Stardom 8/2/2026 5★STAR Grand Prix 2026 Day 8
Day 7 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/stardom-812026-5star-grand-prix-2026.html
Hina, Hanan and a male non-wrestler talk to the crowd before the show.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Saya Kamitani vs. Kikyo Furusawa
KF running dropkicks Saya a few times. Saya hits mounted shots on her. Saya armbars her. Saya hits another dropkick. Saya chest forearms her. KF dropkicks her in the knee and chest. KF ankle locks her.
Saya slams her for 2. KF ankle locks her again and Saya ropebreaks. KF dropkicks her in the leg. KF blocks a slam and hits her own. They trade forearms.
Saya high kicks her for 2. KF rolls her up for 2 and goes for another ankle lock. Saya crabs her and KF taps out.
Thoughts: It was acceptable. KF mostly went for ankle locks and Saya ended up winning as expected. It definitely had some rookie vs vet vibes here. They kept this moving so it wasn't boring and it wasn't the worst choice for an opener.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Suzu Suzuki vs. Rian
Ri running dropkicks her then hits a chest forearm flurry. Suzu shoulders her over and hair throws her. Suzu foot chokes her in the corner. Suzu slaps her around and Ri forearms back. Suzu slaps her on the head when she tries a foot stomp. Ri hits chest forearms then stomps her foot. Ri then stomps the ref's foot.
Suzu pulls Ri down by the hair and corner meteora's her. Suzu goes up top and gets hit. Ri throws her down. Ri top rope diving crossbodies her for 2. Ri low dropkicks her against the ropes. Ri rolls her up for 2. Ri cutters her.
Suzu running lariats her. Suzu hits a tequila shot and pins her.
Thoughts: I liked it. It was a rookie vs vet match with Ri trying some cheap tactics and going for the upset before going down. It went as it should have and it didn't go too long so it didn't get stale.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Miyu Amasaki vs. Aya Sakura
They lock up. Aya wristlocks her and MA reverses it. Aya hammerlocks her and is tripped. They trade leg locks. MA side headlocks her and low dropkicks her. MA boots her on the bottom rope. MA slams her twice. They forearm each other.
MA hits a few forearms in a row. MA misses a corner charge and is high kicked. Aya 2nd rope dropkicks her then triangles her. MA ddt's her. Aya superkicks her in the gut and MA jumping ddt's her for 2. MA scholar collars her and Aya ropebreaks.
They trade chest kicks for forearms. Aya chest kicks her down for 2. Aya running facekicks her for 2. Aya thrust kicks her in the head and waterwheel drops her with a bridge for 2. MA hits forearms to the back then tornado ddt's her for 2.
Aya blocks a sitout pedigree and kicks her in the head for 2. Aya step up knees her in the corner. Aya top rope flying knee's her for 2. Aay hits a hard spin kick to the face and another high kick to the face. MA exploders her then hammerlock ddt's her for 2. MA sitout pedigrees her and wins.
Thoughts: It was an okay match and I liked this one. Aya hit hard and they both put out a good effort here. It felt like both girls were going for the win in this one and it was competitive. This worked out about as good as it was going to and it was a success.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Ruaka vs. Julia Hart
I'm intrigued by this one.
Both girls compete for cheers. Ruaka kicks her in the gut then shoulders her over. Ruaka throws her out and sends her into the seats. Ruaka is sent into the seats. Hart hits mounted shots on Ruaka then hits punches and boots in the corner. Hart foot chokes her.
They trade forearms. Ruaka eye rakes her. Hart ddt's her. Ruaka crossbodies her then crossfaces her. Ruaka crossbodies her against the bottom rope for 2. Ruaka distracts her and straight punches her. Hart hits punches. Hart bangs Ruaka's head off the mat. Hart flying headscissors her then corner lariats her.
Hart sits up top and Ruaka suplexes her down from the mat. Hart double boots her out of the corner and misses a top rope moonsault. Ruaka running lariats her. Ruaka fisherman suplexes her for 2.
