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• AEW Women’s Champion Thekla Reveals Storyline That Resulted In Her Receiving Death Threats

Thekla says things became very real following the controversial STARDOM storyline that ultimately led to her departure from the promotion and eventual move to AEW. After losing to Sayaka Kurara at STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom in 2025, Thekla attacked STARDOM president Taro Okada at ringside in an angle that resulted in her being “fired” […] The post AEW Women’s Champion Thekla Revea...2026
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• Thekla Says She Knew She Had Made It As A Heel When She Started Receiving Death Threats During Her STARDOM Run

Thekla discusses her STARDOM run and being a heel that received death threats during her run in the promotion. The Austrian born professional wrestler is the current AEW Women’s World Champion and one of the promotions top heel women’s stars, but previously was a part of STARDOM’s roster, and had attacked STARDOM President Taro Okada … The post Thekla Says She Knew She Had ...2026
• Thekla Recalls Getting Death Threats For Attacking STARDOM President
Thekla says she knew that her heel run was working when she got death threats for attacking STARDOM President Taro Okada. The post Thekla Recalls Getting Death Threats For Attacking STARDOM President appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results....2026
• Stardom President Taro Okada: Saya Kamitani Has Significantly Raised Stardom’s Level

Saya Kamitani may have lost the World Of Stardom Title to Sayaka Kurara at Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 2026, but her star power is not lost on President Taro Okada. Speaking at a press conference after the event (via Monthly Puroreso), Okada stated, “She is a special presence and a wrestler who has significantly raised … The post Stardom President Taro Okada: Saya Kamitani Has Sign...2026
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• Thekla Crashes STARDOM Event, Attacks Company President Taro Okada
Thekla is back in STARDOM. And she wasted no time making her presence felt, picking up essentially exactly where she left off. In a surprise appearance at the American Dream event in Las Vegas, the women’s wrestling standout returned to the promotion and immediately resumed her issues with STARDOM President Taro Okada. Picking up right […] The post Thekla Crashes STARDOM Event, Attacks Compa...2026
• Thekla Makes Surprise Appearance At Stardom American Dream, Threatens Taro Okada

Thekla made a surprise return to Stardom, showing up to American Dream in Las Vegas. The AEW Women’s Champion picked up where she left off, going after President Taro Okada. After threatening to return to Stardom, she took her belt off and was going to whip him, but was stopped. Okada managed to escape. pic.twitter.com/lV6B9iE0hA … The post Thekla Makes Surprise Appearance At Stardom A...2026

• Starlight Kid Suffers Left Arm Injury

Former Wonder of Stardom Champion, Starlight Kid, has suffered an injury from her last match. On Monday, Starlight Kid defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Konami. Konami would be the victor and leave with the belt. Kid, unfortunately, has been sidelined now with a left arm injury. STARDOM President Taro Okada hosted a press ... Read more The post Starlight Kid Suffers Left Arm Inju...2025
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• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
Sareee is ready to get back on track after a difficult January. After winning the 2024 Tokyo Sports Women's MVP award, Sareee entered 2025 with all the excitement and two championships around her waist. Holding both the Marigold World Championship and Beyond The Sea Championship, "The Sun God" was set to start strong but ended up losing each title in matches against Utami Hayashishita and VENY. Sh...2025
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• I’m looking forward to this potential Jon Moxley feud

AEW Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. May 17, 2024 While discussing the injury that’s taken Eddie Kingston out of the Anarchy in the Arena match at AEW Double or Nothing, Wrestling Observer Radio’s Bryan Alvarez said, “I believe he broke his leg, but nothing is confi...2024
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WWE.com Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. February 5, 2024 Some of the people at WWE Fightful Select spoke to about The Rock/Roman Reigns/Cody Rhodes situation believe that Rock not only pushed for a WrestleMania match against Reigns, but was also pushing to win the ...2024
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• Rumor Roundup: Drew McIntyre title match, Kingston surgery, WWE injuries, more!

