Stardom New Blood 2 (スターダムニューブラッド2, Sutādamunyūburaddo 2) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 13, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo New Pier Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time.[2]
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 Promotional poster of the event | |||
| Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||
| Date | May 13, 2022 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Tokyo New Pier Hall | ||
| Attendance | 338[1] | ||
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Event edit
The "New Blood" is a series of events which mainly focus on matches where rookie wrestlers, usually with three or less years of in-ring experience, evolve. Besides wrestlers from Stardom, various superstars from multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene are invited to compete in bouts that are usually going under the stipulation of singles or tag team matches.[3]
The show featured a total of six professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4] The press conference for the event was held on April 20, 2022 and was broadcast on Stardom's YouTube channel.[5] The entire event was broadcast on Stardom's YouTube channel.[6]
Storylines edit
In the preshow, Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling's Yuna Mizumori picked up a victory against Queen's Quest's Lady C. The next match saw Stars member Hanan teaming up with Queen's Quest's Hina and going into a time-limit draw against JTO's Tomoka Inaba & Aoi. After the match, Aoi issued a challenge for Hanan's Future of Stardom Championship. After Rina Amikura & Yuko Sakurai picked up a victory over Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo, Tam Nakano rushed into the ring to confront Amikura, Sakurai & Saki who accompanied the latter ringside. On June 5, 2022, Cosmic Angels were set to collide with Color's, with the loser unit being forced to join the enemy unit. After Suzu Suzuki defeated Mai Sakurai, she aimed for an attack upon Donna Del Mondo's leader Giulia with whom she has been in a distant feud. Risa Sera & Hiragi Kurumi of Prominence joined Suzuki to attack Giulia. Shortly after that, Syuri rushed to the ring to confront Sera ahead of their World of Stardom Championship match from Stardom Flashing Champions on May 28, 2022. During Giulia and Suzuki's confrontation, Waka Tsukiyama stepped up to challenge Prominence to a Six-Woman Tag Team Match on May 28. A short backstage segment portrayed Rossy Ogawa handing Miyu Amasaki a portrait of Kairi. It was revealed that Amasaki would team up with Utami Hayashishita against Tam Nakano & Kairi at Flashing Champions.[7][8]
Results edit
| No. | Results[9][10] | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||
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| 1P | Yuna Mizumori defeated Lady C | Singles match | 7:27 | ||
| 2 | Hanan and Hina vs. JTO (Tomoka Inaba and Aoi) ended in a time-limit draw | Tag team match | 15:00 | ||
| 3 | God's Eye (Mirai and Ami Sourei) defeated Waka Tsukiyama and Momoka Hanazono | Tag team match | 13:00 | ||
| 4 | Color's (Rina Amikura and Yuko Sakurai) defeated Stars (Saya Iida and Momo Kohgo) | Tag team match | 11:03 | ||
| 5 | Suzu Suzuki defeated Mai Sakurai | Singles match | 12:56 | ||
| 6 | Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka) and Haruka Umesaki defeated YoungOED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina) | Six-woman tag team match | 14:36 | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 13, 2022). "Stardom New Blood 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 13, 2022). 【大会情報】5・13 『NEW BLOOD 2』開催決定＆第1弾カード決定！チケット発売は4/14（木）朝10時スタート！. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Garza (March 11, 2022). "STARDOM NEW BLOOD 1". thewrestlingrevolution.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 20, 2022). 【★4/20 (水) 19:00 生配信★】5・13『NEW BLOOD 2』記者会見【#STARDOM 】. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (May 13, 2022). 【緊急決定★全試合生配信】5・13『FIBREPLEX presents NEW BLOOD 2』東京・ニューピアホール大会【#STARDOM】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Tokyo Sports (May 13, 2022). 【スターダム】赤の王者・朱里が世羅の暴行でＫＯ 高笑いの世羅は「同じ目に合わせてやるからな！」. tokyo-sports.co.jp. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Dark Angel (May 18, 2022). "Stardom: "New Blood 2"". superluchas.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 20, 2022). [New series 2nd] 5/13 "FIBREPLEX presents NEW BLOOD 2" decided !!. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (May 13, 2022). "STARDOM Results: New Blood 2 – Tokyo, Japan (5/13)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 14, 2022.