The Rookie of Stardom 2026 tournament final took place on April 11, 2026, at the STARDOM in Korakuen event held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
In the final match of the tournament, Ema Maishima faced Kikyo Furusawa to determine the Rookie of Stardom 2026.
The show featured a total of eight matches. It opened with a tag team match between Matoi Hamabe & Anne Kanaya vs. Akira Kurogane & Tabata. Another featured bout was a six-woman tag team match pitting Maki Itoh, Rian & HANAKO against Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki.
The main event was a large-scale 14-person tag team match, where the team of Saya Kamitani, Konami, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen Death went up against Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara, AZM & Miyu Amasaki.
The first several matches of the show were streamed live on the STARDOM Official YouTube channel, with a total of 1,422 spectators in attendance at Korakuen Hall.
Show Details
- Show Name – Stardom in Korakuen
- Arena – Korakuen Hall
- City – Tokyo
- Country – Japan
- Date – April 11, 2026
- Start time – 11:30 AM JST
Complete Results
- Akira Kurogane & Tabata defeated Matoi Hamabe & Anne Kanaya in 11 mins 42 secs by Submission (Pulpo Guerrero by Tabata against Hamabe).
- Starlight Kid defeated Fuwa-chan in 12 mins 50 secs by Pinfall (Moonsault Press followed by Kataebi Gatame Pin by Starlight against Fuwa).
- Lady C & Hina defeated Xena & Waka Tsukiyama in 9 mins 31 secs by Pinfall (Gedo Clutch by Hina against Tsukiyama).
- Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki defeated Maki Itoh, Rian & HANAKO in 10 mins 1 sec by Pinfall (Implant DDT followed by Ebigatame Pin by Yamashita against Rian).
- Syuri, Tomoaka Inaba, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kotatsu defeated Hanan, Saya Iida, Bea Priestley & Momo Kohgo in 8 mins 48 secs by Pinfall ( Ryu-en followed by Kataebi Gatame Pin by Syuri against Kohgo).
- Maika, Mei Seira & Unagi Sayaka defeated Saki Kashima, Hazuki & Koguma in 9 mins 54 secs by Pinfall (Kataebi Gatame Pin by Sayaka against Kashima).
- Ema Maishima wins Rookie Of Stardom 2026 tournament by defeating Kikyo Furusawa in 15 mins 28 secs in the final match by Pinfall (Modified Rotating Crucifix Hold by Maishima against Furusawa).
- Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara, AZM & Miyu Amasaki defeated Saya Kamitani, Konami, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen Death in 16 m ins 29 secs by Pinfall (Tokimeki Spear followed by Taigatame Pin by Kurara against Kamitani).
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