Stardom Gold Rush

Stardom Gold Rush
Promotional poster of the event featuring various wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
DateNovember 19, 2022
CityOsaka, Japan
VenueEdion Arena Osaka
Attendance1,620[1]
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Stardom Gold Rush (スターダムゴールドラッシュ, Sutādamugōrudorasshu) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on November 19, 2022, in Osaka at the Edion Arena Osaka with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time.

Production

Background

The show featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2] The event's press conference was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel on November 8, 2022.[3]

Event

The two preshow matches were broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. In the first one, Natsuko Tora & Ruaka picked up a victory over Lady C & Miyu Amasaki and Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. In the second one, AZM successfully defended the High Speed Championship for the eighth consecutive time against Momoka Hanazono.[4] The first main card match saw Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai picking up a victory over Tam Nakano, Natsupoi & Waka Tsukiyama in the first rounds of a "Moneyball Tournament". The other first-round match presented Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma also advancing over Mirai, Future of Stardom Champion Ami Sourei & Tomoka Inaba. In the fifth match, two-thirds of the Artist of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid defeated other third of the artist champions Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death to secure two points in the 2022 edition of the Tag League. Maika & Himeka also scored additional two points in the tag league by defeating Nanae Takahashi & Yuu. The seventh match saw Saya Kamitani successfully defending the Wonder of Stardom Championship for the eleventh consecutive time after going into a time-limit draw against Kairi, concluding a rescheduled match which Kairi was initially meant to have at Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022 but needed to pull out due to COVID issues. The semi-main event saw Syuri defending the World of Stardom Championship for the tenth time in a row against Utami Hayashishita. After the match, Giulia came down to the ring to remind Syuri about their match at Dream Queendom on December 29.[5][6]

The main event portrayed the confrontation between Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma) and Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai) in a Tables, ladders & chairs match in which a plastic ball full of money was suspended over the ring. Hazuki & Iwatani succeeded in grabbing the money and winning the match.[7]

Matches

No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes[1]
1POedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Ruaka) defeated Queen's Quest (Lady C and Miyu Amasaki) and Stars (Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida)Three-way tag team match4:31
2PAZM (c) defeated Momoka HanazonoSingles match for the High Speed Championship8:04
3Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Mai Sakurai and Thekla) defeated Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi, Tam Nakano and Waka Tsukiyama)Moneyball tournament first round match8:42
4Stars (Hazuki, Koguma and Mayu Iwatani) defeated God's Eye (Ami Sourei, Mirai and Tomoka Inaba)Moneyball tournament first round match10:05
5Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) defeated We Love Tokyo Sports (Fukigen Death and Saki Kashima)Goddesses of Stardom Tag League group stage match5:47
6MaiHime (Himeka and Maika) defeated 7Upp (Nanae Takahashi and Yuu)Goddesses of Stardom Tag League group stage match14:05
7Saya Kamitani (c) vs. Kairi ended in a time-limit drawSingles match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship30:00
8Syuri (c) defeated Utami HayashishitaSingles match for the World of Stardom Championship28:14
9Stars (Hazuki, Koguma and Mayu Iwatani) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Mai Sakurai and Thekla)Six-woman tag team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match in the Moneyball tournament final9:58
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 19, 2022). "Stardom Gold Rush 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (November 8, 2022). 【生配信】11・19『STARDOM GOLD RUSH2022～ぎょーさんスターダム～』大阪大会&12・16『NB6』記者会見【STARDOM】. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (November 19, 2022). 【第1試合まで無料配信！】『STARDOM GOLD RUSH 2022～ぎょーさんスターダム～』#STARDOM. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Black, Ethan (November 19, 2022). "Stardom Gold Rush Results – November 19, 2022". pwmania.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Harris, Jeffrey (November 19, 2022). "STARDOM Gold Rush 2022 Results 11.19.22: Saya Kamitani vs. Kairi Ends in 30-Minute Draw". 411Mania. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Edwards, Scott (November 19, 2022). "STARDOM GOLD RUSH Results (11/19/22): Syuri vs. Utami, Saya Kamitani vs. KAIRI, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  8. ^ ［発売中］『STARDOM GOLD RUSH 2022～ぎょーさんスターダム～』エディオンアリーナ大阪第１競技場. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved November 12, 2022.