{"id":78291,"date":"2020-11-01T09:23:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T14:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=78291"},"modified":"2020-11-01T09:23:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T14:23:29","slug":"preview-sendai-cinderella-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/11\/01\/preview-sendai-cinderella-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Stardom &#8211; Sendai Cinderella (11\/15\/2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 15th Stardom heads to the Sendai Sun Plaza with one of their most loaded shows to date for Sendai Cinderella. We&#8217;ve got five championship matches, two debuts, and quite possibly the biggest title match in recent Stardom history as <strong>Mayu Iwatani <\/strong>defends against <strong>Utami Hayashishita <\/strong>as the icon of Stardom faces the future Ace of Stardom.<\/p>\n<h3>Future Of Stardom Championship: Maika (C) vs Saya Iida<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/GZiJEYD\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GZiJEYD.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maika looks to defend the Future Of Stardom title here against one of two serious challengers for her title. Maika defeated <strong>Saya Kamitani <\/strong>in her first defense and a win over Iida would essentially clear out the Future division of credible challengers. That&#8217;s never stopped Stardom from having a dominant Future champion before so we expect her to win here and continue to stand out as a future star for the company.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Riho, Starlight Kid &amp; Hanan vs Saya Kamitani, Rina &amp; Lady C <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/CLxm9Gr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CLxm9Gr.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Lady C is the newest Stardom rookie to debut and the first homegrown Stardom talent to debut in 2020. She teams with Queen&#8217;s Quest members Hina and Kamitani here to take on Riho, Kid, and Hanan. Given it&#8217;s her debut we will likely see Lady C take the loss here but it will be interesting to see if Stardom has another prodigy on their hands.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa &amp; ZZ vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima &amp; Rina)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/qPXFtAB\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/qPXFtAB.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ZZ debuts as Stardom continues to grow its roster. As Tam Nakano announced the debutant it&#8217;s likely we see her idol subgroup continue to grow with the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/09\/30\/himawari-unagi-leaving-tjpw\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Himawari Unagi <\/strong><\/a>or <strong>Nao Kakuta<\/strong>. Nakano and co. will take on Oedo Tai and their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/10\/29\/rina-joins-oedo-tai-korakuen-hall\/\" target=\"_self\">newest member<\/a> Rina, formerly of TCS. It&#8217;s up in the air as far as who wins this one but getting a debut and Rina&#8217;s new character will make this an interesting match.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>High Speed Championship: AZM (C) vs Gokigen Death<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/VQPiSpa\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VQPiSpa.jpg\" alt=\"Sendai Cinderella\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former High Speed Champion Gokigen Death gets a shot at AZM&#8217;s belt after a string of big wins that included pinning Mayu Iwatani and <strong>Giulia <\/strong>in tag team matches. While Death has been on a roll recently we expect AZM to come away from this one with a win as she already has a number of challengers waiting to get a shot at her.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Momo Watanabe vs Himeka<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/XTLTBxB\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/XTLTBxB.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>For the first time Himeka and Momo Watanabe will wrestle with nothing but pride on the line. Both could use a win to get back on track after some high profile losses but with the 15-minute time limit this is more liekly to end in a draw.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SWA Championship: Bea Priestley (C) vs Syuri<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/03ZStb6\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/03ZStb6.jpg\" alt=\"Sendai Cinderella\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Syuri challenged Priestley to a match to commemorate her signing with Stardom full time. This will mark defense number one of Priestley&#8217;s title if she is successful. As a former World Champion you can never rule out a Priestley win especially as she is currently the strongest booked member in Oedo Tai. As much as we hate to say it, it would appear Syuri is on course for a second title challenge defeat in a row.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Wonder Of Stardom Championship: Giulia (C) vs Konami<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/HrCKUhR\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/HrCKUhR.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is set to be the third singles match between the two women since Stardom&#8217;s restart during the summer. Giulia won the first bout while Konami came away with the win in their second clash in the 5STAR Grand Prix. Since their last meeting Konami has joined Oedo Tai and debuted a new look and attitude. We don&#8217;t see anyone taking Giulia&#8217;s title anytime soon so this will likely end with a Giulia win.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>World Of Stardom Championship: Mayu Iwatani (C) vs Utami Hayashishita<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78316\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Mayu-Iwatani-vs-Utami-Hayashishita.jpg\" alt=\"Sendai Cinderella\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Mayu-Iwatani-vs-Utami-Hayashishita.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Mayu-Iwatani-vs-Utami-Hayashishita-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the biggest matches Stardom has put on in some time.\u00a0 The &#8220;Icon Of Stardom&#8221; Mayu Iwatani has been world champion for just under a year now and like she&#8217;s done for most of the past decade she has been the standard-bearer of Stardom throughout her run.\u00a0 Despite the odd 2020 we have experienced Iwatani has been one of the best wrestlers in the world and been a fantastic champion for Stardom.\u00a0 In this match, she meets the prodigy Utami Hayashishita.\u00a0 While Iwatani has been the torchbearer in Stardom over the last 10 years, Hayashishita is the woman who will lead Stardom as it&#8217;s torchbearer for the next decade.\u00a0 Since her debut in late 2018 Hayahsishita has been nothing short of successful, reaching the 5STAR Grand Prix finals twice &#8211; winning once, and winning six championships in her short career to date.\u00a0 Now, the past meets the future in a match that could establish a new ace of the company.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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. 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Stardom World<\/a>\u00a0to see all the action from Stardom.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a> to engage in conversation with fellow fans!Se<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 15th Stardom heads to the Sendai Sun Plaza with one of their most loaded shows to date for Sendai Cinderella. 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