Saya Kamitani Retains World of STARDOM Title Plus 5★STAR GP 2025 Award Winners Announced

By: Noah Leatherland

Fresh off the heels of the 5★STAR GP 2025, STARDOM welcomed 1,814 fans to the Yokohama Budokan for STARDOM TO THE WORLD on September 6th. The fallout of the tournament littered the card, opening with an awards presentation for the competition’s best performances, as well as a trio of title matches that spawned from block results.

After an opening three-way bout saw Rian best Fukigun Death★ and Akira Kurogane, there was an awards ceremony celebrating the best and brightest from the 5★STAR GP. Momo Watanabe took centre stage, proudly showing off her tournament winner’s trophy. Then, trophies were dished out to those who competed in the competition’s best matches. The winners of those are as follows:

• BLUE STARS-A Best Bout Award: Bozilla vs. Saori Anou (August 6th)
• BLUE STARS-B Best Bout Award: Sareee vs. Konami (July 27th)
• RED STARS-A Best Bout Award: Mei Seira vs. Saya Kamitani (August 16th)
• RED STARS-B Best Bout Award: Rina vs. Natsuko Tora (August 2nd)
• Tournament Finals Best Bout Award: Rina vs. AZM (August 23rd)

Sareee was not best pleased with the recognition her match with Konami received. Taking the microphone, she stated:

‘The only reason this match was picked is because I lost, isn’t it? Good for you, right? Good for you, Konami, and good for you, STARDOM fans, right? I’ll definitely take out this frustration in today’s IWGP match. You better remember that.’

(H/T to meraWRESTLING for English quote translation)

A selection of individual performances were also picked out and awarded:

• Outstanding Performance Award: Suzu Suzuki
• Fighting Sprit Award: Rina
• Best Technique Award: Rina

Then, it was time for the main action of the evening. Topping the card was a trio of title matches, all of them rematches from the 5★STAR GP. First, Sareee defended the IWGP Women’s Championship against. Their BLUE STARS encounter ended in a 15 minute time limit draw. But, without such a tight time constraint this time, the two battled for over 20 minutes. The Sun God would rise victorious, keeping hold of the IWGP Women’s Title with a successful second defense. Next, Starlight Kid defended the Wonder of STARDOM Championship against Tomoka Inaba. This was a rematch from the first night of the 5★STAR GP, where Inaba pinned the masked champion. Now, with more than 2 points on the line, Starlight Kid managed to best Inaba and keep hold of the white belt. Then, the main event saw Bea Priestley challenge Saya Kamitani for the World of STARDOM Championship. Priestley scored a victory over the champion on the 11th night of the tournament, then later announcing that she had signed full time with STARDOM. But, Priestley could not keep that momentum going, as Kamitani defeated the Brit, ensuring the continuation of her red belt reign.

Kamitani must still reckon with the fallout of the 5★STAR GP. Following her successful title defense, AZM made her way to the ring. As the woman who defeated Kamitani in the RED STARS semi-final, AZM challenged Kamitani for the World of STARDOM Championship. However, the stakes were raised even higher. AZM’s NJPW STRONG Women’s Title will also be on the line, winner takes all. The match is set for Septmeber 27th in Korakuen Hall.

Here are the full results for STARDOM TO THE WORLD 2025, courtesy of purolove.com:

1. Rian defeated Fukigun Death★ and Akira Kurogane (5:01)
2. Rina defeated Ema Maishima (8:38)
3. HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama defeated Aya Sakura & Kikyo Furusawa (8:26)
4. Mei Seira & Dark Silueta defeated Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara (9:43)
5. Momo Watanabe, Konami & Azusa Inaba defeated Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Bozilla (10:14)
6. Saki Kashima, Hina, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kotatsu defeated Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime (10:26)
7. 4 Way Battle: Ami Sohrei & Lady C defeated Hazuki & Koguma, AZM & Miyu Amasaki and Natsupoi & Saori Anou (6:25)
8. Natsuko Tora defeated Mayumi Ozaki (12:43)
9. IWGP Women’s Title: Sareee (c) defeated Suzu Suzuki (22:33)
10. Wonder of STARDOM Title: Starlight Kid (c) defeated Tomoka Inaba (21:15)
11. World of STARDOM Title: Saya Kamitani (c) defeated Bea Priestley (22:34)