Cinderella Tournament 2022 Finals: WrestleFile Historical Verdict

The 4:19 three-way opener is compact but useful because all three wrestlers are still defining their places after recent faction changes. Ami Sourei is new to God's Eye, Mai Sakurai is settling into Donna del Mondo, and Waka Tsukiyama remains the persistent underdog searching for a breakthrough. Sourei pinning Tsukiyama after a brainbuster gives the newest unit another positive result without spending much card time. The match is not designed as a showcase, but it efficiently establishes where the lower-card stories stand entering the tournament finals.

Hanan retained the Future of Stardom Championship against her younger sister Hina at the April 29, 2022 Cinderella Tournament finals. The official STARDOM result lists a back-drop hold for the win at 6:26, making this Hanan's fifth successful defense as the eighth champion. The family element increased the personal stakes: Hina had recently returned and was making her first challenge for the title, while Hanan had already beaten sister Rina during the reign. Hina resisted several attempted finishing holds before Hanan finally secured the three count. The championship didn't change hands and the match was not part of the Cinderella elimination bracket. Hanan's postmatch comments about chasing the defense record clarified why retaining the Future title here was important.

Koguma defeated Hazuki in the first Cinderella Tournament semifinal at Ota City Gymnasium on April 29, 2022. STARDOM's official results give a 6:17 finish with a jackknife hold, sending Koguma into the final later the same evening. Both wrestlers were members of STARS, and their familiar relationship made this semifinal different from the faction grudge matches elsewhere on the card. Hazuki had beaten Miyu Amasaki and AZM earlier in the bracket, while Koguma had worked through a different series of opponents to reach this point. The time-limited tournament format encouraged decisive pinning attempts rather than long championship-match pacing. Koguma advanced; Hazuki didn't share the final berth simply because her tag partner was the winner.

MIRAI booked the other Cinderella Tournament final berth by defeating Natsupoi in their April 29, 2022 semifinal. STARDOM's report records a Miramare submission at 8:17, a finish that established MIRAI's ability to end an important tournament match with a hold. Natsupoi's speed and mobility presented a contrasting challenge against the more direct physical approach of MIRAI. Both women were fighting for a final match later the same evening, so this result had immediate bracket consequences even without a championship on the line. MIRAI's victory set up her match against Koguma rather than sending her directly into an unrelated title defense. The two semifinals, one decided by a rollup and this one by submission, produced contrasting routes into the final.

Cosmic Angels' Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka ultimately won the six-team trios gauntlet at the 2022 Cinderella finals, eliminating the Donna del Mondo trio in the fifth stage. The official results show an initial STARS win over Queen's Quest in 4:06, two consecutive Oedo Tai wins, and Donna del Mondo advancing at Oedo Tai's expense after 3:35. Nakano then eliminated Giulia by over-the-top-rope in 7:19, securing the victory for her Cosmic Angels side. The event contained six actual three-woman teams rather than an eighteen-woman free-for-all. Distinguishing the sequence preserves each participant's faction alignment and the different methods of elimination. The result reinforced Nakano and Giulia's individual rivalry without awarding a new championship.

After the final fall, COLOR'S members SAKI, Hikari Shimizu, Yuko Sakurai and Rina Amikura entered the ring to challenge Cosmic Angels. Their exchange established a reciprocal trainee stipulation: COLOR'S would train under Cosmic Angels if COLOR'S lost, while Cosmic Angels would become COLOR'S trainees if the visitors won. Tam Nakano agreed to the challenge, giving the gauntlet a concrete inter-unit follow-up beyond the Nakano-Giulia rivalry.

AZM successfully defended the High Speed Championship against Mei Suruga at the April 29, 2022 Cinderella Tournament finals show. The official record lists a 13:06 victory via AZM Sushi, marking AZM's second defense as the twenty-second champion. Suruga's unorthodox holds and quick transitions offered a technical opponent capable of matching the titleholder's rapid exchanges. This was a standalone singles championship match rather than an extra Cinderella Tournament round, even though the same event also staged the tournament's semifinals and final. AZM left Ota City Gymnasium with the belt after a definite pin rather than retaining because time expired. The match helped showcase the division's identity amid a card filled with high-stakes tournament and World title moments.

MIRAI won the 2022 Cinderella Tournament by defeating Koguma in the final at Ota City Gymnasium on April 29. The official result gives the deciding Miramare Shock and pin after 11:45, following the two wrestlers' separate semifinal victories earlier on the card. MIRAI had already submitted Natsupoi to reach this match, while Koguma had survived Hazuki in a closely fought STARS encounter. Completing two tournament victories in one evening reinforced MIRAI's ascent and earned the prestige associated with winning the Cinderella bracket. Koguma's loss was a decisive final defeat rather than an injury withdrawal or a match outside the tournament. The outcome didn't itself award a singles championship, but it influenced who could seek bigger opportunities afterward.

Syuri retained the World of Stardom Championship against Himeka in the main event of the April 29, 2022 Cinderella finals. STARDOM lists a 21:24 pin after Shusekai, the fourth successful defense of Syuri's fourteenth red-belt reign. Himeka brought power and a history with the Donna del Mondo group, making her a challenging opponent for a champion whose title matches often revolved around physical endurance. The contest followed the Cinderella final rather than replacing it; MIRAI had already won the tournament before Syuri and Himeka wrestled for the World championship. Syuri's victory kept the red belt in place even as other wrestlers gained tournament momentum that evening. The named finishing move and match time establish a decisive defense, not a draw or no-contest.