← Previous Stardom American Dream In The Big Apple
Next → Stardom Gold May 2019
Cinderella Tournament chronology
← Previous 2018
Next → 2020
The 2019 Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント2019, Sutādamushindereratōnamento 2019) was the fifth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on April 29, 2019.[2]
Storylines
The show featured fourteen Cinderella Tournament matches and a dark match with scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3] The matches can be won by pinfall, submission or elimination over the top rope. A time-limit draw or a double elimination means a loss for each competitor.
Event
The preshow included a dark match in which Hanan and Saya Iida defeated Hina and Leo Onozaki, and Rina and Ruaka in a three-way tag team match. The Cinderella Tournament had one draw between Kagetsu and Nakano who went into the 10-minute time limit which handed Arisa Hoshiki a walkover victory straight to the semi-finals. Hoshiki succeeded in winning the tournament with her granted wish being a match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship against the then-time champion Momo Watanabe.[4][5] Hoshiki won the "white belt" at Stardom Gold 2019 on May 16.[6]
Participants
The tournament was composed by 16 competitors including the champions. It was the last event to conclude in a single day.[7][8]
*Noted underneath were the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.
^Sarpracione, Mathew (May 9, 2019). "Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019 Results & Review: Part 1 (4/29/2019)". thechairshot.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^Pageot, Harley R. (May 3, 2019). "4/29 STARDOM CINDERELLA TOURNAMENT 2019 report: Annual one-night tournament with winner earning a ball gown and one wish". pwtorch.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^Michael, Casey (May 16, 2019). "New STARDOM Champions Crowned". Squared Circle Sirens.