Stardom in Showcase vol.2
Stardom in Showcase vol.2 (ショーケースのスターダムvol.1, Shōkēsu no sutādamu vol. 2) was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on September 25, 2022, in Tokyo at the Belle Salle Takadanobaba with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time.[2]
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Promotional poster of the event series | |||
| Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||
| Date | September 25, 2022 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Belle Salle Takadanobaba | ||
| Attendance | 759[1] | ||
| Event chronology | |||
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| Stardom in Showcase chronology | |||
Background edit
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".[3]
The show featured six 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.[4]
Event edit
The first match presented Hanan defeating Saya Iida in one of the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 league matches in which the Future of Stardom Champion picked up a win over her Stars stablemate to score her second win in the tournament. The match was in the preshow and was broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. DJ Pretty Dragon was presented to be the night's music player and Saya Kamitani who main evented the previous Showcase event joined the commentary table.[5] The second match of the night saw Prominence's Suzu Suzuki picking a victory over Starlight Kid in another 5 Star Grand Prix match, granting Suzuki another two points in the Blue Block. After the second match, Saya Iida won a posing contest between herself, Thekla, Momo Kohgo, Syuri, Mirai, Hazuki, Waka Tsukiyama, and Giulia. In the third match, Ram Kaicho defeated the High Speed Champion AZM, the SWA World Champion Mayu Iwatani, and Maika in a four-way falls count anywhere match. The bout was one of the comedic confrontations of the event, taking place mainly outside of the ring, on the venue's staircase, or inside an inflatable doll. Various items were used, such as a bicycle ridden by Maika on the aisle. The fourth bout was the second comedic match of the night, where the members of the Cosmic Angels stable had their usual cosmic rule confrontation. The match saw the wrestlers competing summarily dressed and using various items such as water guns. The match ended in disqualification by referee Daichi Murayama after Unagi Sayaka collected all of her opponents' bras. Unagi then tries to take referee Daichi Murayama’s shirt off. Everyone else declared the winners. The fifth match saw Donna Del Mondo's leader Giulia teaming up with the time's GCW Ultraviolent Champion Rina Yamashita in a hardcore tag team match where they defeated Momo Watanabe & Ruaka. Various items such as roof tiles, chairs, ladders, a guitar, and a table impaled by cut metal cans were used.
The main event saw Yuu & Nanae Takahashi alongside Yuna Manase who were the two reaper masks defeating Syuri, Utami Hayashishita & Lady C. Takahashi & Yuu confirmed their team for the 2022 edition of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. Minutes later, a video of Alpha Female is played, along with Nanae Takahashi and criticizing the current situation in Stardom. Together with Takahashi, Manase & Yuu, Alpha Female officially formed the "Neo Stardom Army" unit and declared the destruction over Stardom's roster.[6][7]
Results edit
| No. | Results[8][9] | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||
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| 1P | Hanan defeated Saya Iida | 5 Star Grand Prix tournament match | 6:29 | ||
| 2 | Suzu Suzuki defeated Starlight Kid | 5 Star Grand Prix tournament match | 14:11 | ||
| 3 | AZM, Mayu Iwatani and Ram Kaicho defeated Maika | Falls Count Anywhere four-way match | 18:13 | ||
| 4 | Color's (Hikari Shimizu and Saki) and Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi and Tam Nakano) defeated Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka) by disqualification | Cosmic Rule three-way match | 13:49 | ||
| 5 | Giulia and Rina Yamashita defeated Oedo Tai (Momo Watanabe and Ruaka) | Hardcore Rules tag team match | 18:23 | ||
| 6 | Grim Reaper Army (Nanae Takahashi, Yuna Manase and Yuu)[a] defeated Rossy Ogawa Bodyguard Army (Syuri and Queen's Quest (Lady C and Utami Hayashishita)) (with Rossy Ogawa) | Captain's Fall match | 22:34 | ||
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Notes edit
- ^ Manase and Takahashi were the two reaper masked silhouettes.
References edit
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 25, 2022). "Stardom in Showcase vol.2". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ 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). Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Murray, Dylan (July 18, 2022). "Preview: Stardom In Showcase Vol.1 (07/23/2022)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 25, 2022). 【第1試合まで無料配信！】9・25 『STARDOM in SHOWCASE vol.2』 #STARDOM. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (September 24, 2022). "STARDOM in SHOWCASE Vol. 2 Results (9/25/22): Starlight Kid vs. Suzu Suzuki, Giulia & Rina Yamashita Team, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Breward, Trent (September 25, 2022). "STARDOM in Showcase Vol.2 Review". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 26, 2022). 2022年9月25日 『STARDOM in SHOWCASE vol.2』. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ 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. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
External links edit
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