[10.0] "There's a lot of great wrestling in the world right now, but Stardom has been consistently my favorite promotion for a while now. They have a combo of incredible in-ring action, entertaining comedy, and fantastic characters. All-Star Grand Queendom might end up being my favorite show of the year; it's easily been the best show so far."
[8.0] "My favourite promotion globally right now. I'm a big fan of Natsupoi, Starlight Kid, Tam Nakano and others. There is always something to enjoy on a stardom show, and stardom can be a very fun viewing experience, and I don't typically have "fun" with wrestling, I enjoy it but "fun" is something which if you can invoke in me, you've done good. Their big shows always are worth watching and will feature some exceptional wrestling, the smaller shows are a inconsistent minefield of great and poor matches. My only big issue with stardom is the over reliance on tag matches which imo gets quite same old, same old. On the booking side, Stardom is fine, nothing special, they have booked some good rivalries here and there but nothing out of this world. End of the day, Stardom has some brilliant talents, some fun gimmicks and is a good promotion to follow, but like all wrestling companies, it's not perfect and has big room to improve, hence the 8/10, if allowed it would be 8.5."
[6.0] "When I was looking for something current to watch outside the American mainstream, I specifically wanted to find more women's wrestling, as while the major American promotions have gotten better about it over time, there's still lots of work to be done. After doing some light research into various women's wrestling promotions, I settled on simply giving Stardom a go, as they're the largest women's wrestling promotion, they're the old stomping grounds of names I'm familiar with (Io Shirai, KAIRI), and they employ(ed) some current talent that get a lot of buzz on social media (Giulia, Utami, Mayu, etc). The presentation is a BIG departure from what I'm used to on American TV. The fact that most of their events look like little more than house shows that happen to get an official broadcast wasn't jarring, as American indies have looked like that forever. But everything else feels very different too, from the stables and the gimmicks, right down to how their matches are laid out. It can often feel less like a simulated combat sport and more like an idol performance, where the idols perform wrestling moves instead of sing and dance. That's definitely a big hurdle for me, as idols/idol culture are not generally my thing. It's especially noticeable on the big 6/8/10 woman tag matches they run on their tour/house shows, and there are a LOT of those matches. But when they decide to put on an "actual" wrestling match, whether it be a veteran squashing a younggirl in 6 minutes, or a normal tag match, or a quick comedy match with a 4'11" crotchety clown, or just your good old "you have that belt and I want it" title fight, it really is leagues better and more watchable than most of the women's material that gets shown on American TV. So while it's an acquired taste, ultimately I am glad I stuck it out and am keeping up with it reguarly in 2024. Shoutout to Mina Shirakawa, who is currently my favorite wrestler (of any gender) that was not wrestling in Ring of Honor in 2005."
[10.0] "A lot of talents, a lot of emotions, best promotion in the World ! I've been totally addicted since I discovered it, to the point where my movie consumption has plummeted!"
[10.0] "This promotion has consistently been my favourite since 2017, amazing roster of talent that never seems to weaken even when their top stars leave or retire.New talent are signed or brought in as rookies that hit the ground running. The best womens promotion in the business without question, but now with Rossy gone and several of the talent likely to follow him. It's a really uncertain time for Stardom. I just hope the roster is ok and will thrive"
"Ich hoffe das auch wenn Rossy Ogawa auch weiter hin gute Matches bekommen und Staraufbau betrieben wird. Letztes Jahr hatte Stardom ein hartes Jahr gehabt mit sehr vielen Verletzungen und gesundheitlichen Ausfehlen. Gute Shows bieten Stardom immer mit ein Plan B oder C."
[10.0] "Stardom is simply the best women's pro wrestling right now. One of the best promotions in terms of quality of matches. 10 out of 10. Absolutely love it."
[7.0] "Stardom is not neccesarily in a major downfall, but the sheer amount of injuries and belt vacants this year thanks to overworking their talents like no others is a truly a tragedy that need to be reflected on. On one hand All star queendom is one of the best shows this year and there are some excellent story beats including the losing leave unit steel cage match. On the other hand, there are many baffling decisions including underulitizing talents and underwhelming title reigns, and that's speaking from someone that wasnt even bothered by Maika not winning 5star. Of course compared to western women wrestling it's still leagues ahead but, if with a bar such low almost any Joshi promotion can contest that. Overall, it's far from the best that Stardom should be able to offer this year."
[10.0] "My absolute favourite promotion at the moment. a tremendous mix of phenomenal workrate and storytelling, with little details that people like me really appreciate. The main event level talent are fantastic with a truly great undercard. I started watching stardom at the beginning of the year when i was in japan and was able to see the first 2 shows of the year live and i really enjoyed it, Ive been watching ever since. Stardom (and joshi in general) is several light years above American women's wrestling, in America women's wrestling has a tendency to be sloppy, have bad to horrendous booking and most companies dont seem to care all to much. now there are of course some great women wrestlers in America but i can count the truly great ones on one hand and dont even get me started on booking, i cant understand why American companies have such difficulty with booking women's wrestling it shouldnt be any more than booking mens wrestling. Stardom has some of my favourite wrestlers tam nakano, suzu suzuki, giulia, and of course mayu iwatani. Stardom does a great job at making wrestlers feel like stars (another problem American women's wrestling has) they also have the best roster of young wrestlers Ive ever seen. A truly great promotion."
