Formation , the General Manager of Stardom After retiring from professional wrestling on March 29, 2010,
Fuka began training
Yuzuki Aikawa, a notable
gravure idol signed to
Platinum Production, the same modeling agency as her, for a career in professional wrestling. In April 2010, Fuka was approached by
Rossy Ogawa, about starting a new promotion with Aikawa as the top star.
2011–2013 Stardom held its first event, Birth of Nova, on January 23, 2011, in
Tokyo's Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, the venue that would frequently host events for the promotion in the following years and was also the location of Stardom's earliest training
dojo. Originally, Stardom named and promoted events in the format of "seasons", with one season lasting, on average, two months. The opening match involved seasoned Takahashi and Taiyo, as well as Aikawa. The main event of the debut show saw Yoko Bito, who had an extensive Karate background before her wrestling training against 17-year-old Yoshiko. The two were considered the top trainees on the new roster. Stardom continued holding shows at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring each month before eventually holding their first-ever show at
Korakuen Hall on July 24. At the event, 9-year-old Haruka, who had debuted on the first show, faced
DDT Pro-Wrestling star
Kenny Omega in a match that became a viral hit on
YouTube, reaching over 1 million views. Several champions were crowned at the event as well. Aikawa defeated Yoshiko to become the first-ever Wonder of Stardom Champion and Natsuki Taiyo defeated
JWP wrestler
Leon to win the High Speed Championship. The inaugural World of Stardom Champion was crowned in a four-person tournament, with Takahashi defeating Bito in the final. On November 12, the first Rookie of Stardom award was given, in which rookie wrestlers that had debuted within the year faced off. The final saw Yoshiko defeating Arisa Hoshiki to become the first recipient. In May 2012, Io Shirai had gone to Mexico for a tour and was involved in an incident when returning to Japan. Upon her return to Japan, Shirai and then-boyfriend Nosawa Rongai (a freelance Japanese professional wrestler) were arrested at the
Narita International Airport in
Narita, Chiba on suspicion of trying to smuggle 75 grams of
marijuana hidden inside paintings of the two into the country. Both Shirai and Nosawa denied the charges, claiming that the paintings were gifts from fans. Shirai was released from a detention center on June 12. On June 21, Shirai held a press conference, publicly apologizing to her fans, employers and co-workers, while again denying the charges. On June 28, Japan's public prosecutor's office decided not to prosecute Shirai over the incident. On July 9, Mexico-based Japanese wrestler
Takuya Sugi held a press conference and confessed to planting the drugs on Shirai and Nosawa. According to Sugi, Masahiro Hayashi, who worked as a liaison between
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and Japan and who apparently had a personal grudge with Nosawa, had promised him a contract extension with AAA in exchange for the deed. The first 5★Star Grand Prix, a two-block round-robin tournament, commenced on August 19 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, and ran until September 30, becoming their biggest annual tournament every year. The finals saw Yuzuki Aikawa defeating Kyoko Kimura on September 30. At Stardom Year-End Climax in December, the creation of the promotion's trios championship, the
Artist of Stardom Championship, was announced. On April 29, Yuzuki Aikawa had the first of what would become a tradition for many departing Stardom wrestlers in the form of a
gauntlet match, where they face the entire roster in one-minute singles matches. Stardom Ryōgoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta 2013 was the biggest event in the history of Stardom in its two-year history to that point, taking place April 29 at the historic
Ryōgoku Kokugikan venue in Tokyo. It was the first joshi puroresu event held in the venue in six years. The card featured four of Stardom's five titles on the line, various participants from other wrestling promotions, including male wrestlers, and was headlined by the retirement match of Yuzuki Aikawa. The event was attended by 5,500 fans, making it Stardom's largest crowd to date in their two-year history. A special movie edition of the event, featuring backstage material, was premiered at a theater in
Ichikawa, Chiba and released on
DVD on September 28.
2014–2018 In 2014, a new monthly television program began airing on Samurai TV during this time called
Stardom Cafe. The program was hosted by Yuzuki Aikawa and took place in a cafe. Aikawa interviewed various wrestlers on the roster as well as showed highlights of recent matches and activities outside the ring.
