Stardom 5-Star Grand Prix Final this morning
Tam Nakano is now the World of Stardom Champion, she is the third woman after Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani to win the red belt twice, and she never lost the first one. Natsuko Tora, who I think was supposed to win it off Utami but tore her knee in the match, is now the shortest reigning champion at 33 days and failed to defend the title in her first try. She shaved her head and changed Oedo Tai’s name for this.
It was particularly surprising to me because Tam went winless in the 5*GP.
So, the winner of the tournament came down to Maika vs. Saya Kamitani. Maika went undefeated in the tournament, and Saya Kamitani turned on Maika, to join Oedo Tai H.A.T.E., and dissolve Queen’s Quest for good, and it seemed, now, to set up Kamitani to win after Natsuko drops the red belt so soon, but nope! Maika is the first ever undefeated winner of the 5*GP
You can take the H.A.T.E. out of Oedo Tai, but you can’t take the Oedo Tai out of H.A.T.E.
I think they do the Maika/Tamu match on September 14.
