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Pantoja’s STARDOM Dream Queendom 2025 Review
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December 29th, 2025 |Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan | Attendance: 6,563
AZM and Starlight Kid vs. Syuri and Tomoka Inaba
It’s disappointing that these girls don’t have a major story going into this event, but letting them go out and possibly steal the show. This is Starlight Kid’s first match in over a month, since losing her Wonder of Stardom Title. I’m pretty sure AZM had Buzz Lightyear-themed gear. As if I couldn’t be a bigger fan. Tomoka was the only one to not take part in pre-match handshakes. AZM and Starlight Kid work so smoothly together. It was giving me 2007 Motor City Machine Guns vibes. Tomoka got the tag and kicked the shit out of SLK, with viciousness stemming from their feud earlier this year. AZM got the hot tag and did her thing, but this was all about getting back to Tomoka/Starlight Kid because their exchanges were great. I bit on a few near falls for Tomoka, but the AZM double stomp and Starlight Kid’s moonsault put her down in 12:42. That was awesome. Just letting four of the best go out there and do their thing. Hell of an opener. [****]
STARDOM Rumble
Miyu Amasaki entered at #1 with Rian at #2, Akira Kurogane at #3, and Azusa Inaba at #4. They started, and then we got more entrants as intervals. The new High Speed Champion Yuna Mizumori was in at #6 just as Akira pinned Rian for the first elimination. Pretty much everyone got to hit their spots like Koguma’s taunt gimmick, Lady C’s big swing, and Ranna firing off kicks. I popped at Syuri being at ringside and scolding Ranna for nearly being sucked into the Koguma spot. CMLL’s Olympia was part of this, and she’s in STARDOM on excursion. She is a powerhouse. It’s weird to see Mei without the High Speed Title, which she had held for more than 500 days. Yuna and Mei working together with a barrage of dropkicks was cool. Fukigen Death actually eliminated them with a cheap double pin. I have to note that Bea Priestley has been much better as a face in STARS than the heel stuff she tried during the Grand Prix. A surprise entrant was Yuzuki Aikawa, a STARDOM legend and the first-ever 5STAR Grand Prix winner. She looked fantastic out there. She made to the final four but got eliminated by the other three, Rina, Hina, and Miyu. Commentary hyped it as the future of Stardom. It was cool to see Rina and Hina work together for a bit. Alas, Hina missed a frog splash and got rolled up by Miyu. From there, we got some solid back and forth until Rina won with Pink Devil in 36:35. That went on for a while, but was pretty fun, and having it come down to those three was a good move. Rina continues to rack up notable wins. [***¼]
Bozilla, Itsuki Aoki, Rina Yamashita and Suzu Suzuki vs. HANAKO, Maika, Megan Bayne and Xena
The big selling point here feels like it’s Megan Bayne going up against Bozilla. There wasn’t much in here in terms of tag team wrestling, as it felt more like a bunch of singles matches together. That said, the singles matches were solid. Itsuki and Xena had a heated exchange to start, HANAKO got a big offensive run as the new Future of Stardom Champion, and Suzu and Maika called back to their main event of this PPV two years ago with some really good back and forth. That said, the highlight was indeed watching Bayne and Bozilla go at it. From Bozilla’s avalanche fallaway slam to Bayne’s ridiculously impressive belly to belly suplex, it was awesome. Ultimately, the fight spilled outside, and everyone got counted out at the 16:27 mark. A hard-hitting brawl from bell to bell, and I need that Megan Bayne/Bozilla singles match now. [***¼]
Fuwa-chan vs. Hazuki
Fuwa-chan is a celebrity with a lot of public attention in Japan. She wrestled once in 2022 and once in 2023, both times teaming with Hazuki. Now, nearly two years later, she’s in her first singles match and could be sticking around. Meanwhile, Hazuki seems aimless in STARDOM, but she might be the best wrestler that nobody talks about. Seriously, her big singles matches are always incredible. Well, any doubts about Fuwa-chan were quickly answered as she looked like a natural out there. She wasn’t winded by her first singles match, she seems to get the little things right, and she showcased some impressive moves that I wasn’t expecting. Meanwhile, Hazuki was the perfect partner. She expertly led the match while never outshining Fuwa-chan and letting her be the star. Hazuki should be a huge star on her own, but that’s not the point of this match. Fuwa-chan hit a fantastic Shining Wizard for a great near fall, but then Hazuki beat her with a senton off the top in 11:33. Hazuki was, as always, tremendous, and Fuwa-chan is going to be a very interesting story in 2026 because that was a hell of an outing. [***¾]
After the match, Hazuki cut a promo and put over Fuwa-chan, who was very emotional.
