September 19, 2026
1. 3-Way Match (15-minute time limit) Victoria Yuzuki def. Lady AI (6:22, Cross-Arm Suplex) *The other participant was CHIAKI.
With Chi Chi absent, Victoria Yuzuki had already secured her advancement from League C. CHIAKI also picked up a forfeit victory due to Nao Ishikawa’s absence, and Lady AI was added to the mix, turning the scheduled bout into a 3-way match for the opener. Surrounded by two capable competitors, Lady AI fought valiantly. In the closing stretch, CHIAKI nailed Yuzuki with a powerslam. She went for a cannonball, but AI interrupted, blasting CHIAKI with a shoulder tackle and firing off a flurry of elbows at Yuzuki. Despite eating some counterattacks, AI hit an STO, showing a burning desire for victory. However, Yuzuki blocked her modified facebuster attempt. Yuzuki hit a suplex and then locked in her cross-arm hold. AI tried to fight it off, but Yuzuki cinched it in perfectly for the three-count, claiming victory in the opening match.
2. League D Official Match (15-minute time limit) Rea Seto [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 pts] def. Megaton [1 win, 4 losses = 2 pts] (4:58, Kata Ebi-Gatame)
3. League D Official Match (15-minute time limit) Nagisa Tachibana [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] def. Chika Goto [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (6:18, Modified Magica de Iyo)
Goto hit a dynamic hip attack for a two-count. Tachibana was in deep waters but desperately fought back with elbows. Goto answered with a heavy elbow of her own that sent Tachibana flying, but Tachibana retaliated, landing a corner attack. She followed up with a bulldogging headlock and a dropkick but couldn’t get the three. Tachibana ducked a lariat to avoid the “Goto-n,” but a second lariat connected clean. Tachibana countered, hitting a corner dropkick before spreading her arms wide and yelling, “Let’s go!” She nailed a Lionsault, but it only got two. Goto caught the charging Tachibana, though, and successfully hit the Goto-n. She unleashed a flurry of short-range lariats, followed by a full-swing lariat, but only scored a two-count. Goto yelled “I am Gochika!” but Tachibana reversed her. Using the Magica de Iyo—a signature move of IYO SKY, whom Tachibana has openly professed to idolize—Tachibana secured a stunning comeback three-count. With this massive upset over the reigning Twin Star Champion, Tachibana marked her second victory in her first Dream Star Grand Prix (DSGP) campaign.
4. League D Official Match (15-minute time limit) Kouki Amarei [5 wins = 10 pts] def. Shinno [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (9:34, Kata Ebi-gatame) *Amethyst Butterfly Amarei finishes 1st and Seto finishes 2nd to advance from League D / Amarei sweeps League D and declares she will become the first-ever undefeated tournament champion.
Shinno took the fight straight to Kouki Amarei, who had won her first four League D matches. Shinno hit an upper palm strike into an iconoclasm on Amarei out of the corner, but it only got two. Letting out a battle cry, Shinno unloaded three consecutive knee strikes before shouting “I’m finishing this!” and setting up for a Kamigoye. It connected flush, but Amarei kicked out at two. Amarei fired back with a counter dropkick. Shinno refused to back down and blasted her with a high kick, but Amarei retaliated by driving a huge big boot straight into Shinno, knocking her down. Shinno fought back with a series of backslide pins, but the referee’s hand stopped at 2.99. Pushed to the brink, Amarei countered with the Kouki-style Cutter for a near fall. Capitalizing on the momentum, she climbed the ropes and executed the Amethyst Butterfly perfectly to secure the three-count.
5. League C Official Match (15-minute time limit) Hummingbird [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] def. SYOKO [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (7:59, Leg Roll Clutch Hold) Earning a hard-fought second win, Hummingbird sends a message of support to the absent Ishikawa.
