Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021

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Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021
File:Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 Finals Poster.jpg
Promotional poster featuring various Stardom wrestlers
Promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom
Date Night 1: April 10, 2021
Night 2: May 14, 2021
Night 3: June 12, 2021
City Tokyo, Japan
Venue Korakuen Hall (April 10, May 14)
Ota City General Gymnasium (June 12)
Attendance Night 1: 606 (April 10)[1]
Night 2: 0 (behind closed doors) (May 14)[2][3]
Night 3: 1,240 (June 12)[4]
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2022

The 2021 Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント2021 Sutādamushindereratōnamento 2021?), was the seventh annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom which took place beginning with April 10 and culminating on June 12 in the Ota City General Gymnasium.[5] The tournament expanded out of the normal single night format to instead be determined over two separate dates with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time.[6]

The tournament winner is awarded a wish that has prompted opportunities for the championship of their choice.[7] Night 2 was postponed due to the Japanese government announcing a state of emergency for Tokyo lasting from April 25 until May 11.[8][9] The rest of the tournament was rescheduled to May 14 and June 12, with the second-round and quarter-finals matches taking place on May 14.[10] The semi-finals and finals were initially going to take place on May 29, but the extension of the state of emergency postponed the third night of the event to June 12.[11]

Storylines

The show featured 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.[12]

On the second night of the tournament, former High Speed Champion Koguma made her in-ring return, saving Mayu Iwatani from an attack performed by Oedo Tai after she fell short to Himeka in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Koguma was later revealed to have joined STARS.[13]

On the third night of the tournament which took place on June 12 due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, STARS and Oedo Tai culminated their feud in a ten-woman All-Out War elimination tag team match won by Natsuko Tora who lastly eliminated Starlight Kid, therefore forcing her to join Oedo Tai. The show saw Saya Kamitani defeating Himeka in the semi-finals of the tournament and finally Maika in the finals to become the Cinderella Tournament winner of 2021. Kamitani issued a challenge to Tam Nakano for the Wonder of Stardom Championship as her granted wish for winning the tournament. The main event of the evening portraited the collision between Utami Hayashishita and Syuri for the World of Stardom Championship. The two of them went into a thirty-minute time-limit draw and Syuri requested a restart of the match which Hayashishita accepted. The second match ended in a double count-out as both of the competitors were unable to continue. After retaining the title, Hayashishita saw Natsuko Tora coming to challenge her for the red belt holding Starlight Kid's mask in her hand.[4]

The first match between Syuri and Hayashishita received a 5.5 stars rating from Dave Meltzer, making it the highest-rated match in the history of women's professional wrestling till it's date.[14]

Participants

The tournament featured twenty wrestlers, being the greatest Cinderella Tournament till date. Despite Bea Priestley announcing her departure from World Wonder Ring Stardom at Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 from April 4, she was still listed as a participant.[15]

Ruaka and Hanan, previously listed as reserves,[16] were announced on 7 April 2021, as replacements for the departing Bea Priestley[17] and the injured Saya Iida.[18]

Participants list

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

Wrestler Unit Notes
AZM Queen's Quest
Gokigen Death Oedo Tai
Giulia Donna Del Mondo Goddess of Stardom Champion
Himeka Donna Del Mondo
Hanan Stars
Konami Oedo Tai
Maika Donna Del Mondo
Mayu Iwatani Stars
Mina Shirakawa Cosmic Angels Artist of Stardom Champion
Momo Watanabe Queen's Quest
Natsuko Tora Oedo Tai
Natsupoi Donna Del Mondo High Speed Champion
Ruaka Oedo Tai
Saki Kashima Oedo Tai
Saya Kamitani Queen's Quest Winner
Starlight Kid Stars
Syuri Donna Del Mondo Goddess of Stardom Champion
SWA World Champion
Tam Nakano Cosmic Angels Wonder of Stardom Champion
Artist of Stardom Champion
Unagi Sayaka Cosmic Angels Artist of Stardom Champion
Utami Hayashishita Queen's Quest World of Stardom Champion