[10.0] "Stradom produces some of the best wrestling on the planet and demonstrates everything that is wrong with western women's wrestling, when you watch a women's match on WWE, AEW, impact or any American Indy for that matter, the wrestling most of the time isn't good, it's botchy, sloppy, clumsy, awkward, the timing isn't right, the strikes look weak, the selling is poor, the matches feel like they're taking place under water, it's slow, it feels mechanic and not fluid, there's no psychology, no in ring subtle storytelling, the wrestlers are out of place most of the time, they don't feel distinct, they all have the same in ring style, the same energy, the same lack of physical charisma and they don't emotionally engage in the match so you feel like you're watching two brainless machines going through a bunch of spots that they mess up half the time like it's their first ever match, there are exceptions of course, Becky, Charlotte, Rhea, Mercedes, Athena, Natalya, Deeb, Grace.....etc, and NXT has a lot of prospects that look promising like Tiffany and Sol Ruca.....etc, but the rest have some of those problems and even the ones that I listed to an extent, and that's why in America women's wrestling is far below men's wrestling in term of quality and people pretend to enjoy just to be polite, that's why when AEW do a women's match, the crowd goes silent, even if the match ends up being good, they still didn't care. On the other side, stardom has none of these problems and it's sublime, the wrestlers know what they're doing and they know how to make you feel you're watching a believable contest, the botches and messed up spots are very rare, the matches are well timed, perfectly paced, it's fluid, it's smooth, it's crisp, it's polished, it's energetic, the strikes are stiff, the selling is on point, the psychology is great, every wrestler feels different whether from an in ring or character side. To be fair, stardom isn't perfect, they sometimes do goofy shit, the championships have the same god awful star design and the matches would be better without the dives to the outside where all the wrestlers have to gather for no reason to catch the diving wrestler But it's still very good and a great example of what women's wrestling could and should be"
[10.0] "Stardom became my favorite promotion in 2021, after I read about and watched the Utami v Syuri classic match. More than any other promotion today, it consistently provides great wrestling, a little humor and a ton of heart and feel good moments. The overall presentation, music, costumes, etc. is top notch as well. I'm blown away by the roster depth, the main eveners are among the best in the world of any gender. And somehow the under card wrestlers are so endearing, I can't help but root for them. I really like the unit based approach as it fuels the friendships that lead to a lot of the storytelling and drama. The QQ v Oedo Tai cage match from Stardom Sunshine is my 2023 match of the year."
"I started to watch Stardom not even a month ago and it's been nothing but amazing. I'm the kind of fan who's really been driven by the story telling elements and this promotion is absolutely second to none in this domain (I thought I hated escape rules in a cage match until a few weeks ago! ). The crazy amount of content outside of the matches also helps with getting attached to the wrestlers and getting into the whole product much faster. I still can't really dig into a few things, like the lack of selling sometimes and the fact that opponents shake hands or hug each other after their matches, which bothers me especially when some Oedo Tai members, but then it's really nitpicking and it's probably because of cultural differences or because I'm new. Anyway, I can't wait to see more of Stardom!"
"Best women's promotion I've ever seen. The roster is great. Mayu, Tam, Natsupoi, Saya, Saki - fire. They're awesome. Storytelling is presented with interesting internet content. I really hope a lot of people get to know about Stardom. I'll be buying Cosmic Angels Goods soon."
[10.0] "Just started watching this promotion less than 6 months ago. Now I wake up at 5 AM to watch the events, so I guess that's sums it up. Amazing matches back to back every event, good storytelling. It has it flaws, not every decision is perfect and I hate I can't watch all live. But at least every event it's worth to watch if you like wrestling."
[6.0] "Stardom is fine, it's just not for me. In terms of athletic ability, Stardom has some of the best actual athletes in women's wrestling, but I don't ever feel as though I enjoy anything done on a Stardom show. Whether it's long matches to try and create an epic atmosphere or sensational moves that half the time don't go well (please don't die, Mayu), Stardom feels like it misses more often than it hits for me personally. That said, their bigger shows are always worth catching, it's just hard to justify giving a score higher than a 6 to a promotion that I think you can skip at least half the content of and still be able to keep track, as the random house shows uploaded to Stardom World loaded with filler 6-woman or 8-woman tags don't need to be watched in order to keep up."
[10.0] "Stardom is currently (and has been for the past 4 or so years) the most consistently phenomenal wrestling promotion on the planet. Only rivaled by New Japan when it comes to in-ring quality, these wrestlers perform at the highest caliber possible. Not only do you see high-speed Joshi at it's finest, but hard-hitting bouts, technical wizardry, and intricate story lines that makes you do your homework and dive deeper into the lore. For my friends in the west who are sleeping on Stardom, do yourself a favor and fork out a couple bucks for Stardom World and be amazed."
[9.0] "I gave them an 8 the last time I rated the promotion, mainly saying that it's the best joshi promotion but with sometimes stupid booking decisions. Since then Stardom has been bought by Bushiroad, a lot of new talents signed with the promotion, a lot of things happened. I'd say the booking has been more consistent the last few years, especially this year it becomes more interesting because Rossy kind of changed his formula with some surprising but logical booking decisions. He had an habit of booking very long reigns for the World and Wonder of Stardom titles but he changed that lately, which makes the promotion less predictable and more enjoying to watch. Match quality has improved, a lot of wrestlers are more experienced right now and there's also promising rookies so it's an exciting time for Stardom. The thing I'd like to see improve is the booking of the tournaments. Some wrestlers will have a 5 Star GP match on some night and then not wrestle for a few shows, it makes it confusing to follow sometimes. The Cinderella tournament was maybe more enjoyable when it was just a one night tournament. Besides that I don't have much complaints."
