Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026
| Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026 | |||
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Promotional poster of the event featuring Sayaka Kurara | |||
| Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||
| Date | March 6–15, 2025 | ||
| City | Nagoya, Japan (March 6, 7) Tokyo, Japan (March 11) Yokohama, Japan (March 15) | ||
| Venue | Aichi Chunichi Hall (March 6, 7) Korakuen Hall (March 11) Yokohama Budokan (March 15) | ||
| Attendance | Night 1 (560)[1] Night 2 (560)[2] Night 3 (1,097)[3] Night 4 (1,164)[4] Night 5 (1,857)[5] | ||
| Event chronology | |||
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| Cinderella Tournament chronology | |||
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Hanan, winner of the 2026 Cinderella Tournament | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Professional wrestling |
| Location | |
| Dates | March 6, 2026–March 15, 2026 |
Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Participants | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Hanan |
| Runner-up | Rina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Bouts fought | 29 |
The 2026 Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント2026, Sutādamushindereratōnamento 2026) was the twelfth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament under the Cinderella Tournament branch of events promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place between March 6 and 15, 2026.[6]
Storylines
The show featured professional wrestling matches with scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[7] The matches can be won by pinfall, submission or elimination over the top rope. A time-limit draw or a double elimination means a loss for each competitor.
Participants
The tournament consisted of 32 participants, including several champions and it was the largest to its date.[8]
*Noted underneath are the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.
| Wrestler | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Akira Kurogane | Mi Vida Loca | |
| Anne Kanaya | Unaffiliated | |
| Ami Sourei | God's Eye | |
| Aya Sakura | Cosmic Angels | New Blood Tag Team Champion |
| Azusa Inaba | H.A.T.E. | Freelancer (Just Tap Out) |
| Bea Priestley | Stars | |
| Fukigen Death | H.A.T.E. | Artist of Stardom Champion |
| Fuwa-chan | Stars (associate) | |
| Hanako | Unaffiliated | Future of Stardom Champion |
| Hanan | Stars | Winner |
| Hina | God's Eye | |
| Kikyo Furusawa | Unaffiliated | |
| Kiyoka Kotatsu | God's Eye | |
| Lady C | God's Eye | |
| Maki Itoh | Unaffiliated | |
| Miyu Amasaki | Neo Genesis | |
| Momo Kohgo | Stars | |
| Natsupoi | Cosmic Angels | |
| Ranna Yagami | God's Eye | |
| Rian | Unaffiliated | |
| Rina | H.A.T.E. | Artist of Stardom Champion |
| Rina Yamashita | Mi Vida Loca | |
| Saki Kashima | God's Eye | |
| Saori Anou | Cosmic Angels | |
| Saya Iida | Stars | |
| Sayaka Kurara | Cosmic Angels | New Blood Tag Team Champion |
| Tabata | Unaffiliated | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
| Tomoka Inaba | God's Eye | Freelancer (Just Tap Out) |
| Waka Tsukiyama | Unaffiliated | |
| Xena | Unaffiliated | |
| Yuna Mizumori | Cosmic Angels | High Speed Champion |
| Yuria Hime | Stars |
Brackets
Results
Day 1
The first day took place on March 6, 2026, at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya, Aichi.
| No. | Results[9] | Stipulations | Times[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rian defeated Yuna Mizumori by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 7:44 |
| 2 | Aya Sakura defeated Fukigen Death by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 4:47 |
| 3 | Ranna Yagami defeated Waka Tsukiyama by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 7:15 |
| 4 | Natsupoi defeated Tabata by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 8:45 |
| 5 | Hanako vs. Yuria Hime ended in a double countout | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 9:59 |
| 6 | Maki Itoh defeated Kikyo Furusawa by submission | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 13:07 |
| 7 | Saori Anou vs. Fuwa-chan ended in a double over the top rope elimination | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 10:56 |
| 8 | Hanan defeated Momo Kohgo | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 11:37 |
Day 2
The second day took place on March 7, 2026 at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Aichi.
