{"id":12059,"date":"2019-04-08T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=12059"},"modified":"2019-04-08T00:58:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T23:58:59","slug":"stardom-american-dream-2019-review-5-4-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/08\/stardom-american-dream-2019-review-5-4-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardom American Dream 2019 Review 5\/4\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World Wonder Ring Stardom ran their Wrestlemania week show from NYC Arena on April 5th<\/sup>.  This wasn’t Stardom\u2019s first foray into the American market, but it represented a new wave of overseas expansion by the company this year.  650 people made their way to Queens to watch a show including a Wonder of Stardom title match between Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita.  To kick the show off the Stardom roster were brought out to the ring to be introduced to the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora vs. Sonya Strong & Violette <\/strong>\u2013 This was a decent opening match, which saw Jungle Assault Nation take on two of House of Glory\u2019s top stars.\u00a0 Kyona and Natusko are two of the best wrestlers in Stardom and they were able to get the crowd well invested in this match.\u00a0 There were a few botches here and there, but that was probably due to a general lack of chemistry between the two teams, and it didn\u2019t hurt the match too much.\u00a0 Natsuko in particular looked good in this match, helping out Kyona after an extended heat sequence.\u00a0 Kyona and Natsuko hit stereo splashes from the top on their opponents, and then Kyona hit a Hammer Throw Powerbomb for the win.\u00a0 Winners: Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britt Baker &\nBrittany Blake vs. Bea Priestley & Konami vs. Hana Kimura & Bobbi Tyler\n\u2013 <\/strong>First thing to take away from this match is that Hana is massively over,\nand Stardom made a smart move signing her to a full time contract.  I wasn\u2019t particularly looking forward to this\nmatch but it ended up being better than I expected, although Konami and Hana\nwere the standout performers.  The\ncommentary constantly referred to Bea Priestley as \u201ccontroversial\u201d but thankfully\nshe didn\u2019t attempt to breakout a Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex in this\nmatch.  Not too much to say about this\nmatch, but when Hana picked up the win with a big missile dropkick on Brittany\nBlake they played the Queen\u2019s Quest music, which really pissed her off and\ncaused her to yell at the tech table until they played her own music.  Winners:\nHana Kimura & Bobbi Tyler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Speed Title \u2013 Dust vs. Hazuki (c) \u2013 <\/strong>The first of two singles title matches on the card, which featured the impressive Hazuki taking on Dust, who did a tour of Stardom last summer with Rise.  Hazuki has lowkey become one of the best wrestlers on the roster since joining Oedo Tai last year, and this match was another good defence for her.  For her part Dust was mostly impressive, although there was one quite slow flip over the turnbuckle that didn\u2019t look amazing (although it ended up in a pretty wicked looking DDT on the apron). Still, that wasn\u2019t enough to detract from what was a good showing for both women, and ended with a flash pin by Hazuki using her Ha Zukistral.  I never expected the title to change hands here, but it was another fun High Speed defence, albeit it on the short side.  Winner: Hazuki<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wonder of Stardom Title\n\u2013 Utami Hayashishita vs. Momo Watanabe (c) \u2013 <\/strong>Momo challenged Utami after\nshe beat Andras Miyagi at Korakuen Hall last month.  I have to preface this review by saying that\nthe Fite stream died two thirds of the way through this match when we were\nwatching live, which really ruined the moment. \nThankfully Stardom got the full match up very quickly, which was a positive\nmark in their book.  This is Stardom\u2019s\nmost protected matchup right now, so I was surprised that the match was booked\nfor New York and I assumed that it would go to a draw here and allow them to\nrun it again in Japan.  The match itself\nwas good, but it felt like both women were holding something back from their\nusual matches.  The opening was slow, although\nthings picked up after Utami extended her hand to shake with Momo, then slapped\nher in the face.  Utami came close to\npinning Momo after a big German suplex, but Momo kicked out, hit a Tequila\nSunrise, then a Peach Sunrise for the win. \nI\u2019m surprised that they had a clean finish here, and it feels like they\nheld something back for when they have a rematch in Japan.  Winner:\nMomo Watanabe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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