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00:008th Michael Tumor
00:07The first time we've started, it's the only one that was conducted,
00:12the local team's senior team he's in the program.
00:159th Michael Tumor
00:17The last time we've learned about this game,
00:19we'll be able to get into more ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah !
00:22The last time you've been 13 years, we'll be able to communicate with us on Saturdays' Saturday,
00:25There is no worse feeling as a professional wrestler
00:37Than the notion that time has passed you by
00:41In a way that you can never get back
00:44To know that a newer generation
00:46A generation that has come after your own
00:49May have very well surpassed you
00:52At some point in time
00:54Momo Watanabe may have been the trigger
00:57All those years ago
00:58When she betrayed Queen's Quest
01:00And leading all the way to the birth
01:03Of the Phoenix Queen we've seen today
01:05There is not a soul alive that could have predicted
01:17What Momo Watanabe and her betrayal of Queen's Quest would do years down the road
01:26There is not a soul alive that could have predicted
01:31What Momo Watanabe and her betrayal of Queen's Quest would do years down the road
01:39What Utami Hayashista's exit from stardom would do a year down the road
01:47That hate would be born and bred in the heart
01:51Of a maniacal
01:53An evil woman
01:56In the form of Saya Kamitani
01:58That in one of the strangest twists
02:01At the end of 2025
02:03Has become almost universally beloved
02:05Here in mainland Japan
02:07For all that has come
02:10For Kamitani since joining hate
02:12Winning the world of stardom championship
02:14Winning the strong women's championship
02:16Money and fame
02:17Brand deals
02:18The highest viewed seasons
02:19Of daytime talk shows in Japan
02:21You name it
02:22All of it has to be put aside
02:24For what can and must be accomplished
02:26Inside the squared circle
02:29The true place
02:31Where a legacy is born
02:32And your name
02:34Can forever be immortalized
02:35By the storytellers to come
02:37One woman
02:38Will stand immortal
02:39When all is said and done
02:41Will it be Saya Kamitani
02:43Or Momo Watanabe
02:44A double champion
02:46Walking out
02:47Of Ota War tonight
03:02And we get into the opening ceremony
03:14Here tonight
03:15As our senior official
03:17Is going to collect
03:19Both sets of gold
03:20That are up for grabs here
03:21In a hate versus hate
03:24Main event singles matchup
03:26The NJPW strong women's championship
03:28And the world of stardom championship
03:30Up for grabs
03:31Two titles that have long
03:32Eluded
03:33The challenger
03:34And your five star
03:35Grand Prix 2025 winner
03:36Of Momo Watanabe
03:38And whether she
03:47Wants to admit it or not
03:49And trust me
03:49Momo Watanabe
03:50Does not like to show much
03:51In the way of weakness
03:52This resentment has
03:54Overflowed in a major way
03:55We're going to send it down
03:56To ringside
03:57For your main event introductions
03:58Today's main event
04:01World of Stardom
04:03And the strong women's
04:04Two-time champion matchup
04:06We're going to win a win
04:0630 minutes
04:07One win
04:08We're going to win
04:09We're going to win
04:09We're going to win
04:10We're going to win
04:11We're going to win
04:12We're going to win
04:14We're going to win
04:15156cm 60kg
04:16Five Star Grand Prix 2025 winner
04:20Black Peach
04:21Black Beach
04:22Watanabe
04:23Mom-ー
04:25Mom-ー
04:25Kom-Hom-Hom
04:28You're going to win
04:33The second winner of the gold
04:34winner of the second winner
04:34World of Stardom
04:35Is the seventh player
04:36Strong women's
04:38初武器戦
04:38Heyton
04:39168cm 58kg
04:41F-NEX Queen
04:43Kamitani
04:45Siyue
04:48Oh, yeah!
04:53Let me bring it to Daichi.
04:57Our senior official Daichi to be the one
05:04to take control of our main event stage here tonight.
05:07It is a jam-packed Otaward General Gymnasium
05:10set for a double title matchup.
