Stardom held a surprise press conference Thursday, where Natsupoi announced that she will retire on January 3, 2027.
Natsupoi said in the press conference that her decision came regardless of the outcome of her IWGP Women’s World Champion match against Syuri at Night 1 of the 5Star Grand Prix.
The 31-year-old admitted that on her road to retirement, she would like to have a husband-wife tag team match. She and Shingo Takagi got married near the end of 2025.
Natsupoi revealed that her close friend Saori Anno initially was against her retirement decision, but she and the other members of Cosmic Angels supported her. Shingo encouraged her to do what she wanted to do because of how hard she’s worked throughout her career.
Stardom president Taro Okada noted that while Natsupoi will retire from in-ring competition, she could still make appearances with the promotion in a non-ring role.
Natsupoi debuted for Actwres Girl’Z in 2015 and was one of the key members of the promotion. She wrestled in multiple independent promotions and made her Stardom debut in 2016 and her TJPW debut in 2019. She has won the International Princess Championship, the Wonder of Stardom Championship, the High Speed Championship, and is a two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and three-time Artist of Stardom Champion.
