At the final of the2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League which took place on November 11,Io Shirai andMayu Iwatani lost the decisive match toKairi Hojo andYoko Bito, which led to Shirai's frustration towards Iwatani, attacking her with the help of a returning Reo Hazuki (who went byHZK thereafter).[3] Following Shirai's loss back from November 11 HZK started a feud for theWonder of Stardom Championship against Kairi Hojo which culminated on December 9, 2016, on the fifth night of the Goddesses Of Stars event.[4]Momo Watanabe joined the duo of Shirai and HZK nine days later together with the trio assuming the nameQueen's Quest on November 27.[5]
HZK,Io Shirai and Watanabe won their first titles, theArtist of Stardom Championship, on January 7, 2017 by defeatingOedo Tai (Kagetsu,Viper andKyoko Kimura).[7] Later in January, Watanabe suffered anACL injury during training that forced her to go on a hiatus.[8][9] Following a match involving HZK and Shirai on February 11,Azumi came into the ring and requested to join Queen's Quest, to which Shirai accepted. Thereafter, Azumi would go by thering name AZM.[10] On April 9, the Artist of Stardom Championship was vacated due to Watanabe being sidelined with her injury.[11] After seven days, AZM, HZK and Shirai teamed up to win the vacant Artist of Stardom Championship by defeating Oedo Tai (Hana Kimura, Kagetsu andRosa Negra) in the finals of a four-team tournament.[12] AZM, HZK and Shirai lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo andKonami on May 6.[13] AZM, HZK and Shirai won the Artist of Stardom Championship again on June 4 by defeating Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami,[14] which they then lost to Team Jungle (Hiroyo Matsumoto,Jungle Kyona andKaori Yoneyama) on June 17.[15] HZK, Shirai and Viper teamed up at Midsummer Champions from August 13, to defeat Team Jungle (Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona and Kaori Yoneyama) for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[16] At the2017 Goddesses of Stardom League, which took place between October 4 and November 5, HZK and Shirai represented the stable, placing themselves in the A Block and scoring a total of five points.[17] On November 4, Watanabe returned from her hiatus.[18]
At the 2018 Stardom Draft on April 15, 2018Bea Priestley, Chardonnay and Konami were drafted to Queen's Quest while HZK left because she was drafted by Oedo Tai.[19] Because HZK left Queen's Quest, the Artist of Stardom Championship held by HZK, Shirai and Viper was declared vacant.[20] On May 23, Watanabe defeated Shirai for theWonder of Stardom Championship, culminating a friendly feud.[21] On June 17, it was announced that Shirai would leave Queen's Quest and subsequentlyWorld Wonder Ring Stardom to pursue a career inWWE.[22]
On January 19, 2020, at Stardom's 9th Anniversary show, Priestley teamed up with Oedo Tai'sJamie Hayter to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona and Konami), marking the first time when two cross-faction members held titles together. Priestley later turned heel on the same night and left Queen's Quest for Oedo Tai.[32] On February 8, AZM, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost the Artist of Stardom Championship toDonna Del Mondo (Giulia,Maika andSyuri).[33] On February 16, Onozaki retired from professional wrestling.[34] Later that night,Saya Kamitani joined Queen's Quest after unsuccessfully challenging Hayashishita for theFuture of Stardom Championship.[35] AZM, Hayashishita, Kamitani and Watanabe all competed in the2020 Cinderella Tournament on March 24. Only Watanabe reached the quarter-finals, where she lost to Giulia.[36] AtCinderella Summer In Tokyo on July 26, AZM won theHigh Speed Championship by defeatingRiho andStarlight Kid, and Hayashishita and Kamitani won the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona and Konami).[37] On September 28, at the 5Star Special, AZM, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost to returning guest performersRin Kadokura,Takumi Iroha andMei Hoshizuki in asix-woman tag team match.[38] At the2020 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, Hayashishita and Kamitani participated asAphrOditE, and AZM teamed up with Watanabe asMOMOAZ.[39] MOMOAZ won the tournament by defeatingCrazy Bloom in the finals on November 8.[40] AtSendai Cinderella 2020 on November 15, 2020, Hayashishita won theWorld of Stardom Championship by defeatingMayu Iwatani. Hayashishita subsequently became the new top star and the main focus of the stable,[41][42] while Watanabe remained the official leader.[a] Watanabe was acknowledged as the leader of Queen's Quest by Hayashishita after their title match on December 20.[47] On December 26, AphrOditE lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley and Konami).[48]
All of the stable's members were known for wearing mask design inspired fromTiger Mask's until early 2022. For example,Momo Watanabe (left) andSaya Kamitani (right) wearing custom made masks.