Hart codebreakers her with her feet and STO's her. Ruaka rolls her up for 2. Hart crucifixes her for 2. Hart corner lariats her. Ruaka pushes Hart into the ref and hits her with a black box. Ruaka double arm chokeslams her for 2.
Ruaka 2nd rope splashes Hart and pins her.
Thoughts: Hart ended up playing the face here in this heel vs heel battle. Ruaka had a decent showing and it was acceptable for what it was.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Koguma vs. Yuna Mizumori
They shake hands and Kog does her "kuma" taunt. Yuna does it with her but crosses her hands in an "x" at the end. Kog boos her. Yuma armdrag her and Kog crucifixes her. Yuna legsweeps her and they stand off with poses.
Yuna hits lariats on ropes and misses a legdrop. Kog sits on her back and does her kuma taunt on her. They forearm each other.they do the kuma taunt together and Yuna headbutts her in the ribs. Kog bulldogs her then sentons her. Kog stands on Yuma's back and stomps her. Kog dd's her over the 2nd rope onto the apron.
Kog crossbodies her off the apron. Kog hanging sleepers Yuna from the buckles. Kog top rope dropkicks her. Kog sleepers her. Yuna throws her down backwards. Kog lying knees her then Yuna lariats her. Yuna tries to casadora roll her and gets a 2 count. Kog rolls her up for 2. They try more pins on each other and Yuna pins her.
Thoughts: I didn't like this one too much. There was too much silliness with Kuma wanting to do her taunts. I would have liked it though if it wasn't for that as they were going for a lot of pins here.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Momo Watanabe vs. Starlight Kid
Momo eye rakes her. Kid dropkicks her in the knee. Yuna chest kicks her down. Momo pulls on her chin on the ropes then cranks her head. Momo stomps her and kicks her against the bottom rope. Kid hits kicks to the knees.
Kid flying headscissors her. Kid dragon screws Momo's leg over the 2nd rope then dropkicks the rope into her leg. Kid stretch muffler her and Momo slides out. Kid goes for a springboard and Momo hits her in the leg with her bat. Momo 2nd rope meteora's her on the apron.
Momo meteora's her in the ring but Kid no sells it and turns it into a stretch muffler. Momo uranage's her. Momo is on the top rope and Kid armdrags her down. Momo then PK's her. Momo half and half suplexes her. Momo then meteora's her for 2.
Kid code red's her for 2. Kid goes up top and Momo puts her in tree of woe. Momo kicks her in the head as she hangs. Kid dragon screws her. Kid stretch mufflers her. Momo b-drivers her and sells her knee after. Momo half and half suplexes her for 2.
Kid TTD's her. Momo buzzsaw kicks her. Kid momo latches her and pins her.
Thoughts: It was an okay bout. They kept it moving. Momo did lots of kids and Kid worked the leg a little as usual. These two have been working each other a long time so they know what to do. Momo also did some heeling here.
Momo pushes her away after.
Yuria Hime and the guy from earlier talk.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Hanan vs. Ami Sourei
They trade forearms fast to start and hockey fight some. Ami side headlocks her and Han dropkicks her. Ami sweeps her on the apron and slams her on the floor. Ami crabs her and Han ropebreaks. Ami ties her up in the ropes and chops her. She does this on different sides of the rings. Ami splashes her while she's tied up in the ropes. Ami chops her down.
Ami is pulled over the top and Han crossbodies her off the buckles outside. Han flying euros her for 2. Han hits forearms and Ami chops her. Ami lariats her on the ropes and Han leg lariats her. Ami suplexes her.
Ami lariats her in the back of the leg. Ami racks her. Ami inverted drops her on her chest from the rack position. Ami then ties her legs up and pulls. Han ropebreaks. Han goes down and holds her leg.