[10.0] "Wenn man nach hochklassigen Womens Wrestling sucht, kommt man definitiv nicht um Stardom herum. Für mich die weltweit beste Promotion in Sachen Womens Wrestling."
[10.0] "The best promotion in the world. While not without flaws it excels in pretty much every department. Personally it is one of the biggest reasons I fell in love with wrestling again and for that it will always be special to me."
[7.0] "In 2022 I called Stardom (rated then at 9.0) an undeniable success that legitimized a generation of hot talent. In 2023, my opinions of the now-top joshi promotion are a lot more complicated. The highs of 2022 and 2023 are far greater than the unforgettable Nippon Budokan with a brilliant show in Yokohama Arena commanding over 5000, but the lows of the promotions have becoming glaringly apparent. A much more crowded roster with an over-abundance of outsiders (that ironically enough end up creating better stories and matches), and many more instances of questionable booking that only serves to undermine the roster that was affirmed in 2019-2020 with the Golden Generation. Stardom, New Blood, Showcase, more PPVs, more tournaments. There are almost *too many* moving parts in today's Stardom, and in my opinion things may only end up better when structure returns to the market leader, and that's why my rating dropped to a 7.0."
[7.0] "improved alot since by intial rating as before i wasnt a fna of utami and giulia getting overpushed giulia still is a little bit where as utami is getting booked right so now its a 7 instead of a 6"
[10.0] "Top promotion for women's wrestling in the world. They have some of the most athletic and technical wrestlers in the world period. Tell good stories and deliver on their big shows."
[10.0] "I got into Stardom 1 years ago since that date Stardom is my favorite wrestling promotion. For me Stardom has the best roster in wrestling. They always gives best matches with great in ring storytelling. I hope they can continue in that way."
[10.0] "Idols/Waifus + Wrestling = Perfect Combo. The action is fast and there's no time to rest when the girls are in the ring, so much talent is involved"
[9.0] "The sister company to NJPW under the Bushiroad umbrella features top quality and hard-hitting wrestling with the best Womens roster, and arguably the best roster period. It's not perfect, it can be too predictable at times, and I hope you like long title reigns as well as very long main events, but Stardom rarely fails to entertain me from an in-ring perspective and in terms of stories, with interesting characters."
[10.0] "I got into Stardom last year in February and it has since become my favorite promotion. After being wishy-washy about it for years, watching Stardom finally convinced me to start training myself."
[10.0] "Stardom has it all from a wrestling perspective. The wrestling is top notch. The stories can contain an emotional component that I don't often see in US promotions. There's awesome pageantry and athleticism. It's a lot of fun to watch."
"Giulia has the look, Charisma, promo ability is a decent wrestler but has an awful obnoxious unlikeable character persona. DDM kind of soured me on its entry with 2020 being "DDM Wins LOL" 2020 was just a bad year with the loss of Hana and Arisa having to retire, and Stardom being thrown out of whack and rebuilding as OT was pretty much wiped out. So In steps Guilia which her booking being strong being the leader of DDM makes sense, but they booked the other 4 members the same way. This just soured me on her early on. Not to mention her in ring work was a bit sloppy starting out in Stardom. I have gotten to the point where I just skip her matches. She really needs a character overhaul."
[7.0] "I don't really share the public's love of this promotion. There is no appreciation for joshi from their own dojo, and there is always an appreciation for visiting wrestlers from other promotions. I'm talking about Toni Storm, Bea Priestley, Syuri, Giulia and other. At the same time, for example, Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe are in the shadows. I'm not saying Stardom is bad, but it's very overrated. I don't care at all about the quality of the matches, I care more about moments and stories"
[10.0] "My pick for being the best wrestling promotion in the world. I have been watching Stardom since 2015 (way before Bushiroad came into the picture), and even then I always said to myself, "Stardom is the spiritual successor to AJW", so therefore I am proud to say that I was proven right. I also feel that Rossy Ogawa is the best booker in pro wrestling today as well. His booking is logical, thoughtful & emotionally charged, and the girls back everything up with their mind-blowing bell to bell in-ring talent. The annual round-robin tournaments are also epic. What's crazy is that the sky continues to be the limit for Stardom. Simply the best."
[10.0] "My favorite promotion. Without a doubt some of the best wrestling in the world. The roster continues to evolve. Every wrestler top to bottom provides something to the promotion."
"Stardom is producing on a legitimate generational level right now. The level of talent everywhere on the card, for women so young and will be in the business wrestling for the next 2+ decades is something to marvel. Every title is meaningful and held by incredible wrestlers, even the "rookie" title is held by one of the most legitimately great women wrestler on the planet in Hanan who is barely over 18 and is opening and defending it on every PPV, which just goes to show how much trust Rossy has in her. Even on shows where neither world champion is booked, the cards are still incredibly stacked and you are guaranteed 8+ amazing matches. the 5 star GP is the best tournament of this year so far, and things are only up from here as Stardom continues to collaborate with NJPW and expand outwards. No other company besides AEW has consistently captivated my attention as a wrestling fan quite like Stardom has, so I'd advise anyone looking to get into Stardom to take the plunge!"
