One of the first co-leaders of the unit, Kyoko Kimura.The other first co-leader of the unit, Act Yasukawa.
The group originally formed after Kimura Monster Gun's Kyoko Kimura, Kris Wolf and Hudson Envy joined forces with Act Yasukawa, Dragonita and Heidi Lovelace following the events of Stardom's 4th Anniversary show on January 18, 2015, defining themselves as the founding members of the unit. With Yasukawa and Kimura acting as co-leaders, they rebranded themselves with a Samurai theme due to Act, who was "The Samurai Spirit" of Stardom.[5] Yasukawa won the Wonder of Stardom Championship the same night after defeating Mayu Iwatani.[6] The first match under the Oedo Tai name saw Yasukawa, Hudson Envy and Kimura defeating Heisei-gun (Mayu Iwatani, Takumi Iroha and Yoshiko) in a six-woman tag team match on the second night of the Stardom New Year Stars 2015 which took place on February 1.[7] On February 8, at Stardom Queen's Shout, the unit went for the first time after tag team gold, as Dragonita, Heidi Lovelace and Hudson Envy unsuccessfully challenged Heisei-gun (Io Shirai, Iwatani and Iroha) for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[8] The rush continued on February 22, at Stardom Queen's Shout, Kimura and Hudson Envy teamed up and unsuccessfully challenged 7Kairi (Kairi Hojo and Nanae Takahashi) for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[9]
Yasukawa vs. Yoshiko incident
Yasukawa was in a feud with Yoshiko, whom she challenged for the World of Stardom Championship on February 22. Things got off-script during the match, while Yoshiko legitimately attacked and injured Yasukawa, therefore getting stripped of the title and being suspended for an indefinite period.[9] Yasukawa, who was the Wonder of Stardom Champion at the time had to furtherly relinquish the title on May 1, due to complications from her multiple injuries caused by the incident.[10] Three days later from the occurrence, Stardom held a press conference where Yoshiko apologised for her actions, but subsequently remained suspended.[11]
On the fifth night of the Stardom Grows Up Star 2015 on April 12, Thunder Rosa teamed up with Kris Wolf to defeat Mayu Iwatani and Momo Watanabe, match which would mark her debut in the promotion as part of the stable.[12] On the second night of the Stardom Golden Week Stars 2015 which took place on May 6, Star Fire marked her debut in the unit by teaming up with Kris Wolf in a losing effort to Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani in the semi-finals of a tournament to crown new Goddesses of Stardom Champions.[13]Nikki Storm also made her first appearance in Stardom as part of the unit on June 14, at Stardom Galaxy Stars 2015, where she teamed up with Star Fire and unsuccessfully challenged Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[14] During the 5★Star Grand Prix 2015 tournament which took place beginning on August 23, La Rosa Negra joined the group, while competing in the B block of the tournament against stablemates Kris Wolf and Hudson Envy, Mayu Iwatani, Kaori Yoneyama and Io Shirai.[15] On September 23, on the eight night of the tournament, La Rosa Negra successfully captured the High Speed Championship from stablemate Star Fire, with no major occurrences after the match. This was the latter's last match in Stardom and as part of Oedo Tai.[16] At Stardom Mask Fiesta 2015 ~ Halloween Party on October 25, La Rosa Negra represented the stable in a six-persom masked tag team match where she teamed up with Black Dragon and Kaoru Maeda in a losing effort to Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani and Último Dragón.[17] At the 2015 edition of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, Kris Wolf and Kyoko Kimura teamed up to represent the stable in a first-round match where they fell short to Hiroyo Matsumoto and Santana Garrett on November 11. The other pair which represented Oedo Tai in the competition was the team of Act Yasukawa and the new member of the stable, Holidead, who joined the unit during the event on November 3. The two teamed up on the same night, falling short to Kairi Hojo and Haruka Kato.[18]
Under Kimura's single leadership (2015–2017)
Act Yasukawa returned in the in-ring competition in September 2015 after recovering from the injuries suffered during the incident with Yoshiko, but only for a brief period until December 23, when she announced her retirement from professional wrestling, remaining the manager of the group until early 2016. Kyoko Kimura subsequently remained the sole leader of the unit since then, and spent her time recruiting a handful of wrestlers in the first couple of months.[19] The unit always had their doors open for new competitors from outside of Japan.