Han step up enzugiri's her then spinning blade runner ddt's her. Han backdrops her then cuty special her for 1. Ami blue thunders her for 1. They pull each other's hair and Ami black hole slams her. Ami kind of stunners her from her shoulders then short arm lariats her for 2. Ami landslides her and pins her.
Thoughts: Hanan's selling wasn't any good here as usual. Ami definitely carried this one and it was better when she was the one in control. Hanan's selling brought this down and made this average.
They both talk on the mic after.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Hina vs. HANAKO
They lock up and Hana backs her up on the ropes. Hina side headlocks her then running dropkicks her. Hana shoulders her over. Hana stomps her. Hana hits 3 slams on her. Hana crabs her and Hina ropebreaks.
Hana stomps on her. Hana blocks a hip throw then slams her. Hina hip throws her. Hina flying knees her in the corner. Hina then STF's her. Hana ropebreaks. They trade forearms. Hina hits chest forearms. Hana samoan drops her.
Hana corner splashes her and hits a regular splash for 2. Hina STO's her. Hina STF's her. Hina pounds on her. Hina goes up top and is facekicked. Hana superplexes her then hits another suplex. Hina then suplexes her back.
Hana running facekicks her. Hana spinning head and arm drops her for 2. Hina spinning forearms her then exploders her. Hina fisherman jackhammers her for 2. Hina tries a top rope splash and Hana get her knees up.
Hana running lariat her. Hana powerbombs her for 2. Hina rolls her up for a close 2 count. Hana hit doi fives on her and pins her.
Thoughts: It had a lot of action and looked like a good match...but there was almost no selling at all and nothing they did meant anything. The crowd didn't seem to care though. A little selling would have helped this one so much. This wasn't good.
5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block A Match - Itsuki Aoki vs. Rina
Aoki offers a handshake. Rina slaps her hand and spits in her face. Aoki shoulders her over twice. Rina dropkicks her out of the ring and sends her into the seats. Aoki's head is banged off a table. Rina double axe handles her back and stands on her in the corner.
Rina hair throws her twice. Rina foot chokes her. Aoki running back elbows her then throws her by the hair. AOki foot chokes her on the bottom rope then corner dropkicks her. Rina hits chest forearms and Aoki chest forearms her down. Rina hip throws her. Rina does an octopus on her.
Rina running facekicks her on the ropes and gets a 2 count. They trade chest forearms. Rina drops her with a forearm then Aoki hits chest forearms on her. Rina does an otopus on her and grounds her. Rina northern lights suplexes her for 2.
Aoki shoulders her over then corner lariats her. Aoki corner meteora's her then suplexes her for 2. Rina 2nd rope dropkicks her then double knee drop her off the buckles for 2. They fight on the buckles. Aoki 2nd rope samoan drops her.
They trade forearms on their knees. Aoki hits her with a few and Rina running facekicks her. Aoki rebound germans her. Rina abdominal stretch drivers her for 2. Rina top rope double knee drop her for 2. Rina gori bombs her for 2. Rina running facekicks her. Aoki lariats her down. Aoki running lariats her for 1. Aoki air raid crashes her for 2.
Rina sunset flips her for 2. Aoki facekicks her. Rina whips her with a whip in front of the ref. They trade pin attempts and Rina wins.
Thoughts: I didn't like Rina cheating to win in full of the ref here. That should have been a DQ, especially since it affected the finish. The match was alright otherwise. Aoki's really figuring out how to work with the Stardom roster and is becoming an entertaining wrestler. It was fast paced and full of action.
Rina talks on the mic after and gets in Aoki's face.Aoki offers a handshake then bites Rina's hand. Rina then talks on the mic to close the show.
Overall thoughts: I like Amasaki/Aya best here. The main was maybe a close second but had a bad finish where Rina cheated in front of the ref and nothing happened. This was a longer show at 2 hours and 44 minutes and a lot of the matches were pretty similar to each other. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall as mot of the matches were acceptable. This show was okay.
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