World Wonder Ring STARDOM presented its Crimson Nightmare event on October 29, 2026, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, with the World of Stardom Championship headlining a card packed with faction competition, multi-person bouts, and a notable New Japan Pro-Wrestling presence.

In the night’s championship match, Suzu Suzuki retained the World of Stardom Championship against Starlight Kid. The result keeps Suzuki’s reign intact following a high-profile challenge from one of STARDOM’s most recognizable competitors. With the title remaining in Suzuki’s hands, the champion closed Crimson Nightmare with the promotion’s top prize still firmly around her waist.

The show also brought NJPW names Shingo Takagi and Hirooki Goto into a mixed-tag-team contest. Natsupoi teamed with Takagi to defeat Yuna Mizumori and Goto, giving the STARDOM-NJPW combination of Natsupoi and Takagi a victory over their opponents. The match was one of the event’s key attractions and added an inter-promotional element to a card otherwise centered on STARDOM’s roster and its ongoing unit rivalries.

Elsewhere, STARS emerged victorious over H.A.T.E. in a 16-woman elimination tag team match. Hanan, Saya Iida, Maika, Utami Hayashishita, Hanako, Waka Tsukiyama, Yuria Hime, and Matoi Hamabe represented STARS, while Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Saya Kamitani, Konami, Rina, Ruaka, and Azusa Inaba competed for H.A.T.E. The large-scale elimination bout put two prominent sides of the STARDOM roster directly against one another and resulted in a major win for the STARS lineup.

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Suzu Suzuki Turns Back Starlight Kid

The World of Stardom Championship match gave Crimson Nightmare its central stakes. Suzu Suzuki entered as champion, while Starlight Kid challenged for the belt in the main event. Suzuki’s successful defense means that Starlight Kid was unable to capture STARDOM’s premier championship on this occasion.

Starlight Kid has long been a prominent figure in STARDOM, and a title match involving her naturally carried considerable importance on the card. Suzuki, however, left Tokyo with the championship still in her possession. The result is especially significant because championship bouts do more than settle a single match; they establish who exits an event as the active standard-bearer for the division. At Crimson Nightmare, that position remained with Suzuki.

No subsequent challenger or future title defense was announced in the listed results. What is clear is that Suzuki’s championship reign survived one of the event’s biggest tests, while Starlight Kid’s pursuit of the World of Stardom title will have to continue beyond this show.

Takagi and Natsupoi Win Mixed Tag Match

Shingo Takagi and Hirooki Goto’s appearances supplied Crimson Nightmare with a distinctive crossover attraction. Takagi joined Natsupoi against Goto and Yuna Mizumori, placing two established NJPW wrestlers on opposite sides of a mixed tag team match alongside STARDOM competitors.

Natsupoi and Shingo Takagi defeated Yuna Mizumori and Hirooki Goto, making their pairing one of the night’s victorious teams. The match gave fans in Tokyo an opportunity to see Takagi and Goto compete in a setting outside a conventional NJPW match and alongside members of the STARDOM roster.

Mixed tags can create unusual combinations and matchups, and this contest did exactly that by aligning Natsupoi with Takagi and Mizumori with Goto. The result belonged to Natsupoi and Takagi, while Mizumori and Goto came up short. The full results did not specify a finish, match length, or post-match developments, so those details remain unconfirmed.

STARS Prevail Over H.A.T.E. in Elimination Battle

The evening’s largest bout was the 16-woman elimination tag team match between STARS and H.A.T.E. The STARS team consisted of Hanan, Saya Iida, Maika, Utami Hayashishita, Hanako, Waka Tsukiyama, Yuria Hime, and Matoi Hamabe. H.A.T.E. was represented by Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Saya Kamitani, Konami, Rina, Ruaka, and Azusa Inaba.

Despite the match being billed as a 16-woman elimination contest, the listed teams include eight wrestlers for STARS and seven for H.A.T.E. The recorded result identifies STARS as the winning side. The available results do not provide the order of eliminations, the final survivors, or the method of victory.

Regardless of those missing match-specific details, the outcome stands as a substantial collective result for STARS. The unit’s roster included both established names and younger competitors, and the win came against a H.A.T.E. contingent featuring several of the group’s most recognizable wrestlers. In an elimination format, every surviving teammate and every elimination can matter, but the decisive point from Crimson Nightmare is that STARS outlasted H.A.T.E.

God’s Eye Competes in Two Early Matches

God’s Eye was represented in two separate matches at Crimson Nightmare, though the group did not secure a victory in either listed contest. In one multi-person tag team match, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami, and Kiyoka Kotatsu fell to the team of Saori Anou, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara, and Anne Kanaya.

Anou, Sakura, Kurara, and Kanaya therefore opened their night with a win over the God’s Eye quartet. The result offered a successful outing for a team made up of wrestlers from different points across the STARDOM roster, while Lady C, Inaba, Yagami, and Kotatsu were left searching for a different result.

God’s Eye returned in the three-way tag team match, where Syuri, Ami Sohrei, and Hina represented the unit. Their opposition came from Mi Vida Loca’s Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, and Akira Kurogane, as well as the victorious trio of Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa, and Rian.

Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa, and Rian won the three-way match, overcoming both the God’s Eye team and Mi Vida Loca. Three-team formats demand that competitors account for more than one opposing side, making the win especially notable for Itoh, Furusawa, and Rian. The result places their trio ahead of two distinct groups in one contest, though no additional information regarding the finish was listed.

Complete Crimson Nightmare Results

  • Saori Anou, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara, and Anne Kanaya defeated God’s Eye’s Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami, and Kiyoka Kotatsu.
  • Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa, and Rian defeated God’s Eye’s Syuri, Ami Sohrei, and Hina, and Mi Vida Loca’s Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, and Akira Kurogane, in a three-way tag team match.
  • STARS’ Hanan, Saya Iida, Maika, Utami Hayashishita, Hanako, Waka Tsukiyama, Yuria Hime, and Matoi Hamabe defeated H.A.T.E.’s Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Saya Kamitani, Konami, Rina, Ruaka, and Azusa Inaba in a 16-woman elimination tag team match.
  • Natsupoi and Shingo Takagi defeated Yuna Mizumori and Hirooki Goto.
  • Suzu Suzuki defeated Starlight Kid to retain the World of Stardom Championship.

Crimson Nightmare ultimately belonged to Suzu Suzuki in the championship picture, while STARS earned the largest team victory of the night and Natsupoi and Shingo Takagi delivered the event’s inter-promotional success. With Suzuki retaining against Starlight Kid, the World of Stardom Championship leaves Ota City General Gymnasium with its champion unchanged.

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