Stardom New Blood 7 (スターダムニューブラッド7, Sutādamunyūburaddo 7) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on January 20, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan at the Belle Salle Takadanoba, with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The event saw first round matches in a tournament to crown the inaugural New Blood Tag Team Champions[2]
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 Promotional poster of the event | |||
| Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||
| Date | January 20, 2023 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Belle Salle Takadanobaba | ||
| Attendance | 307[1] | ||
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Production
editBackground
editThe "New Blood" is a series of events that mainly focus on matches where rookie wrestlers, usually with three or fewer years of in-ring experience, evolve. Besides wrestlers from Stardom, various superstars from multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene are invited to compete in bouts that are usually going under the stipulation of singles or tag team matches.[3]
The show featured seven 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.[4] During the Stardom New Blood 6 event, it was announced that New Blood Tag Team Championship would be introduced, with a tournament to crown the inaugural champions beginning at New Blood 7 on January 20, and concluding at New Blood Premium in Yokohama Budokan on March 25.[5][6][7] The event's official press conference was broadcast on Stardom's YouTube channel on January 5, 2023.[8]
New Blood Tag Team Championship Inaugural tournament
edit| Quarterfinals New Blood 7 (January 20) | Semifinals New Blood Premium (March 25) | Finals New Blood Premium (March 25)[9] | ||||||||||||
| Club Venus (Xia Brookside and Mariah May) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid and Karma) | 12:26 | |||||||||||||
| Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid and Karma) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mai Sakurai and Chanyota | 7:05 | |||||||||||||
| Queen's Quest (Hina and Lady C[a]) | 9:05 | |||||||||||||
| Mai Sakurai and Chanyota | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid and Karma) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) | 13:07 | |||||||||||||
| God's Eye (Ami Sourei and Nanami) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Momo Kohgo and Momoka Hanazono | 11:53 | |||||||||||||
| God's Eye (Ami Sourei and Nanami) | 10:19 | |||||||||||||
| God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) | Sub | |||||||||||||
| God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) | 12:02 | |||||||||||||
Event
editThe entire event was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.[10] In the first match, Rina picked up a victory over rookie Miran. Next, Ruaka defeated Marika Kobashi. The third bout saw Nanae Takahashi defeating Waka Tsukiyama in a passion-injection match. The next four matches portraited the quarterfinals of the New Blood Tag Team Championship inaugural tournament. First, Ami Sourei and Nanami getting a victory over Momo Kohgo of Stars and freelancer Momoka Hanazono. Next, Donna Del Mondo's Mai Sakurai and Chanyota of P.P.P. Tokyo picked up a victory over Hina and Lady C. Next, Starlight Kid and Ruaka surpassed the team of Xia Brookside and Mariah May. The main event saw Mirai and Tomoka Inaba defeating Saya Iida and Hanan, wrapping up the event and establishing the semifinals of the new championships tournament.[11][12][13]
Results
edit| No. | Results[14] | Stipulations | Times[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rina defeated Miran | Singles match | 7:16 |
| 2 | Ruaka defeated Marika Kobashi | Singles match | 6:34 |
| 3 | Nanae Takahashi defeated Waka Tsukiyama | Singles match | 11:43 |
| 4 | God's Eye (Ami Sourei and Nanami) defeated Momo Kohgo and Momoka Hanazono | New Blood Tag Team Championship quarterfinals match | 11:53 |
| 5 | Mai Sakurai and Chanyota defeated Queen's Quest (Hina and Lady C) | New Blood Tag Team Championship quarterfinals match | 9:05 |
| 6 | Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid and Karma) defeated Club Venus (Xia Brookside and Mariah May) | New Blood Tag Team Championship quarterfinals match | 12:26 |
| 7 | God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) defeated wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) | New Blood Tag Team Championship quarterfinals match | 12:02 |
Notes
edit- ^ Miyu Amasaki was initially scheduled to team with Hina but was replaced by Lady C on the day of the event.
References
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 20, 2023). "Stardom New Blood 7". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 2, 2023). ［発売中］『FIBREPLEX presents NEW BLOOD 7』東京・ベルサール高田馬場. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Garza (March 11, 2022). "STARDOM NEW BLOOD 1". thewrestlingrevolution.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ STARDOM To Introduce NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championships in 2023 - wrestling-news.net
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (December 17, 2022). "STARDOM To Introduce New Blood Tag Team Championship in 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (December 17, 2022). "STARDOM to introduce New Blood Tag Team Titles in 2023". postwrestling.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 5, 2023). 【生配信】1・8『TRIANGLE DERBY I in Nagoya』、1・20『NEW BLOOD 7』、1・21『STARDOM AWARD 2022』記者会見【STARDOM】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ STARDOM to introduce New Blood Tag Team Titles in 2023 - postwrestling.com
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 20, 2022). 【全試合無料配信！】1・20『NEW BLOOD 7』東京・ベルサール高田馬場【#STARDOM】. youtube.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ Black, Ethan (January 20, 2023). "Stardom New Blood 7 Results – January 20, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (January 20, 2023). "STARDOM New Blood 7 Results: Tag Team Title Tournament Kicks Off, More". 411mania.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (January 20, 2023). "STARDOM NEW BLOOD 7 Results (1/20/23): Tag Team Title Tournament Begins". fightful.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Olmos, Pablo (January 20, 2023). "Resultados STARDOM New Blood 7". turnheelwrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 20, 2023.