Saturday’s 5STAR Grand Prix Finals event at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan featured Momo Watanabe defeating AZM in the Finals to become the winner of this year’s 5STAR Grand Prix tournament.
Following her victory, Watanabe gave a speech and declared today to be the start of the “Era of Watanabe.”
“This Momo Watanabe is the champion! Finally winning on my 9th appearance. To all the jerks who’ve been supporting Momo Watanabe, I kept you waiting, huh. (Omitted) To all the belt holders around the world, get ready because this Momo Watanabe is coming for you. From now on, it’s the era of Momo Watanabe!”
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— STARDOM WORLD (@stardomworld) August 23, 2025
渡辺桃「この渡辺桃が優勝だ！9回目の出場でやっと優勝。渡辺桃を応援してくれているクソどもにはよ、長らく待たせたな。（中略）全世界のベルト持ってるヤツら、この渡辺桃が行くから覚悟しておけよ。今からが渡辺桃の時代だよ！」 pic.twitter.com/sdNgXVbKiI
As a result of her victory, Watanabe earned a future shot at the World of Stardom Championship, which is currently held by Saya Kamitani.
This was Watanabe’s first ever 5STAR Grand Prix tournament victory in her Stardom career.
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