Our brilliant contributor from the lovely (and wrestling-obsessed) subcontinent of India, Arul Kannan recently brought to our site a brand-new concept that is now ready to launch: an app that allows our readers to select a wrestler's name and automatically generate a "Wrestler Card" – an algorithmically generated scouting report based on stats on match quality, card position, attendance, and wins & losses scraped from CAGEMATCH. Go here for a step-by-step how-to with pictures

Stardom is received the Mercedes Mone experience over the last few days from physical attacks, to press conference performances to a match with the very Icon of Stardom. Has it been a success? Probably. But has it hit the heights that it could have done? Almost certainly not, not yet anyway. The match with KAIRI at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Battle in the Valley was a grand success. A brilliant feat of a first act after promising so much. This was a match that melded Mone's tr

Here we go again eh? The Stardom Power Rankings are back meaning we will be giving you a monthly rundown of the movers, shakers and butt-kickers in Stardom in 2023. These rankings are based on my always correct opinion, but also the incredibly exciting statistics for the year which you can find at https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ap6qdh-YeTPumx-23sngMEE8v4ll The opening month of the year has been a slightly odd one in Stardom with the Triangle Derby taking centre stage. This means there h

Welcome to Part 2 of our Stardom Top 10s for 2022. In the first instalment of our list of top 10s (available at prowrestlingmusings.com/post/stardom-2022-top-tens-part-1-wins-losses-and-pins) we looked at some of the more basic wins and losses statistics together with details on who was picking up the actual pinfalls and who was being pinned (mostly Waka Tsukiyama for the latter). Today we'll look at some of the more specific areas of the statistics to see if that casts a dif

I watched this and tweeted a thread about this match using the below infographics at the end of last year. For some reason, probably time or energy constraints, I failed to upload it to the site! Which is a terrible reflection of how great this match was. It was an emotional, athletic and tough war between two excellent, world class competitors. Follow us on Twitter @PWMusings for our most regular updates and make sure you sign up for our newsletter via the portal on our home

I think it's fair to say that 2022 was a banner year for Stardom. It was a year where the match quality was broadly fantastic. It was a year where they tried new things with the extension of the New Blood and Stardom in Showcase brands. And it was a year that ended in international recognition as Syuri topped the PWI Women's 150 and people began to fantasy book who Sasha Banks may face when she reached Japan. So what did that spectacular 12 months look like in numbers? What d

The 2022 Stardom Five Star Grand Prix was magnificent. Absolutely magnificent. For over two months the promotion put on quality match after quality match and delivered fascinating intrigue as the competition reached its dramatic climax. There were moments of comedy, moments of bone-crunching violence and surprises a plenty, and that was only in the first few nights. People will argue about who put on the greatest selection of matches throughout the tournament but the fact tha

Hello Stardom fans! Hopefully you are all enjoying the 2022 version of the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix as much as I am. However if your enjoyment comes in the way of reading nerdy tables rather than creating them, I've got you covered. Below are the updated standings after each night (or each couple of nights if I've been lazy) and I'll be doing my best to keep this updated as the tournament goes on. Just a quick note that I'll be updating once the matches have gone on Stardom

INTRODUCTION Nanae Takahashi, Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo, Toni Storm, Mayu Iwatani, Utami Hayashishita and Syuri. What do these seven women have in common? They have all held the World of Stardom Championship and all count a victory in the Stardom Five Star Grand Prix as an important part in their journey both with, and towards getting, that famous Red Belt. With only three previous Five Star GP winners not going on to win the big one, this underlines how important a tournament it

Introduction - Calm down a bit 2022 2022 has been a fairly crazy year for World Wonder Ring Stardom so far. It's seen the return of Kairi Sane (now KAIRI) to the place she made her name in. It's seen a change in the way Stardom's calendar operates with a Pay Per View event each month and the addition of both the 'New Blood' and 'Stardom in Showcase' brands. Perhaps most dramatically it has also seen talk of a potential linkup with AEW, a move which could potentially increase

