Stardom All Star Grand Queendom

Stardom All Star Grand Queendom (スターダム オールスター グランドクイーンダム, Sutādamu ōrusutā gurandokuīndamu) is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event will take place on April 23, 2023, in Yokohama at the Yokohama Arena.[1]

Stardom All Star Grand Queendom
Promotional poster of the event featuring various wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateApril 23, 2023
CityYokohama, Japan
VenueYokohama Arena
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Production

Background

On December 29, 2022, during Dream Queendom 2, Stardom announced that on April 23, 2023, at the Yokohama Arena, for the first time, All Star Grand Queendom will take place. The event will take place 30 years after All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) All-Star Dream Slam, which is still considered one of the best wrestling events of all time. The event's press conderence took place on April 3, 2023, and was broadcast on Stardom's YouTube Channel.[2]

Storylines

The show will feature eleven 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]

On February 10, 2023, Himeka announced her retirement from professional wrestling. She underwent a "retirement road" series of matches ever since and expressed her wish of facing her long time MaiHime tag team partner Maika as her last-ever opponent in a Stardom match.[4]

On March 8, 2023, Kairi announced that she will take part into the event's card alongside a mystery partner. On April 2, on the third night of the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023, it was later revealed that she picked freelancer Saori Anou and Natsupoi as her partners.[5]

Matches
No. Matches* Stipulations
1 Momoe Nakanishi vs. TBA competitors Yokohama rumble match
2 Fuwa-chan and TBA vs. Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita and Miyu Amasaki) Tag team match
3 Club Venus (Mariah May and Xena), Thekla and TBA[lower-alpha 1] vs. Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka) Eight-woman tag team match
4 Starlight Kid and Mei Seira vs. Mei Suruga and TBA Tag team match
5 Himeka vs. Maika Singles match
This will be Himeka's retirement match.
6 7Upp (Nanae Takahashi and Yuu) (c) vs. The New Eras (Mirai and Ami Sourei) Tag team match for the Goddess of Stardom Championship
7 Prominence (Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki and Hiragi Kurumi) (c) vs. REstart (Kairi, Saori Anou and Natsupoi) Six-woman tag team match for the Artist of Stardom Championship
8 Syuri vs. Chihiro Hashimoto Singles match
9 Mercedes Moné (c) or AZM or Hazuki vs. Mayu Iwatani Singles match for the IWGP Women's Championship
10 Saya Kamitani (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa Singles match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship
11 Giulia (c) vs. Tam Nakano Singles match for the World of Stardom Championship
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • *Card subject to change

Notes
  1. This mystery opponent will later be announced as the newest member of Club Venus.

References
  1. World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 3, 2022). 【怒涛のPR展開】12/1～JR東日本首都圏全線の中吊り・上広告、12/5～電車内ビジョンをスターダムがジャック！【年末年始もSTARDOMざんまい】. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 3, 2023). 【★フワちゃん登場★】4・23『ALLSTAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2023 Powered by Softbank NFT LAB』横浜アリーナ大会記者会見【4/3(月)17:00生配信】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. Edwards, Scott (February 10, 2023). "Himeka Announces Retirement, Final Match Set For April 23 Vs. Maika". Fightful. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. Harris, Jeffery (March 8, 2023). "KAIRI To Bring Mystery Guest At STARDOM'S All-Star Grand Queendom Event". 411mania. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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