05:14Saya Kamitani puts both sets of gold on the line
05:17against Momo Watanabe.
05:18Let's listen for the belt.
05:23A woman who has never wanted to consider herself
05:34an underdog is Momo Watanabe,
05:36but she walks in, certainly such here tonight,
05:39even as the five-star Grand Prix 2025 winner.
05:42That is the tournament that Momo Watanabe
05:44was victorious in back in August.
05:47That led to, well, this championship challenge here tonight,
05:50but let's be quite honest with you folks.
05:51This one has been years, and I mean years, in the making.
05:57August 10th, 2019, Stardom Live in Corcoran Hall
06:00saw the professional wrestling debut
06:02of one Saya Kamitani far before the Phoenix Queen
06:06and even farther before the World of Stardom Championship
06:09was ever attached to her hip.
06:10And it was that singles matchup in her debut
06:14that was against the Black Peach, Momo Watanabe,
06:17who had been wrestling five years, the senior Saya Kamitani,
06:20by that point in time.
06:22Five years more experience, five years more
06:24to accomplish something further than what Saya Kamitani has done.
06:28And it is the natural order in all of professional sports
06:33and all of entertainment and all of professional wrestling
06:35that there are generations that come
06:37and there are generations that go,
06:39but Momo Watanabe starting to feel as though
06:41her generation has passed her by
06:44knowing that Kamitani,
06:46the woman that she broke into the sport,
06:49back in Corcoran Hall,
06:50holds the world title before she does.
06:52To know that Kamitani captured the Strong Women's Championship
06:57on her first ever challenge for it against Azami,
07:01meanwhile, Momo Watanabe has challenged before
07:04for that NJPW Strong Women's title
07:06and has never held it to her name.
07:13The roots of Momo Watanabe and Saya Kamitani's bond
07:17go far further and far more beyond
07:20Saya Kamitani's professional wrestling debut
07:23back in Corcoran Hall.
07:25There is a mutual respect,
07:26there is a mutual love for one another.
07:28Kamitani admitting that herself on social media earlier today,
07:32stating, Momo, I will crush you
07:35with all of the love that I have in my body.
07:45Watanabe responding,
07:47not so in kind in social media.
07:50Taking a few shots at potentially the fame and status
07:54Saya Kamitani has earned on her name,
07:56earned on the World of Stardom Championship itself,
07:59saying, I don't need wealth or fame,
08:01I don't need television deals,
08:03I need strength,
08:04I need to be the best.
08:06And that is what these two championships,
08:08representing New Japan Pro Wrestling
08:10and the World of Wonderland Stardom,
08:12represent here tonight in our main event.
08:13Meanwhile, you can tell,
08:19even if Kamitani doesn't admit herself,
08:22since joining Haight and winning the World of Stardom title,
08:24all that money,
08:25the fame,
08:25the TV deals we spoke about earlier on in the evening,
08:27it's something that you have to leave outside of the ring,
08:29but it is something that has heavily influenced the perception of Saya Kamitani,
08:34not just here in mainland Japan,
08:35but also internationally.
08:37It's becoming a cult-like icon here in the country of Japan.
08:41And that's not something Momo Watanabe has ever really sought after in her career,
08:47but Watanabe wants people to see her.
08:49Watanabe wants people to see her
08:51and recognize that she is the best professional wrestler on God's green earth.
08:58But to prove you are the best here in stardom,
09:01you must hold the red belt.
09:03And that is something Watanabe has never done,
09:06even out of many,
09:07and I mean many challenges,
09:09for said championship over the years.
09:11It's kind of like a very similar conversation we were talking about
09:18with Starlight Kid and Konami.
09:19How long it took Kid versus how long it took Konami.
09:230-4 to 0-5
09:24to holding the Wonder of Stardom championship.
09:28Meanwhile, Kamitani just two unsuccessful challenges
09:32back in 2021 and 2024,
09:34but in late 2024 in Ryogoku-Sumohal,
09:37that's when everything changed for Kamitani.
