Stardom New Blood 18

Stardom New Blood 18 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on February 5, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo Square.
Five matches were contested at the event. The main event saw God's Eye and Himiko defeat Cosmic Angels.

Production

"New Blood" is a series of events that mainly focus on matches where rookie wrestlers, usually with three or fewer years of in-ring experience, evolve. Besides wrestlers from Stardom, various superstars from multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene are invited to compete in bouts that are usually going under the stipulation of singles or tag team matches.
The show featured professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The entire event was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. In the first bout, New Blood Tag Team Champions Waka Tsukiyama and Hanako defeated Akira Kurogane and Yuria Hime in a non-title match. Next up, Kaori Yoneyama picked up a victory over Rian in singles competition. The third bout saw Tomoka Inaba, Hina and Kiyoka Kotatsu outmatched Kohaku, Honoka and Saran in six-woman tag team competition. In the semi main event, Rina and Azusa Inaba picked up a victory over Mizuki Kato and Yuma Makoto in tag team competition.
In the main event, Ranna Yagami, Nanami and Himiko defeated Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura and Sayaka Kurara in six-woman tag team competition. After the bout concluded, Nanami and Himiko stepped up to challenge Waka Tsukiyama and Hanako for the New Blood Tag Team Championship in a bout which was scheduled for New Blood 19 on March 1, 2025.