Stardom Cafe ran each month until December 2015. Starting in 2015, Stardom began holding Korakuen Hall shows every month, making them the first Joshi Puroresu promotion since
Gaea Japan to do so. At Stardom's next Korakuen Hall show on February 22, 2015, Stardom Queen's Shout, the main event of Yoshiko defending her World of Stardom Championship against
Act Yasukawa ended in controversy when the match had to be ended prematurely. Yoshiko and Yasukawa began
shooting on each other, a boundary in professional wrestling that is rarely crossed. Yoshiko gained the advantage in the situation and severely injured Yasukawa's face, to the point where veteran referee
Kyohei Wada had to stop the match. Following the match, Yasukawa was rushed to a Tokyo hospital, where she was diagnosed with fractured cheek, nasal and orbital bones and required surgery. Yasukawa had, just two months earlier, returned from a long injury break brought on by thyroid issues, during which she had also underwent cataract surgery. On February 25, Stardom held a press conference where Yoshiko publicly apologized for her actions, was stripped of the World of Stardom Championship and was suspended indefinitely. Ogawa, Kakimoto and Takahashi also announced they were taking a 30% pay cut for the next three months. Stardom also banned face punches from the promotion. Violations resulted in a disqualification for the first offense. A ringside doctor is now assigned to all future events and
Kairi Hojo was subsequently named intermediary between the wrestlers and management in order to bring the two sides closer. The incident received mainstream attention in Japan and became known as . This would end up being Yoshiko's final appearance for Stardom. April 23 saw the beginning of a new annual event, the Cinderella Tournament, a one-day single-elimination tournament, with the winner being presented a dress by
Yuzuki Aikawa and is granted a wish of their choice. The methods of winning consist of pinfall, submission, over-the-top-rope elimination, ten-minute time limit (except for the final), with time limit draws resulting in a double elimination.
Mayu Iwatani won the first tournament by defeating
Koguma in the final. Also in 2015, Stardom held shows in
Los Angeles County, California. This was the first time that Stardom held shows outside of Japan. Stardom's first United States show took place on October 16 in
Covina, California, main evented by Io Shirai successfully defending her Wonder of Stardom Championship against
Mia Yim. The second show took place two days later in
Baldwin Park, California, headlined by Thunder Rock retaining their Goddesses of Stardom Championship against the team of Hiroyo Matsumoto &
Kellie Skater. In November, Stardom began an interpromotional feud with
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling during the latter's Korakuen Hall show. The event saw
Meiko Satomura,
Dash Chisako,
Sendai Sachiko, Cassandra Miyagi, Mika Iwata, and
Chihiro Hashimoto against Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani, Kairi Hojo, Momo Watanabe, Hiromi Mimura, and Kris Wolf, in a series of singles matches with gauntlet rules. Three days later, at Stardom's Korakuen Hall show,
Mayu Iwatani was defeated by
Meiko Satomura in her challenge for the
World of Stardom Championship and
Io Shirai successfully defended her
Wonder of Stardom Championship against challenger Sendai Sachiko; the two had gone to a time limit draw three days earlier. On February 28, 2016, Stardom launched
Stardom World, a worldwide paid video service through
YouTube. The service was later moved to its own website. In April, Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani represented Stardom in the United States, taking part in events for
Lucha Underground and a match at the
Cauliflower Alley Club. In May, Threedom (Shirai, Iwatani, and Hojo) traveled to Europe, taking part in shows in
Spain,
France, and
England. A new championship was introduced on the show in Spain, the
Stardom World Association (SWA) World Championship. Io Shirai defeated
Toni Storm in a tournament final to determine the first champion. The qualifications of defending the SWA title were that the opponent must be a different nationality to the champion. On February 18, 2018, Stardom announced the creation of the promotion's seventh active title, the Future of Stardom Championship, the title is meant for wrestlers with less than two years of experience in professional wrestling or under the age of 20.
