Stardom The Conversion
Stardom The Conversion | |||
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Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||
Date | June 22, 2024 | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | ||
Attendance | 1,654[1] | ||
Event chronology | |||
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Stardom The Conversion (スターダム・ザ・コンバージョン, Sutādamu za konbājon) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on June 22, 2024, in Tokyo at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.[2]
Nine matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show, and three of Stardom's ten championships were on the line. The main event saw Maika defeat Xena to retain the World of Stardom Championship. In another prominent match, Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Mika Iwata defeated Saori Anou to win the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
Production
[edit]Background
[edit]The show featured professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Event
[edit]Thr event started with the preshow singles confrontation between Rian and Fukigen Death solded with the victory of the latter. In the second match, Hazuki and Koguma defeated stablemates and New Blood Tag Team Champions Hanan and Saya Iida to secure the second consecutive defense of the Goddess of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Hazuki and Koguma nominated Syuri and Konami as their next challengers in a match which was set to occure one week after the event. The third bout saw Starlight Kid picking up a victory over Mei Seira in singles competition. All the three first matches were broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.[4]
The fourth match saw one third of the Artist of Stardom Champions Mina Shirakawa and Hanako outmatching Natsupoi and Yuna Mizumori in tag team competition. Next up, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami and Tomoka Inaba) defeated Tam Nakano, Sakura Aya and Kurara Sayaka in six-way tag team action. Next up, IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatani and Momo Kohgo wrestled into a time-limit draw against Syuri and Ami Sohrei. In the seventh bout, Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka defeated Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match. Per the stipulation, since Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest, assenting Kamitani to remain the sole member of the unit in the process, thus taking the leadership of the stable. After the bout concluded, the whole God's Eye unit and Crazy Star's Suzu Suzuki, Mei Seira and their newest member Starlight Kid tried to make a joining offer to the rest of the ex-Queen's Quest's members but the latters declined. In the semi main event, Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Mika Iwata defeated Saori Anou to win the Wonder of Stardom Championship, ending the latter's reign at 176 days and three defenses. Iwata became the first wrestler not signed by Stardom to win one of the two main singles titles in the promotion since Santana Garrett back in 2015.[5]
In the main event, Maika defeated Empress Nexus Venus stablemate Xena to secure the fifth defense of the World of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Maika received a challenge from JTO's Tomoka Inaba.[6][7][8][9]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 22, 2024). "Stardom The Conversion". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom. 2024.06.22 (土)[発売中]『STARDOM THE CONVERSION』東京・国立代々木競技場 第二体育館. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (June 22, 2024). 【第2試合まで 無料配信】6・22『STARDOM THE CONVERSION』 ※PPVで全試合LIVE配信!. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson, Nick (June 22, 2024). "Mika Iwata Crowned New Wonder Of Stardom Champion". Diva Dirt. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (June 22, 2024). "STARDOM THE CONVERSION Results (6/22/2024)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (June 22, 2024). "STARDOM THE CONVERSION Results (6/22/24): Maika vs. Xena, FWC vs. wing*gori, More". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (June 22, 2024). "STARDOM The Conversion Results: Maika Wins Main Event". 411Mania. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Sinha, Saptarshi (June 22, 2024). "STARDOM 'The Conversion' Results (6/23/24)". EWrestlingNews. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Shocking Mika Iwata Appearance In STARDOM, Marigold Korakuen Hall Card Announced / Weekly Joshi Guide". Wrestle Purists. June 3, 2024. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Martínez, Sebastián (June 22, 2024). "Resultados STARDOM THE CONVERSION 2024". solowrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "STARDOM The Conversion 2024 – Cobertura e resultados!". wrestlingnoticias.com (in Portuguese). Wrestling Noticias. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.