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3/27 STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022: THE TOP PPV REPORT FROM TOKYO, JAPAN

STARDOM "World Climax 2022 ~The Top~" from Tokyo, Japan at Ryogoku Kokugikan on 3/27/22 live on PIA pay-per-view: 

https://ticket.pia.jp/piasp/inbound/stardomwc22-engpls.jsp

Stewart Fulton is working alone until Waka Tsukiyama joins him later on the English broadcast. Natsuko Tora interrupted the Japanese team before the show was about to start to join them as guest commentator.

Future of STARDOM Champion Hanan pinned Mai Sakurai with a German Suplex in 6:20. She got on the mic with a proud smile and told the crowd this was her fourth successful defense. Hina came out to be the next challenger. She has been away since August because of her education commitments.

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The Cinderella Rumble is next. Two start if off with others coming in every minute. Pins, submissions, and over the top rope are the rules for eliminations. 

Mei Suruga of Choco Pro won the Cinderella Rumble over Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa, Ai Houzan (of Marvelous), Maria (of Marvelous), Momo Kohgo, Saya IIda, Aoi (of Just Tap Out), Tomoka Inaba (of Just Tap Out), Nanami (of Diana), Haruka Umesaki (of Diana), Lady C, Miyu Amasaki, Rina, Saki Kashima, Ruaka, Waka Tsukiyama, and Yuna Mizumori (of Choco Pro). There was a lot of leeway with the entrance times and entrances. At times it was much longer than a minute and other times only a few seconds between people coming in. A few people came out at the same time. They did a bunch of fast paced pins with people piling up on others for the eliminations making it hard to keep track of everything. Unagi Sayaka and Mina Shirakawa were the first two in. Suruga was the last in and she pinned Miyu Amasaki to win the match in 25:24.

Utami Hayashishita beat MIRAI by submission with a choke sleeper in 11:11. Hayashishita tried to give Natsuko Tora a rose as she customarily does with every female guest commentator. Tora took offense and got up and threw the rose down and shoved Hayashishita. Tora has been out of action with an injury that occurred in the match against Hayashishita back in July.

Momo Watanabe pinned Hazuki after a Peach Thunder followed up by a Peach Sunrise in 12:19.

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They showed a video plugging this year’s 5-STAR Grand Prix with opening days on 7/30 and 7/31 at Ota Ward General Gymnasium.

Waka Tsukiyama joined Stewart Fulton for the rest of the show.

High Speed Champion AZM won a 3-Way Match over NatsuPoi and Koguma by pinning NatsuPoi with the Azumi Sushi in 8:10. This was her first defense. AZM said she would like  to face them both in separate singles matches in the future but she had someone else in mind as the next new challenger. Mei Suruga came out. Suruga said since she won the Cinderella Rumble earlier today she would like to be able to make a challenge as the reward. AZM said Suruga was actually the person she was talking about and she gladly accepted the request.

KAIRI did an entrance with four people dressed as the Grim Reaper coming out first to lead her to the ring to try to intimidate Starlight Kid.

KAIRI pinned Starlight Kid after the Insane Elbow in 17:51. Kid was reluctant at first but they shook hands and hugged afterwards. Kid then kicked her in the arm in disgust while leaving the ring. This was KAIRI’s first singles match in STARDOM since May 2017 when she lost the Wonder of STARDOM Title to Mayu Iwatani.

Giulia, Thekla, Maika, and Himeka (Donna Del Mondo) beat Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki, Akane Fujita, and Mochi Miyagi (Prominence) when Giuila pinned Miyagi after the Northern Lights Bomb in 16:03. Giuila said she will face Suzuki one on one and looks forward to it. Suzuki said she couldn’t imagine this two years ago (they were in Ice Ribbon together). She said she came to STARDOM to destroy Giuila and won’t stop until she does it. 

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Wonder of STARDOM Champion Saya Kamitani pinned Tam Nakano after a pin attempt reversal in 23:10. Kamitani thanked her for the match. Nakano was brief and said she really didn’t want to speak after the loss. They hugged in respect. Kamitani said she was scared she was going to lose the title by having to defend it on back to back days but this was her fourth successful defense. (She defeated Utami Hayashishita yesterday). She plugged the Cinderella Tournament and said she would win it in back to back years.

Nanae Takahashi briefly appeared as a special guest before the main event started. She took part in the belt presentation in-ring photo op with STARDOM executive producer Rossy Ogawa, Syuri, and Mayu Iwatani and then quickly left the ring. She was the first World of STARDOM Champion defeating Yoko Bito in a tournament final in 2011. She left SEAdLINNNG in December. She co-founded STARDOM with Ogawa and Fuka in 2010. She parted ways in 2015 after the Yoshiko/Act Yasukawa shoot incident and went on to form SEAdLINNNG the same year.

World of STARDOM Champion Syuri beat Mayu Iwatani by submission with White Tiger in 28:57. Takahashi gave her the belt and the trophy after the match.KAIRI and Saya Kamitani came out and interrupted Syuri’s victory speech. Syuri said she wanted to say more but was polite getting interrupted. KAIRI plugged the Cinderella Tournament and said the three of them should close the show together. KAIRI raised both of their arms to do a photo op. This was the third defense for Syuri.

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