6. League C Official Match (15-minute time limit) Diana Strong [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 pts] def. Mai Sakurai [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 pts] (10:18, Kata Ebi-gatame) *Polish Game Yuzuki finishes 1st and Diana finishes 2nd to advance from League C / Devastated by her elimination, a tearful Sakurai vows: “I promise I’ll show you my brightest self.”
Sakurai countered Diana’s attempt at the Polish Game with a backdrop. She followed up by climbing the turnbuckle and dropping a diving elbow. Sakurai hit the STK and transitioned into an STF. However, Diana reversed it into a crossface. Sakurai barely managed a rope break, prompting Diana to ascend the turnbuckle. Sakurai chased her up, but Diana overpowered her and hit an avalanche powerbomb. Sakurai tried to fire back, but Diana leveled her with a knee attack and followed up with a brainbuster for a two-count. Ten minutes elapsed. Amidst a chorus of “Sakurai” chants, Diana nailed the Polish Game to secure the three-count. As a result, both Sakurai and Diana tied at 6 points, but due to her direct victory, Diana Strong clinched the 2nd place spot to advance.
7. League B Official Match (15-minute time limit) Mila Smidt [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 pts] def. Komomo Minami [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (8:45, Kata Ebi-gatame)
Minami was forced into a tough spot against the powerful Mila Smidt. Refusing to back down, Minami yelled “Don’t underestimate me!” and hit a Lightning Spiral before transitioning into a German suplex attempt. Smidt, however, caught Minami with a handstand lariat, to which Minami replied with roll-ups. Minami hit a spin kick and took Smidt’s back again, but Smidt reversed it into a vicious German suplex. Minami kicked out at two, drawing loud “Komomo” chants from the crowd. Sweeping Smidt’s leg, Minami locked in the Komo Clutch, but only got a two-count. Unfazed, Smidt hit a spinebuster and followed up with a Reverse Gory Special to get the three-count. Mila Smidt defeated Komomo Minami, extending her point total to 6.
8. League B Official Match (15-minute time limit) Mayu Iwatani [4 wins, 1 loss = 8 pts] def. Nagisa Nozaki [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (7:35, Ebi-gatame) *Moonsault Press Iwatani finishes 1st and CHIAKI finishes 2nd to advance from League B / League B winner Iwatani sets her sights on winning 3 matches in one day via “quick kills”.
The first-ever singles match between Mayu Iwatani and Nagisa Nozaki took place in the eighth bout. Nozaki immediately took control with a sleeper hold, followed by an Oshare Kick and a volley of slaps. Taking the fight to the entrance ramp, Iwatani countered with a brutal elbow strike. She hit a Bakatare Kick, prompting massive “Mayu” chants from the crowd. Iwatani scaled the ropes and hit a frog splash for a two-count. Five minutes elapsed. Nozaki hit a rolling sobat and a knuckle strike. She followed up with the Noir Lancer, but only got two. Iwatani blocked her Cobra Clutch Suplex attempt. Iwatani struck with a superkick, but Nozaki immediately answered with another Noir Lancer. Using the ropes for momentum, Iwatani hit a German suplex, followed by back-to-back superkicks. She blasted Nozaki with a buzzsaw kick, but the count stayed at two. Screaming “It’s over!”, Iwatani headed to the top turnbuckle. Nozaki pursued her, but Iwatani caught her with a leaping Sling Blade. Finally, she launched a Moonsault Press to secure the three-count. Iwatani defeated Nozaki, finishing at 8 points to secure the top spot and advance out of League B in sole possession of first place.
9. League A Official Match (15-minute time limit) Yuuka Yamazaki [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 pts] def. Aleah James [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (6:20, Ebi-gatame)
Yamazaki found herself on the defensive against Aleah James’ powerful and athletic offense. However, shouting “Shubababa!”, Yamazaki landed a counter enzuigiri. She then hoisted James onto her shoulders and slammed her face-first to the mat in a facebuster-like motion—a brutal Face Stamp—for the three-count. This bumped Yamazaki’s point total to 6, giving her the temporary lead in League A.
