{"id":66238,"date":"2020-04-06T14:14:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T18:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66238"},"modified":"2020-04-06T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T18:14:55","slug":"must-watch-matches-stardom-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/06\/must-watch-matches-stardom-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Watch Matches: Stardom 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the current unprecedented lockdowns\/cancellations etc. caused by the coronavirus wrestling is needed more than ever. That\u2019s why we are here to recommend some good ole professional wrestling matches to fill your time and give you your fix. This is a time when the streaming services like the\u00a0WWE Network<\/a>,\u00a0Powerslam TV<\/a>, and\u00a0IMPACT Plus<\/a>\u00a0among others come into great use for you to go back and find some classics. This is the \u201cMust Watch Matches\u201d series, in this edition we explore the must-watch matches from the formative years of\u00a0World Wonder Ring Stardom<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Note: This is not necessarily based on anything except wrestling matches that can bring any fan pure joy at any time. We hope you enjoy the list and check out these matches in this time of difficulty. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Tam Nakano vs Arisa Hoshiki<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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There’s no better place to start than with one of the best Stardom matches in recent memory.\u00a0 Months and months of tension between these two women came to the forefront as Nakano tried to take away Hoshiki’s newly won Wonder Of Stardom Championship.\u00a0 What we got was a vicious match with both women laying in their strikes and keeping the pace high to deliver one of the best matches of the year.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/A_F5ac-GFzY<\/p>\n

Mayu Iwatani vs Momo Watanabe<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: we_are_stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was a nine-minute sprint that packed in a story, emotion, and action.\u00a0 Watanabe started by ruthlessly beating down Iwatani with kicks before Iwatani fired back up and we got into the peak of the match as both women went for the kill.\u00a0 Iwatani showed so much fire in this match and really helped take it up a notch<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Konami vs Kagetsu<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Weekly<\/p>\n

This was a change of pace from the usual Stardom house style.\u00a0 Konami has always had a shoot influence to her wrestling and that gelled really well with Kagetsu who’s technical prowess comes from her days training under\u00a0Meiko Satomura<\/strong>.\u00a0 The mat work was fantastic and when the two were on their feet they traded shoot style kicks.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Mask Fiesta 12-Woman Tag Team Match<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: @we_are_stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was absurdly brilliant.\u00a0 Stardom Mask Fiesta is an alternate universe where things like this can happen.\u00a0 From the exhibition matches leading into the tag, and Kagetsu selling her back for 15 minutes after one suplex this was comedy gold and was one of the most enjoyable matches we’ve seen in a long time<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona & Konami) vs Queen’s Quest (Momo Watanabe & Utami Hayashishita)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: Stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two of the top tag teams in Stardom battled it out for the tag team championships as Jungle Kyona renewed her rivalry with Watanabe and Hayashishita.\u00a0 The story of the match was Kyona attempting to finally get a win over Hayashishita or former partner Watanabe in her home town of Nagoya.\u00a0 The hometown crowd was fully behind Kyona and Konami as they willed them on to dethrone the dominant Queen’s Quest team.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Arisa Hoshiki vs Hazuki<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: Stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A real clash of styles as Hazuki’s 2019 involved her becoming High Speed Champion and excelling in that style of wrestling.\u00a0 Her high-speed ways met Arisa Hoshiki’s “i’m going to kick you in the head a lot” mentality in one of the best Stardom matches of 2019.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Tokyo Cyber Squad (Hana Kimura, Konami & Jungle Kyona) vs STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima & Tam Nakano)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: Stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mayu Iwatani came into this one with an injured knee that had caused her to take some time off and that knee became the main focus of the match.\u00a0 Tokyo Cyber Squad worked away at her knee and Iwatani showed tremendous fire in every comeback making every bit of momentum seem incredibly important as she fought with just one leg.\u00a0 Once Iwatani got her partners in the match picked up and was an entertaining spotfest that benefited from the storytelling of the first half<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

JAN (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora) vs Queen’s Quest (Momo Watanabe & Utami Hayashishita)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The JAN duo of Kyona and Tora was a short-lived tag team that offered something different thanks to their power-based offense.\u00a0 In this match, they met Kyona’s big rivals from QQ in an intense matchup that saw QQ put one of the final nails in the coffin of JAN.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Oedo Tai (Kagetsu & Jamie Hayter) vs STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Arisa Hoshiki)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: EVE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Live bias may play into this one being so high but it was a very good tag team match regardless.\u00a0 Hayter is a gaijin that has settled into Stardom\u2019s in-ring style really well and she kept up with three of Stardom\u2019s best in this one.\u00a0 Hoshiki brought her hard strikes, Kagetsu and Iwatani brought fast-paced action and all four wrestlers were on the same wavelength pulling off a very fluid and high paced tag team contest that was a treat to see live.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu) vs STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Arisa Hoshiki)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Weekly<\/p>\n

Hazuki\u2019s retirement tour gave us this fantastic tag match.\u00a0 Notably impressive was the portion where Arisa decided to kill Hazuki with strikes.\u00a0 Mayu and Kagetsu got to build to their upcoming title match, which would be Kagetsu’s last, as they had some excellent exchanges.\u00a0 A really fun tag team match that showed off the talents of everyone involved as Hazuki reminded us all what we would miss when she left.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Momo Watanabe vs Arisa Hoshiki<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: Stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Momo Watanabe’s record breaking run as Wonder Of Stardom Champion met it’s biggest challenge in Cinderella Tournament winner Arisa Hoshiki.\u00a0 Two of Stardom’s top strikers battled it out in a dramatic title matcha s rising star Hoshiki tried to end Watanabe’s historic run.<\/p>\n

Stardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay tuned to the\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 And make sure to subscribe to\u00a0Stardom World<\/a> to see these fantastic matches from one of Stardom’s best years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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