June 2022 felt like a real shift in direction for Stardom. It featured stipulation matches, the announcement of two new 'brands' and talk of a potential partnership with AEW. Whilst all that jiggery-pokery was going on behind the scenes however the real business of winning wrestling matches has continued at pace, culminating in the Stardom MidSummer Champions - Kings of MidSummer PPV on 9th July and the build up to the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix. So who has come out of that PP

It might be a bit harsh to say, but May was a bit of an underwhelming month for Stardom. Yes there were some interesting matches and some unfamiliar faces, but it didn't necessarily feel particularly important. That's my excuse for why these Power Rankings are so late and I'm sticking to it! A quick reminder that these rankings are based on the stats I've collected up to the 28th May Stardom Flashing Champions PPV (available in full at Stardom 2022.xlsx) and my general percep

Phew! April was a bit hectic in the world of Stardom wasn't it? We've had an entire tournament, culminating in a new star being crowned as Stardom's Cinderella. We've had five title matches, and the implementation of a new stable in God's Eye. We've even seen hints and discussions that Stardom may at some stage become embroiled in all of the Forbidden Door excitement, setting dream-match predictions and gatekeeping tutting in motion equally across the Joshi fanbase. But at th

Introduction to Cinderella Everyone loves a tournament. Everyone loves Stardom (may not actually be true...but it should be). Therefore a Stardom tournament is a thing of joy and beauty, and April sees the first of the promotion's big competitions The Cinderella Tournament. So it's time to ramp up the excitement and do a bit of a preview. For those who don't know The Cinderella Tournament is a straight knock-out tournament similar to the New Japan Cup, with the winner 'grante

March was a big month in Stardom. We got the long awaited re-debut of KAIRI. The brackets for the upcoming Cinderella Tournament were announced. And the month finished with a two day PPV blow-out at Stardom World Climax which saw invading forces, a rumble match and every major title on the line at least once. So where does that leave the various protagonists in this month's Stardom Power Rankings? For those who are new to this, these rankings are based both on the statistics

My wrestling watching has changed recently. It's more limited and therefore a little more pressurised in terms of my own expectations. I became a father a year ago and unsurprisingly that means your spare time shrinks, rather drastically. Contrary to what you may expect, the guy who collates wrestling statistics has other interests. In stereotype busting fashion, I enjoy recording wrestling matches via stats as well as hill-walking, football and reading! However that means wh

Stardom's Cinderella Journey in Nagoya say four of the company's young stars show off why so many are excited by the depth and potential of Stardom's burgeoning roster. Below you will find all the stats for the final two matches on this show: AZM vs Starlight Kid | In-ring Statistics AZM vs Starlight Kid | Flow of Offence Saya Kamitani vs Natsupoi | In-ring Statistics Saya Kamitani vs Natsupoi | In-ring Statistics In-ring Statistics Comparison Kamitani/Natsupoi, AZM/SLK, Iwat

I'm a nerd. Let's be honest if you're reading this, so are you. So let's all revel in our super awesome nerd-ness with some wrestling statistics! I have recently put up my Power Rankings for Stardom following the end of February 2022 (article available at Stardom Power Rankings - February 2022 (prowrestlingmusings.com)) and this companion piece attempts to explain some of the reasoning behind those decisions. The full stats that I have compiled so far are available at Stardom

Somehow we are already into March 2022 (damn you time you cruel cruel mistress) so that means it's time to look at the Stardom Power Rankings for 2022. These rankings are based on both my collected statistics for 2022 so far, available at Stardom 2022.xlsx but also on my own personal, and extremely correct, feelings about who is on the rise in Stardom right now. For a few snapshots of the important statistics that have helped me compile this list, keep an eye out for a compan

It is my mission this year to shift my wrestling viewing away from the purely AEW habits that formed last year out of laziness due to its accessibility and bitesize nature. My favourite PPV from last year was the All Star Cinderella and I am very keen to reignite my late 2020-early 2021 Stardom enthusiasm. So with all that being said, a well-reviewed clash between two of my favourites and a title defence from the 2021 MVP seemed like a terrific place to start. Mayu Iwatani vs