BITE-SIZE STARDOM SHOW REPORT: Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026 – Night 2 (07/03/2026)

Pre-Show Notes

• 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.
• Saya Kamitani continues to be absent from Stardom shows after undergoing surgery on the fingers she broke during her match with Starlight Kid at Stardom Supreme Fight 2026 in Osaka on 7th February. At the time of writing, no timetable for her return has been announced.
• 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.
• AZM and Syuri will not be in the tournament or on the first three cards due to their participation on Pro-Wrestling: EVE’s Wrestle Queendom 8 show.
• Maika, Starlight Kid and Mei Seira will not be in the tournament or on the first three cards due to their participation at CMLL shows in Mexico.
• Attendance Notes: The announced attendance inside Chunichi Hall in Nagoya was 560, a number that Stardom have announced as a sell-out. This is the highest number Stardom have drawn to Chunichi Hall and is a 2.94% increase on their previous highest – the 544 drawn on the 12th January 2025. It also the highest attendance at the venue since it opened in April 2024, though both of DDT’s shows they ran last year have not had their attendances announced.

The Bracket

Pre-Show

Quick Results

• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Tomoka Inaba def. Anne Kanaya w/ Hand-Killed Tomoka (7:12)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Azusa Inaba def. Lady C w/ Bubber Killer No. 2 (8:07)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Saya Iida def. Kiyoka Kotatsu w/ Giant Killer (7:25)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Hina def. Xena w/ Gedo Clutch (10:32)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Miyu Amasaki def. Rina Yamashita via Over the Top Rope Elimination (6:40)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Saki Kashima def. Sayaka Kurara w/ Pinfall Reversal (6:46)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Rina def. Akira Kurogane w/ Pink Devil (12:37)
• Cinderella Tournament 2026 Round 1 Match: Ami Sourei def. Bea Preistley w/ Like a Thunderbolt (11:28)

Current Standings

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

Upcoming Shows

• Sunday 8th March, Cinderella Tournament 2026 ~Second Round~, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Wednesday 11th March, Cinderella Tournament 2026 ~Quarter Finals~, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
• Sunday 15th March, Cinderella Tournament 2026 ~Finals~, Yokohama Budokan (TBA)
• Wednesday 25th March, NEW BLOOD 30, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo (TBA)
• Saturday 28th March, Stardom in Sendai 2026 Mar., Yume Messe Miyagi West Building, Miyagi (TBA)
• Tuesday 31st March, Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Mar. 2, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)