# Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2018

The 2018 Stardom Cinderella Tournament (スターダムシンデレラトーナメント2018, Sutādamushindereratōnamento 2019) was the fourth annual professional wrestling single-elimination tournament promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom in Tokyo, Japan. The event took place on April 30, 2018.

## 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. 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, the High Speed Champion Mary Apache, Nao Yamaguchi, Natsumi and the Future of Stardom Champion Starlight Kid defeated AZM, Leo Onozaki, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka and Shiki Shibusawa as a result of a ten-woman tag team match. The Cinderella tournament had one draw between Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani who went on a 10-minute time limit draw in the semifinal, feature which handed both Momo Watanabe and Bea Priestley walkover victories straight to the finals. Watanabe succeeded in winning the tournament with her granted wish being a match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship against the then-time champion Io Shirai.

## Participants

The tournament was composed by 16 competitors including the champions. It was an event to conclude in a single day.
*Noted underneath were the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament.
| Wrestler | Unit | Notes |
| Bea Priestley | Queen's Quest | |
| Brandi Rhodes | Unaffiliated | |
| Candy Floss | Unaffiliated | |
| Chardonnay | Queen's Quest | |
| Jungle Kyona | Team Jungle | Artist of Stardom Champion |
| Kagetsu | Oedo Tai | Goddesses of Stardom Champion |
| Konami | Queen's Quest | |
| Hana Kimura | Oedo Tai | Goddesses of Stardom Champion |
| Hazuki | Oedo Tai | |
| Io Shirai | Queen's Quest | Wonder of Stardom Champion |
| Martina | Oedo Tai | |
| Mayu Iwatani | Stars | |
| Momo Watanabe | Queen's Quest | Winner |
| Saki Kashima | Stars | |
| Sumire Natsu | Oedo Tai | |
| Tam Nakano | Stars | |

## Brackets

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| Io Shirai | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Chardonnay | 5:18 | | | | | | | |
| Chardonnay | 5:18 | Io Shirai | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Brandi Rhodes | 5:17 | | | | | |
| Sumire Natsu | 3:59 | Brandi Rhodes | 5:17 | | | | | |
| Brandi Rhodes | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Brandi Rhodes | Pin | | | Io Shirai | 10:00 | | | |
| | | | | Mayu Iwatani | Draw | | | |
| Mayu Iwatani | Pin | | | | | Mayu Iwatani | Draw | | | |
| Tam Nakano | 5:26 | | | | | | | |
| Tam Nakano | 5:26 | Mayu Iwatani | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Saki Kashima | 4:40 | | | | | |
| Candy Floss | 4:12 | Saki Kashima | 4:40 | | | | | |
| Saki Kashima | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Saki Kashima | Pin | | | | | | Momo Watanabe | Pin |
| | | | | | | | Bea Priestley | 6:59 |
| Momo Watanabe | Pin | | | | | | | | Bea Priestley | 6:59 |
| Konami | 3:58 | | | | | | | |
| Konami | 3:58 | Momo Watanabe | Pin | | | | | |
| | | Jungle Kyona | 5:05 | | | | | |
| Kagetsu | 5:53 | Jungle Kyona | 5:05 | | | | | |
| Jungle Kyona | Pin | | | | | | | |
| Jungle Kyona | Pin | | | Momo Watanabe | Bye | | | |
| | | | | Bea Priestley | | | | |
| Hazuki | Pin | | | | | Bea Priestley | | | | |
| Hana Kimura | 4:47 | | | | | | | |
| Hana Kimura | 4:47 | Hazuki | 3:17 | | | | | |
| | | Bea Priestley | Pin | | | | | |
| Martina | 4:47 | Bea Priestley | Pin | | | | | |
| Bea Priestley | Pin | | | | | | | |