Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of STARDOM American Dream from The Palms Theater in Las Vegas, streaming live on Triller.
Pre-Show Notes:
Scott D'Amore, Thekla, RJ City, Rocky Romero and Lou D'Angeli are at the show.
Vladimir the Superfan and Ringside Charlie are in the house.
George Napolitano is shooting photos at ringside.
There will be some changes to the announced match card.
Aya Sakura & Natsupoi vs. Brittany Brooks & SAKI
Brooks and Natsupoi started. Brooks nailed a suplex for a quick one count but Natsupoi bridged out. Brooks caught her with a DDT for a two count. SAKI tagged in and kept working over Natsupoi. Sakura finally got a tag and nailed a dropkick on SAKI. Brooks entered the fray and cut off her momentum. Sakura fought them off and nailed a running knee strike in the corner, followed by a dropkick off the ropes. SAKI took control and she and Brooks tagged in and out, working over Sakura. Brooks scored a two count with a clothesline. Natsupoi finally tagged in and battled with Brooks, finally nailing several big dropkicks. Brooks came back to nail a back suplex as SAKI tried to keep Sakura for getting involved. All four battled. Brooks was hit with a bridging suplex by Natsupoi for a close two count. Natsupoi nailed a moonsault for the pin.
Your winners, Aya Sakura & Natsupoi!
Maika & Mina Shirakawa & HANAKO vs. Hazuki & Suzu Suzuki & Rina Yamashita
Suzuki and Mina started out. Suzuki drilled her hard in the corner. Mina took her leg out and splashed over the ropes into the ring for a two count. Rina and Hazuko tagged in and they triple-teamed Mina. The crowd loved it. Hazuki nailed a series of boots to the face. She and Mina exchanged chops. Maika and Rina battled. Very good six woman tag with way too much to recap. Team Mina triple-teamed Suzuki with Mina splashing her off her partners shoulders for a two count. Maika and Suzuki battled. Rina tagged in and ate a boomerang clothesline. Suzuki and Maia battled with Maika hitting a driver, scoring the pin.
Your winners, Maika & Mina Shirakawa & HANAKO!
The crowd really enjoyed this one.
They have a healthy crowd live.
ROH Women's Champion Athena vs. Rina
Athena drilled Rina before the bell, then sent her to the floor after a leg lariat. They battled to the floor, where Rina went for a move but got caught. She pulled herself to the apron and kicked Athena down, then came off the apron. Rina nailed some big boots and tossed the champ in the ring. Rina rammed Athena into the turnbuckles. Rina controlled Athena and cinched in a rear chinlock. Athena fired back but was nailed with several dropkicks. Good, competitive bout thus far.
Athena worked over Rina, who came back with a missile dropkick and a bridging suplex. She cinched an Octopus hold on Athena, who escaped and drilled her with a big forearm. Rina fired back but was hit with a back suplex for a two count. Rina nailed a Judo Toss into a slam. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome" as they fought to recover. They fired back and forth, throwing heavy bombs at each other. Athena nailed a big boot and then booted her out of the ring to the floor. Athena hit a dive to the floor. Athena nailed a tombstone for a two count.
Rina came back to score a series of near falls. Athena caught her with a powerbomb, then locked her in a submission and forced the tap.
Your winner, ROH Champion Athena!
All three matches have been good thus far.
We are now at intermission.
STARDOM President Okada came out and thanked everyone. He said he thought STARDOM was number one. AEW Women's Champion Thekla came out of the crowd and laid him out. She called him a dumb b**ch and asked how dare he come to her territory. She was in Japan for years, getting her ass beat for nothing and she was fired in front of everyone but look at her now. She's the biggest mistake he ever made and she's on the top of the world and the champion. She said there will be no Forbidden Door for him. If she sees him again, she will bring her girls to Japan, hunt him down and beat his ass. She pulled a belt off and tried to whip him but was held back from doing it. She chased him away. Thekla's promo was great. She plays a great sleazy rocker.
NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Alex Windsor vs. Saya Iida.
They shook hands at the bell. They locked up, muscling each other back and forth across the ring. They grappled with Windsor using a side headlocked takedown. IIda tried to shoulderblock her down but Windsor didn't move. They battled back and forth with forearms. Windsor used several armdrag takedowns. IIda was sent to the floor, where Windsor hit a flip off the apron. IIda was tossed back into the ring and covered for a two count. Windsor locked in a submission and drilled IIda with forearms. She went for a suplex but it was blocked with IIda reversing to a big reaction. She went for a muscle buster but Windsor escaped. They fought with lariats. IIda attacked the shoulder but was drilled with a headbutt. They both went down, staggered. They battled back and forth with forearms and chops. Windsor went to rebound off the ropes but IIda drilled her, nailed a clothesline and worked her over. They charged and nailed stereo clotheslines at each other, crashing down. They battled to their feet. IIda was trapped in a Sharpshooter. The crowd rallied to fight and she finally made it to force the break, which got a big pop. They battled back and forth. IIda nailed a big clothesline and rolled up the champ, who kicked out and nailed a series of kicks and then a sit-out Thunder Bomb for the pin.
Your winner, NJPW Strong Champion Alex Windsor!
This started off just OK but as they went deeper into the match, it really started clicking and was fun.
Mei Seira & Starlight Kid & AZM vs. Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron & Kris Statlander
This is the main event.
Cameron was overwhelmed early with a triple dropkick from three different sides. Statlander tagged in and hit a big delayed vertical suplex on AZM. Willow nailed a hip attack with a big boot. She followed up with a spinebuster. The Babes of Wrath double-teamed AZM. Statlander went for powerbomb but AZM turned it into a rana. Starlight Kid and Seira entered the fray and battled Kris and Willow. Starlight hit a standing moonsault on Kris for a two count. Statlander came back with a superkick, a back elbow and a running knee in the corner. She drilled Kid with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Willow tagged in. Starlught went for a sunset flip but Willow held on. She dropped down but Kid moved and then nailed her with a DDT. Mei and Willow battled. She nailed a neckbreaker on Willow for a two count. Really good action with lots of near falls. Harley and AZM tagged in and battled back and forth with forearms. Cameron nailed several big forearms but missed a charge in the corner. This set up Team STARDOM to ravage her with offensive maneuvers. Statlander slammed Cameron atop of Mei but Starlight Kid broke up the pinfall. They battled to the floor, where Mei was slammed onto everyone by Willow, who was standing on the apron. Big calvacade of action. AZM nailed a Destroyer on Kris. She locked up Harley and scored the pin.
Your winners, Team STARDOM!
They closed with the winning team cutting a promo asking the fans if they had a good time and promising to come back to The United States soon. They closed out by declaring "We are STARDOM."
A really fun show from start to bottom with some really well worked and energetic matches.
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