Natsupoi vs. Sareee
My most anticipated match of the night. The pre-match video package focused a lot on how Natsupoi has lost every big match over the past year, dating back to dropping the white belt to Starlight Kid at this event in 2024. The idea is that Tam Nakano’s retirement also threw Poi for a loop, and she has somewhat lost her love for wrestling, which Sareee is kind of trying to reignite. Within 30 seconds, Poi took a slam onto the edge of the apron, and I thought this would be filed with a ton of fire. Instead, Sareee went into a stretch of dominance on offense, which isn’t her strong suit in my eyes. That said, it worked here to set up the Natsupoi rally. When they happened and they started beating on each other like they were rivals, I got what I wanted from this match. They were just throwing bombs, and you bought into the story of Sareee bringing out the best in Natsupoi, with both out to prove that they’re superior. Each woman survived the signature moves of the other. When Natsupoi kicked out of the Uranage, Sareee proceeded to hit three additional ones, and that still wasn’t enough. She added another and got the win in 18:20. That was really good, though not quite the MOTYC I was hoping for. [****¼]
Goddesses of Stardom Championship: BMI2000 [c] vs. Sakurara
Sakurara were a breath of fresh air in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League and are on the verge of breaking out. BMI2000 are the dull champions. This was about on par with their Tag League Final (I watched but didn’t have the chance to review). BMI2000 were the usual bullies, and Sakurara are ideal underdogs. The issue here was that they had to go pretty long, which doesn’t really work for BMI2000. They filled time with a basic heat segment and some brawling outside. When Sakurara started to make their comeback, the match picked up. They have some solid tandem offense and they make a good team because their styles complement each other. The challengers put up a valiant effort and came close a few times, but a stalling German by Ruaka let BMI2000 retain the titles in 19:58. A bit long for what they were going for, and BMI2000 retaining hurts the once outstanding STARDOM tag division. [***]
Wonder of Stardom Championship: Konami [c] vs. Saya Iida
This is a big spot for Saya Iida, and I’m here for it. When I first started watching STARDOM, I couldn’t get into Saya, but she’s really grown on me with some fantastic performances over the past couple of years. The half-painted face for Saya looked cool. Saya came out with some fire, but Konami snuffed that out and took control like a champion usually does. She wasn’t doing stellar work there, but it clicked because the crowd was completely into Saya and any small sliver of hope that she found. Saya’s comeback stuff indeed was the highlight, and the fans believed she could pull this off. Konami had answers, though, like simply trapping Saya in a choke to stop her momentum. Seriously, Konami was also Zack Sabre Jr. like in her ability to grab at any limb and pick it apart. Saya fought through it all and picked up some really close near-falls down the stretch. Alas, Konami delivered some stiff kicks and made Saya tap to a submission involving the arm, leg, and neck in 20:34. That was pretty great. Saya stepped up in a big opportunity, and Konami has really turned it around after her disappointing feud with Syuri. [****]
Things got interesting after the match as Rina came out and issued a challenge for the Wonder of Stardom Title. HATE vs. HATE violence.
World of Stardom Championship: Saya Kamitani [c] vs. Saori Anou
Saya Kamitani has reached a year as champion. A win here takes her to the Tokyo Dome with the title and completes the HATE sweep. Saori, like Natsupoi, is lacking confidence, and it showed early on. Saya dominated the early stages, showing why she’s been champion for so long. It looked like it might even be a rout. Saori made her stand, though, including choking Saya with a chain, and turned this into a very competitive match. I think the problem I had with it was that it lacked any real drama. Saori really felt like she had no chance to win because of the lackluster build, Cosmic Angels’ struggles, HATE’s dominance, and the likely Saya/Maika match that’ll happen down the line. The closing stretch was the usual good stuff, and the strikes they were laying in felt like they came from two people who really don’t like each other. Saori always lays them in. In the end, a spinning Star Crusher got Saya the win after 22:40. I think this was really good, but the formulaic start and lack of drama held it back. [****]
Post-match, Starlight Kid came out and issued a challenge to Saya Kamitani. Pull the trigger, dammit! Give Starlight Kid it all.
