1. Future of Stardom Championship: Maika (c) vs. Saya Iida vs. Saya Kamitani
A hot opening match characterized by excessive movement and hard hitting. Iida's small body is packed with explosive power, just like the Dynamite Kid. I was impressed with how convincingly she was able to crush her larger opponents.
***1/2
3. Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley & Saki Kashima) vs. Donna del Mondo (Himeka & Natsupoi)
This was quite a good match for an early mid card match, but considering the talent, the quality was perhaps not so surprising. Everyone played to their strengths very well.
***1/4
4. High Speed Championship: AZM (c) vs. Mei Hoshizuki
The sense of speed here was amazing, it felt like they were wrestling on super turbo. Mei applied relentless pressure, but AZM's potent ground game gave her an edge. There were light-speed pinning exchanges and some dangerous near falls towards the end.
****
5. Artist of Stardom Championship - Elimination: Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa & Unagi Sayaka) (c) vs. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Starlight Kid & Gokigen DEATH)
This was an enjoyable trios match that had very unexpected developments. What seemed to be the culmination of the Mayu-Tam feud, turned out to be just another dramatic chapter. I’ve been impressed with Starlight Kid lately, she seems to have gotten stronger judging from the height she’s been getting on her standing moonsault recently and I love the bullish attitude she’s been showing in this feud.
***3/4
6. Wonder of Championship / SWA World Championship: Giulia (c) vs. Syuri (c)
A meticulously paced, intense and violent brawl. High-level strikes and dangerous techniques over the course of 30-minutes. They built this epic match brilliantly, from the early back work coming into play at the end to the deep character work. Giulia truly pushed Syuri, who usually has a narrower style of wrestling, out of her comfort zone and brought the best fight out of the rugged veteran. It was even more dramatic that such a performance would come just a week after Giulia was awarded the Tokyo Sports Women's Grand Prize.
****3/4
7. World of Championship: Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Momo Watanabe
What this lacked in emotional depth, it made up for in dynamic, explosive exchanges and some well-placed counters. It was amazing to see two young Stardom pure-borns main event a large-scale event like this.
****