2019–present from March 27 Stardom also introduced a new collaboration with
Fire Pro Wrestling World, a video game developed by
Spike Chunsoft. This would be Stardom's first involvement with a video game and was released on August 22, 2019.
Kagetsu,
Hazuki,
Andras Miyagi,
Utami Hayashishita,
Momo Watanabe,
Mayu Iwatani,
Arisa Hoshiki,
Starlight Kid,
Jungle Kyona, and
Hana Kimura would be the Stardom wrestlers that were created for the release and all appeared in the ring during the announcement. Bushiroad is also the owner of
New Japan Pro-Wrestling, making Stardom their sister promotion. Rossy Ogawa would remain as Stardom's executive producer. Katsuhiko Harada was appointed as president, Harada was the former president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling from 2016 until 2018. At
New Japan Pro-Wrestling's
Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 4, 2020,
Mayu Iwatani and
Arisa Hoshiki faced
Hana Kimura and
Giulia in a tag team
dark match, marking the first women's match to take place at a Wrestle Kingdom event. On March 5, the second Fire Pro Wrestling World collaboration was released, with Giulia,
Death Yama-san,
Konami,
Saya Iida,
Tam Nakano,
Saki Kashima,
Bea Priestley,
AZM,
Natsuko Tora,
Sumire Natsu, and
Saya Kamitani added to the game. Apart from the March 8
Korakuen Hall show, Stardom canceled all remaining March shows due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. No People Gate was presented from an empty Korakuen Hall on March 8, and was aired live on their YouTube channel. The next Stardom show would be the Cinderella Tournament on March 24, and was held at Korakuen Hall with a limited number of tickets sold at the door. Fans and venue staff went through temperature checks and face masks were mandatory. Additional events were canceled throughout April and May, meaning Stardom's Ota Ward Gym show and the unit-produced shows held during
Golden Week in early May would no longer be taking place. In the meantime, Stardom wrestlers began doing live streams on the Stardom YouTube channel and social media to interact with fans. On 23 May 2020,
Hana Kimura committed suicide in a case investigated as
cyberbullying after an incident traced to her appearance on the
Fuji TV reality show
Terrace House. On 16 December 2020, Osaka police announced a case is pending in the
legal system with a gentleman from the area the suspect. On August 15, 2020, Stardom canceled a Saturday show in
Osaka, putting a halt to the 5-star Grand Prix, after a performer tested positive for
COVID-19. On December 20, 2020, the experience level required for the Future of Stardom Title was changed from two years to less than three years of wrestling experience. On November 20, 2022, Stardom held a co-promoted event with sister promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling named
Historic X-Over. On July 29, Stardom and NJPW announced the
IWGP Women's Championship, a title for Stardom that would be defended at NJPW events both in Japan and the United States with the inaugural champion being crowned at Historic X-Over. At the event, Kairi defeated Iwatani to become the inaugural champion. On December 1, 2023, Taro Okada replaced Katsuhiko Harada as president. On December 15, Stardom was announced as one of the founding members of the
United Japan Pro-Wrestling alliance, a joint effort to further develop professional wrestling in Japan through promotion and organization, with
Seiji Sakaguchi being named as the chairman of the project. On February 5, 2024, it was announced that Bushiroad had fired Rossy Ogawa from the promotion due to alleged talent poaching. On 15 April 2024 Ogawa announced the creation of rival promotion
Dream Star Fighting Marigold (Marigold); several members of the Stardom roster jumped ship to join Ogawa. Amongst them were
Giulia,
Utami Hayashishita,
Mirai,
Nanae Takahashi,
Mai Sakurai,
Yuzuki and ex-
Ice Ribbon native
Nao Ishikawa. On September 23, 2025, World Wonder Ring Stardom president Taro Okada appeared alongside Lady's Ring promoter Kounosuke Izui and
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) president Salvador Lutteroth Lomelí on an episode of CMLL Informa to announce the establishment of a working relationship between World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion and the Mexico-based Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). ==Broadcasters==