New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following:
SLK vs HANAKO set for Taiwan!
STARDOM bout official for April 14
A huge mid April weekend is coming up with April 12 seeing Windy City Riot in Chicago, and NJPW returning to Taiwan on April 14 for Wrestling world 2024. Already confirmed for Zepp new Taipei is the one night tournament to crown new NEVER Openweight 6 man Tag team Champions, and now a special STARDOM match is official as well.
Oedo Tai’s Starlight Kid will take on HANAKO of E neXus V in singles action. While E neXus V leader Mina Shirakawa faces tag team action in Chicago, the group is also represented on the other side of the world in Taiwan by the 181 cm HANAKO, who exploded on the STARDOM scene in 2023 and reached the final of the rookie of STARDOM tournament in December. The tallest woman in Japanese wrestling, HANAKO has a distinct size advantage over the diminutive, but devious SLK. Kid has the decided experience edge though, and a pair of wins over HANAKO in three way matches, but without a third figure to provide a hand or a distraction, can the masked artist slay giant competition? Find out at Wrestling World!