| No. | Results[10] | Stipulations | Times[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomoka Inaba defeated Anne Kanaya by submission | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 7:12 |
| 2 | Azusa Inaba defeated Lady C by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 8:07 |
| 3 | Saya Iida defeated Kiyoka Kotatsu by submission | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 7:25 |
| 4 | Hina defeated Xena by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 10:32 |
| 5 | Miyu Amasaki defeated Rina Yamashita via over the top rope elimination | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 6:40 |
| 6 | Sayaka Kurara defeated Saki Kashima by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 6:46 |
| 7 | Rina defeated Akira Kurogane by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 12:37 |
| 8 | Ami Sohrei defeated Bea Priestley by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament first round match | 11:28 |
Day 3
The third day took place on March 8, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
| No. | Results[11] | Stipulations | Times[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Sioux, Tabata, and Stars (Bea Priestley, Momo Kohgo, and Yuria Hime) defeated Hanako, Hazuki, Xena, and Mi Vida Loca (Bozilla and Akira Kurogane) by pinfall | Ten-woman tag team match | 6:40 |
| 2 | Cosmic Angels (Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, and Aya Sakura) defeated Maki Itoh, Fuwa-chan and Kikyo Furusawa, and Anne Kanaya and God's Eye (Saki Kashima and Lady C) | Three-way tag team match | 6:55 |
| 3 | Hanan defeated Ranna Yagami by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament second round match | 7:43 |
| 4 | Rian defeated Natsupoi via over the top rope elimination | Cinderella Tournament second round match | 10:40 |
| 5 | Hina defeated Azusa Inaba by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament second round match | 12:51 |
| 6 | Sayaka Kurara defeated Tomoka Inaba by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament second round match | 12:44 |
| 7 | Rina defeated Ami Sohrei by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament second round match | 13:10 |
| 8 | Miyu Amasaki defeated Saya Iida by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament second round match | 9:52 |
Day 4
The fourth day took place on March 11, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Day 5
The fifth and final day took place on March 15, 2026 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan.
| No. | Results[13] | Stipulations | Times[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanan defeated Aya Sakura by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament semifinals match | 11:42 | ||
| 2 | Rina defeated Miyu Amasaki by submission | Cinderella Tournament semifinals match | 13:53 | ||
| 3 | God's Eye (Syuri and Saki Kashima) and Mi Vida Loca (Rina Yamashita and Itsuki Aoki) defeated Maki Itoh, Rian, Kikyo Furusawa and Kiyoka Kotatsu by pinfall | Eight-woman tag team match | 5:31 | ||
| 4 | Fuwa-chan and Stars (Bea Priestley, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime) defeated Maika, Xena, Anne Kanaya, and [Cosmic Angels]] (Saori Anou and Yuna Mizumori by pinfall | Ten-woman tag team match | 10:27 | ||
| 5 | Spark Rush (Sareee and Takumi Iroha) defeated Mi Vida Loca (Suzu Suzuki and Akira Kurogane) by pinfall | Tag team match | 10:43 | ||
| 6 | Ranna Yagami defeated Hanako (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the Future of Stardom Championship | 11:49 | ||
| 7 | Tabata and Neo Genesis (Starlight Kid, AZM, and Mei Seira) defeated H.A.T.E. (Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Azusa Inaba, and Fukigen Death), and God's Eye (Ami Sohrei, Hina, Lady C and Tomoka Inaba) by pinfall | Three-way eight-woman tag team match | 5:59 | ||
| 8 | India Sioux defeated Hazuki (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the CMLL Japanese Women's Championship | 15:16 | ||
| 9 | Hanan defeated Rina by pinfall | Cinderella Tournament finals match | 22:00 | ||
| 10 | Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi and Sayaka Kurara) defeated H.A.T.E. (Saya Kamitani and Konami) by pinfall | Tag team match | 12:52 | ||
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