Stardom in Showcase

Stardom in Showcase
PromotionsWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
First eventStardom in Showcase vol.1

The Stardom in Showcase (ショーケースのスターダム, Shōkēsu no sutādamu) is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The inaugural event took place on July 23, 2022. The Stardom in Showcase is a series of pay-per-views which mainly focuses on a diversity of gimmick matches, only different from the singles match stipulation. Billed as respiro shows, the main tagline of these events is "Anything can happen".[1]

History

Vol.1, the inaugural Stardom in Showcase event, took place on July 23, 2022, in Nagoya at the Nagoya Congress Center.[2] Two months later, Vol.2, the second event took place on September 25, 2022, in Tokyo at the Belle Salle Takadanobaba, establishing Stardom in Showcase as an annual event.[3] Vol.3, the third event, took place on November 26, 2022, in Kawasaki at the Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena.[4] Vol.4, the fourth event took place on February 26, 2023, in Kobe at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall.[5]

Dates and venues

# Event Date City Venue Main Event Notes Ref
1 Stardom in Showcase vol.1 July 23, 2022 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Nagoya Congress Center Yuu defeated Saya Kamitani and Starlight Kid Three-way casket match [6]
2 Stardom in Showcase vol.2 September 25, 2022 Tokyo, Japan Belle Salle Takadanobaba Grim Reaper Army (Nanae Takahashi, Yuna Manase and Yuu) defeated Rossy Ogawa Bodyguard Army (Syuri and Queen's Quest (Lady C and Utami Hayashishita)) (with Rossy Ogawa) Captain's Fall match [7]
3 Stardom in Showcase vol.3 November 26, 2022 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena Neo Stardom Army (Nanae Takahashi, Yuu and Reaper Mask) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai) Six-woman tag team exploding coffin match [8]
4 Stardom in Showcase vol.4 February 26, 2023 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan Kobe International Exhibition Hall Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki and Koguma) defeated Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and Miyu Amasaki) and Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe) Three-way elimination tag team match [9]

References

  1. ^ Murray, Dylan (July 18, 2022). "Preview: Stardom In Showcase Vol.1 (07/23/2022)". Last Word On Sports. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom [@wwr_stardom] (May 28, 2022). 2022年夏「より多くの話題性と興奮を追求した、今までにない大会」をテーマに、新たなブランドが始動‼️その名も『STARDOM in SHOWCASE』✨🪩 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 8, 2022). 【お知らせ】9・25『STARDOM in SHOWCASE vol.2』東京・ベルサール高田馬場大会にてマッスルコンテスト開催！. stardom.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (November 13, 2022). 2022.11.26 (土)［発売中］『STARDOM in SHOWCASE vol.3』神奈川・川崎市とどろきアリーナ. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 23, 2023). 2・26『STARDOM in SHOWCASE vol.4』兵庫・神戸国際展示場の一部対戦カードが決定！. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Daly, Wayne (July 23, 2022). "STARDOM Results: STARDOM In Showcase Vol. 1 – Nagoya, Japan (7/23)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Daly, Wayne (September 25, 2022). "STARDOM Results: STARDOM In Showcase Vol. 2 ~ 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 Day 20 – Tokyo, Japan (9/25)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Cornejo, Victor (November 17, 2022). "Unagi Sayaka regresará a Stardom en Stardom in Showcase Vol. 3". turnheelwrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Daly, Wayne (February 27, 2023). "STARDOM Results: STARDOM In Showcase Vol. 4 – Kobe, Japan (2/26)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved February 28, 2023.