplexes her for 2. Ruaka misses a 2nd rope splash. Miyu pendulum ddt's her. Miyu wrist clutch ddt's her for 2. Ruaka back body drops her and hits Miyu in the head with a box. Ruaka running lariats her for 2. Ruaka straightjacket germans her and pins her.

Thoughts: It didn't get a lot of time and was nothing too special. Nothing particularly stood out here. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block B Match - Saya Iida vs. Azusa Inaba

AI side headlocks her. Saya wristlocks her. AI flips out of a snapmare. Saya shoulders her over. Rina trips Saya from the outside. AI foot chokes Saya on the ropes. AI kicks her in the back for 2. 

AI facekicks Saya. Saya forearms her and is facekicked down. Saya jumping double axe handles her and elbow drops her. AI ankle locks her. AI facekicks her on the ropes. Saya chops her down. AI chest kicks her and Saya chops her. Saya chops her down. AI spin kicks her and hits chest kicks. 

Saya double chops her down and low diving lariats her for 2. Saya top rope diving shoulderblocks AI for 2. AI front facelock suplexes her 3 times for 2. AI high kicks her then germans her for 2. Saya spinebusters her. AI pump kicks her for 2. Saya running lariats her then flying lariats her for the win.

Thoughts: It was average. Some of AI's weren't bad and Saya threw decent lariats but AI just didn't bring enough to this one to get it going anywhere.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block B Match - Rina Yamashita vs. Mei Seira

Mei misses a dropkick to start. Rina shoulders her over. Rina armdrags her. Mei dropkicks her over the 2nd rope. Rina hair throws Mei. Rina corner lariats her for 2. Rina sharpshooters her and Mei ropebreaks. Rina running knees her from behind on the ropes. Rina facekicks her.

Mei chest forearms her several times. Mei is caught on a springboard and buckle bombed. Mei corner lariats her and top rope dropkicks her for 2. Mei its chest forearms. Rina lariats her on the ropes. Mei is on the 2nd rope and Rina suplexes her down. 

Mei slams Rina. They trade chest forearms and Rina forearms her down. Mei kips up and forearms her down. Rina tries to kip up but can't. Rina rolls her up for 2. Mei dropkicks her for 2. Mei running dropkicks her for 2. Rina lariats her for 2. Mei rolls her up and pins her.

Thoughts: The finish wasn't the best but I liked it otherwise. It was a spirited fight. Mei did a lot more striking than usual and it was nice to see her get to go toe to toe with Rina. It was mostly all forearms and people firing up here and that makes for good stuff. I thought this was good.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block A Match - Itsuki Aoki vs. Tomoka Inaba

They lock up. Aoki wristlocks her and TI reverses it. Aoki side headlock takeovers her and is put in a headscissors. Aoki side headlocks her again and shoulders her over. Aoki is tripped into the ropes and kicked. TI then facekicks her there. TI kicks her in the back then elbows her arm.

TI bangs the arm off the mat. TI wristlocks her and knees her in the arm. Aoki hits chest forearms. TI chest kicks her then Aoki chest forearms her. TI drops her with an arm kick. Aoki running back elbows her in the corner then corner meteora's her. Aoki 2nd rope splashes her.

TI rolls her into a rings of saturn. TI step up knees her in the corner then spin kicks her in the shoulder. Aoki air raid crashes her. TI armbars her. Aoki germans her. TI high kicks her for 2. Aoki lariats her and rebound germans her. Aoki running lariats her for 2. Aoki air raid crashes her for the win.

Thoughts: It was alright. TI targeted the arm. Aoki was able to fight through and pick up the victory. It was a little better than I expected but it still had room to maybe be even better here.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Aya Sakura vs. HANAKO

Hana misses a face kick and is high kicked. Aya triangles her and Hana tries to powerbomb her out of it. Aya keeps the hold on and Hana shoulders her over. Hana is pulled over the top and Aya crossbodies her off the apron. 

Aya 2nd rope dropkicks her then Hana lariats her. Hana slams her twice for 1 counts. Hana splashes her for 2. Hana crabs her and Aya ropebreaks. Aya hits chest forearms and Hana forearms her down. Hana hits more forearms. Aya rolls her into an ankle lock. Hana ropebreaks.

Aya dropkicks the leg and stomps on it. Hana's head is banged off the buckles. Aya running knees her then 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Aya elbow drops her. Hana chest forearms her and Aya leg kicks her. They keep this going. Hana blocks a kick and lariats her down. Aya flying kicks her.

Aya samoan drops her. Hana misses a knee drop and is kicked in the head. Aya sits up top and is facekicked. Hana 2nd rope superplexes her. 

Hana running facekicks her for 2. Aya rolls her but Hana turns it into a pin attempt. Hana running lariats her. Aya germans her for 2. Hana puts her on her shoulder and suplexes her backwards. Aya spinning high kicks her and step up enzugiri's her. Aya high kicks her and double wrist clutch germans her for the pin.

Thoughts: I thought it was an okay bout here. Aya did a bunch of submissions and kicks to the bigger Hana. Hana used a bit more power against her. It made sense logic wise and Aya was a decent underdog here. I liked this.

They grab each other by the hair after and Hana pounds on her.