On the first night of the Stardom 5th Anniversary on January 17, 2016, Kaitlin Diemond and Viper debuted in the stable by teaming up against Hyper Destroyers (Evie and Kellie Skater), obtaining the no. 1 contendership for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship, match which they would lose three days later to the champions Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani).[20] On the fifth night of the Stardom Grows Up Stars 2016 on April 17, the luchadora Diosa Atenea teamed up with Kyoko Kimura as the new recruit of the unit, picking up a victory against Kagetsu and Lizzy Styles. The true purpose of the match was that Kimura tried to recruit Kagetsu in the stable but yet unsuccessfully.[21] Six days later at Stardom Grows Up Stars 2016 - Kairi Hojo Homecoming on April 23, Kagetsu finally joined the stable and teamed up with Kyoko Kimura being accompanied at ring side by Act Yasukawa, to defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona.[22] On May 29, on the first night of the Stardom Shining Stars 2016 event, Leah Vaughan became the newest recruit of the unit as she teamed up with Kagetsu, Kris Wolf and Diosa Atenea to defeat Jungle Kyona and Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) in a six-man tag team match.[23] The unit captured the first tag team gold at Stardom Premium Stars 2016 on June 16, when Kyoko Kimura and Kagetsu defeated Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[24] On September 22, on the eight night of the Stardom 5★Star Grand Prix 2016, Kyoko Kimura and Kagetsu would team up with a mystery wrestler to go against JKGReeeeN (Jungle Kyona and Momo Watanabe) and Mayu Iwatani. That mystery partner was Hana Kimura, Kyoko's daughter who subsequently joined the stable. The three members of the unit picked up the victory.[25] They would eventually become the strongest sub-group of the unit after winning the Artist of Stardom Championship for the first time at Stardom in Shin-Kiba Taikai on October 2, by defeating Threedom (Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani).[26] Late in 2016, Kimura injured her wrist, which led to her going on a hiatus to recover.[27][28]
Kyoko Kimura retired from professional wrestling on January 22, 2017, at the Kyoko Kimura Retirement Produce Last Afro, an event promoted by the Japanese independent scene where she teamed up with Hana and her husband, mixed martial artist Isao Kobayashi in a losing effort to Aja Kong, Meiko Satomura & Minoru Suzuki.[30] Kagetsu was handed Kyoko's jitte, symbolizing the start of his leadership.[citation needed] Along with Hana, Kris Wolf and others, they kept the Oedo Tai name going, but the group started to fall apart.[citation needed] Wolf took off for some international matches and Kagetsu more or less looked like he also retired.[citation needed] Hana was left alone and struggled to keep the unit active while taking the leadership for several months.[citation needed] She challenged Mayu Iwatani for the Wonder of Stardom Championship title at Stardom Shining Stars 2017 on June 11, with an extra stipulation. If Hana won, Mayu would join Oedo Tai, but if Mayu won, Oedo Tai would be forced to disband.[citation needed] The match ended in a no-contest when Kagetsu returned attacking Mayu and the referee.[citation needed] Right after that, Wolf returned after being away for a couple of months.[citation needed] Thunder Rosa, La Rosa Negra and Holidead would also emigrate from Japan to wrestle in the American scene and subsequently left the unit in May.[citation needed] After those several departures, the unit suffered a slight gimmick change as the second generation of Oedo Tai was truly born.[31]
For a brief period Hana Kimura was the only active member of Oedo Tai.
