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>Meiko Satomura (c) vs. Io Shirai - World of Stardom Championship - 12/23/2015
This is arguably the most famous Stardom match, certainly it was up to that point, and it's where Io is firmly established as the ace of the promotion. Meiko is a total killer here and Io bumps her ass off, which makes the first part of this match particularly memorable. Io has her comeback after a sick dropkick and a tope, and they go in the crowd and brawl for a bit. Io has a pretty notable Moonsault spot that feels a bit too contrived, but does look great. Back in the ring Meiko cuts her off again, and after some more back and forth lands a number of devastating kicks to the head that look brutal and are sold really well. They prepare to take it home with a number of relatively convincing near falls, like Io kicking out of two Death-Valley Drivers. Io hits a Dragon Suplex and Top Rope Elbow for her Threedom SISTERS before securing the win and the championship with the Moonsault. This match is consistently entertaining for its entire 24 minute runtime and came at a time when the modern Stardom main event style (go long no matter what) wasn't as oversaturated as in recent years. *** 3/4
