Stardom “Cinderella Tournament 2017” 4/30/17 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
*The Cinderella Tournament is single elimination, and wrestlers can be eliminated via pinfall, submission, or by being thrown over the top rope (otr). All matches prior to the finals were contested under a 10 minute time limit. If there’s a draw, both wrestlers are eliminated.
(1) 4WAY Match: Kaori Yoneyama vs AZM vs Ruaka vs Hanan
♦Winner: Hanan (6:35) with a Small Package on Ruaka
~Hanan picks up her first career win.
(2) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Jungle Kyona vs HZK
♦Winner: HZK (5:41) with the Bombs Away
(3) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Jessicka Havok vs Natsuko Tora
♦Winner: Havok (3:35) with the Tombstone Piledriver
(4) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Kris Wolf vs Tessa Blanchard
♦Winner: Blanchard (2:24) with a Diving Codebreaker
~Tessa Blanchard scores a direct win over the High Speed Champion to advance in the tournament.
(5) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Kagetsu vs Konami
♦Winner: Kagetsu (4:36) with a Schoolboy
(6) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Mayu Iwatani vs Hetzza
♦Winner: Iwatani (2:08) with the Frog Splash
(7) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Toni Storm vs Rebel
♦Winner: Storm (4:38) with the Gedo Clutch
(8) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Kairi Hojo vs Hiromi Mimura
♦Winner: Hojo (7:21) with the Diving Elbow Drop
(9) Cinderella Tournament 1st Round Match: Io Shirai vs Hana Kimura
♦Winner: Shirai (6:24) with the Moonsault Press
(10) Cinderella Tournament 2nd Round Match: Toni Storm vs Tessa Blanchard
♦Winner: Storm (3:01) with the Drill-A-Hole Piledriver
(11) Cinderella Tournament 2nd Round Match: Kairi Hojo vs HZK
♦Winner: DRAW (10:00) time expired
~Both Hojo and HZK were eliminated, sending Toni Storm straight to the finals.
(12) Cinderella Tournament 2nd Round Match: Mayu Iwatani vs Kagetsu
♦Winner: Iwatani (4:48) via OTR
(13) Cinderella Tournament 2nd Round Match: Io Shirai vs Jessicka Havok
♦Winner: DRAW (4:41) when both fell over the top rope.
~Both Shirai & Havok were eliminated, sending Mayu Iwatani to the finals against Toni Storm.
(14) Cinderella Tournament Finals: Mayu Iwatani vs Toni Storm
♦Winner: Storm (13:01) with the Diving Guillotine Drop
~Toni Storm wins the 2017 Cinderella Tournament, and will challenge Io Shirai for the World of Stardom Championship.
~Mayu Iwatani issued a challenged to Kairi Hojo for the Wonder of Stardom Championship at Stardom’s Korakuen Hall show on May 14. If Hojo retains, she will tie Santana Garrett’s record of 9 defenses of the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
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