Stardom Cinderella Tournament
World Wonder Ring Stardom tournament
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Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント, Sutādamushindereratōnamento) is an annual single-elimination tournament created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event has been held since 2015 and aired domestically on Tokyo MX, Fighting TV Samurai and Nippon TV, and later as an internet pay-per-view on Stardom's streaming service Stardom World.[1]
| Stardom Cinderella Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | World Wonder Ring Stardom |
| First event | 2015 |
| Signature matches | Time-limited singles matches |
The main gimmick of the tournament is that the winner is being granted a wish, which usually turns up to be a championship match of their choice. Just as the real life fairytale of Cinderella depicting a girl who achieves fame after being obscure, the winner of the tournament transits from "neglected" to "famous", eventually moving up to a championship scene.[2]
Events
As of 2026, there have been a total of twelve events. The first was presented under the name Cinderella Champions Fiesta, later becoming known simply as the Cinderella Tournament. Until 2021, the event used to be a one-day pay-per-view but later switched to a multi-day event.
| No. | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stardom Ryogoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta 2015 | April 23, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | 925 | [3] |
| 2 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2016 | April 29, 2016 | 1,050 | [4] | ||
| 3 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2017 | April 30, 2017 | 1,150 | [5] | ||
| 4 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2018 | April 30, 2018 | 987 | [6] | ||
| 5 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019 | April 29, 2019 | 1,050 | [7] | ||
| 6 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2020 | March 24, 2020 | 538 | [8] | ||
| 7 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 | April 10 – June 12, 2021 | Various | Various | Highest: Night 3 – 1,240 | [9] |
| 8 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022 | April 3 – 29, 2022 | Highest: Night 4 – 2,017 | [10] | ||
| 9 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023 | March 26 – April 15, 2023 | Highest: Night 3 – 1,295 | [11] | ||
| 10 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2024 | March 9 – 20, 2024 | Highest: Night 1 – 1,555 | [12] | ||
| 11 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2025 | March 8 – 15, 2025 | Highest: Night 3 – 1,378 | [13] | ||
| 12 | Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026 | March 6 – 15, 2026 | Highest: Night 5 – 1,857 | [14] |
Stats
List of winners
Record
| Championship | Successful challenges |
Attempts | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| World of Stardom Championship | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Wonder of Stardom Championship | 5 | 8 | .385 |
All-time participants list
As of the 2026 edition, the tournament has featured a total of 91 participants. Mayu Iwatani, Mirai, and Hanan are the only wrestlers to win the competition on two separate occasions (with Iwatani and Mirai being the only two to win on consecutive occasions). Iwatani shares the record for the most appearances with Momo Watanabe at 8. Koguma and Rina are the only competitors to be two-time runner ups. Mayu Iwatani, Giulia, Toni Storm and Hanan won the tournament while holding other titles, respective the Artist of Stardom Championship (Giulia), the SWA World Championship (Storm), the Goddesses of Stardom Championship (Iwatani) and the New Blood Tag Team Championship (Hanan).
Legend
- W – Winner
- F – Finals
- SF – Semi-finals
- QF – Quarter-finals
- R2 – Round 2
- R1 – Round 1
- ‡ – Deceased
Notes
- At the 2021 edition of the tournament, Kashima was not able to make it to the show and had Rina replacing her.