With just one week to go until the highly anticipated ALL STAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2026, Stardom is ramping up the excitement with a special pre-event program set to stream live on its official YouTube channel.
On Sunday, April 19 at 7:00 PM JST, fans can tune in for “4・26 Yokohama Arena Straight Ahead! Ultimate Quiz Tag Team Showdown!” — a fun, interactive special designed to build momentum ahead of the April 26 showdown at Yokohama Arena.
The program promises lighthearted competition and behind-the-scenes flair, featuring Stardom talent in a quiz-based tag team challenge that blends entertainment with camaraderie.
As the April 26 event draws near, several key wrestlers have been vocal about their goals, and motivations. Among them, Ito Maki expressed her determination to compete in peak condition, sharing her personal ambition to one day swim in the Ganges River — a symbolic goal reflecting her broader aspirations beyond the ring.
In a separate but related development, Ito Maki has as well been involved in a storyline twist, reportedly enlisting the help of Koharu Furukawa as a “shadow warrior” in a surprise attack on Natsupoi, adding intrigue to their ongoing feud.
The emotional stakes were further highlighted in a recent fan-driven initiative, where messages from wrestlers including朱里 (Akari),安納サオリ (Satori Anno),伊藤麻希 (Maki Ito),羽南 (Hana), and玖麗さやか (Sayaka Kurara) were collected and symbolically released into the night sky over Ariake ahead of the Yokohama Arena event — a gesture dubbed Stardom Special Night.
Meanwhile, in combat sports news unrelated to Stardom but shared in the same media cycle, RIZIN held an emergency press conference featuring a photo session with notable athletes including YA-MAN, Mirai Asakura, Shinryoku Sakakibara (CEO), Ren Hiramoto, Yutaka Saito, and RENA, captured by photographer Shuto Matsunaga.
As the countdown to ALL STAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2026 continues, Stardom is leveraging a mix of athletic competition, character-driven storytelling, and fan engagement to position the upcoming event as a landmark moment in women’s professional wrestling.
The April 26 Yokohama Arena showdown is expected to draw significant attention, not only for its in-ring action but also for the narratives and personal journeys of its performers — a blend that continues to define Stardom’s growing influence in global sports entertainment.