AtAll Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021, AZM lost the High Speed Championship toNatsupoi, and Hayashishita defeated Kamitani in an inter-stable clash for the World of Stardom Championship.[49] AtYokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4 Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against former stable member Bea Priestley in what was Priestley's last match in Stardom.[50] On the first night of the2021 Cinderella Tournament which took place on April 10, AZM fell short toRina and Momo Watanabe to Starlight Kid in aCinderella Tournament First-round match, while Utami Hayashishita scored a victory overMina Shirakawa and Saya Kamitani overTam Nakano in the same tournament stages.[51] On the second night from May 14, Saya Kamitani defeated Starlight Kid in a second-round match, while Utami Hayashishita fell short to Syuri.[52] Saya Kamitani won the 2021 Cinderella Tournament by defeatingHimeka in the semi-finals and Maika in the final match. She issued a challenge to Tam Nakano for theWonder of Stardom Championship as her granted wish for winning the competition. AtYokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer on July 4, Utami Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship bydoctor stoppage after Natsuko Tora sustained aknee injury during the match.[53] For the2021 5Star Grand Prix, Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM and Momo Watanabe were listed as participants of the tournament.[54] On the finals of the event from September 25, Momo Watanabe fell short to Syuri.[55] AtStardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella from October 9, 2021, Momo Watanabe, AZM and Saya Kamitani unsuccessfully challengedMaiHimePoi for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[56] AtKawasaki Super Wars on November 3, 2021, Momo Watanabe battled Starlight Kid in a time-limit draw for the High Speed Championship.[57]
Momo Watanabe had been the victim ofStarlight Kid's mind games as the latter's strategy to gain more recruits intoOedo Tai sinceKawasaki Super Wars on November 3. Their feud degenerated into aneight-woman elimination tag team match in which both of them would be the captains of their respective teams. The losing captain would be forced to join the enemy unit and if Starlight Kid lost, she would have to unmask. The match took place on December 18, atOsaka 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 partnerAZM over the head with a chair, handing the win to Oedo Tai and anointing herself the “Black Peach” of the group. Watanabe became the first leader of a Stardom faction to betray their own unit.[58]
The third and assumed de facto leader during the Post Watanabe era,AZM.AZM (middle) facing Koguma (left) and Natsupoi (right) on the first night of theStardom World Climax 2022 from March 26.
AtStardom Award in Shinjuku on January 3, 2022, AZM, Kamitani and Hayashishita engaged in a brawl with Oedo Tai after their match against Fukigen Death, Saki Kashima and Ruaka. Obviously outnumbered, the three members of Queen's Quest received help from Lady C who rushed down the ring to try to save them. After Oedo Tai retreated, Hayashishita offered C a spot into the unit which the latter accepted so she was later announced to join the stable in the process.[60] On January 9, 2022, atStardom in Korakuen Hall, Saya Kamitani, Utami Hayashishta and Lady C unsuccessfully wrestledOedo Tai's Rina, Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid and Ruaka in a4-on-3 handicap match. After their loss, the Queen's Quest members announced they will no longer wear their masks as they will move forward and away from the Momo Watanabe era.[61] AtStardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Utami Hayashishita and AZM battled Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid in a losing effort as a result of agrudge tag team match.[62] AtStardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, 2022, Utami Hayashishita teamed up with Lady C in a losing effort against Momo Watanabe and Ruaka, and AZM defeated Starlight Kid to win theHigh Speed Championship.[63] In the main event ofStardom New Blood 1 on March 11, 2022, Utami Hayashishita defeated a debutingMiyu Amasaki. Despite the latter's loss, Hayashishita was impressed by Amasaki's performance and invited her to join Queen's Quest, which Amasaki accepted.[64] On the first night of theStardom World Climax 2022 from March 26, Saya Kamitani successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Utami Hayashishita.[65] AtStardom Cinderella Tournament 2022, all the members of the stable participated in the namesake competition, with AZM and Saya Kamitani scoring the best results by making it to the second rounds of the tournament.[66] AtStardom Golden Week Fight Tour on May 5, 2022, Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Lady C fell short to Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka, and Saya Kamitani successfully defended theWonder of Stardom Championship against Maika.[67]