WWE.com Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrest...2024
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• Willow Nightingale Wants To Prove Doubters Wrong In Rematch Against Mercedes Mone
Willow Nightingale wants to erase any doubt. At NJPW Resurgence 2023, Willow Nightingale defeated Mercedes Mone to win the NJPW STRONG Women's Championship after Mone suffered an injury late in the match. Since Mone arrived in AEW, she has been on a collision course with Nightingale. At AEW Double or Nothing, Nightingale will defend the TBS Championship against Mone in Mercedes' first match since ...2024
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• Stardom star works ROH taping after TK mets with joshi promotion’s president

Tony Khan’s X A couple hours before AEW’s special “Big Business” edition of Dynamite kicked off from Boston tonight (Mar. 13), Tony Khan tweeted this: It's an honor to have @tokada_mh4e the President of @we_are_stardom here with us tonight at @tdgarden in Bosston for this evening's Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite!We are ready for some #AEWBigBusiness,8pm ET/7pm CT on @TBSNetworkTONIGHT!!! p...2024
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• Giulia Opens Up About Issues With STARDOM Schedule, 'The Thing Rossy Ogawa Has Built Is Being Destroyed'
Giulia is speaking up about STARDOM schedule issues. STARDOM has been hit with injuries in recent weeks as Tam Nakano and Natsupoi will be sidelined for the foreseeable future. Bushiroad Owner Takaaki Kidani cited an "unreasonable schedule" as the reason for the injuries. On November 19, Taro Okada was named the new President And Representative Director Of Bushiroad Fight. He stated they would r...2023
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"Stardom President Taro Okada said after Dream … The post Saya Kamitani Announces She Is Taking A Break From In-Ring Competition, Will Return In February appeared first on Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News."

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"At STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom, Thekla got fired on the spot by STARDOM President Taro Okada after a total meltdown."

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"Tony Khan posted on social media that STARDOM President Taro Okada is at the TD Garden in Boston for AEW Dynamite Big Business."

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"Reason for personnel change Alterations to management structure Newly appointed officials President & Representative Director: Hiroshi Tanahashi Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto (Chief of Business Production, TV Asahi) Director: Taro Okada (President […]"

• Maki Itoh Officially Signs With STARDOM, NJPW The New Beginning USA News
Veteran wrestler Maki Itoh has officially joined the STARDOM roster. During today’s STARDOM event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, a vignette aired confirming that Itoh has signed with the promotion. STARDOM President Taro Okada later made the announcement, stating, “Today, #STARDOM has signed a contract with pro wrestler Maki Itoh.” Itoh then appeared in […] The post Maki Itoh Officially S...2026
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• Thekla Says She Had No Idea She Was on Probation Before Officially Signing with All Elite Wrestling