[10.0] "The best women's wrestling in the world. It is simply the best. It's actually the second best wrestling promotion I've seen. The wrestlers are insanely talented, the themes are top notch, and the booking is solid enough. The matches are a little short, but damn they are good."
[2.0] "For me Stardom before 2020 was probably the best joshi promotion or one of the best, because they always offered something that's unique to them and wasn't afraid to take off from the serious stuff towards more fun (for example, Momo/Natsu feud). Their storylines were top quality, and matches were on par (Shirai vs Iwatani, Hoshiki vs Nakano, Momo vs Kyona etc.). There were issues for me too - like overpushing certain wrestlers non-stop and sometimes poor and illogical booking - however the positives fully outweighted negatives. Unfortunately since Bushiroad acquired the company and after almost a year under their roof, the booking became so uninteresting, predictable and awful I couldn't enjoy it anymore and eventually gave myself a hard stop. Don't get me wrong though - it's good they got more notoriety, money, bigger venues and the joshi wrestling became more popular, attracting more fans to women's wrestling. And I'm glad people enjoy it, I get it. But from my perspective, currently Stardom turned to the female version of NJPW - what's worse, they're taking the kind of bad booking decisions NJPW did recently and accelerated the rate of overpushing completely undeserving wrestlers. That reflects on storylines and matches as well, giving in to overlong main events, even more senseless booking decisions, "epic" moments where they don't have the foundation to feel so etc. Upd: from the reports I've read in terms of the booking, I think I won't get back to it ever again because they really don't learn. I won't even start about the fact that as of now half of their "talents" are from other promotions, not their own."
[7.0] "It's a women's only league and tries 'serious wrestling as a sport'; the irony is the creepy presentation of their competitors. The wrestlers are not subject to the same level of scrutiny the rest of the world is by the same fans who buy into the stardom hype without fairly looking at their issues as well. It's pretty much like an action shounen that is all fight scenes with uninspired "talking bits", since most on the roster have no charisma. It's sort of just a "good match" company; so, lots of matches that go on too long, lots of german variations, other odd moves, the ubiquitous 'no-sell' and many false finishes. It may be difficult to suspend disbelief, kind of like a video game where you drain your opponent's energy by hitting them with everything you got, wishing they stay down but you don't realize when the end is near because there is no energy bar. Since only a few of their characters or story angles interest me, and since wrestling isn't a sport, the kind of matches they put on doesn't make me return for more when there is stuff like jiu jitsu, judo, gymnastics, mma, etc. featuring real impressive pro athletes. However, even though the product is overrated, the immersive gonzo-style look makes it a more enjoyable experience when you wanna watch wrestling that makes you feel like you're actually there."
[6.0] "Undoubtedly the fastest and flashiest joshi going on today, but they've definitely lost something since the Bushiroad takeover. They're doing better business, so what do I know, but the rapidity with which new people are being brought in and stables are being rearranged or created anew, I really feel like some of the heart, passion, and character have been whittled away. Still though, for athleticism, Stardom certainly gets the job done."
[9.0] "Consistently puts on quality shows and quality matches. The booking always makes sense and is easy to follow. The younger or newer talents are given opportunity to shine and get better at their craft. Decent size roster that is constantly rotated to give us fresh storylines."
[7.0] "I have only purchased stardom world late last year. I started watching their, big tournaments, matches and korakuen shows from 2015. I am currently on 2019. I must say although it is a pretty decent womans wrestling promotion and unlike eve doesnt try to shove a political narrative down your throat on the sly. However I feel that alot of people blindly follow this without seeing some of its major faults. Those being that despite the fact they get girls who are talented, however alot if them haven't been doing it for very long and are in the single digits in terms of years. This results in them being mainly carried by their raw talent which is visible, giving serviceable matches. However you can visibly see jankiness in matches where some of the spots look fake and slow and very co-ordinated. Another thing is alot of the ladies promos are boring. This might be to do with alot of their inexperience. With the exception of kagetsu who is retired and io shirai who is with the wwe. The faces just say generic stuff like "xxx wrestler beat me last time or it was a draw and I want to prove that I am better I will do my best" and the Heels bascially say "I have beat xxxx or won xxx now I want a title shot, i will prove you are not on my level on xxxx date and will show that nobody can touch me". Yes this is also the same for darling mayu iwatani who is talented and experienced ring wise but she also says the same generic lines. Also another thing is the whole thing where they introduce all of the performers at the start and then at the end the main event winner cuts a promo. Then they "close out the show" with all of the heels and faces together acting like they are friends a posing and stuff. This really breaks the immersion and is bascially telling us that they are really all friends and that they are just acting. Imagine if you seen this on AEW every week. This wouldn't go down well at all. I don't want to be reminded every time that there are no factions and that they are actually friends and don't hate each other."
[8.0] "For the past 8 years or so, STARDOM has been among the most interesting wrestling promotions in the world. For those who have been watching STARDOM since the second half of the 2010s, it should come as no surprise that STARDOM recently has been getting more attention and praise."
[10.0] "stardom is the best joshi promotion, I would say it is one of the very best in the world. Stardom has become my favourite promotion. It always give us good to masterpiece match. They have one of the best rosters in wrestling."
