Neo Genesis (professional wrestling)

Neo Genesis
Official logo (2024–present)
Stable
LeaderStarlight Kid
MembersAZM
Mei Seira
Miyu Amasaki
Ema Maishima
Former membersSuzu Suzuki
DebutJuly 27, 2024
Years active2024–present

Neo Genesis (ネオジェネシス, Neojeneshisu) is a professional wrestling stable mainly performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Led by Starlight Kid, the stable also consists of AZM, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki, and Ema Maishima.[1][2]

History

Formation (June 2024–present)

At Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 on April 27, 2024, Crazy Star (Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira) secured their second defense of the Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating FWC (Hazuki and Koguma) from Stars, 02line (AZM and Miyu Amasaki) from Queen's Quest, and YoungOED (Ruaka and Starlight Kid) from Oedo Tai, in a four-way tag team match. After the match, Ruaka and other members of Oedo Tai assaulted Starlight Kid, kicking her out of the group.[3] At The Conversion on June 22, Queen's Quest's Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match. Per the stipulation, since Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest, assenting Kamitani to remain the sole member of the unit in the process.[4] Following these events, AZM and Amasaki attracted the attention of Suzuki, Seira, and Starlight Kid, as all five were simultaneously unaffiliated with any of Stardom's exiting units.

On the first night of the Stardom Sapporo World Rendezvous from July 27, Kid, AZM, Seira, Suzuki and Amasaki officiated the birth of the "Neo Genesis" unit as they defeated Stars (Hazuki, Koguma, Hanan, Saya Iida and Momo Kohgo) in a ten-woman tag team match as their inaugural bout.[5] All five members would compete representing the stable in the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2024, with Kid and AZM both advancing to the quarterfinals before being eliminated.[6] At Nagoya Golden Fight on October 5, Amasaki defeated Rina to win the Future of Stardom Championship, ending the latter's 512-day reign which was the longest to date.[7] Starlight Kid vacated her Spark Joshi World Championship to focus on the Wonder of Stardom Championship, which she won at Dream Queendom 2024 on December 29 by defeating Natsupoi.[8] The trio of Amasaki, Kid and AZM won the Artist of Stardom Championship at Supreme Fight 2025 on February 2, 2025, by defeating Cosmic Angels (Saori Anou, Tam Nakano and Natsupoi).[9] On Stardom Path of Thunder, Amasaki lost the Future of Stardom title to Hina and Kid retained the Wonder of Stardom title against Rina in her first defense. On April 2, during an eight-woman tag team match with the former Oedo Tai, now born as H.A.T.E, the match ended in a no contest when Suzuki attacked Seira, then rebuffed Natsuko Tora's belief that Suzuki would join her faction by attacking her as well. Suzuki left Neo Genesis and became independent, but still reluctantly teamed with Seira and AZM multiple times, with Neo Genesis losing and frequent brawls between Mei and Suzu. On April 23, Seira and Amasaki teamed with Pro Wrestling Wave's Kohaku in a match against Suzuki and mystery teammates, revealed as Itsuki Aoki and Rina Yamashita, in a six-woman tag team match; Seira's team lost to Suzuki's unit, which was then presented as Mi Vida Loca.[10]

Under Starlight Kid's leadership (2025–present)

First and current leader of the stable, Starlight Kid

On April 27 at Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2025, Seira lost to Suzuki in a No Disqualification match to end their feud. That same night, Kid defeated AZM to retain her Wonder of Stardom Championship, also becoming the stable's first official leader per match stipulations.[11] On September 10, Kid, AZM, and Amasaki lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to H.A.T.E. (Konami, Rina, and Fukigen Death), ending their reign at 220 days.[12] On November 3, Kid lost her title to Konami, ending her reign at 309 days.[13] On December 26, Seira dropped her title to Yuna Mizumori, ending her reign at 514 days.[14]

On April 26, 2026, at All Star Grand Queendom 2026, 02line defeated BMI2000 (Natsuko Tora and Ruaka) to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship for the first time in both AZM and Amasaki's careers.[15] During Queens Dynasty on May 23, Ema Maishima stepped in for the sidelined Amasaki to team with AZM against Hazuki and Koguma, with the scheduled defense being made a non-title match as a result.[16] Despite losing the match, AZM invited Maishima to join Neo Genesis, but Maishima asked for more time to think about it.[17] On June 6, Amasaki would defeat Maishima in a singles match. Afterward, Maishima asked to join the faction, and was formally accepted as its newest member.[18]

