(No not a duplicate post from a crazy man, just two similarly named events back to back lol)

High-Speed Championship Match:
Saya Kamitani vs Mei Seira

Finish

5★STAR GP 2024 ~ BLUE STARS - A Block Qualification Finals:
Miyu Amasaki vs Lady C

Finish

HANAKO’s US tour send-off match:
HANAKO vs Aya Sakura

Finish

Trio Gauntlet Match:
EXV vs STARS vs God’s Eye vs Oedo Tai vs Neo Genesis

1st Fall
2nd Fall
3rd Fall
Finish

Singles Match:
Syuri vs Konami

A hot start to the match

Finish & aftermath

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I always love the only thing that’ll get Kashima to move that fast is when Syuri is in danger.

Special Tag Match:
Hanan and Mayu Iwatani vs Tam Nakano and Natsupoi

Finish

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No translations but post-match it seems Hanan may have declared herself as a challenger for Poi’s belt, and Mayu may have offered Tam a shot against her IWGP title.

World of Stardom Championship Match:
Maika vs Natsuko Tora

Introductions, and a new look revealed

Finish and aftermath. No translations but let’s be real: You get the gist. Small bit of the talking cut out for brevity.


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And with that: The Red Empress has fallen, Oedo Tai is stronger than ever and has renamed themselves to HATE, and Queen’s Quest is finally, after 8 years, gone.

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      Now to figure out: Did Saya just give up and join OT/HATE, or did she plan this all along and Momo’s whisperings really worked months ago?

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        2 things I found about this:

        1. apparently Saya in an interview keyfabe blamed Utami for this, saying she chose to abandon QQ like she abandoned Stardom. If this is the real rationale they’re gonna go with it feels like such a petty reason to disband a beloved unit, especially since what are the odds this will ever actually be resolved given there is no fucking way they’ll have a working relationship.

        2. She spelled her new nickname “Phenex” not “Phoenix” and it doesn’t seem to be an accident since she has both in her tweet. This is Phenex.

        Note that “Phenex hopes to return to Heaven after 1,200 years.”

        Could be foreshadowing, could be a coincidence. Guess we’ll find out.

        What I do know is that the Ars Goetia is a recurring trope in anime and Japanese media in general and it’s treated as a grab bag of monsters and less obvious symbolism since it’s not something people are immediately familiar with but easily googled.

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          Utami

          Yeah…like I get why she goes that route but…yeah, meh.

          Phenex

          As someone partially into the occult: Liking this, and the foreshadowing you mentioned.

          Reactions online def seem mixed all around lol.