Stardom New Blood West 1

Stardom New Blood West 1 (スターダムニューブラッドウェスト 1, Sutādamu nyū Buraddo u~esuto 1) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on November 17, 2023, in Osaka, Japan, at the Azalea Taisho Hall.

Eight matches were contested at the event. The main event saw Rina successfully defend the Future of Stardom Championship against Hanako.

Production

Background

"New Blood" is a series of events that mainly focus on matches where rookie wrestlers, usually with three or fewer years of in-ring experience, evolve. Besides wrestlers from Stardom, various superstars from multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene are invited to compete in bouts that are usually going under the stipulation of singles or tag team matches.

The show featured eight professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event's press conference took place on November 1, 2023, and was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel.

Event

The entire event was available for free and broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. It started with the bout between the debuting Yuzuki and Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe, solded with the victory of the latter. In the second bout, half of the New Blood Tag Team Champions Saya Iida defeated one third of the Artist of Stardom Champions Mai Sakurai. Next up, Suzu Suzuki picked up a win over Cosmic Angels' Yuna Mizumori in singles competition. In the fourth bout, God's Eye's Ami Sourei defeated Evolution's Zones. Next up, half of the New Blood Tag Team Champions Hanan went into a time-limit draw against High Speed Champion Mei Seira. Next, Momoka Hanazono picked up a win over Queen's Quest's Lady C in singles competition. In the semi main event, Miyu Amasaki defeated ChiChi of Evolution in another singles bout.

In the main event, Rina submitted Hanako to retain the Future of Stardom Championship for the fourth time consecutively in that respective reign.