Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019

Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019
Promotional poster of the event featuring various Stardom wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateApril 29, 2019
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,050[1]
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The 2019 Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント2019, Sutādamushindereratōnamento 2019) was the fifth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on April 29, 2019.[2]

Storylines

The show featured fourteen Cinderella Tournament matches and a dark match with scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3] The matches can be won by pinfall, submission or elimination over the top rope. A time-limit draw or a double elimination means a loss for each competitor.

Event

The preshow included a dark match in which Hanan and Saya Iida defeated Hina and Leo Onozaki, and Rina and Ruaka in a three-way tag team match. The Cinderella Tournament had one draw between Kagetsu and Nakano who went into the 10-minute time limit which handed Arisa Hoshiki a walkover victory straight to the semi-finals. Hoshiki succeeded in winning the tournament with her granted wish being a match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship against the then-time champion Momo Watanabe.[4][5] Hoshiki won the "white belt" at Stardom Gold 2019 on May 16.[6]

Participants

The tournament was composed by 16 competitors including the champions. It was the last event to conclude in a single day.[7][8]

*Noted underneath were the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.

Wrestler Unit Notes
Andras Miyagi Oedo Tai
Arisa Hoshiki Stars Winner
AZM Queen's Quest
Bea Priestley Queen's Quest
Hana Kimura Tokyo Cyber Squad
HZK Oedo Tai High Speed Champion
Jungle Kyona Tokyo Cyber Squad
Kagetsu Oedo Tai World of Stardom Champion
Konami Tokyo Cyber Squad
Momo Watanabe Queen's Quest Goddesses of Stardom Champion
Wonder of Stardom Champion
Natsu Sumire Oedo Tai
Natsuko Tora Oedo Tai
Rebel Kel Tokyo Cyber Squad
Saki Kashima Stars Artist of Stardom Champion
Starlight Kid Stars
Tam Nakano Stars Artist of Stardom Champion

Brackets

Winner of the 2019 Cinderella Tournament, Arisa Hoshiki.
Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Rebel Kel Pin
AZM 5:00
AZM 3:34
Konami Pin
Konami Pin
Momo Watanabe 4:57
Konami Pin
Starlight Kid 2:46
Natsu Sumire 5:16
Starlight Kid Pin
Starlight Kid Pin
HZK 1:19
HZK Pin
Bea Priestley 4:01
Konami 10:21[9]
Arisa Hoshiki Pin
Andras Miyagi 6:44
Hana Kimura Pin
Hana Kimura 7:00
Natsuko Tora Pin
Natsuko Tora Pin
Jungle Kyona 7:55
Natsuko Tora 5:50
Arisa Hoshiki Pin
Saki Kashima 5:01
Arisa Hoshiki Pin
Arisa Hoshiki N/A
Bye -
Kagetsu Draw[a]
Tam Nakano 10:00

Notes

  1. ^ Kagetsu and Nakano went into a time-limit draw, therefore both getting disqualified from the tournament.

References

  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 29, 2019). "Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 12, 2019). 4・29後楽園の対戦カード発表記者会見. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Sarpracione, Mathew (May 9, 2019). "Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019 Results & Review: Part 1 (4/29/2019)". thechairshot.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Pageot, Harley R. (May 3, 2019). "4/29 STARDOM CINDERELLA TOURNAMENT 2019 report: Annual one-night tournament with winner earning a ball gown and one wish". pwtorch.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Michael, Casey (May 16, 2019). "New STARDOM Champions Crowned". Squared Circle Sirens.
  7. ^ Sarpracione, Mathew (April 27, 2019). "#Preview: Stardom Presents Cinderella Tournament 2019 (4/29/2019)". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Dark angel (April 25, 2019). "Stardom: The 2019 edition of the "Cinderella Tournament" is announced". superluchas.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Richards, Alex (May 7, 2019). "STARDOM CINDERELLA TOURNAMENT (4/29/19) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.