Thekla recalls finding out when she was on probation. Before officially having her contract be recognized by both parties, Thekla was under a probation period due to her attack on her former boss Taro Okada, the owner of STARDOM. She had no idea, and neither did fans of All Elite Wrestling until it was brought to light […] The post Thekla Says She Had No Idea She Was on Probation Before Offi...2025
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• Tam Nakano And STARDOM End Exclusive Contract Agreement, Nakano Will Still Compete At All Star Grand Queendom
Tam Nakano will compete as a freelancer. Tam Nakano lost a Loser Leaves STARDOM match against Saya Kamitani on March 3. After the match, Kamitani challenged Nakano to face her at All Star Grand Queendom 2025 on April 27th. At a press conference on March 4th, STARDOM President Taro Okada and Tam Nakano announced that they had made the decision to end their exclusive contract agreement. Moving forwa...2025
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• Taro Okada Says AEW Suggested Booking Willow Nightingale vs. Tam Nakano Before AEW Double Or Nothing
Taro Okada discusses Willow Nightingale vs. Tam Nakano. On AEW Collision, All Elite Wrestling announced that Willow Nightingale would travel to Japan to defend her AEW TBS Championship against Tam Nakano at Stardom Flashing Champions. Speaking at a press conference (via Himanshu Doi), Stardom President Taro Okada commented on putting the bout together. "I was wondering if there was a way to make...2024
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• Fumi Saito Says Former Bushiroad President Katsuhiko Harada, Not Rossy Ogawa, Asked AEW For $30K Per Wrestler
Fumi Saito comments on Bushiroad-AEW relationship. On February 5, STARDOM and Bushiroad announced that they had terminated the contract of founder and executive producer Rossy Ogawa. The announcement stated that Ogawa had been poaching talent during his time as executive producer. Shortly after his departure was announced, AEW and Stardom formed a working relationship and Tony Khan publicly prais...2024
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• STARDOM President Explains What Led To Rossy Ogawa’s Firing
As many of you know by now, former STARDOM founder Rossy Ogawa was fired from the company back in February. On February 5th, Bushiroad announced that it had “cancelled” Ogawa’s contract after they found he had poached talent from the company. Speaking during a recent interview with Encount, current STARDOM President Taro Okada commented on […] The post STARDOM President Explains What Led To ...2024
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• AEW Women’s Champion Thekla Reveals Storyline That Resulted In Her Receiving Death Threats
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• Thekla Fired By STARDOM President Taro Okada
Thekla appears gone from STARDOM. At STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom, Thekla was fired by STARDOM President Taro Okada. Thekla was defeated by Sayaka Kurara at the event and refused to join Kouzen, going back on her promise to do so. Thekla then attacked Okada and staff members. After the attack, Okada made the decision to fire her. After the event, Thekla said he was done wrestling in Japan for ...2025
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• Clark Connors Spears Stardom President Taro Okada At Stardom American Dream
Clark Connors put the Stardom President in his place. At Stardom American Dream 2025 In Neon City, Thekla was looking for a singles match after she, Natsuko Tora, and Clark Connors defeated STARS (Hanan & Saya Iida) & The DKC. When Stardom President Taro Okada refused, Connors wiped him out with a spear. 【--4.19ラスベガス大会生配信中】テクラがシングルを要求するもそれを拒否した岡田社長をリングに上げて叩きのめす！クラーク・コナーズが岡田社長にスピアー！ pic.twitter...2025
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• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
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• Willow Nightingale Wants To Prove Doubters Wrong In Rematch Against Mercedes Mone
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• Natalya On Attending STARDOM American Dream 2024: I Love Supporting Women's Wrestling
Natalya supports women's wrestling. STARDOM took to Twitter/X to share a picture of WWE star Natalya and company president Taro Okada. The post noted that Natalya was in attendance for the STARDOM American Dream event at the 2300 Arena. Natalya responded by thanking STARDOM for having her, and she said that she loved supporting women's wrestling however she could. Thank you so much for having me!...2024
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• NJPW Appoints Hiroshi Tanahashi As New President, Representative Director

Hiroshi Tanahashi has received a major promotion. In an announcement on their website, NJPW stated that Hiroshi Tanahashi has been appointed as the company’s new President and Representative Director. The move came following a meeting of NJPW’s board of directors and shareholders. Additionally, Hitoshi Matsumoto has been appointed as a director, as has Taro Okada. […] The post NJ...2023
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• Hiroshi Tanahashi Appointed NJPW President And Representative Director
Hiroshi Tanahashi has received a new title outside of the ring. NJPW announced that, after a meeting of their board of directors and shareholders, Hiroshi Tanahashi has been appointed the new President and Representative Director, and Hitoshi Matsumoto has been appointed the Director, among other changes. Takami Ohbari and Michiaki Nishizawa will step down from their positions as President/Represe...2023
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• Tony Khan On Working Relationship With STARDOM: It's A New Day, I'm Glad They Made The Change They Did
Tony Khan talks working with STARDOM. Over the years, AEW has built a strong working relationship with NJPW. However, STARDOM was not a prominent part of this collaboration, despite being owned by Bushiroad, the same parent company as AEW. After STARDOM founder Rossy Ogawa's contract was canceled in February, AEW and ROH started working with STARDOM, as company president Taro Okada attended AEW Dy...2024
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• Giulia Opens Up About Issues With STARDOM Schedule, 'The Thing Rossy Ogawa Has Built Is Being Destroyed'
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• Notice of newly appointed company President