Future of Stardom Championship Tournament

Due to Saya Iida relinquishing the Future of Stardom Championship due to injury, a seven-woman tournament to crown a new champion was announced to kick off on the second night of the event.[19] The finals of the tournament will take place on July 4 at Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer.[20]

Round 1
(May 14, 15, June 8)[21][22]		 Round 2
(June 8)[23][22]		 Final
(July 4)[24]
                 
Mina Shirakawa 5:01
Ruaka Pin
Mina Shirakawa 7:50
Hina Pin
Rina 5:43
Hina Pin
Mina Shirakawa Pin
Unagi Sayaka 16:58
Unagi Sayaka 6:21
Lady C Pin
Unagi Sayaka 8:53
Hanan Pin
 
 

Results

File:Sayatall.jpg
Winner of the 2021 Cinderella Tournament Saya Kamitani.

The match schedule of the first night was announced on April 7 after a press conference.[25]

No. Results[26] Stipulations Times[27]
1 Hina defeated Lady C[lower-alpha 1] Singles match 6:24
2 Himeka defeated Hanan Cinderella Tournament First-round match 6:37
3 Maika defeated Konami Cinderella Tournament First-round match 8:27
4 Unagi Sayaka defeated Natsuko Tora Cinderella Tournament First-round match 6:51
5 Rina defeated AZM[lower-alpha 2] Cinderella Tournament First-round match 4:40
6 Starlight Kid defeated Momo Watanabe Cinderella Tournament First-round match 6:23
7 Mayu Iwatani defeated Fukigen Death Cinderella Tournament First-round match 4:16
8 Giulia defeated Ruaka Cinderella Tournament First-round match 4:21
9 Utami Hayashishita defeated Mina Shirakawa Cinderella Tournament First-round match 8:59
10 Saya Kamitani defeated Tam Nakano by over the top rope Cinderella Tournament First-round match 5:48
11 Syuri defeated Natsupoi Cinderella Tournament First-round match 9:26
No. Results[28][29] Stipulations Times[21]
1 Natsupoi defeated Lady C, Tam Nakano and Hanan Four-way match 5:17
2 Oedo Tai (Fukigen Death, Konami and Natsuko Tora) defeated Queen's Quest (AZM, Hina and Momo Watanabe) Six-woman tag team match 5:11
3 Saya Kamitani defeated Starlight Kid Cinderella Tournament Second-round match 7:05
4 Maika defeated Giulia Cinderella Tournament Second-round match 7:38
5 Syuri defeated Utami Hayashishita Cinderella Tournament Second-round match 6:17
6 Himeka defeated Mayu Iwatani Cinderella Tournament Quarter-finals match 6:14
7 Mina Shirakawa defeated Ruaka Future of Stardom Championship tournament match 5:01
8 Unagi Sayaka defeated Syuri Cinderella Tournament Quarter-finals match 8:40
No. Results[30][4][31] Stipulations Times[32]
1P Rina defeated Hina and Lady C Three-way match 5:43
2P Maika defeated Unagi Sayaka Cinderella Tournament Semi-finals match 8:05
3 AZM and Natsupoi defeated Mina Shirakawa and Momo Watanabe and Giulia and Tam Nakano Three-way shuffle tag team match 12:58
4 Oedo Tai (Fukigen Death, Konami, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka and Saki Kashima) defeated Stars (Hanan, Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Starlight Kid and Rin Kadokura) Ten-woman elimination tag team match
The last person eliminated must to join the enemy unit. Since Starlight Kid was eliminated last, she was forced to join Oedo Tai.[lower-alpha 3]		 17:57
5 Saya Kamitani defeated Himeka Cinderella Tournament Semi-finals match 8:51
6 Saya Kamitani defeated Maika Cinderella Tournament Finals match 15:05
7 Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Syuri ended in a time limit draw Singles match for the World of Stardom Championship 30:00
8 Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Syuri ended by double knockout[lower-alpha 4] Singles match for the World of Stardom Championship 13:19
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Notes

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