Flashing Champions 2022: WrestleFile Historical Verdict

The 6:15 lottery six-woman tag is intentionally light compared with the title-heavy card that follows, but it has a useful roster-development purpose. Momo Kohgo, Lady C and Saya Iida get a compact win while Ami Sourei, Hina and Rina receive major-event ring time before the championship matches begin. Kohgo pinning Hina with a hurricanrana keeps the result focused on wrestlers still climbing the card. The match is not historically essential, yet it provides a clean opening snapshot of Stardom's developing depth.

Hanan retained the Future of Stardom Championship against Oedo Tai's Ruaka in 5:30 with Seventeen, matching the official result of her sixth successful defense. The postmatch confrontation made this brief contest relevant beyond the result. Hanan had equaled the previous record for title defenses and called for a seventh challenger; JUST TAP OUT wrestler and Sendai Girls World Junior Champion Tomoka Inaba entered the ring, challenged Hanan, and proposed becoming champion of both promotions' junior divisions. Hanan accepted the test of her record-setting next defense. This challenge was a separate future match, not another fall or participant in the Ruaka title defense, and it gives a clear reason to skim this early bout even on a card dominated by later championship contests.

STARDOM's original May 28, 2022 Ota City Gymnasium result describes a 10:56 six-person tag in which Prominence's Suzu Suzuki, Akane Fujita and Mochi Natsumi defeated Cosmic Angels' Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka and Waka Tsukiyama. Suzuki secured the fall on Tsukiyama with a German suplex hold; it was not a pin over Shirakawa or Unagi. The official match account explains that Tsukiyama had actively asked for a match with the visiting group after her earlier New Blood appearance, which gives the outcome a concrete participant-driven story rather than a generic faction encounter. The source also records post-match reactions from both trios about this challenge and possible future clashes, but it does not document any STARDOM championship change from the bout. Its 8.9/A-minus historical editorial grade and Watch wording make a sensible extra Watch for the independent Prominence-Cosmic Angels thread alongside the card's numerous real title defenses. Original teams, participants, match order and finish are preserved.

AZM and Thekla receive only 7:21, but the length fits the High Speed division better than it would a standard singles title. Thekla's international background and unorthodox offense make her a distinct challenger for a champion whose reign is built around rapid counters and precision. AZM retaining with Numero Uno records a fourth successful defense and keeps the belt connected to one of Stardom's defining speed-based wrestlers. The match is compact, focused and historically useful to the championship chronology.

The 4:59 SWA defense is more unusual than epic. Mayu Iwatani had only recently added the championship, and Fukigen Death gives the match a stylistic break from the serious title bouts around it. Mayu's moonsault-to-submission finishing sequence keeps the champion strong and records a first successful defense without consuming much card time. The comedy-adjacent challenger limits the bout's historical weight, but the defense is still part of Mayu's 2022 championship ledger and gives the SWA belt visibility on the all-title event.

The 19:44 tag is the card's best non-title attraction because it combines KAIRI's return run with two different generations of Queen's Quest. Utami Hayashishita remains an established top-level opponent, while Miyu Amasaki is only months removed from debuting against Utami at New Blood 1. KAIRI taking the deciding fall over Amasaki with the diving elbow keeps the hierarchy logical while still giving the rookie a long major-event assignment. Tam Nakano adds another elite Stardom presence and gives the match enough star power to function as a genuine bridge between the early defenses and the top championship stretch.

The 15:11 Goddesses defense gives Hazuki and Koguma a meaningful first defense of their latest reign against a Donna del Mondo team with a clear hierarchy. Giulia supplies star power while Mai Sakurai remains the developing partner who can take the fall without weakening Giulia's singles position. Koguma pinning Sakurai after the diving body press gives the champions a credible first step and keeps the belts attached to a team with established chemistry. The match also lets Giulia stay active on a title-heavy card without distracting from the red-belt main event.

The 14:07 Artist title change is the most important non-main-event result on the card. Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid and Saki Kashima convert Oedo Tai's sustained 2022 momentum into a trios championship by defeating a Donna del Mondo team that had become one of Stardom's strongest unit combinations. Kashima pinning Natsupoi with Kishikaisei gives the finish a flash-pin identity consistent with her role while still making the title switch feel earned. The result also gives Watanabe another major achievement after her faction turn and strengthens Oedo Tai as a championship-bearing unit rather than merely an antagonist group.

The 25:01 Wonder title match is the card's strongest traditional championship bout. MIRAI had risen rapidly since entering Stardom and already looked capable of belonging near the top of the card, while Saya Kamitani had built enough successful defenses that a new challenger needed to feel meaningfully different. MIRAI's power and submission threat gives Kamitani a different problem from previous challengers, and the Phoenix Splash finish records a sixth successful defense. The result preserves MIRAI's upward trajectory while making Kamitani's reign look deeper rather than repetitive.

The 14:29 main event is shorter than many World-title matches, but the no-count-out knockout-and-submission structure explains the pace and ties the bout directly to Prominence. Risa Sera challenges Syuri in a format that favors physical confrontation, giving the champion a test distinct from the long technical matches against Giulia and Mayu Iwatani at World Climax. The towel throw during Syuri's sleeper hold provides a decisive TKO finish and records a fifth successful defense. The match also keeps Prominence connected to the top of the card without requiring a title change.