Kagetsu reinvented his look after returning on the fourth night of the Stardom Shining Stars 2017 on June 21, where he teamed up with Hana Kimura to defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[32] Due to limiting themselves to a trio, Kagetsu, Wolf and Hana Kimura would look for new recruits as they brought Tam Nakano to the unit on September 10, during the 5STAR Grand Prix.[33] Another member presented by Kagetsu on November 4, during the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League was Sumire Natsu who came from Pro Wrestling Wave.[citation needed]
Unfortunately Tam Nakano was forced to leave the stable and join Queen's Quest after being eliminated the last in a 10-woman elimination tag team match which occurred on January 21, 2018, at Stardom 7th Anniversary.[34] On March 25, Wolf left Stardom and subsequently Oedo Tai due to visa issues which prevented her to wrestle in Japan anymore.[35] On April 15, HZK, Martina and Nao Yamaguchi joined the uint after the 2018 Stardom Drafts.[36] On June 9, at Stardom Shining Stars, Kagetsu defeated Toni Storm to win the World of Stardom Championship.[37] The stable made a couple of brief appearances in the American independent scene. On June 29, HZK, Kagetsu and Hana Kimura represented the stable at Best in the World 2018, an event promoted by Ring of Honor.[38] At ROH Wrestling #358 on June 30, Hana Kimura and Kagetsu teamed up to defeat Jenny Rose and Mayu Iwatani.[39] During Kagetsu's final match in the 2018 5 Star Grand Prix on September 24, Kimura betrayed Oedo Tai by attacking Kagetsu with a chair, causing Kagetsu to lose and fail to reach the finals. Following the match, Kimura declared that she was no longer affiliated with Oedo Tai.[40] This would lead to a showdown between the two at Stardom True Fight 2018 in a no disqualification match that saw both new enemies collide in the Korakuen Hall. The match would end via referee's decision as Kagetsu got a measure of revenge over the new Hana Kimura who would later join the Tokyo Cyber Squad stable.[41]
On the fourth night of the Stardom Shining Stars 2019 on January 2, Kagetsu, Sumire Natsu and HZK teamed up to face Jamie Hayter, Hana Kimura and Bobbi Tyler of Tokyo Cyber Squad in a six-man tag team match in which Hayter betrayed Kimura and Tyler, providing the victory of Oedo Tai's members. The Pro-Wrestling: EVE's member joined the unit right after the match.[42] The stable was growing again, with Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Andras Miyagi joining at Stardom Queen's Fest on February 17, as the "X", (that being the mystery tag team partner called by Stardom) of Kagetsu in the tag team match against JAN (Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora) which they won.[43] After the 2019 drafts from April 14, Sumire Natsu, HZK and Andras Miyagi teamed up to defeat JAN (Natsuko Tora, Leo Onozaki and Saya Iida). Due to the draft results, Tora switched factions as she joined Oedo Tai[44] Andras Miyagi was kicked out of the group after dropping the Artist of Stardom Championship alongside Kagetsu and Sumire Natsu to Queen's Quest's AZM, Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita.[45] HZK announced her retirement from professional wrestling took place on December 24, at Stardom Year-End Climax, where she fell short to Tora in a singles match.[46][47]
On January 3, 2020, Saki Kashima betrayed Mayu Iwatani and Stars in a match against the one-time reformed tag team from Hana Kimura and Kagetsu, and joined the stable at the request of Natsu and Tora.[1] On January 19, at the Stardom 9th Anniversary, Bea Priestley teamed up with Jamie Hayter to defeat Tokyo Cyber Squad's Jungle Kyona and Konami for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship. Priestley later turned heel on Queen's Quest on the same night, joining Oedo Tai.[48]
Under Natsuko Tora (2020–2024)
Fourth and final leader of the unit, Natsuko Tora.
Kagetsu announced his retirement from professional wrestling on December 25, 2019.[49] His last match in Stardom took place on the sixth night of the New Years Stars 2020, on February 15, 2020, where he faced all the promotion's roster in a 25-woman gauntlet match also involving popular competitors such as Hiroyo Matsumoto, Arisa Hoshiki, Leo Onozaki and others.[50] Kagetsu handed over the reins of Oedo Tai upon his retirement, and he even symbolically passed the torch by giving Natsuko Tora his trademark jutte. Tora adopted a new look and took Oedo Tai back to its roots as a heel faction, starting the third generation.[51] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bea Priestley and Jamie Hayter became unable to perform for Stardom, and therefore the Goddesses of Stardom Championship was vacated.[52] Priestley returned to Stardom on September 19, where she attacked Saya Iida during Iida's match against Tora.[53] On October 3 at Yokohama Cinderella 2020, Konami teamed up with her fellow Tokyo Cyber Squad stablemate Jungle Kyona against Tora and Saki Kashima in a match where the losing unit had to disband. Konami turned on Kyona as she helped Tora and Kashima win the match, and later join the unit after Tokyo Cyber Squad's dissolution.[54] At the 2020 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, several members of the unit worked as teams of two in the tournament: Black Widows (Konami and Priestley) and Devil Duo (Kashima and Tora).[55] On October 29, Rina left Stars to join Oedo Tai.[56] At Sendai Cinderella 2020 on November 15, Priestley lost the SWA World Championship to Syuri.[57]
After defecting Stars, Starlight Kid switched from her light-coloured masks (left 2019 and center 2020) to a darker one (right, 2022) to depict her embracing the dark side of Oedo Tai. Her mask style is inspired by Tiger Mask.