AtSunshine 2023 on June 25, Queen's Quest defeatedOedo Tai in asix-on-six steel cage match in which the losing unit was forced to lose a member.[87] AtMid Summer Champions 2023 on July 2, Hayashishita announced that she would be taking a break from her leadership duties to go on an excursion in theUnited States in order to reevaluate herself.[88] Hayashishita returned on the first night of the2023 5 Star Grand Prix on July 23.[89] At the same event, Kamitani suffered a legitimate dislocated elbow during her first match of the tournament againstTam Nakano, which resulted in Kamitani withdrawing from the tournament and going on a hiatus from professional wrestling.[90] AtStardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team on August 13, 2023, Utami Hayashishita unsuccessfully challenged Mayu Iwatani for theIWGP Women's Championship.[91] AtStardom Midsummer Festival on August 19, 2023, Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Miyu Amasaki teamed up withKyoko Inoue in a losing effort against Vulgar Alliance (Dump Matsumoto,Zap) andBMI2000 (Natsuko Tora and Ruaka).[92] AtStardom 5Star Special in Hiroshima on September 3, 2023, Lady C, AZM and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Ami Sourei,Yuna Mizumori andThekla, and Utami Hayashishita defeated Momo Watanabe.[93] AtStardom Dream Tag Festival on September 10, 2023, several stable members competed in shuffled tag team bouts in which they paired up with members from other units. Utami Hayashishita teamed up with Maika in a losing effort against Giulia and Suzu Suzuki, and Hina teamed up with Rina in a losing effort against Mai Sakurai and Mirai.[94]
In September, Hayashishita suffered a cervical hernia, which caused her to go on a hiatus.[95] AtStardom Nagoya Golden Fight 2023 on October 9, AZM fell short to Saori Anou.[96] AtStardom Gold Rush 2023 on November 18, AZM defeated Suzu Suzuki and Starlight Kid.[97]
AtStardom New Year Stars 2024 on January 3, Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and AZM drew against Suzu Suzuki,Megan Bayne andMei Seira in the second-ever edition of the Triangle Derby, result which prevented both teams from advancing further in the tournament.[101] AtIttenyon Stardom Gate on January 4, 2024, Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Saya Kamitani defeated Mirai, Ami Sohrei and Saki Kashima in six-way competition.[102] AtStardom Supreme Fight 2024 on February 4, Lady C and Miyu Amasaki fell short to Natsuko Tora and Momo Watanabe, while AZM and Utami Hayashishita teamed up with Nanae Takahashi and Mayu Iwatani to defeat Syuri, Mirai, Giulia and Suzu Suzuki.[103] At theStardom Cinderella Tournament 2024, AZM, Miyu Amasaki and Lady C competed in the traditional tournament with AZM scoring the best results by becoming a semifinalist.[104] On March 31, 2024, at ahouse show from Yamagata, Utami Hayashishita has had her last match in Stardom in which she teamed up with the time's rest of Queen's Quest's members in a losing effort against Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Rina, Ruaka and Starlight Kid.[105]
AtStardom The Conversion on June 22, 2024, Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki fell short toOedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka in aTen-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, therefore taking the leadership of the stable.[112] After dropping theHigh Speed Championship toMei Seira on the second night of theStardom Sapporo World Rendezvous event from July 28, 2024,Saya Kamitani attackedMaika during the latter'sWorld of Stardom Championship match againstNatsuko Tora. Kamitani then announced the dissolution of Queen's Quest as she aligned herself with the newly created unit ofH.A.T.E. which took birth over the dissolution ofOedo Tai announced by Tora on the same night.[113]
^As reflected in her official profile on the Stardom website,[43] their Roster page[44] as well as being billed as[45] and referencing herself[46] as such after that point
^AZM acted as the assumed defacto leader during the post Momo Watanabe era
^On June 22, 2024 atStardom The Conversion, all then-time members of the unit fell short toOedo Tai in a ten-woman elimination tag team match. Per the special stipulation, 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, thus taking the leadership of the stable.
^The trio of Priestley, Viper & Chardonnay while working in the UK built their own sub-unit of Queen's Quest known as Queen's Quest UK. The subunit quietly disbanded in 2020/21 with Priestley leaving Queen's Quest and all three eventually leaving for Stardom for other promotions.
^Hayter was not part of Queen's Quest by the time she won the titles with Priestley.
^Even if partially going under masks, ifAZM,Watanabe andKonami lost the match they must have given them up completely.
^This was aneight-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.