11. League A Official Match (15-minute time limit) Misa Matsui [2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw = 5 pts] def. Erina Yamanaka [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 pts] (9:42, Ebi-gatame) *Diving Foot Stomp
Yamanaka hit a beautiful bridge to evade Matsui’s Kenka Kick, rolling her up. After a two-count, Yamanaka threw an elbow, to which Matsui responded with a stiff elbow of her own. Yamanaka unleashed a barrage of elbows. Matsui fired back, but Yamanaka answered with a Northern Lights Suplex. Yelling “OK!”, Yamanaka flew out of the ring with a plancha onto a retreating Matsui. Back inside, Yamanaka maintained the offensive with a Rider Kick and followed up with an RKO. In trouble, Matsui rallied with a superkick and a knee attack. Yamanaka stubbornly hit a brainbuster, but Matsui reversed it into a roll-up. Matsui connected with another knee attack for a two-count. She nailed a diving foot stomp from the second rope, then climbed all the way to the top turnbuckle and delivered a massive top-rope diving foot stomp for the three-count. Scoring a hard-earned second win, Matsui shut down Yamanaka and pushed her point total to 5. This victory formally eliminated Yamanaka, who had still been mathematically alive in League A.
12. League A Official Match (15-minute time limit) Miku Aono (11:38, Kata Ebi-gatame) def. Natsumi Showzuki *Styles Clash Aono finishes 1st and Yamazaki finishes 2nd to advance from League A.
Aono and Showzuki traded fierce kicks in a battle of pure willpower. Aono viciously kicked Showzuki’s leg while she was down and locked in the 39 Lock. The two continued to beat the hell out of each other. Showzuki connected with a Somato, but only got a two-count. Aono was heavily damaged but managed to grab Showzuki’s leg and stop her in her tracks. Showzuki kicked her off and headed to the corner. She leaped for a diving double knee drop, but Aono intercepted her, perfectly willing to absorb the collateral damage. Showzuki managed to make the cover, but it was only a two-count. Showzuki then stomped on Aono and climbed the corner again. However, Aono caught up to her and hit a modified Angle Slam. She went for a lariat, which Showzuki reversed. Unrelenting, Aono stayed committed to the lariat and dropped her with two consecutive strikes. Amazingly, Showzuki kicked out at one. With “Natsumi” chants echoing through the venue, Aono delivered a merciless buzzsaw kick. She followed it up with a devastating Styles Clash for the three-count. Aono grabbed the win, hitting 7 points and advancing as the 1st place finisher in League A.
League B Official Match (15-minute time limit) CHIAKI def. Nao Ishikawa (Forfeit) Due to Ishikawa’s absence.
League C Official Match (15-minute time limit) Victoria Yuzuki def. Chi Chi (Forfeit) Due to Chi Chi’s absence.
Translator’s Notes:
- Kata Ebi-gatame / Ebi-gatame: Kept in standard Japanese wrestling parlance. Kata Ebi-gatame refers to a pinfall hooking one leg, while Ebi-gatame refers to a standard double-leg hook pin.
- Gochika & Goto-n (Match 3): Chika Goto’s nickname is “Gochika.” The “Goto-n” is her signature move, representing a pun combining her last name and the heavy, dropping sound effect “goton.”
- Magica de Iyo (Match 3): The Japanese text reads “マヒカ・デ・イオ” (Mahika de Io), referencing WWE’s IYO SKY’s signature Magistral Cradle (Magica de Iyo).
- Kenka Kick (Match 11): Literally “Brawl Kick.” This is the common Japanese term for a running Yakuza Kick / running big boot.
- 39 Lock (Match 12): Miku Aono’s signature submission. The number 39 is pronounced “Mi-Ku” via Japanese number wordplay (goroawase), making it the “Miku Lock.”