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Stardom Mid Summer Champions 2023

2023 World Wonder Ring Stardom event

Stardom Mid Summer Champions 2023
Promotional art work of the event
Promotion	World Wonder Ring Stardom
Date	July 2, 2023
City	Yokohama, Japan
Venue	Yokohama Budokan
Attendance	1,307[1]
Event chronology
← Previous Sunshine 2023 Next → 5 Star Grand Prix 2023
Mid Summer Champions chronology
← Previous 2022 Next → —

Stardom Mid Summer Champions 2023 (スターダム真夏のチャンピオン2023, Sutādamu manatsu no chanpion 2023) was a professional wrestling event promotedbyWorld Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on July 2, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Budokan.^[2]

Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and three of Stardom's nine championships were on the line. The main event saw Saori Anou defeat Natsupoi in an Indian Strap match. In other prominent matches, Mirai defeated Tam Nakano to win the Wonder of Stardom Championship, and Rose Gold (Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May) defeated Abarenbo GE (Syuri and Ami Sourei) to retain the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.

Production[edit]

Background[edit]

The show featured nine professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[3] The event's press conference took place on June 6, 2023, and was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.^[4]

Event[edit]

The first two preshow matches were broadcast on Stardom's YouTube channel. In the first one, Waka Tsukiyama and Yuna Mizumori picked up a victory over Miyu Amasaki and Hina. In the second one, Suzu Suzuki, Mei Seira and Hanako picked up a win over Hazuki, Saya Iida and Sakura Aya in six-woman tag team action.^[5] In the first main card bout, Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani, AZM and Lady C defeated Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Hanan and Momo Kohgo. After the bout concluded, Hayashishita declared she would take some time off the leader spot of Queen's Quest in order to reconsider herself while worrying about her leadership skills, giving the events from the previous months. Next up, the Artist of Stardom Champions Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai alongside Maika defeated Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka and Rina. In the fifth match, Nanae Takahashi defeated Starlight Kid in the "passion injection" match series. Next up, Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May defeated Syuri and Ami Sourei to secure the first defense of the Goddesses of Stardom Championship in that respective reign. In the seventh bout, Saki Kashima successfully defended the High Speed Championship against Fukigen Death for the first time in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Kashima's former Oedo Tai stablemates attacked her, following the events from Sunshine, where Kashima fell victim to a "loser leaves unit match". Syuri and Ami Sourei came out to rescue Kashima as they recruited her into God's Eye. In the semi main event, Mirai defeated World of Stardom Champion Tam Nakano to win the Wonder of Stardom Championship, successfully fulfilling her Cinderella wish granted after winning the namesake tournament of 2023.^[6]

In the main event, Saori Anou defeated Cosmic Angels stablemate Natsupoi in a Strap match, concluding grudges both of them held against each other. Yuna Mizumori joined the stable after the bout concluded, as all four of Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Anou and herself closed the show after Anou performed her first stable dance.^[7][8][9]

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External links[edit]

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