STARDOM NAMBA GRAND FIGHT 2024 - WrestleFile Historical Verdict

Xena beats Rian in 8:06 with a German Suplex Hold on the pre-show, giving the E nexus V wrestler a direct singles win and the rookie another larger-event assignment. Rian is not positioned to win, but the match is long enough to avoid reading as a throwaway squash. Xena's size and power give Rian a different test from the smaller wrestlers she had faced in NEW BLOOD. The bout is not historically central, but it provides a useful developmental opener before the main card begins.

Saya Kamitani defeats Mina Shirakawa in 10:58 with a backslide while using the ropes for extra leverage. The finish supports Kamitani's H.A.T.E. persona without asking Shirakawa to take an emphatic defeat. Mina remains one of the promotion's most recognizable singles wrestlers, while Kamitani continues the transformation that began in Sapporo and carried her to the Grand Prix final. The match is more about character direction than championship movement, but the protected cheating finish keeps both women useful for future programs.

Waka Tsukiyama and HANAKO beat Hina and Ranna Yagami in 8:03, with HANAKO submitting Hina to Shirasagi. The result continues HANAKO's post-excursion momentum only one day after she and Tsukiyama defeated wing★gori. Hina and Yagami provide a God's Eye pairing with enough credibility to make another HANAKO fall meaningful, while the short runtime keeps the developmental story from crowding the major card. The team leaves Osaka with a second consecutive win and a clear path toward the NEW BLOOD tag titles.

Cosmic Angels defeats H.A.T.E. in 11:56 when Aya Sakura forces Rina to submit to a modified triangle choke. The fall is the key detail: Rina had pinned Sakura one night earlier, so Sakura immediately answers by making the Future champion submit. Natsuko Tora, Saori Anou and the other senior names stay outside the decision, allowing the developmental title story to take center stage inside a larger faction match. The result sharply improves Sakura's credibility before the Future of Stardom Championship challenge.

Starlight Kid and Mei Seira team with WAVE's Kohaku for an 8:41 win over STARS, with Kohaku pinning Momo Kohgo after the double-arm T. The result protects Kid and Seira from needing to score every NEO GENESIS fall while giving the visiting Kohaku a notable result on a major Stardom card. STARS remains protected at the top because neither Koguma nor Saya Iida takes the loss. The match is brisk faction-and-guest roster work that supports NEO GENESIS without carrying a larger title consequence.

H.A.T.E. defeats God's Eye in 12:04, with Konami pinning Saki Kashima after the Buzzsaw Kick. The Syuri-Konami hostility gives the trios match a sharper edge than a routine faction tag, while Watanabe and Thekla enter as Goddesses champions. After the match, Syuri identifies the tag belts as her next target with Kashima and makes clear that Konami remains a personal issue. The result therefore advances both the faction feud and the tag-title program without forcing Syuri to take the deciding fall.

Suzu Suzuki defeats Tomoka Inaba in 13:10 with a German Suplex Hold, giving two of the promotion's strongest young strikers a focused singles match away from the faction tags. Inaba had impressed during the 5 STAR Grand Prix and receives a meaningful post-tournament assignment, while Suzuki rebuilds momentum after falling short in the same tournament. The match becomes more important later when Suzuki appears after the World title main event as Nakano's next challenger. Her singles win over Inaba gives that challenge fresh competitive support.

The official September 14 interviews explain both the long-running rivalry and the faction stakes. Suzuki said the pair had entered Osaka with a singles head-to-head of one win, one loss and one draw; her victory advanced her record against Inaba to two wins, one loss and one draw. Inaba acknowledged that NEO GENESIS interested her, but explicitly chose to remain with God's Eye under Syuri and pursue leadership among her generation there. The interview documents a faction decision after a singles loss, not a transfer of membership to NEO GENESIS or an additional match.

Mayu Iwatani and Hanan beat AZM and Miyu Amasaki in 14:23, with Hanan pinning Amasaki using the Backdrop Hold. The finish gives Hanan another meaningful same-generation result while keeping Iwatani and AZM away from the decision. The post-match development adds most of the historical value: Toni Storm appears by video and challenges Iwatani for the IWGP Women's Championship on October 5. That links a former Stardom wrestler and current AEW star back to Iwatani through a title program with substantial promotion history behind it.

Natsupoi makes her first successful Wonder of Stardom Championship defense by defeating Hazuki in 19:08 with Fairy Magic. Hazuki is an experienced challenger who can test the new champion without making the defense feel like a formality. Natsupoi's victory confirms that the Sapporo title win over Saori Anou is the beginning of a real reign rather than a short transition. Thekla's post-match interaction adds intrigue without overshadowing the completed defense, leaving the white belt with both a proven champion and future tension.

This was Natsupoi's first successful defense after winning the Wonder championship from Saori Anou at Sapporo Wonder Rendezvous. Those were separate matches, with Hazuki becoming the first opponent to test whether the title win could develop into a sustained reign. The Fairy Magic finish preserved the new champion's momentum, while Thekla's appearance suggested future conflict without retroactively altering the official result. The white belt remained with Natsupoi.

Tam Nakano defeats Maika in 22:32 with Twilight Dream for her first successful World of Stardom Championship defense. The result is especially important because Maika enters as the undefeated 5 STAR Grand Prix winner while Nakano had gone winless in tournament block competition before regaining the title. Beating Maika answers the obvious credibility question surrounding the new reign and allows Nakano to frame the championship as proof that failure can precede success. Suzu Suzuki's post-match challenge immediately supplies the next major opponent.

Maika's Grand Prix triumph had just positioned her as a direct challenger to the woman now holding the World belt. Nakano's win answered that challenge rather than canceling the tournament result: Maika remained the 5 STAR winner, but her title opportunity ended in defeat. The result also reversed the momentum of the earlier tournament blocks, where Nakano had struggled. Suzuki's next challenge established the following direction for the red-belt reign.