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NXT vs. Stardom matchup set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII

Posted on March 31, 2025April 4, 2025 by Joseph Currier

An NXT vs. Stardom matchup is the newest addition to the card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII.

NXT’s Karmen Petrovic will face off against Stardom wrestler Maika at the April 17 Bloodsport event in Las Vegas. Presented by Josh Barnett and Game Changer Wrestling, the show is happening on the Thursday of WrestleMania week. It will air live on TrillerTV+.

Coming off a victory over Sumie Sakai last November, this will be Petrovic’s second time competing at Bloodsport. Maika is making her Bloodsport debut.

Petrovic joined the WWE Performance Center in 2022 and has a background in karate. Maika made her pro wrestling debut in 2019 and is a multi-time champion for Stardom.

Barnett hyped the match by questioning whether Petrovic’s karate style or Maika’s judo skills will prevail:

Karate vs Judo!

Karmen had an electric debut at Bloodsport XII in Jersey City with her lightning like kick KO.

Maika is looking to use her Judo skills to hit her opponents with the earth, and take their arm home as a souvenir.

Will Karate striking overcome the grappling and… pic.twitter.com/9eUsGQFBsE
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) March 31, 2025

In addition to Petrovic wrestling at Bloodsport, WWE wrestlers Natalya, Pete Dunne, Karrion Kross, and Charlie Dempsey will be competing. There have been four matches confirmed so far. The show has a start time of 11 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Pacific.

Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII (Thursday, April 17) —

Pete Dunne vs. Timothy Thatcher
Leyla Hirsch vs. Jordan Blade
Charlie Dempsey vs. Shinya Aoki
Karmen Petrovic vs. Maika
Natalya vs. Miyu Yamashita

Stardom showcase matches official for NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Joseph Currier

NJPW has revealed the two Stardom showcase matches that will be taking place at Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome.

At Wrestle Grand Slam night one this Saturday, Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani will team against Maika & Lady C. Watanabe & Kamitani will then face Giulia & Syuri at Wrestle Grand Slam night two on Sunday.

These will be the first Stardom showcase matches in NJPW to air live on NJPW World. They have previously been dark matches.

Night one of Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome will begin at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time this Saturday. Night two will begin at 1:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday.

Here are the full lineups for both Wrestle Grand Slam shows:

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night one (Saturday, September 4) —

IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defends against Kota Ibushi
Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
Chase Owens defends the provisional KOPW 2021 trophy against Toru Yano in an I Quit match
YOH vs. SHO
Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask IV
Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani vs. Maika & Lady C

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome night two (Sunday, September 5) —

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi defends against EVIL
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Robbie Eagles defends against Hiromu Takahashi
IWGP Tag Team Champions Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi defend against Tetsuya Naito & SANADA and Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI in a three-way match
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo defend against El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb & The Great-O-Khan
Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani vs. Giulia & Syuri

Stardom announces two dark matches for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Bryan Rose

Stardom has announced two matches for the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 15.

During tonight’s Stardom Year End Climax 2020, the promotion announced on social media that not one, but two dark matches will be held on the second night of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 15 on January 5. The two matches will be Mayu Iwatani and Tam Nakano vs. Giulia and Syuri in a tag match, and Saya Kamtani, Azumi, and Utami Hayashishita vs. Maika, Natsupoi, and Himeka in a six-woman tag team match.

Stardom held their first dark match at the Tokyo Dome during last year’s Wrestle Kingdom 14 on the January 4 card. In that match, Mayu Iwatani and Arisa Hoshiki defeated Hana Kimura and Giulia.

For 2021, Stardom will hold their 10th anniversary show on March 3 at Budokan Hall, a much bigger venue for their anniversary show. It will also serve at Mayu Iwatani’s 10th anniversary.