[10.0] "I became a wrestling fan in the fall of 2016, and I was first introduced to Stardom in late April 2017. It quickly became my favorite promotion, and at the time it was objectively one of the ten best promotions in the world. Back then, there were several wrestlers in Stardom that were good, but only a few who were great (Iwatani, Shirai, Hojo, Kagetsu). Over the next couple years, I got to watch that number grow, as young wrestlers like Jungle Kyona, Hazuki, Momo Watanabe, AZM, Hana Kimura, Utami Hayashishita, and Starlight Kid got better and better. Despite the constant turnover and early retirements, the number of great wrestlers always seemed to grow with each year. This all accelerated at a breathtaking pace after Bushiroad acquired the company. Presented with the opportunity to become a major league promotion, nearly all of the wrestlers stepped up their game, not one wanting to be left behind. Young talent trained elsewhere, like Giulia, Himeka, Maika, Thekla, and MIRAI, threw their hats into the endeavor. More experienced talent, like Syuri and Tam Nakano, became some of the best in the world when no one would have predicted them to do so just a couple years before. Wrestlers like Unagi Sayaka and Saya Kamitani honed their craft and learned at an insane pace. The venues became larger, the audiences bigger, the matches more spectacular. Five years later, in 2022, Stardom is arguably the best promotion in the world. In terms of match quality, this era of joshi wrestling is on pace to rival the golden age of AJW."
[9.0] "I've never been a Joshi fan, I usually watched some of the big matches and that was it, but STARDOM made me a huge fan of their product, making me literally binge watch a lot of stuff from 2020 and 2021 in just one month. Easily the best company right now and there's no doubt about it."
[10.0] "Stardom has really gained traction this year with many more foreign fans like myself watching the promotion. It's the best women's wrestling in the world and it's not debatable. The amount of incredible matches these women put on especially when most of them have been wrestling for 3 years or less is amazing. Definitely my current favorite promotion."
[10.0] "Stardom has become my favourite promotion, it's amazing how many good stories they manage to tell in the ring and how many exciting matches they manage to put together considering that their roster is relatively tiny. I love NJPW, but end up skipping many of their tour shows, but Stardom always seems to put on intriguing match up that keep me tuning in. On top of that the top of the card PPV or big show matches have been uniformly tremendous as of late. There's just a great mix of fun characters, clever booking and a (very wise imo) decision to embrace shorter matches. Stardom often has the best 5-12 minute matches. Which gives the shows a dynamic pacing as you build toward the full blown epics later on. From Lady C to Utami Hayashashita, the skill level may vary, but Stardom allows you to feel like your following a character on a journey and that's what I enjoy most in wrestling."
[5.0] "They have amazing talent on board but also a ton of weak overpushed wrestlers who people buy unquestioningly, and without even that much of creative booking. It has always been this way and it makes the promotion really hard to follow steadily. Big match booking has become incredibly uninspired and repetitive of late (clones of the standard NJPW overtly long main event) and is really killing the buzz for me, probably even more of when they strapped a rocket to Bea Priestley just because she's Will Ospreay's girlfriend. A hard pass for now, but archives are really worth checking into."
[10.0] "To me the best wrestling promotion on the planet atm....booking always makes sense...and so many great wrestlers....Mayu is truly amazing and Tam Nakano to me is the best wrestler in the world...the best all around wrestler and the best matches going right now. Utami and Syuri r also amazing. Haha i could go on and on about Stardom but it truly is so easy to follow."
[10.0] "While I do see where some people seem a bit down on Stardom, I think that the promotion is quite simply the best promotion going right now. All of their big shows feel massively important, all of the key wrestlers seem special in one way or another, and they seem to keep getting better."
[10.0] "Sicherlich die beste Women's Promotion im asiatischen Bereich, mit ziemlicher Sicherheit sogar die beste der Welt. Die Liga bringt immer wieder großartige Talente hervor (Yasukawa, Hojo, Shirai, Iwatani, Watanabe, Utami). Es macht immer wieder Spaß, diese Liga zu schauen und zu verfolgen. Hoffe sie können sich noch mehr auf das Booking konzentrieren, welches der einzige Schwachpunkt derzeit ist. Sonst empfehle ich, wenn ihr Women's Wrestling mögt, beginnen, diese Promotion zu verfolgen."
[9.0] "I gave the "Stars" of Stardom a 9 because you can always improve. My son and I are getting back into wrestling after a 10 year absence and happened unto Stardom and have lost our minds. The beautiful ground work is as good as some men's work in the lower levels and sure there are some missteps but I thought that they work through them very smoothly. I can not understand a word of what is going on but I already have Maika as my home and lock screens on my cell phone and I am selling out for Team Donna del Mondo. When you consider that the majority of the girls are inexperienced I can see nothing but a bright future for Stardom if the office can stay out of the way and let the girls do their thing. If they make it back to the states I'm there for as many shows as I can."
[10.0] "stardom surely is the best only women wrestling promotion there is. I do like the different factions with high quality wrestlers. there are some problems with the deepness of the promotion i think. should add some talent. some non japanese girls would be nice too."
[9.0] "Stardom is the reason why i like women's wrestling in the first place, especially over in japan. all women on the roster work super hard in their matches and in training and the matches they put on are always a treat for the viewer. the roster is full of future stars like Ruaka, Lady C, etc.. it s full of talents like Hina, Rina, Konami, etc.. and of course the stars of today like Mayu Iwatani, Syuri, Utami, etc... Stardom never fails to entertain me and i suggest checking them out."
