World Wonder Ring Stardom is the premier Joshi promotion in the world, and today they announced the addition of a new brand called Stardom Idols. Stardom Idols is the brainchild of Tam Nakano, who will serve as the brand’s GM.
① Stardom Idols, a concept created by Tam Nakano, begins on November 23 at Korakuen Hall! They will make their singing and dancing debut to open Stardom's Best of Goddesses 2018 show. pic.twitter.com/Qy5ubw3nH3
— We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) November 15, 2018
With a roster of 15 girls, the promotion aims to mix the world of Pro Wrestling and J-Pop idols (a term referred to pop stars in the J-Pop genre). This means there will still be wrestling, but also singing and dancing. During Stardom’s November Korakuen hall show, we will get a taste of what the Stardom Idols brand is all about ahead of their debut performance on December 2nd.
⑦Stardom Idols is it's own brand, you can follow them at @stardom_idols
We will show some live perfomances and wrestling matches from Stardom Idols on Stardom World. In the future, it is a possibility that some of the Stardom Idols could be moved to the main roster.— We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) November 15, 2018
Idols making the move to Joshi is nothing new – it was even employed by All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) in the 1970s and 198s with the likes of Mach Fumiake and The Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo & Lioness Asuka) – so this brand could act as a developmental area for Stardom to train more new stars with different strengths.
With Tam Nakano heavily involved, the brand is in good hands as she is one of the best wrestlers on the Stardom roster but also mixes in the Idol look and has come up with this concept herself. Worry not, as Nakano WILL still be a part of the main Stardom roster so we won’t be denied more tag matches with Shiki and STARS.
② Tam Nakano is the Stardom Idols GM. There are 15 girls in Stardom Idols.
Stardom Idols is a new brand, an off-shoot of Stardom. The first Stardom Idols show is December 2 at Shinkiba 1st RING, at 6pm. pic.twitter.com/L3jXkTSOCf— We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) November 15, 2018
Stardom Idols is an enigma right now, but we will get a taste of what is to come on November 23rd. But it will be December 2nd when we find out what this promotion will truly present to help it stand out in the niche of Joshi Wrestling. But all signs point to a mix between the Kawaii world of J-Pop meeting hard-hitting Pro Wrestling.
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