{"id":2703,"date":"2017-01-07T05:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2017-06-09T16:48:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T22:48:36","slug":"stardom-new-year-stars-2017-recap-review-january-7-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/stardom-new-year-stars-2017-recap-review-january-7-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardom New Year Stars 2017 Recap &#038; Review &#8211; January 7, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>January 7, 2017<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nmatches published individually on Stardom World<br \/>\n(taped January 7, 2017)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=osaka-osaka-japan\">Osaka<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=osaka-japan\">Osaka<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=japan\">Japan<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=minatokumin-center\">Minatokumin Center<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Attendance: 372<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Series: <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=new-year-stars-2017\">New Year Stars 2017<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: none<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Fuka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Natsuko Tora vs Azumi<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Barb Sasaki)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69ecdc7e9d684','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69ecdc7e9d684\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69ecdc7e9d684\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Natsuko Tora wins via pinfall after a diving senton<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 5:42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was a decent opener. Azumi attacked Tora before the bell and tried to win quickly. Tora was surprised, and Azumi attempted to use her speed to stay all over Tora. Tora was able to slow things down with a Boston Crab, but Azumi survived and came back with another flurry. I liked the aggression from Azumi. It helped make this an interesting, quick match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Kris Wolf vs Arisu Nanase<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Barb Sasaki)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69ecdc7e9d792','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69ecdc7e9d792\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69ecdc7e9d792\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Kris Wolf wins via pinfall after a diving double knee drop<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 6:56<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was another decent opener. Wolf was the aggressor in this one, toying with Nanase early and being very nonchalant about her attacks. Nanase fought well, but Wolf was too much for her for most of the match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Hiromi Mimura &amp; Jungle Kyona vs Saori Anou &amp; Yoko Bito<\/strong> (Goddess of Stardom Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Daichi Murayama)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69ecdc7e9d7cb','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69ecdc7e9d7cb\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69ecdc7e9d7cb\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Yoko Bito pins Hiromi Mimura after a B Driver<\/strong> (cradle back to belly piledriver)<br \/>\n<strong>Time: 10:44<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty good match. It was essentially a tornado match with everyone coming in and out of the ring as they pleased. It was difficult to tell who was winning at any given moment, but the action was fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Shayna Baszler &amp; Nixon Newell &amp; Kay Lee Ray vs Konami &amp; Mayu Iwatani<\/strong> (High Speed Champ)<strong> &amp; Kairi Hojo<\/strong> (Wonder of Stardom Champ, Goddess of Stardom Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Barb Sasaki)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69ecdc7e9d7fc','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69ecdc7e9d7fc\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69ecdc7e9d7fc\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Shayna Baszler forces Konami to submit to an achilles lock<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 13:30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. The match started with the women pairing off and taking turns in the ring, but after everyone had a turn the match started breaking down into double and triple teams. Both teams looked good, Hojo&#8217;s team with great individual efforts and Newell, Ray, and Baszler with good teamwork. There were some big choreographed spots like a triple Three Amigos from Baszler&#8217;s team, but there weren&#8217;t too many of those so the match felt staged. I thought this was a good match and it had a somewhat surprising finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 5<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=artist-of-stardom-title-match\"><strong>Artist of Stardom Title Match<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Oedo Tai<\/strong> (Viper &amp; Kagetsu &amp; Kyoko Kimura w\/ Kris Wolf) <strong>vs Queen&#8217;s Quest<\/strong> (Momo Watanabe &amp; HZK &amp; Io Shirai (World of Stardom Champ))<br \/>\n(referee: Daichi Murayama)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69ecdc7e9d82b','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69ecdc7e9d82b\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69ecdc7e9d82b\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Io Shirai pins Kyoko Kimura after a top rope moonsault and Queen&#8217;s Quest becomes the new Artist of Stardom Champions<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 16:40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. This one felt like the most important match of the night, as it should. It was hard-fought by both teams. Oedo Tai cheated and used dirty tactics while Queen&#8217;s Quest fought a straightforward match. The matchup was very entertaining, and I think this was a nice final match for Kyoko Kimuro. She ended up being in the ring at the end with Io Shirai, and I think it was a fitting and classy way for Kiruma to end her career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ring Area<\/span><\/em><br \/>\nAfter the match, Io Shirai gets on the mic and talks about winning the Artist of Stardom titles for the third time. For her partners though, this is their first title win. HZK and Watanabe then brag a little before Shirai calls Kimura back into the ring to say some final words.<\/p>\n<p>Kimura talks about meeting Shirai when she was just a teenager. She says she&#8217;s proud what Shirai has done in Stardom and the two hug in the center of the ring. Kimura calls in the rest of Oedo Tai for a big group picture with everyone in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Oedo Tai then leaves the ring. Shirai calls for the wrestlers at ringside to enter the ring and gives the mic to Kairi Hojo. Hojo wishes everyone a happy new year and thanks the fans in Osaka. She also tells Shirai that she can take her newly won title belt. Shirai takes the mic back and closes out the show by telling everyone to &#8220;bow down to the queens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a good show. The matches got better as the show went along, and the final two tag matches were very entertaining.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Artist of Stardom Title Match<\/strong><br \/>\nThis match had some emotion since it was Kimura&#8217;s retirement match, but the focus was put on the titles which is a very good thing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vacant Artist of Stardom titles are put on the line in a match pitting a new lineup for the former champs Oedo Tai versus Queen&#8217;s Quest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[297,1367],"tags":[1419,1386,1417,1418,1385,1370,1382,1376,1378,621,1380,1422,1384,1427,1383,1424,1428,1381,1488,1423,1379,1415,1426,1490,1466,1467,1430,1489,1420,1429,1368,1425,1369,1432],"class_list":["post-2703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-show-results","category-stardom","tag-arisu-nanase","tag-artist-of-stardom-title-match","tag-azumi","tag-barb-sasaki","tag-daichi-murayama","tag-fuka","tag-hiromi-mimura","tag-hzk","tag-io-shirai","tag-japan","tag-jungle-kyona","tag-kagetsu","tag-kairi-hojo","tag-kay-lee-ray","tag-konami","tag-kris-wolf","tag-kyoko-kimura","tag-mayu-iwatani","tag-minatokumin-center","tag-momo-watanabe","tag-natsuko-tora","tag-new-year-stars-2017","tag-nixon-newell","tag-oedo-tai","tag-osaka-japan","tag-osaka-osaka-japan","tag-queens-quest","tag-rossy-ogawa","tag-saori-anou","tag-shayna-baszler","tag-stardom","tag-viper","tag-world-wonder-ring-stardom","tag-yoko-bito"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2703"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2706,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703\/revisions\/2706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}