[6.0] "A lot of what I liked about stardom is gone now the new wrestlers are good but a step down from the old add In the fact they still don? t do live streams on the subscription service is unacceptable in this day and age"
[10.0] "The best Joshi promotion since AJW, and a plethora of great talent in it's ranks the past 10 years. Was the 2020 promotion of the year, and making another solid claim for repeating that status this year. Manages to deal with adversities, unfortunate retirements and tragedies, and somehow still keeps going and becomes even stronger. For a company only a decade old, it has so many stories, and for all it's sad moments, it is a promotion that is going from strength to strength. It currently has a great roster, with many young talents improving leaps and bounds, which is an incredible story in itself, considering it lost 4 incredible talents in 2020 for different reasons. Numbers are increasing across the board - despite being in a pandemic which has hit Japan hard and hurt their wrestling promotions more than most - and the future looks extremely bright for Stardom."
[10.0] "What needs to be said that hasn't already been said? It's the best women's wrestling promotion in the world. Even with so many departures, it's still clicking and thriving. Other the eccentric booking, what's not to like?"
[10.0] "Hands down the very elite of women's pro wrestling in the modern era and the larger American promotions don't even come close. The last few years the company lost some of its top performers to WWE but somehow they just keep getting better."
[9.0] "Stardom hatte keinen leichten Start, mauserte sich aber relativ schnell zur besten und vorallem bekanntesten Joshi Promotion dieser Dekade. Vorallem die Hochzeit der Promotion von 2014 bis Ende 2018 sorgte für viel Aufsehen. Mit Io Shirai hatte man ein gut vermarktbares Aushängeschild, die einer wenn nicht sogar der Hauptgrund für den Erfolg von Stardom war und ist. Viele dachten nach den Abgängen von Io Shirai und Kairi Hojo würde es Stardom schwer haben diese große Lücke zu füllen, aber auch dies hat man bewältigt. Von Skandalen wie den Yoshiko/Act Yasukawa Vorfall hat man sich schnell erholt und unliebsame Geschichten, wie der Kagetsu und Hazuki Abgang, werden still und leise unter den Teppich gekehrt. Mittlerweile ist Stardom unter dem Bushiroad Schirm und bedient sich vermehrt den Entertainment Elementen. Das bringt neue Fans und hat Erfolg, könnte aber ältere Fans die länger dabei sind peu à peu vergraulen, wenn man sich zu sehr von den Ursprüngen entfernt. Das In-Ring Geschehen bleibt dennoch top und ist im Joshi Bereich kaum zu überbieten, dank des sehr guten und talentierten Rosters."
[10.0] "First of all, I think it? s sad that the milk man guy that gave this is 2 is only mad because they are pushing bea. They have no other reason to give this a 2 except they are a hater. Stardom didn? t go from hero to zero. It went from hero to freaking phenomenal wrestling. Stardom isn? t the best women? s wrestling promotion out there. I love everything about stardom. Great great matches and I saw the bodukan show live which was amazing by the way! Nothing disappointed at all! And I? m so happy for bea challenging utami for the red belt. One thing though I? d like to point out isn? t I don? t think that milkman guy realizes that stardom can handle their situations however they? d like to. It? s sad to think that they believe stardom shouldn? t be protecting their wrestlers. But hey let the haters hate. Anyway stardom deserves a 10 for their unbelievably hard work! I see production has updated in the last couple of months which is great! I see great things for stardom in the upcoming months and years, and I? ll be by their side the whole time. #TeamBea!"
[10.0] "A great promotions that I have been watching since the 5* Grand Prix and it is has been amazing no major faults, it has great wrestler and great stories, the biggest blemishes is Tora and commentary on the bigger shows, I like that Stardom has no commentary, it is quite unique and interesting and makes me concentrate on the story of the matches and storylines more,"
[9.0] "This is the promotion that made me respect women's wrestling as a art form. I feel like this promotion gives me a reason to care about every wrestler on the card from the opening match with the teenagers or rookies all the way to the main even with wrestlers like Guilia, Syuri, Mayu, and Utami. The COVID-19 situation had hurt this promotion somewhat because they had to change their polices on using foreigners and also had tragedies retirements and death during that time frame but this company was able to withstand those issues to become stronger."
[7.0] "Yeah I did enjoy Stardom at some point but for wrestlers like Hazuki, Arisa Hoshiki, Shirai, Hojo .. etc. But right now the wrestling isn't as good as it used to be."
[10.0] "In my opinion Stardom is the best Joshi promotion in the world. They have recently had to deal with a lot, such as the many early retirements and the sad passing of Hana Kimura, however here they are still going strong having just come off back-to-back great events. The talent here is absolutely stacked, from Mayu Iwatani, Utami Hayashishita, Giulia, AZM, Momo Watanabe, Konami, Jungle Kyona, Syuri, Tam Nakano, Starlight Kid.... I mean the list goes on. It is annoying when people assume the "World of Stardom" championship is no longer seen as the main title, when it clearly is, Bea being the champion for a period of time didn't devalue the title, if anything if put new eyes onto the promotion, Bea has a lot of fans in the UK and USA, she is also far more talented than any of the other Gaijin's in Stardom right now. English subtitles help when watching, which by the way you can do so via Stardom World, similar to New Japan World."
