BITE-SIZE STARDOM SHOW REPORT: Stardom New Year Stars 2026 in Korakuen Hall – Night 2 (11/01/2026)

Pre-Show Notes

• 35th Artist of Stardom Champions H.A.T.E (Konami (3), Rina (1) & Fukigen Death (5)) have been champions for 123 days – in their first reign. This will be the third title defence of their reign.
• A win for the H.A.T.E team would see them become only the second team since 2022 to make it to three successful title defences (the other being the Bari Bari Bombers).
• Though this will be Lady C’s third attempt at the Artist of Stardom Championships and Tomoka Inaba’s second, this challenge will mark the first for Hina.
• 7th CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Hazuki has been champion for 92 days – in her first reign. This will be the first title defence of her reign.
• This will be Mei Seira’s second attempt at the championship, having lost against Lluvia in May of 2025.
• The current record between Hazuki and Mei Seira stands at 1-1-1 with Seira winning their last match when defending her High Speed Championship at Crimson Nightmare on November 3rd.
• This show will mark the Stardom debut of Maki Itoh.
• Stardom announced prior to the show that Koguma would be missing the show on the 11th January due to poor physical health. No timetable has been provided for her return to the ring at the time of writing.
• Xena returns to action on this show after missing the show on the 10th January.
• Prior to the 10th January Korakuen Hall show, Stardom announced that Suzu Suzuki would miss both the shows on the 10th and 11th January before returning to action on the 12th.
• Matoi Hamabe continues to be absent from Stardom shows after sustaining a knee injury during the second of the 3rd January Shinjuku FACE shows. At the time of writing, no timetable for her return has been announced.
• Ema Maishima continues to be absent from Stardom shows through poor physical health. At the time of writing, no timetable for her return has been announced.
• Following her defeat at Wrestle Kingdom 20, Saya Kamitani announced that she will be taking a short hiatus – described as paid leave – until 7th February to recover ahead of her next World of Stardom Championship defence at Supreme Fight in Osaka against Starlight Kid.
• Attendance Notes: The attendance inside Korakuen Hall in Tokyo was 1,356, giving Stardom a total of 2,072 over the two nights at the venue. The number on the 11th January is a ten person and  0.74% increase from the previous night (1346) and becomes the twenty-third Korakuen Hall show in a row, the twenty-seventh of the last twenty-eight, to surpass the 1000 mark. As a reminder, you would have to go back to October 2024 for the last time the company drew under 1000 to Korakuen Hall.

Pre-Show

Quick Results

• 5-on-4 Handicap Match: EXV (Maika, HANAKO, Xena, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian) def. Mi Vida Loca (Bozilla, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogane) w/ Modified Michinoku Driver II (13:22)
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: STARS (Saya Iida, Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime) def. H.A.T.E (Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba) w/ Oklahoma Roll (8:23)
• Three-Way Match: AZM def. Momo Kohgo & Anne Kanaya w/ Azumi Sushi (5:54)
• 8-Woman Tag Team Match: Starlight Kid, Miyu Amasaki, Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori def. God’s Eye (Ami Sourei, Saki Kashima & Kiyoka Kotatsu) & Kikyo Furusawa w/ Tiger Suplex (10:00)
• Tag Team Match: Sareee & Alex Windsor def. God’s Eye (Ranna Yagami & Syuri) w/ Windsor Knot (9:27)
• Tag Team Match: Sayakurara (Sayaka Kurara & Aya Sakura) def. Maki Itoh & Saori Anou w/ Sakura Latch (12:11)
• CMLL Japan Women’s Championship Match: Hazuki (c) def. Mei Seira w/ Modified Emerald Flowsion (18:10) (****1/2)
• Artist of Stardom Championships Match: H.A.T.E (Konami, Rina & Fukigen Death) (c) def. God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba, Lady C & Hina) w/ Vertaebreaker (22:19) (****1/4)

Show Notes

• Maika conceded that EXV were always going to win as they had more members, and instead suggested an all-out war between the two factions at Supreme Fight in Osaka on February 7th, the heavy implication being that the losing unit will disband.
• Following the opening match, Bozilla was helped to the back in obvious distress while wearing a knee brace. Stardom announced that she will miss the next three shows as an assessment is done on the injury.
• Hazuki nominated Olympia as her next challenger for the CMLL Japan Women’s Championship following her successful defence against Mei Seira.
• After miscommunication between Konami and Rina almost cost them the belts, the pair agreed to fight for the Wonder of Stardom Championship at the next Korakuen Hall show on January 21st, with the show afterwards being announced to be a PPV.

Backstage Comments

You can check out the Stardom roster win/loss records for 2025 right here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/103h_Y27csTgcS-CcBwswaj-D7hVazTC_Wn0SPn0BZBM/edit

You can check out a comprehensive run down of the Stardom Championship Histories here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Dk6T0ukSXm6R8eOTQU96i4rsfoy34wnz0-rKP5mwmQ/edit

Upcoming Shows

• Saturday 17th January, Stardom New Year Stars 2026 in Osaka – Night 1, EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (LIVE)
• Sunday 18th January, Stardom New Year Stars 2026 in Osaka – Night 2, EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (LIVE)
• Monday 19th January, Stardom New Year Stars 2026 in Takamatsu, Takamatsu Symbol Tower 1F Exhibition Hall, Takamatsu (LIVE)
• Wednesday 21st January, Stardom New Year Stars 2026 in Korakuen Hall, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Saturday 31st January, Stardom New Year Stars 2026 in Korakuen Hall, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)