09:38Meanwhile, this is Momo Watanabe's seventh matchup
09:42for the World of Stardom championship,
09:43and she has never been able to capture it in her career.
09:46The closest she's come,
09:49a double knockout with Kogetsu back in 2018
09:53for the World of Wonder titles.
09:54To know that someone of a newer generation
09:59might have outpaced you,
10:00that is something that cannot sit well
10:02in the mind of Momo Watanabe at all,
10:06and that is going to be the driving factor
10:08heading throughout this matchup.
10:15I'll tell you right now, fans,
10:17Watanabe has even been down about this point.
10:20Herself has talked about it in post-match comments,
10:22has talked about it in interviews with Tokyo Sports
10:24as of recent.
10:27But Watanabe is saying,
10:28well, my confidence may have been rocked,
10:30thinking that Kamitani has surpassed me.
10:33Oh, but, yeah, more than her confidence
10:35getting rocked here tonight
10:37by Kamitani into these chairs.
10:42Confidence being fully reinstated,
10:45claims Momo Watanabe,
10:46off the back of her five-star Grand Prix victory.
10:49It was a main event classic
10:51back against Hazumi
10:52in the final of this year's tournament.
10:57Oh, good Lord.
10:58Yeah, I think we're starting to see
11:00some of that resentment come out in spades right now.
11:03With the way that Watanabe dumping water on Kamitani,
11:06throwing weaponry at Kamitani.
11:12It is almost two ideological differences
11:15as to what professional wrestling should be.
11:17Kamitani comes out with the flag,
11:19the glitter, the glamour,
11:20everything in between.
11:22Well, Hot Dog and Grandstand
11:24and waltz around ringside.
11:25Meanwhile, Momo Watanabe straight to the ring,
11:28straight to the point.
11:29It is about the art of the fight,
11:31not the pageantry.
11:33And that is an eternal battle
11:35in professional wrestling
11:37that goes way beyond stardom itself.
11:39Whoa!
11:41Two!
11:43Six!
11:46Seven!
11:47Eight!
11:50Eight!
11:51Momo Watanabe could have never predicted
11:54that whenever she turned her back
11:55on Queen's Quest and joined Oino Tai
11:57all those years ago
11:59that it would plant the initial seeds
12:01of the woman who would eventually come to surpass her
12:03in the Phoenix Queen,
12:05Saya Kamitani.
12:07The first fracture in Queen's Quest
12:09that would lead all the way down,
12:10years down the line,
12:11to Utami Hayashishita exiting
12:14the World Wonder Ring for Marigold.
12:17To Queen's Quest being at its absolute lowest,
12:20heading into the conversion of 2024,
12:22and the breaking point
12:23that was Saya Kamitani.
12:25And at that time,
12:26if you remember well, fans,
12:27Watanabe was inviting Kamitani
12:31to join Oino Tai,
12:32heading into the conversion.
12:34Faked out that she was going to join
12:36Queen's Quest herself
12:37just for Kamitani
12:38to hit the bait-and-switch.
12:42And it has set the path
12:44for what has been a dominant,
12:45and I mean dominant reign,
12:47as World of Stardom champion
12:48for this year,
12:50for Kamitani.
12:58Talks of future plans for Kamitani,
13:00this idea of wanting to
13:01bring stardom to the Tokyo Dome.
13:03Well, she has confirmed
13:04to at least bring herself
13:05representing stardom
13:07to the Tokyo Dome
13:07for January 4th, 2026
13:09at Wrestle Kingdom.
13:10But is that going to be
13:12something of which
13:13Kamitani can do so
13:14as World of Stardom champion,
13:16as strong women's champion?
13:17It would be the ultimate embarrassment
13:19for Kamitani
13:20to make these promises
13:21of bringing stardom
13:22to the higher land,
13:23only to fail
13:25at a moment's notice before.
13:27It is the pressure
13:39of the World of Stardom champion
13:41and the strong women's champion
13:42versus the pressure
13:44of the five-star Grand Prix winner,
13:47but all of that pressure
13:48being rooted in expectation.
