Welcome! This is a weekly insight into the world of joshi pro wrestling, discussing the shows, the best matches to watch, what wrestler(s) stood out, and a look ahead at what’s to come. It goes hand-in-hand with the Five Star Joshi Podcast, which you can listen to every Friday on Fight Game Media Network +! THOUGHTS OF THE WEEK Stardom Dream Queendom…
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On Saturday, Stardom presented its 5 STAR Grand Prix Final. The show aired live both on pay-per-view and Samurai TV as it was the ultimate conclusion to a two-month-long tournament. For those unfamiliar with the tournament, it is the same round-robin style tournament as NJPW’s annual G1 Climax. Previous winners of the tournament include Nanae…
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Stardom was the talk of wrestling fandom early last month after the fantastic Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri match for the World of Stardom Championship became the Wrestling Observer Newsletter‘s highest-rated women’s match in over two decades. The company looks to follow up with its Yokohama Cinderella show. Hayashishita is still in the main event, but…
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