Pre-Show Notes
- Hanan has the opportunity to become only the third woman to win the Cinderella Tournament twice, and the first to win it non-consecutively.
- This is the eleventh annual Cinderella Tournament, with the first taking place in 2015 as the Cinderella Champion’s Fiesta.
- There have been 9 different winners of the tournament, and only two to ever win it twice; Mayu Iwatani (2015 & 2016), Toni Storm (2017), Momo Watanabe (2018), Arisa Hoshiki (2019), Giulia (2020), Saya Kamitani (2021), MIRAI (2022 & 2023), Hanan (2024) & Sayaka Kurara (2025)
- With a bracket of 32 competitors, this make the 2026 tournament the largest ever in terms of participants.
- The show will take place over five days. Nights 1 and 2 will emanate from Chunichi Hall in Nagoya on the 6th and 7th March, night 3 which house the second round matches will take place at Korakeun Hall on March 8th with the quarter-finals handing on night 4 on March 11th – also at Korakuen Hall. The semi-finals and final will take place on March 15th at Yokohama Budokan.
- The rules for the tournament are as follows;
- Fifteen minute time-limits for round 1 and round 2 matches, unlimited time limits for quarter-finals and beyond.
- Matches can be won via pinfall, submission, countout, disqualification or by over the top rope. A time-limit draw, double countout or double elimination will result in both competitors being eliminated from the tournament.
- 13th Future of Stardom Champion HANAKO has been champion for 169 days – in her first reign. This will be the fifth title defence of her reign.
- This will be Ranna Yagami’s fourth attempt at the Future of Stardom Championship, after losing to Rina, and then to God’s Eye teammate Hina twice.
- The pair have only met once before in singles competition, with HANAKO defeating Ranna on the opening night of the 2025 5Star Grand Prix.
- 7th CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Hazuki has been champion for 155 days – in her first reign. This will be the third title defence of her reign.
- Saya Kamitani returns to action on this show for the first time after undergoing surgery on the fingers she broke during her match with Starlight Kid at Stardom Supreme Fight 2026 in Osaka on 7th February.
- AZM and Syuri will return to action on this show, after missing shows during their respective participation on Pro-Wrestling: EVE’s Wrestle Queendom 8 show.
- Bozilla continues to be absent from Stardom shows due to an ACL injury sustained on the 11th January. At the time of writing, no timetable for her return has been announced.
- 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.
- Koguma continues to be absent from Stardom shows due to an injury sustained on the 10th January. 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.
- Momo Watanabe continues to be absent from Stardom shows through poor physical health. At the time of writing, no timetable for her return has been announced.
- Attendance Notes: The announced attendance inside Yokohama Budokan in Kanagawa was 1,857, which Stardom announced as a sell-out. Though this is only a 2.37% increase on their previous house at the venue (1,814 for Stardom to the World in September 2025 main-evented by Saya Kamitani vs. Bea Priestley for the World of Stardom Championship) it is the highest attendance the company have drawn since the finals of the 2023 5Star Grand Prix (2,507) and is the second-highest overall of the twenty shows they have run there.
The Bracket
Pre-Show
Quick Results
- Cinderella Tournament 2026 Semi-Final Match: Hanan def.
Aya Sakuraw/ Backdrop (11:42) - Cinderella Tournament 2026 Semi-Final Match: Rina def.
Miyu Amasakiw/ Hydrangea (13:53) - 8-Woman Tag Team Match: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki def. Maki Itoh,
Kikyo Furusawa, Rian & Kiyoka Kotatsu via Pinfall (5:31) - 10-Woman Tag Team Match: Saya Iida, Bea Priestley, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime & Fuwa-chan def. Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Maika, Xena &
Anne Kanayaw/ Lariat (10:27) - Tag Team Match: Spark Rush (Takumi Iroha & Sareee) def. Mi Vida Loca (Suzu Suzuki &
Akira Kurogane) w/ Jackknife Pin (10:43) - Future of Stardom Championship Match: Ranna Yagami def.
HANAKO(c) w/ Beat Strike (11:49) - Three-Way 12-Woman Tag Team Match: AZM, Starlight Kid, Mei Seira & Tabata def. God’s Eye (Tomoka Inaba, Lady C, Ami Sourei & Hina) & H.A.T.E (
Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen Death) w/ Azumi Sushi (5:59) - CMLL-Japan Women’s Championship Match: India Sioux def.
Hazuki(c) w/ La Rosa (15:16) - Cinderella Tournament 2026 Final Match: Hanan def.
Rinaw/ Wrist-Clutch Backdrop Hold (22:00) - Tag Team Match: Cosmic Angels (Sayaka Kurara & Natsupoi) def. H.A.T.E (
Saya Kamitani& Konami) w/ Violet Screwdriver (12:52)
Show Notes
- Fuwa-chan and Saori Anou clashed as an extension to their first round double elimination from the Cinderella Tournament, and will now face each other in a singles match at All-Star Grand Queendom 2026 in Yokohama Arena.
- Ranna Yagami defeated HANAKO to become the 14th Future of Stardom Champion at the fourth time of asking, ending HANAKO’s reign at 169 days and four successful title defences.
- After her win, she nominated Aya Sakura for her first challenge at New Blood 30, with Sakura being devastated at ringside that she won’t have the chance to beat HANAKO for the belt before her own eligibility for the belt runs out.
- India Sioux defeated Hazuki to become the 8th CMLL-Japan Women’s Champion, ending Hazuki’s reign at 155 days and 3 successful title defences.
- During her backstage comments, AZM mentioned that she is not done with the Goddesses of Stardom Championships, and wishes to challenge BMI2000 once more alongside Miyu Amasaki after pinning Tora in the three-way twelve-woman tag team match.
- Hanan becomes the third person to win the Cinderella Tournament twice, and becomes the first person to ever win it non-consecutively. Rina meanwhile is only the second person to lose two Cinderella Tournament finals – after Koguma – and is the first person to ever lose back-to-back finals.
- After pinning Saya Kamitani with Tam Nakano’s Violet Screwdriver, Sayaka Kurara announced that she would put up the future of Cosmic Angels against Saya Kamitani’s Red Belt at All-Star Grand Queendom on April 26th.
- Hanan announced after her coronation that she would be challenging Konami for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. This prompted Konami to attack her on the ramp and spray paint her black.
Cinderella Tournament 2026 Winner – Hanan
Backstage Comments
You can check out the Stardom roster win/loss records for 2026 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
