Stardom Cinderella Tournament

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Stardom Cinderella Tournament
Promotion(s)World Wonder Ring Stardom
First event2015
Signature match typesTime-limited singles matches

Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント, Sutādamushindereratōnamento) is an annual single-elimination tournament promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event has been held since 2015 and aired domestically on Tokyo MX, Fighting TV Samurai and Nippon TV, and later as an internet pay-per-view on Stardom's streaming service Stardom World.[1]

The main gimmick of the tournament is that the winner is being granted a wish, which usually turns up to be a championship match of their choice. Just as the real life fairytale of Cinderella depicting a girl who achieves fame after being obscure, the winner of the tournament transits from "neglected" to "famous", eventually moving up to a championship scene.[2]

Events[]

There have been a total of eight events. The first one was presented under the name of "Cinderella Champions Fiesta", and later on the series began being known as the "Cinderella Tournament". Until 2021, the event used to be a one-day pay-per-view but later switched to a multi-day event.

No. Event Date City Venue Attendance Ref(s)
1 Stardom Ryogoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta 2015 April 23, 2015 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall 925 [3]
2 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2016 April 29, 2016 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall 1,050 [4]
3 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2017 April 30, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall 1,150 [5]
4 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2018 April 30, 2018 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall 987 [6]
5 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019 April 29, 2019 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall 1,050 [7]
6 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2020 March 24, 2020 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall 538 [8]
7 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 April 10 – June 12, 2021 Various Various Highest: Night 3 – 1,240 [9]
8 Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022 April 3 – 29, 2022 Various Various Highest: Night 4 – 2,017 [10]

Stats[]

List of winners[]

Year Tournament Aftermath
Winner Runner-up Times
won
No. of
entrants
Challenged for Match Result Ref
2015 Mayu Iwatani Koguma 1 14 World of Stardom Championship vs. Kairi Hojo at Stardom Gold May 2015 Lost [11]
2016 Mayu Iwatani Hiroyo Matsumoto 2 16 vs. Io Shirai at Stardom Gold May 2016 Lost [12]
2017 Toni Storm Mayu Iwatani 1 vs. Io Shirai at Stardom Gold May 2017 Lost [13]
2018 Momo Watanabe Bea Priestley Wonder of Stardom Championship vs. Io Shirai at Stardom Gold Star Won [14]
2019 Arisa Hoshiki Konami vs. Momo Watanabe at Stardom Gold May 2019 Won [15]
2020 Giulia Natsuko Tora vs. Tam Nakano at Cinderella Summer in Tokyo Won [16]
2021 Saya Kamitani Maika 20 vs. Tam Nakano at Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer Lost [17]
2022 Mirai Koguma 31 vs. Saya Kamitani at Stardom Flashing Champions Lost [18]

Record[]

Championship Successful
challenges
Attempts Success
rate
World of Stardom Championship 0 3 .000
Wonder of Stardom Championship 3 5 .375

All-time participants list[]

Two-time Cinderella Tournament winner, Mayu Iwatani.

As of the 2022 edition, there have been a total of 68 participants who entered the tournament. Mayu Iwatani is the only wrestler who won the competition on two separate occasions and shares the record for the most appearances with Momo Watanabe at 7. Koguma is the only competitor to be a two-time runner up. Mayu Iwatani, Giulia and Toni Storm won the tournament while holding other titles, respective the Artist of Stardom Championship (Giulia), the SWA World Championship (Storm) and the Goddesses of Stardom Championship (Iwatani).

Legend[]

  • C – Champion
  • F – Finals
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
Wrestler Victories Apps Best
result
Mayu Iwatani 2 7 C
Momo Watanabe 1 7
Giulia 1 3
Saya Kamitani 1 3
Arisa Hoshiki 1 1
Mirai 1 1
Toni Storm 1 1
Konami 0 5 F
Tam Nakano 0 5 SF
Jungle Kyona 0 5 R2
Natsuko Tora 0 4 F
Hazuki/HZK 0 4 SF
Saki Kashima 0 4(5)[a] QF
AZM 0 4 R2
Hana Kimura double-dagger 0 4 R2
Kagetsu 0 4 R2
Kaori Yoneyama/Fukigen Death 0 4 R1
Starlight Kid 0 4 QF
Maika 0 3 F
Kairi Hojo 0 3 QF
Syuri 0 3 SF
Utami Hayashishita 0 3 R2
Koguma 0 2 F
Himeka 0 2 SF
Natsupoi 0 2 SF
Bea Priestley 0 2 QF
Unagi Sayaka 0 2 QF
Io Shirai 0 2 R2
Kyoko Kimura 0 2 R2
Hanan 0 2 R1
Hiromi Mimura 0 2 R1
Kris Wolf 0 2 R1
Mina Shirakawa 0 2 R1
Ruaka 0 2 R1
Sumire Natsu 0 2 R1
Hiroyo Matsumoto 0 1 SF
Saya Iida 0 1 QF
Brandi Rhodes 0 1 R2
Chelsea 0 1 R2
Jessicka Havok 0 1 R2
Mai Sakurai 0 1 R2
Queen Maya 0 1 R2
Santana Garrett 0 1 R2
Star Fire 0 1 R2
Tessa Blanchard 0 1 R2
Alex Lee 0 1 R1
Alpha Female 0 1 R1
Ami Sourei 0 1 R1
Andras Miyagi 0 1 R1
Candy Floss 0 1 R1
Chardonnay 0 1 R1
Diosa Atenea 0 1 R1
Haruka Kato 0 1 R1
Hatsuhinode Kamen 0 1 R1
Hetzza 0 1 R1
Hina 0 1 R1
Jamie Hayter 0 1 R1
Lady C 0 1 R1
Miyu Amasaki 0 1 R1
Momo Kohgo 0 1 R1
Martina 0 1 R1
Rebel 0 1 R1
Rebel Kel 0 1 R1
Rina 0 1 R1
Saori Anou 0 1 R1
Thekla 0 1 R1
Thunder Rosa 0 1 R1
Waka Tsukiyama 0 1 R1

Notes[]

  1. ^ At the 2021 edition of the tournament, Kashima was not able to make it to the show and had Rina replacing her.

References[]

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  5. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "STARDOM Cinderella Tournament 2017". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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  13. ^ Dark angel (May 16, 2017). "Stardom: Results "Gold May 2017" - 14/06/2017 - Mayu Iwatani is a new champion; Io Shirai retains before Toni Storm". superluchas.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  14. ^ Sarpraicone, Mathew (June 12, 2018). "Stardom Gold Star Results & Review (5/23/2018)". thechairshot.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  15. ^ Michael, Casey (May 16, 2019). "New STARDOM Champions Crowned". Squared Circle Sirens.
  16. ^ 2021年3月3日 『レック Presents スターダム10周年記念~ひな祭り ALLSTAR DREAM CINDERELLA~』. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  17. ^ Thompson, Andrew (July 4, 2021). "STARDOM 'Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer' results". postwrestling.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  18. ^ Richards, Alex (May 28, 2022). "Stardom Flashing Champions 2022 News Round-Up". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

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