Stardom Dream Queendom (2021)

Stardom Dream Queendom (スターダムドリームクイーンダム, Sutādamudorīmukuīndamu) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the inaugural Stardom Dream Queendom and took place on December 29, 2021, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The event marked the last pay-per-view of 2021 hosted by the promotion.[2][3] The preshow matches were broadcast on Stardom's YouTube channel.[4]

Stardom Dream Queendom
Promotional poster featuring Syuri, Utami Hayashishita, Tam Nakano and Saya Kamitani
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateDecember 29, 2021
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
Attendance3,039[1]
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Storylines

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Background

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The show featured eight professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5] On December 4, 2021, Konami announced she will be taking a hiatus from professional wrestling to attend her personal well-being. Giulia immediately stepped up to challenge her for a match on December 29 which she accepted.[6]

Event

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The show started with the five-way match between Lady C, Saki Kashima, Rina, Waka Tsukiyama and Fukigen Death won by the latter. Next was Stars unit member Hanan who defeated Ruaka to win the Future of Stardom Championship at 17 years of age, becoming the eight wrestler to ever hold the title. The event also portraited the fight between MaiHimePoi (Maika, Natsupoi and Himeka) and Cosmic Angels' Unagi Sayaka, Mina Shirakawa and Mai Sakurai who challenged Dona Del Mondo's subgroup back at Osaka Super Wars. MaiHimePoi succeeded in defending for the fourth time in a row. Starlight Kid successfully defended her High Speed Championship in a three-way match against AZM and Koguma. The confrontation between Giulia and Konami who saw the half-Italian superstar picking up the win against Stardom's sleeper represented Konami's last match before taking a planned hiatus from professional wrestling to deal with lingering injuries. Both Konami and Giulia wore Tokyo Cyber Squad style attires to pay tribute to the late Hana Kimura and to Konami's former unit. Giulia had a flag that said “Never End” which was an alternate of Konami's catchphrase "The End".[7][8][9][10][11]

Results

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No.Results[12][13]StipulationsTimes[1]
1PFukigen Death defeated Lady C, Waka Tsukiyama, Saki Kashima, and RinaFive-way match6:30
2PHanan defeated Ruaka (c)Singles match for the Future of Stardom Championship5:20
3MaiHimePoi (Maika, Natsupoi and Himeka) (c) defeated Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka and Mai Sakurai)Six-woman tag team match for the Artist of Stardom Championship13:23
4Starlight Kid (c) defeated AZM and KogumaThree-way match for the High Speed Championship7:56
5Giulia defeated KonamiSingles match12:06
6Mayu Iwatani and Takumi Iroha defeated Hazuki and Momo WatanabeTag team match15:36
7Saya Kamitani defeated Tam Nakano (c)Singles match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship21:59
8Syuri (SWA World) defeated Utami Hayashishita (World of Stardom)Winner Takes All match for the World of Stardom Championship and SWA World Championship[a]36:33
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Notes

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  1. ^ This match had no time limit.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 29, 2021). "Stardom Ryogouku Dream Queendom 2021". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (November 3, 2021). STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2021 年12月29日(水)東京・両国国技館 FC有料会員ロビー開場3:30PM/開場4:00PM/開始5:00PM. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "[★ Special News ★] 12/29 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tournament is decided! Gather at Stardom's 2021 Last Match". Stardom. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ STARDOM OFFICIAL (December 29, 2021). 【第1試合まで無料配信】12・29『 STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2021 』【東京・両国国技館】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Thompson, Andrew (December 4, 2021). "STARDOM's Konami taking a break from wrestling after 12/29". postwrestling.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  7. ^ WrestlingWithDemons (December 29, 2021). "12/29 STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2021 PPV RESULTS FROM TOKYO, JAPAN". pwinsider.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Peterson, Karen (September 25, 2021). "Stardom 5* Grand Prix Finals Report: 2021 Winner Crowned at Ota Gymnasium". postwrestling.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021年10月9日 『10th Anniversary GRAND FINAL OSAKA DREAM CINDERELLA 2021 ~大阪めっちゃスターダム~』". World Wonder Ring Stardom. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021年11月3日 『KAWASAKI SUPER WARS ~川崎超女大戦~』". World Wonder Ring Stardom. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Rose, Bryan (December 29, 2021). "NEW WORLD OF STARDOM CHAMPION CROWNED AT DREAM QUEENDOM". f4wonline.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "【全カード発表】12・29『STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2021』両国大会で珠玉の4大タイトルマッチ決定!". World Wonder Ring Stardom. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Richards, Alex (December 29, 2021). "#AndNEW: Stardom Dream Queendom Sees Titles Change Hands". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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