Members

Neo Genesis
* Founding member
I Leader

Current

Member[1] Joined
Starlight Kid[a] *I July 27, 2024
AZM *
Mei Seira
Miyu Amasaki
Ema Maishima June 6, 2026

Former

Member[1] Joined Left
Suzu Suzuki * July 27, 2024 April 2, 2025

Associates

Associate Joined
Kohaku September 14, 2024
Haruka Umesaki October 26, 2024

Sub-groups

Current

Affiliate Members Tenure Type
Star Bomb Starlight Kid
AZM		 2024–present Tag Team
02line AZM
Miyu Amasaki		 2024–present Tag team

Former

Affiliate[1] Members Tenure Type
Crazy Star Suzu Suzuki
Mei Seira		 2024–2025 Tag team

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

Notes

  1. ↑ Neo Genesis did not choose a leader at their formation. However, Starlight Kid was assumed to be the defacto leader of the unit due to her actions and her senior status for several months until All Star Grand Queendom on April 27, 2025, where Kid defeated AZM to officially take the leader spot of the unit.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Neo Genesis Stable". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ World Wonder Ring Stardom. WRESTLER 選手紹介. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Scott (April 27, 2024). "STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom 2024 Results (4/27/24): Maika vs. Momo Watanabe". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Scott (June 22, 2024). "STARDOM THE CONVERSION Results (6/22/24): Maika vs. Xena, FWC vs. wing*gori, More". fightful.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Gonzales, Troy (July 27, 2024). "STARDOM Debuts New 'NEO GENESIS' Faction". wrestlezone.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ Black, Ethan (August 31, 2024). "Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Night 12 Results (August 31st, 2024)". Bodyslam.net. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Edwards, Scott (October 5, 2024). "STARDOM Nagoya Golden Fight 2024 Results (10/5/24): Mayu Iwatani vs. Toni Storm". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ Peterson, Karen (December 29, 2024). "STARDOM Dream Queendom: Saya Kamitani dethrones Tam Nakano at Ryogoku Sumo Hall". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ Richards, Alex (February 3, 2025). "STARDOM Supreme Fight in Korakuen (February 2) Results & Review". Voices of Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Kobata, Michael (2025-04-25). "【スターダム】鈴季すずが山下りな、青木いつ希、鉄アキラと新ユニットを電撃結成！「この4人でプロレス界引っかき回してやる」 | プロレスTODAY" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy. "STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom 2025 Results". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ black, Ethan. "Stardom In Korakuen Hall Results - September 10, 2025". pwmania.com. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (November 3, 2025). "STARDOM 'Crimson Nightmare' Results (11/3/25): Saya Kamitani Successfully Defends In Double Title Bout, New Wonder Of Stardom Champion". fightful.com. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ Leatherland, Noah (December 24, 2025). "Yuna Mizumori Wins High Speed Title at STARDOM YEAREND X'mas NIGHT 2025". Monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ "BITE-SIZE STARDOM SHOW REPORT: Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 2026 (26/04/2026)". World of Joshi. April 26, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  16. ↑ "天咲光由が体調不良で２３日の愛知大会を欠場　ゴッデス王座戦は延期" [Miyu Amasaki withdraws from the May 23 Aichi event due to illness — Goddess title match postponed] (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. May 19, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  17. ↑ "AZM 儛島エマにNEO GENESIS入りの誘い「猛アプローチするので、楽しみにしていてください」" [AZM invites Ema Maishima to join NEO GENESIS: 'I'm going to recruit her hard, so look forward to it]. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). World Wonder Ring Stardom. May 23, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  18. ↑ "儛島エマ　天咲光由とのシングルを経てNEO GENESISに正式加入！「一緒に成長していきたい」" [Ema Maishima officially joins NEO GENESIS after a singles match with Miyu Amasaki! 'I want us to grow together']. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). World Wonder Ring Stardom. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Ross, Patrick (November 11, 2025). "Full 2025 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 Goodwin, Rob (September 4, 2024). "NEWS: Stardom Announce Awards for 5Star Grand Prix Ahead of Korakuen Hall". thestardomcast.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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