[2.0] "I've never thought Stardom was the ace of Joshi wrestling but they still use to be good. But man I have never seen a promotion go from hero to zero so quickly. Some of it being stuff out of their control (i. e Injuries, Pandemic, Retirements & the tragic death of arguably the most beloved wrestler on the roster) and other stuff being 100% their fault (Their extremely questionable booking decisions, How they dealt with fan backlash over the Bea situation online and also having Bea be pushed as world champion while she was injuring so many wrestlers) Stardom was never perfect, far from it but to see something I loved so much and gave me hope in wrestling as a whole fall so hard just makes me sad. I highly recommend checking out TJP, Ice Ribbon, Sendai Girls & AgZ instead as they are all leaps and bunds better then Stardom's current product. I'm really hoping to visit this review in a year and completely change it for the better"
[10.0] "The greatest women's wrestling promotion on the planet. The wrestling quality might not be as good as in their glory years. Also, there are other promotions who give better wrestling performances than them. However, if we are judging not only the wrestling quality, but also production of the show, promos, storylines, roster, entrances, venues, merchandise and international support, there is no company who could beat them. Stardom is a full package, it has it all."
[10.0] "There is no doubt that Stardom is the best women? s wrestling promotion in the world. Others come close, such as: Tokyo Joshi Pro, Seadlinng, Sendai Girls and Ice Ribbon. But yet, they have better matches in my opinion. It is great to have english subtitles for promos, but the camera work has to improve IMO."
[10.0] "Stardom is the pinnacle of women's wrestling. The wrestlers are very charismatic and consistently put on great, high octane matches. Thir top stars are some of the best in the world. Stardom is proof that girls can do it better."
[10.0] "STARDOM consistantly prove on a regular basis why it's the best Women's Wrestling Promotion in the world. Great characters, superb wrestling, just all-round fantastic entertainment."
[10.0] "STARDOM is the best women's pro-wrestling company in the world right now. It has been for a long time imho, but the recent additions to the roster have further strenghtened the company. I wasn't happy with all the recent decisions made by Bushiroad/Rossy Ogawa, but all in all I trust them that it will turn out fine. The production quality certainly has been increased since Stardom belongs to Bushiroad and it is very nice to have the 24 Minutes of the "We are Stardom! " TV show available for international fans on their YouTube channel. The main reason to watch Stardom is the talent of course and the level of talent in Stardom is superb. From the mainstays Mayu, Momo, Konami and Kyona to the rookies and the newer additions to the roster they all are very good wrestlers at a very young age. In short: Good Wrestling, Good Presentation, Likeable Characters, Easy Accesable. 10 Points out of 10!"
[9.0] "Da ich "dank" der Coronavirus Pandemie zu Hause sitzen muss, gönne ich mir gerade Stardom World. Aktuell sicher die beste Frauenliga (vielleicht zusammen mit Sendai Girl's). Sie bringen es auch immer wieder fertig neue Stars aufzubauen nach Abgängen wie die von Kairi Hojo (Sane) oder Io Shirai. Stardom macht einfach Spass."
[9.0] "Eine der besten Wrestling Ligen überhaupt. Die Joshis und weiblichen Gajins haben einfach teilweise unfassbar starke Qualität auch wenn Stardome inzwischen einige sehr wichtige Abgänge hatte und viele die zurückgetreten sind schafft es die Liga immer wieder neue Joshis aufzubauen. Von mir gibt es 9 Punkte."
[10.0] "Just the best women's promotion in the world. Three or four years ago, it goes to stagnation, when it was all around Shirai and Hojo, but now, with a support by Bushiroad, and raising a new superstars like Tamu-chan, Kashima, Kimura, Azumi, Kido-san and else, it grow up more. And of course it has a wonderful advantage - English subtitles, when we can understand pre-match promos, and all that girls say after that."
[9.0] "An excellent promotion. It not only has plenty of amazing wrestlers and matches but also a roster stacked with very likeable characters and personal stories. No other wrestling company has made me feel so invested in the stories of so many people at the same time, I think that's their biggest strenght, even above the in ring work. Hopefully they'll be able to keep the quality steady if not improve it in the coming years now that they're under the Bushiroad banner."
[10.0] "Stardom ist die aktuell beste Women's Wrestling Promotion, aber auch eine der besten Promotions allgemein. Ich glaube ich habe noch nie eine schlechte Show von Stardom gesehen. Die Matchqualität ist überdurchschnittlich gut und selten gibt es mal ein schwaches Match auf der Card und dann gibt es immer wieder die wirklich sehr starken großen Matches zwischen den großen Stars von Stardom. Wirklich immer wieder schaffen sie es neue hervorragende Stars zu kreieren, die dann unglaubliche Matches zeigen und auch nachdem mit Io Shirai und Kairi Hojo zwei der größten Stars und auch zwei der besten Wrestlerinnen der Welt abgegangen sind haben sie gleich die nächsten Topstars hervorgebracht mit Mayu Iwatani, Kagetsu, Jungle Kyona und vor allem Momo Watanabe. Die Liga steht natürlich in den Fußstapfen von AJW und füllt diesen Platz perfekt aus. Stardom steht AJW in nichts nach und zeigt women's Wrestling, wie man es sonst nirgendwo sehen kann. Wirklich jeder Wrestling Fan sollte Stardom auf dem Schirm haben, denn tatsächlich ist das aktuell eine der besten Ligen überhaupt."
