{"id":33543,"date":"2018-12-26T19:14:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T00:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=33543"},"modified":"2019-06-09T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T19:34:54","slug":"stardom-to-restart-international-expansion-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/12\/26\/stardom-to-restart-international-expansion-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardom To Restart International Expansion in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chelsea Green\u00a0<\/strong>unknowingly sparked a Twitter war recently over New Japan&#8217;s lack of a women&#8217;s division.\u00a0 <strong>Stardom<\/strong> shut down the conversation in the best way possible<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New York City here we come!<br \/>\nApril 5, 2019 4:00 PM<br \/>\nNYC Arena, Queens<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Christmas Day!<br \/>\n00:00 Midnight EST USA<br \/>\n14:00 Japan Standard Time<br \/>\n23:00 Christmas Eve, Central Time USA<br \/>\n21:00 Christmas Eve, West Coast USA<\/p>\n<p>Ticket link coming later tonight! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zDVIZqrwlK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zDVIZqrwlK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/we_are_stardom\/status\/1077068436331626496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking of Stardom, they have restarted their international expansion after a 2-year break.\u00a0 In 2015, Stardom ran two shows in the USA and in 2016 ran three across Europe as they set up the <strong>SWA (Stardom Wrestling Alliance),<\/strong>\u00a0which includes the UK\u2019s\u00a0<strong>British Empire Wrestling (BEW)<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Association Biterroise de Catch (ABC)<\/strong>\u00a0out of France, Mexico\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Women Wrestling Stars (WWS)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW)<\/strong>\u00a0in Spain.\u00a0They have a very English\u00a0friendly VOD service with translated promos and little notes at times to help people understand cultural differences.\u00a0 In 2017 and 2018, they stuck to Japan, not running outside their home, possibly due to the loss of their two biggest internationally known stars in\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Kairi Hojo <\/strong>(now Kairi Sane in NXT)\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Io Shirai<\/strong>.\u00a0 In 2019 though, they will kickstart it once again after two big announcements.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WrestleMania Weekend<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>During their Year End Climax on December 24th, Stardom announced it would be running an Authentic Stardom show in New York City on April 5th and that all of the factions would be there.\u00a0 Meaning\u00a0<strong>JAN, Oedo Tai, Queens<\/strong> <strong>Quest<\/strong> and<strong> STARS\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>will all be represented.\u00a0 At a time when wrestling fans congregate to one area, Stardom could show the world what they have been missing by putting on a great show.\u00a0 Early indications are that tickets are selling well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tickets for Stardom in New York City April 5 at 4PM are on sale now!<br \/>1st row is sold out<br \/>2nd row there is 1 seat remaining.<br \/>3rd row there are 15 seats remaining.<br \/>We also have General Admission available.<br \/>Get your tickets now! Support women&#39;s wrestling! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ncyh413Udl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ncyh413Udl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/we_are_stardom\/status\/1077835713612177409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Wrestle Queendom 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/10\/18\/pro-wrestling-eve-redefining-womens-wrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Wrestling: EVE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is following up on the historic <em><strong>Wrestle Queendom 1<\/strong><\/em> by running York Hall once again.\u00a0 Last year they had\u00a0<strong>Meiko Satomura\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Aja Kong\u00a0<\/strong>to headline.\u00a0 But this year they are doing a Stardom crossover show.\u00a0 A whole new audience of people will get to see some of Stardom&#8217;s best live and in person on EVE&#8217;s biggest show of the year.\u00a0 On June 30th, Stardom has a chance to bring their best to York Hall for a show that will have the UK scene buzzing.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProWrestlingEVE\/status\/1071730466733076480<\/p>\n<p>Much like New Japan\u00a0before them, Stardom have learned that the key to sustained growth is through international expansion.\u00a0 Stardom making a dent in the US and UK could lead to more Stardom World subscribers and new places to run their own shows in front of big audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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