13:50Watanabe's expectations
13:54of herself
13:54have never been higher
13:55after that five-star victory.
13:57Has to capture
13:58in the gold here tonight.
14:01And walk away
14:02a double champion.
14:04All the things
14:05that she's fought for
14:06multiple times over
14:07has never won in her career.
14:09She is due.
14:10She is owed her time
14:11and she is going to have
14:13to fight for it.
14:17Watch Momo now
14:18wants to take Kamitani
14:19out of the corner.
14:20And Sia,
14:22those long, long legs
14:24of Sia Kamitani,
14:25those long legs,
14:26those longer arms,
14:27definitely on the taller side
14:28for the stardom roster.
14:29And just like that,
14:30the boots getting put to good use
14:32for tall Sia tonight.
14:33Yeah!
14:35May this, may this, may this!
14:40I mean, I can't get it!
14:42oh, and Watanabe,
14:52we were starting to wonder,
14:55starting to question,
14:55Oh, and Watanabe, we were starting to wonder, starting to question who would be the first
15:09to resort to the tactics, the hate tactics, that have won Kamentani many a matchup, that
15:15brought the goddesses and artist titles to hate as well.
15:19Watanabe straight to the eyes, and that led to the official being pulled right in front.
15:25Of all the action here, watch Kamentani now.
15:29Oh, good God!
15:35That is a home run that would have soared out of the Tokyo Dome, just as these two women
15:41hoped to soar right into it in 2026.
15:55Oh!
15:56Oh!
15:57Oh!
15:58Oh!
15:59Oh!
16:00Oh!
16:01Battling it out on the outside of the ring.
16:04One, two, three, four, five!
16:06It's a very precarious position to be in.
16:08Both of these women know how to eat their strikes for breakfast.
16:11They also know how to lay them in even harder.
16:14Watanabe blocked by Kamentani.
16:16Blocked the boot there.
16:17Kamentani, oh, oh, oh, wait a minute.
16:19Wait a minute.
16:19Could be in trouble right now.
16:21That bastard driver.
16:26Hito Dynashi.
16:41The Hito Dynashi driver is going to lead in right here.
16:45Watanabe.
16:46Well, if Kamentani doesn't go on the apron, she might go off the apron.
16:49Crashed all the way to the floor.
16:53Tani, Tani!
16:55Oh, my God!
16:56Oh, my God!
16:58Somebody get in there and check on them.
17:03We talk all the time about what we're willing to risk in this sport.
17:06Life and limb, family and liberty, everything in between.
17:09But Sayaka, Kamentani, and Homo Watanabe putting their lives on the line
17:14for what is the most important championship in professional wrestling today.
17:19Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani, Tani,
17:49way to end this matchup and different members of hate on either side there have definitely been
17:53battle lines drawn especially heading into what was our final event before tonight
17:59in chiba hate versus hate in the main event going to a 20 minute time limit draw
18:05well these two women are going to need more than 20 minutes unless unless the official calls this
18:10one off here count of 16 here they have until the count of 20.
18:20count of 18 and both women back inside at the count of one nine to save our main event here
18:34we talk about all the things that watanabe and kamitani are willing to risk
18:39kamitani has listed all to become everything that she's become watanabe has not reached her full
18:44potential yet but kamitani looks to stifle it to keep her in the lower rents of the
18:49hate regime northern lights cover two
18:53oh wait a minute wait a minute
19:03watanabe
19:06oh wrist clutch into the roundhouse with a black peach
19:13and a two count only on the world and strong women's champion of kamitani
19:17watanabe trying to allow the gears continue to turn inside her own mind try and put the pressure in on
19:28kamitani where she can strategize where she can slow things down to the pace that she's comfortable at
19:41kamitani is not going to be fading anytime soon not to this not to watanabe
19:45oh captain clutch here driven down half and half suplex
19:54and knees to the back of the head as well to boot for kamitani here
20:06saw my tall one more time for the cover two count only
20:10two count only double title gold hanging in the balance here
20:16one more important none more career defining than the one she sees here tonight
20:30it is matches and moments like this where you start to realize and you
20:48begin to wonder about the light that still may be inside the body of watanabe
20:54the light versus the darkness all under the shade of black kamitani imbound captured in
21:04momo sent for a ride from the world of stardom champion cover here for saya this could be it
21:12two
21:17all of the names that kamitani has run for
21:20for this world of stardom title tam nakano suzu suzuki sayaka kurana natsapoi b priestly
21:31oh but could we add another name to the list
21:35and could the call from inside the house come tonight
21:38that white baseball bat oh that isn't poetic i don't know what is watanabe watch it watch it
21:54fight it be driver
22:07日ißtai only finds two
22:10but now he's got to be able to drop kamitani
22:12dead on the back of the head find the victory kamitani rolls through though
22:16watanabe finds the mark here
22:18two. Kamatani back hit it. Momo back hit it.