[9.0] "Whoever is in charge of the talent scouting for Stardom is an absolute genius. No matter how many times their top stars leave, they always have several people ready to fill up that spot to continue being the best joshi promotion around."
[9.0] "Despite recently losing some of their best talent, the overall quality of their product has improved. The monthly Korakuen Hall shows they hold usually deliver, although your enjoyment of the smaller shows will depend on if you like multi-women matches, something I particularly do. Also considering the age of the majority of their roster, I only expect their product to continue to improve in the future."
[9.0] "Stardom's added a lot of roster depth over the last year, which is impressive considering they lost Io Shirai, Yoko Bito, and others in that span. The roster probably has a good 13-15 workers who can reliably deliver good matches with consistency. That's led to the promotion having a lot more shows that are solid from top to bottom, versus some of the more top heavy shows of the Threedom Era. No question Stardom has a ton of positive momentum heading into 2019."
[9.0] "Right now, one of the best Joshis. While they can have some drawbacks as too many belts or some wrestlers (specially gaijins) being hit or miss, the main event scene is great. You also have entertaining acts as the stable Oedo Tai and some top notch wrestlers as Mayu Iwatani. Easily accesible and with videos subtitled, it's easy to watch, and you won't need to watch too much to already have some favorites"
[9.0] "Probably the most well-known Joshi promotion worldwide thanks to talent like Io Shirai or Kairi Hojo, or MOTYCs like Io Shirai vs Mayu Iwatani quite easily found in Youtube. They balance, quite successfully, both in ring-performance with character work, and it's hard to not fall in love with one or two characters the first time you watch a show. Stardom's main event scene is top notch, while undercard matches can be a bit hit or miss. A hit or miss is also their choice in gaijins, as sometimes their style doesn't translate well with the one of the Stardom talent. The product is easily accessible, both in product availability through Stardom World for a fair price and the pre and post-match promos are subtitled, even some dialogues in-match have subtitles. The only drawbacks in my opinion are the choice of gaijins and the number of titles, some of which haven't been defended in ages"
[9.0] "Believe it or not, Stardom seems to be getting better after losing Io Shirai & Kairi Hojo to WWE. Even though they were both at the highest level, the overall roster is much deeper than it was in the "Threedom" days, and probably has more quality wrestlers than ever before. With a lot of talent on the rise and belts changing hands in early 2018, the product has a fresh, "anything can happen" vibe right now."
[10.0] "Despite a thin roster, STARDOM put on amazing shows consistently and showcase the talents of both veterans and provide opportunities for up-and-comers."
[7.0] "STARDOM always guarantee one must watch match per show, unfortunately they have a very thin roster and sometimes the midcard matches can be average. Not a bad company but certainly not a 9"
[5.0] "A company that can trace most of its current success and notoriety on a small handful of women, all of which are fantastic, but only a small part of the roster. Shirai, Iwatani, and Hojo are the three women that carry this company at the moment, and with two of them likely leaving for WWE and the third likely retiring at the end of the year, one has to wonder how the company will rebound from such a massive loss of talent. There exist good workers in the midcard of the promotion (Jungle Kyona, Yoko Bito, etc. ), but none seem to be on the same level of star power as the threedom. It also doesn't help that Rossy Ogawa's standards for foreign talent are rock-bottom, placing his best talent across from mostly incredibly green and just plain bad women from the western scene. Main events and semi-mains are often good-to-fantastic, but the undercards are generally some of the most skippable of any promotion. It's reached a point where one has to wonder if Rossy will forego pushing the Japanese women on his roster with potential star power for pretty gaijin that can't work once Io, Kairi, and Mayu are gone."
[5.0] "Good in ring stuff. Sometimes even great (I really like Io). Nothing else to talk about though. Average production values, non existent out-of-ring entertainment factor, small roster a lot of meaningless titles etc."
[10.0] "Despite being marred by a tiny roster filled with mostly rookies, Stardom always manages to impress from their world-class top girls down to their rookies who are brimming with potential. Add an always impressive array of foreign talent to fill out the card and regular MOTY candidates from the main event and its no surprise why Stardom is starting to edge out the competition and cement itself as the top joshi promotion in Japan. I love everything about this company."
[10.0] "Ich kenne keine Liga weltweit, die Frauenwrestling konsequent so toll in Szene setzt wie Stardom. Zurecht die derzeit erfolgreichste Joshi Promotion im Land der aufgehenden Sonne und um Längen besser als Shimmer/Shine in den USA."
[10.0] "I thought women's wrestling was boring but, then I found Stardom by accident and now my eye's have been open to the world of Joshi wrestling. After a year of watching Stardom I'm a huge fan. Awesome matches with cool moves and great story telling, a colorful roster, and a few legends. I wish this was on TV in the USA."
[9.0] "Keine Ahnung was Joshi is aber wenn ich mal bock hab histerische Weiber im Ring zu sehen dann Stardom..... Ja Spaß beiseite. Ich gucks selten weil es ja auch selten TV-Shows gibt und ich auch schwer Zeit hab dazu aber wenn bereu ich es selten. Stardom rockt und Yuzukis Abgang is Schade."
[10.0] "Stardom ist bestimmt nicht die beste Joshi-Liga aber es gibt immer wieder Talente die sichden Vergleich mit Leuten der großen Ligen nicht scheuen brauchen. Wenn man noch kein Matsh von Stardom gesehen hat sollte man dies unbedingt tun sonst verpasstman noch etwas."