Queen's Quest's leader, Momo Watanabe, had been the victim of Starlight Kid's mind games as the latter's strategy to gain more recruits into Oedo Tai since Kawasaki Super Wars on November 3. Their feud degenerated into an eight-woman elimination tag team match in which both of them would be the captains of their respective teams. The loser captain would be forced to join the enemy unit and if Starlight Kid lost she would also have to unmask. The match took place on December 18, at Osaka Super Wars. With the match coming down to the wire and Queen's Quest holding a 2 to 1 advantage over Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe betrayed her faction and hit her long-time tag team partner AZM over the head with a chair, handing the win to Oedo Tai and anointing herself the "Black Peach" of Oedo Tai.[65] At Dream Queendom on December 29, Konami faced a returning Giulia in a losing effort as her last match before a planned hiatus from professional wrestling.[66]
At New Blood Premium on March 25, 2023, Karma and Starlight Kid defeated God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) to become the inaugural New Blood Tag Team Champions.[78] Following the match, Karma and Kid declared that they would adopt the team name Bloody Fate.[78] At Sunshine 2023 on June 25, Oedo Tai was defeated by Queen's Quest in a six-on-six steel cage match in which the losing unit was forced to lose a member. Kashima was the only member of Oedo Tai left in the cage at the end of the match, which led to her getting attacked by the other members of Oedo Tai and forced to withdraw from the unit.[79] At New Blood 11 on September 29, Bloody Fate lost the New Blood Tag Team Championship to wing★gori.[80]
Multiple members of the stable are known to have worked for various promotions. Since La Rosa Negra used to wrestle in the American independent scene, she made an appearance at SHINE 36, an event promoted by Shine Wrestling and World Wrestling Network on July 22, 2016, where she teamed up with Amanda Carolina Rodriguez as Las Sicarias to unsuccessfully challenge BTY (Jayme Jameson & Marti Belle) for the Shine Tag Team Championship.[82] La Rosa Negra's last match as part of the stable took part at Vendetta Pro Melee 2017 on May 19, an event promoted by Vendetta Pro Wrestling in partnership with the National Wrestling Alliance where she teamed up with Holidead, picking up a victory over The Ballard Brothers (Shane Ballard & Shannon Ballard) in an Intergender Tag Team Match.[83] Jamie Hayter worked in several matches for other promotions while being part of the unit. At WWE NXT UK #42, an event promoted by WWE's NXT UK, she fell short to Viper.[84] She also made an appearance for All Elite Wrestling on October 23, 2019, on AEW Dynamite, where she scored a defeat against Britt Baker.[85] At Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2 on May 23, 2022, Rina defeated Sakura Hirota by taking part into a gauntlet match.[86]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022-2024)
Starlight Kid was part of the series of Stardom exhibition matches to promote female talent hosted by New Japan Pro Wrestling. On the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 16 on January 5, 2022, she teamed up with Mayu Iwatani in a losing effort against Tam Nakano and Saya Kamitani.[87] At Historic X-Over on November 20, 2022, Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Ruaka and Rina competed in the Stardom Rambo, and Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe teamed up with Suzuki-gun's El Desperado and Douki in a losing effort against Tam Nakano, Natsupoi and Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru.[88]
^Yasukawa acted as the manager of the unit until her last appearance on April 23, 2016.
^Yamaguchi resigned in June 2018 but continued to accompany various members of the stable ar ringside for five months after.
^This was the last time Hayter performed in a Stardom ring.
^During their Goddess of Stardom Championship title defense against Thekla and Momo Watanabe on July 23, 2024, Konami attacked God's Eye stablemate Syuri and turned on their cause. She declared that in fact she had never left Oedo Tai back in 2021 when se became a part-timer, however, her 2022–2024 period officially sanctioned Konami as a God's Eye unit member alongside her accomplishments.
^Nakamori was not part of the stable while teaming up with Kimura.
^Inaba was an associate of the unit during her reign with Rina.
^Takase was not part of the stable while holding the titles with Umesaki.
^Kobayashi was not part of the stable while holsing the titles with Yoneyama.
^Even if partially going under masks, if AZM, Watanabe & Konami lost the match they must have given them up completely.
^This was an eight-woman elimination tag team match in which Watanabe and Kid were their respective team's captains and if one of them lost they would be forced to join the enemy unit. Had Kid lost, she would have had to unmask.
^11・8 新木場でワンディ・タッグトーナメント開催！. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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