22:22Oh, wait a minute. Driven in. One more time for the cover for the win.
22:32Still not going to be enough.
22:48Wait a minute, wait a minute.
23:09The peach, the peach avoided for now.
23:12Enzigiri steps up for Kamatani one more time.
23:15Kamatani has stepped up in a major way.
23:18But she has to keep going and growing.
23:21You want to bring stardom to the Tokyo Dome.
23:24You have to be the champion.
23:30Ah, what a false crack.
23:32A straight right from Kamatani.
23:37Oh, man.
23:40Both of these women are out on their feet.
23:43There's still enough life left for one more shot delivered.
23:50Kamatani still, still holding on to that apron.
23:54Still holding on to the ropes for life.
24:00Kamatani, watch through here.
24:02Planted.
24:05Blue Thunder.
24:06Cover.
24:07It could be.
24:08No.
24:09Come on.
24:11She's got it.
24:13Come on.
24:14Come on.
24:17Come on.
24:18Come on.
24:19Come on.
24:20Come on.
24:21Come on.
24:23Come on.
24:24Come on.
24:25Come on.
24:26Come on.
24:27Come on.
24:28Come on.
24:29Come on.
24:30Come on.
24:31Come on.
24:32Come on.
24:33Come on.
24:34Kamatani and Momo Watanabe have been bound since the beginning of Kamatani's career.
24:39And that bind will tie these two for life.
24:45How about that?
24:46For a bind or two.
24:48Come on.
24:50Kamatani.
24:52Star Crusher inbound.
24:53It must.
24:54It will.
24:55Star Crusher.
24:57Star Crusher.
24:58Whoa.
24:59Whoa.
25:00Whoa.
25:01Whoa.
25:02No.
25:03I thought that was going to be it.
25:06What an Aave.
25:09Superhuman effort here.
25:12Turning the tide on the Star Crusher.
25:19It's a kill and a kill of a star.
25:22It's a birth of Supernova.
25:25Got it.
25:27Watanabe for the win.
25:31And the Black Peach has more to do.
25:34There's more to go.
25:35How do you stop the unstoppable?
25:43No.
25:44The sun will not rise until Kamatani says so.
25:49Sayaka Kamatani is not ready to give in.
25:54Watanabe has been brought to tears tonight.
25:58Overwhelmed by emotion.
26:02Overwhelmed by pressure.
26:04Expectations on the horizon.
26:06Got it.
26:07It is.
26:08Peach Thunder avoided here.
26:15Peach Sunrise.
26:20Peach Sunrise.
26:22Ratanabe escapes.
26:26Kamatani calling for the end.
26:40It has to come here.
26:42It has to come now.
26:44Star Crusher.
26:48She's done it.
26:51She's done it.
26:53It is not just a crimson nightmare tonight.
27:15But a Black Peach's nightmare as well.
27:22And a Phoenix Queen stream.
27:28Reimagined all over again.
27:31Defense number 6.
27:59Defense number 7.