Artist Of Stardom Title Match - God's Eye (Ami Sourei, Hina & Lady C) (c) vs. Triangle Of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue & Thekla)

Hina's team is hit before the out while huddling together. Hina's team is thrown out and Tehk double stomps Hina's back from the apron. Thek's team hits stereo chops on their opponents outside. Hina's team is sent into the seats. 

SB cartwheel forearms Hina. SB superkicks Hina in the face for 2. Hart ropewalks and pulls Hina's arm down over the top. Hina then takes a running Thek knee to the head. SB boots Hina in the head. Hina hits body shots on SB then low dropkicks her.

SB knees Hina in the head and pumping knees her for 2. Hina is put in the tarantula and gets dropkicked while there. Hina hip throws Thek. C comes in and running knees Hart. C does a grounded cobra twist to her. C and Ami hit stereo corner attacks then C double flying lariats the heels. 

Hart corner lariats C then back elbows her. Hart STO's C for 2. Thek slaps C down then superkicks her in the face. C drops Thek face and chest first on the mat. Ami tags in and corner splashes Thek. Ami shoulders Thek over for 2.

Ami's team puts triple submissions on the heels. Ami splashes Thek in reverse tree of woe and sliding lariats her for 2. Thek christo's Ami then Sky and Hart do the same to the other two. Thek headkicks Ami then top rope crossbodies her for 2. Thek does a rings of saturn to Ami and fish hooks her. Hina and C break it up.

Ami takes a double superkick. Thek spears Ami for 2. Thek spin kicks Ami in the gut. C facekicks Thek. Thek takes a backdrop + neckbreaker combo. Ami suplexes Thek for 2. Everyone hits a move one after the other. Ami lariats Thek down then blue thunders her for 2. Thek gets a bridge pin on Ami for 2. 

Thek forearms Ami down. Thek takes a 3 person 3D. Ami land slides Thek for 2 when the ref is pulled out. C and Hina get hit with title belts from SB and Hart. Hart mists Ami and SB hits a code blue on Ami. Thek curbstomps Ami and pins her.

Thoughts: Thek's team winning wasn't too surprising. They weren't all coming here for nothing. It was acceptable. The heels did their thing and the faces made some comebacks before going down.

Thek talks on the mic after. She calls Stardom's president Okada a p*ssy. She says Stardom and Japan fired her and banished her and will now beg her to stay.

IWGP Women's Title Match - Syuri (c) vs. Natsupoi

They shake hands. Syu turns her back and is german'd. Poi armbars her. Poi germans Syu on the apron. Poi is up top, Syu slaps her and throws her down on the apron. Syu bridging ddt's her on the floor. 

Syu bangs Poi's head off the buckles then running knees her in the gut. Syu running knees her in the head for 2. Syu kicks her in the back for 2. Syu underhook suplexes her for 2. Syu running knees her through the ropes. Poi dragon screws her from the apron.

Poi casadora bulldogs her on the floor. Poi top rope crossbodies Syu outside. Poi dropkicks her through the ropes inside. Poi top rope crossbodies her for 2. Poi kicks her in the arm then knees her in it. 

They trade kicks and Syu armbars her. Poi ropebreaks. Syu kicks her in the back and PK's her for 2. They german suplex each other. Poi roundhouse kicks her and superkicks her. Syu pumping knees her. They are on their knees and Poi headbutts her. Syu dropkicks her and backcrackers her. 

Syu is up top and Poi 2nd rope germans her down. Poi tries a cartwheel splash off the top and Syu gets her knees up. Poi is on the 2nd rope and Syu splashes her. Syu 2nd rope kimura suplexes her down. Syu armbars her with a triangle and Poi ropebreaks. Syu bridging ddt's her for 2. 

Poi hits chest forearms on Syu. Syu forearms her down. Poi hits more and is facekicked down. They trade forearms on their knees. Syu hits knees to the gut then knees her in the head. Poi hits slaps and fires up. Poi spin kicks her, superkicks her, spinning high kicks her and germans her. Poi cartwheel splashes her off the top twice for 2.

Poi ranhei's her for 2. Syu sto's her and flying knees her for 2. Syu fireman's carry gutbusters her for 2. Poi rolls up Syu for 2. Poi rolls up Syu for another 2 count. Poi hits a made in Japan on Syu for a 2 (it should have been a three though as Syu kicked out late). Syu high kicks her. Syu emerald flowsions her for 2. Syu buzzsaw kicks her for 2. Syu headbutts her then electric chair death valley drivers her for the pin.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. There wasn't a lot of story aside from Poi being a little bit of the underdog and selling. There was a lot of hard shots and both took some stiff moves here. It was alright enough as the main but not the classic they envisioned. I do think it's kind of odd they had these two in a regular title match when this show was all about the GP though.

They hug after. Syu talks on the mic as Poi leaves. Syu poses with her winner's trophy.

Overall thoughts: It was a longer show as most Stardom PPV's are. Fuwa/AZM was average. Starlight Kid's tag was filler but Hanan's tag was acceptable. I liked Kurara/Akira. Momo/Yuna was good. Koguma/Kikyo was average. Ruaka/Miyu was nothing special. Saya/Inaba was average. Rina/Mei was good. Aoki/Inaba was alright. Aya/Hanako was okay. The trios tag title match was acceptable. The main was okay. I'd give it a 7 out of 10 as we had some good matches here and like with AEW PPV's, there was so much on here that you would find something you liked at some point. It was a good show overall.