- Stardom Road 15: Hana Kimura - Part II
In Part II of the Hana Kimura three-part series, Scott and Trent discuss Hana’s most popular period as the leader of Tokyo Cyber Squad and the remainder of her career up until her passing. They also break down the star-making 5STAR Grand Prix run that she had, her last matches, and the many amazing tributes to her since she passed away on May 23, 2020.
If you want to pay your respects to Kimura and her family, check out rememberhana.com.
1h 47m | May 16, 2023 - Stardom Road 14: Hana Kimura - Part I
With May’s arrival, Scott and Trent decided it was time to start a three-part series on the life and career of Hana Kimura. In this first part, they talk about their first impressions of Kimura from her infectious personality to her prodigy-like ability as a pro wrestler. Then they give into her time with Oedo Tai by talking about her relationship with Kagetsu, the many antics that came from being in the group, and so much more!
Make sure to subscribe as Part II will look at her time running Tokyo Cyber Squad and how that group came about before talking about the past few years as the wrestling world continues to celebrate the life of Hana Kimura.
1h 22m | May 2, 2023 - Stardom Road 13: Himeka
Scott and Trent are back with a one episode special to talk about the STARDOM career of Himeka, who has her STARDOM retirement match this Sunday at All Star Grand Queendom. They talk her joining DDM, best matches, relationship with Maika, and so much more while celebrating her career.
1h 33m | Apr 18, 2023 - Stardom Road 12: Cinderella Tournament - Part II
Scott and Trent take a look back at a one-day tournament via Mayu Iwatani's second Cinderella win and a tournament in the new format, MIRAI's win, to go over the differences before deciding on which version of the tournament they prefer.
56m | Apr 5, 2023 - Stardom Road 11: Cinderella Tournament - Part I
Scott and Trent are back with another edition of STARDOM ROAD as they look at the history of the Cinderella Tournament — going through the evolution from a one-night battle to an extended, multi-night bracket as well as explaining the importance of the tournament in the promotion’s history!
57m | Mar 21, 2023 - Stardom Road 10: Arisa Hoshiki - Part III
Scott and Trent close out the Arisa Hoshiki three-part series by looking at some of the best matches from her career and how they are among the best in the promotion’s history. They finish the show by discussing her legacy in the promotion and the Joshi world as a whole!
1h 0m | Mar 7, 2023 - Stardom Road 9: Arisa Hoshiki - Part II
Scott and Trent are back with Part II of the three-part series covering the awesome career of “The Shining Star,” Arisa Hoshiki!
This chapter looks at her return to STARDOM in 2018 and how she’d go on to become one of the greatest Wonder of Stardom Champions of all time. They discuss what was so great about it, her tag team with Tam Nakano, and finish the episode by talking about the unfortunate circumstances behind her retirement.
1h 27m | Feb 22, 2023 - Stardom Road 8: Arisa Hoshiki - Part I
Scott Edwards and Trent Breward are back with another episode of STARDOM ROAD as they kick off the three-episode series discussing the great, yet short career of "The Shining Star" of STARDOM, Arisa Hoshiki!
In this first episode, they set the groundwork for what she goes on to do before working through her first run with the promotion, including her debut on the very first STARDOM show against Mayu Iwatani. They also detail Rossy Ogawa's feelings about her potential and why some of it is so upsetting in retrospect.
Check it out now!
1h 1m | Feb 7, 2023 - Stardom Road 7: Favorite STARDOM Anniversary Matches
The eighth episode of STARDOM ROAD looks at Scott and Trent's favorite matches from the Anniversary shows and why they highlight the best of the best from STARDOM's history.
The matches discussed included:
-- Io Shirai vs. KAIRI (1/17/16)
-- Queen's Quest vs. Oedo Tai Gauntlet Match (1/21/18)
-- Kagetsu vs. Hazuki (1/27/19)
-- Mayu Iwatani & Kagetsu vs. Jungle Kyona & Momo Watanabe (1/26/20)
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1h 32m | Jan 24, 2023 - Stardom Road 6: Evolution of STARDOM Anniversary Events
Like their last episode looking at the Year-End Climax, Trent and Scott take a trip down memory lane to see how the Anniversary shows have changed through the years. This is part one of the Anniversary series that STARDOM ROAD will be discussing.
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49m | Jan 10, 2023 - Stardom Road 5: Evolution of STARDOM’s Year-End Events
Trent and Scott go through the history of STARDOM’s Year-End events to see how they evolved from Year-End Climax being the big end of the year show to what we now know — Stardom Dream Queendom. Check it out!
1h 25m | Dec 27, 2022 - Stardom Road 4: STARDOM X STARDOM 2011
Trent and Scott take a look at STARDOM’s first ever Korakuen Hall event, STARDOM X STARDOM, as the promotion crowds the first World and Wonder of Stardom Champions. This show is also the lone match of Kenny Omega in a STARDOM ring. Check it out now!
1h 5m | Nov 29, 2022 - Stardom Road 3: History of Mayu Iwatani vs. KAIRI
In the third episode of STARDOM ROAD, Trent and Scott break away from the earliest days of STARDOM to discuss the relationship and matches between Mayu Iwatani and KAIRI ahead of NJPW x STARDOM Historic X-Over.
1h 16m | Nov 15, 2022 - Stardom Road 2: STARDOM’s First Show
Episode two of STARDOM ROAD takes a look back at STARDOM’s first-ever show — Birth of Nova. Scott and Trent review the show, discuss what certain matches and debuts meant for the future of STARDOM, and so much more.
Make sure to check the matches out on Stardom World so you can follow along!
1h 13m | Nov 1, 2022 - Stardom Road 1: Yuzuki Aikawa’s In-Ring Debut
The first episode of STARDOM ROAD begins with the official in-ring debut of Yuzuki Aikawa, the original ace and face of STARDOM. See why this match and Aikawa are so important to what STARDOM would go on to become. Plus hear why Scott and Trent are doing this show to begin with!
57m | Oct 18, 2022