28:00defense number six comes the way of saya kamitani from the world of stardom title
28:08the first defense of the strong women's championship
28:13has been earned tonight as well
28:19but an uncomfortable reality will set in soon enough when watanabe regains the consciousness
28:26she lost off that star crusher that maybe just maybe momo watanabe has been surpassed
28:37by a woman who truly stands tonight and forever superior
28:56so
29:10It is the closing of a chapter from Momo and Saiya tonight.
29:28We're gonna hear from your strong and
29:35World of Stardom champion right now.
29:40I'm sorry.
29:42I'm sorry.
29:45I'm sorry.
29:47Momo, you're really strong.
29:55I'm sorry.
30:00I'm so glad you were on the top, Momoto.
30:05I'm so glad you were on the top.
30:11I'm so glad you were on the top.
30:30It was the best game, it was!
30:37But...
30:39I'm sorry, this one!
30:54I got it, I got it...
31:00I've decided.
31:05I'm going to give you a belt.
31:14I'm going to be strong and strong.
31:19I'm going to watch your back forever.
31:23What the hell?
31:30Sia said, Momo, you're truly strong and I'm really glad I could have a top tier match with you for the top tier title.
31:46And I would like to thank you for giving me your best fight.
32:00And Watanabe said that she won't give up until she takes the belt away from Sia Kamitani.
32:13But I think we have bigger fish to fry over here with the presence of your IWGP Women's Champion.
32:19That's Shuri that's hit the ringside.
32:32Kamitani Sia,
32:36If you came to the 1.4,
32:40If you came to the 1.4,
32:42if you came to the 1.4,
32:43if you came to the 1.4,
32:46if you came to the 1.4,
32:47if you came to the 1.4,
32:49then I would like to win a match.
32:50That looks like you will be the IWGP Women's Champion.
32:53You will also be my champion.
32:55The belt of IWGP.
33:06Wait a minute, wait a minute.
33:20That's not just Shuri that's hit ringside.
33:24Sauriano.
33:27Sauriano is here.
33:30Shuri was just in the middle of referencing the Tokyo Dome,
33:36referencing the IWGP Women's Championship.
33:41On December 29th.
33:44RIA GOKU SUMAHOL, that red belt.
33:57I think it should be me.
34:01Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:03Oh, what does Sauriano do?
34:09Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:12Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:14Sauriano is a big fan of the Tokyo Dome.
34:19Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:22Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:24Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:28Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:31Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:32Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano is a big fan of Sauriano.
34:45And Saori-chan, you don't know what you're talking about lately, but you don't have a存在感, right?
34:55You don't have a存在感, right? You don't have a存在感, right?
35:01You don't have a lot of魅力.
35:04You don't have a存在感, right?
35:13Don't stop.
35:17I've decided to kill Saori-chan.
35:25You killed Nakano, Kura-ra, Natsupoy, and you!
35:38I put down Nakano, I put down Natsupoy, I'll put you down too!
35:44I'm a big fan of New England, and I'm just fine.
35:47I know.
35:49I'll put you on the red belt on November 29th, and I'll do it with you.
35:55Don't be afraid of me.
37:05Bye-bye.
37:06The Golden Phoenix is dead.
37:24And the Phoenix Queen reigns supreme for tonight.
37:30But there is not a woman in the world that does not want their own opportunity at the World of Stardom Championship, at the Strong Women's Championship.
37:39And it is all set based off the challenges we have just seen in the agreements made inside that squared circle.
37:49Saya Kamitani vs. Sadiano set.
37:52Our first match confirmed December 29th in Ryoko Kusumo Hall for Start of Dream Queendom 2025.
37:59Live with English coverage.
38:00I cannot wait for that main event.
38:02Plus, Shuri vs. Saya Kamitani.
38:05The IWGP women's title and Strong Women's title on the line.
38:08It's going to be an incredible night.
38:10Wrestling fans, we thank you so much for joining us here for Stardom Crimson Nightmare 2025.
38:14For everyone in Stardom, I've been Walker Stewart.
38:18Follow at WeAreStardom on all social media.
38:20And we'll see you next time, live from the World Wonder Ring.
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