5★STAR GP 2022 Opening Round Day 1: WrestleFile Historical Verdict

The gauntlet gives Tam Nakano and Natsupoi an immediate team result after Natsupoi's move toward Cosmic Angels. They survive the final stages against STARS and multiple Oedo Tai combinations, with Natsupoi pinning Fukigen Death to close the sequence. The format is more useful for faction positioning than match quality, but it establishes the new partnership in front of a major crowd and gives several undercard teams a role without taking time from the tournament blocks.

Mai Sakurai opened her Red Stars campaign by defeating Momo Kohgo at STARDOM's July 30, 2022 Five Star Grand Prix opening night. The official Ota City Gymnasium result lists Sakurai pinning Kohgo with the Shining Buster after 5:56, giving the winner two tournament points. Kohgo remained without points after the bout and had to regroup before the next group match. The pairing wasn't an undercard championship match: it established an early block record within a tournament where a loss could become consequential later. Sakurai's victory was one of several short matches that made the opening show move quickly, contrasting with the longer special tag involving KAIRI later on the card. The actual fall belonged to Kohgo.

Ami Sohrei defeated Saya Iida in a Blue Stars match at the first night of the 2022 Five Star Grand Prix. STARDOM's official report gives the finish at 8:14, a rotating vertical suplex followed by a pin. That awarded Sohrei her first two points and left Iida on zero. The match gave a developing powerhouse a chance to establish herself in the tournament's early standings, rather than awarding a title opportunity by itself. Iida's energy and compact stature created a useful physical contrast with Sohrei's heavier throws. The result has to be recorded under the Blue Stars block, not the Red Stars group, and it shouldn't be conflated with the first match's tag gauntlet involving other roster members.

SAKI defeated Unagi Sayaka in the Red Stars block at STARDOM's July 30, 2022 Five Star GP opening night. The official record lists a Kawa Wild Buster finish at 9:07, awarding SAKI two points and leaving Sayaka on zero. This was a tournament singles result rather than a high-speed title defense or a rematch for the Goddesses tag belts. SAKI's experience outside STARDOM brought a different opponent profile to the event, which had room for visitors alongside the company's own wrestlers. Sayaka had a chance to gain early momentum but was pinned before the time limit. The result therefore belongs in the Red Stars standings and not in the adjacent Blue Stars listings.

Risa Sera defeated Maika in a Red Stars group match at the first night of the 2022 Five Star Grand Prix on July 30. Sera scored the official 8:19 pin after a diving double knee drop, earning her first two points while Maika began the tournament at zero. Their meeting linked Sera's hard-hitting PROMINENCE background with one of Donna del Mondo's most forceful wrestlers, making it a notably physical group-stage pairing. A tournament win did not change an existing championship or automatically determine a finalist. It did, however, place Maika under immediate pressure to recover points over later dates. The official outcome names Sera as the winner and does not record a disqualification or referee stoppage.

Syuri began her 2022 Five Star Grand Prix Red Stars campaign with a victory over AZM at Ota City Gymnasium on July 30. The official record gives the finish at 9:31 via the Byakko submission, delivering Syuri two points and leaving AZM without a point from this round. The meeting contrasted Syuri's submission-oriented striking with AZM's high-speed counters, adding a title-caliber singles pairing to the opening night's compact card. It was not a defense of Syuri's World of Stardom title, despite her entering the tournament as the reigning red-belt champion. Winning tournament points mattered independently of her existing championship obligations. AZM submitted rather than losing by pinfall, a detail necessary for a faithful results archive.

Nanae Takahashi and KAIRI defeated Saya Kamitani and Lady C in a featured tag at STARDOM's July 30, 2022 Five Star GP opening night. The official result credits Takahashi with pinning Lady C following the Refrigerator Bomb at 15:32. Unlike the surrounding Red and Blue Stars singles bouts, the tag did not award either pairing individual tournament standings points. It brought two prominent stars together on one side opposite the reigning Wonder of Stardom champion and her younger partner. Kamitani's participation raised the bout's profile without putting her Wonder championship at risk. KAIRI shared the victory but didn't score the deciding fall, while Lady C—not Kamitani—absorbed the pin at the finish.

MIRAI delivered a noteworthy opening-night surprise by defeating Mayu Iwatani in the Blue Stars block at STARDOM's 2022 Five Star Grand Prix on July 30. The official score records a Miramare Shock pin at 12:51, putting MIRAI on two points and leaving Iwatani on zero. The defeat carried extra weight because Iwatani was among STARDOM's most decorated established stars, while MIRAI was still building her singles reputation in the company. This was a full tournament result, not a championship transfer or an outside interruption. A high-profile opening victory could improve MIRAI's confidence, though she still had to accumulate points over the remaining block schedule before any route to the final became certain.

Himeka defeated Utami Hayashishita in the Red Stars block during the July 30, 2022 Five Star GP opening night. STARDOM's official record lists the running powerbomb as the decisive move at 10:52, giving Himeka the opening two points and leaving Hayashishita on zero. The result had extra personal stakes because Himeka had previously suffered a defeat to Hayashishita in an earlier Five Star Grand Prix final, making the new meeting an opportunity to avenge that result. Even so, one opening-night victory wasn't enough to win the overall 2022 tournament. The bout was a singles block match, not a World of Stardom title defense, and the final pin belonged to Himeka over Hayashishita.

Hazuki and Giulia close Day 1 with an 11:54 match that gives the Blue Stars block a major rivalry-level result immediately. Hazuki's vertical drop brainbuster earns the clean win and puts Giulia at zero points after the opening night, forcing one of the tournament favorites to chase from behind. The result also rewards Hazuki's post-return momentum and establishes her as more than a strong tag-team wrestler. As a tournament main event, it does exactly what an opening night should do: create urgency, elevate a contender and leave the standings less predictable than they looked on paper.