After a meeting of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s board of directors and shareholders today, December 23 2023, the following personnel change has been made in Company management. Reason for personnel change Alterations to management structure Newly appointed officials President & Representative Director: Hiroshi Tanahashi Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto (Chief of Business Production, TV Asahi) D...2023
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• Tony Khan Welcomes STARDOM President Taro Okada At AEW Dynamite Big Business
Big guest at Big Business. Tony Khan posted on social media that STARDOM President Taro Okada is at the TD Garden in Boston for AEW Dynamite Big Business. AEW is partners with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, which is under the Bushiroad banner. STARDOM is also owned by Bushiroad. Khan said that they are "officially in business here tonight," but it is unclear if AEW is now in business with STARDOM or i...2024
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• NJPW To Fully Acquire Bushiroad Fight, Parent Company Of Stardom, In June
NJPW is acquiring Bushiroad Fight. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that they are fully acquiring Bishiroad Fight. Bushiroad Fight will be renamed STARDOM and become a fully owned subsidiary of NJPW effective June 28. From NJPW: At a meeting of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s board of directors April 22, it was determined that NJPW will fully acquire all stakes in Bushiroad Fight Co. Ltd. (hencefor...2024
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• Thekla Fired by STARDOM After Wild Attack at All-Star Grand Queendom

Thekla is officially out of STARDOM—and it didn’t happen quietly. At STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom, Thekla got fired on the spot by STARDOM President Taro Okada after a total meltdown. ......2025
• STARDOM President Taro Okada Says Several Wrestlers Have Expressed Intention To Leave
More fallout from a big shakeup in STARDOM. On Sunday night, STARDOM and Bushiroad announced that they had terminated the contract of founder and executive producer Rossy Ogawa. The announcement stated that Ogawa had been poaching talent during his time as executive producer. Speaking to Tokyo Sports, STARDOM President Taro Okada provided more insight into the decision. "Around December, we beg...2024
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• Thekla’s Post-STARDOM Move Sparks Interest from U.S. Promotions

Thekla is officially done with STARDOM—and she’s already making her next move. After her explosive exit at STARDOM All-Star Grand Queendom, where she attacked STARDOM President Taro Okada and staff ......2025
• Hiroshi Tanahashi named President of New Japan

Hiroshi Tanahashi’s X He was New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s “Ace” for the better part of this century. Now Hiroshi Tanahashi is the promotion’s President. The announcement was made on the company’s website on Friday night (Dec. 22) U.S. time. It covered several management changes that were decided on at a meeting of NJPW’s board of directors and shareholders that are effective Dec. 23, with the...2023
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• Backstage Report On AEW Head Tony Khan Meeting With President Of Japanese Promotion

Additional information on the meeting AEW owner Tony Khan had with STARDOM President Taro Okada suggests AEW and STARDOM will be working together going forward...2024
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• Bea Priestley Officially Joins STARDOM
Bea Priestley has officially joined STARDOM as an exclusive wrestler. STARDOM President Taro Okada made the announcement at a press conference on August 24th in Japan. Priestley made her return to STARDOM in July and competed in the 2025 Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix. She made it to the playoffs in Red Stars A, but … The post Bea Priestley Officially Joins STARDOM appeared first on Fightful | WW...2025
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• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
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• Willow Nightingale: Tam, A Piece Of Me Did Feel A Little Bit Bad Smashing You In Your Very Cute Face
Willow Nightingale reacts to retaining her TBS Championshp in STARDOM. At STARDOM Flashing Champions 2024 on May 18th, Willow Nightingale put her AEW TBS Championship on the line in a match with STARDOM's Tam Nakano. After a hard fought matchup, Willow was able to defeat Tam to retain her championship. After the match, in an interview backstage at the show, Willow spoke about her defense, noting t...2024
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• Taro Okada Says AEW Suggested Booking Willow Nightingale vs. Tam Nakano Before AEW Double Or Nothing
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• STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom 2024 (April 27) Results & Review
STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom 2024 certainly served as an exciting starting line for the Taro Okada reign....2024
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• Hiroshi Tanahashi named President of New Japan
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• Giulia Opens Up About Issues With STARDOM Schedule, 'The Thing Rossy Ogawa Has Built Is Being Destroyed'
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