Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
The Stardom in Showcase (ショーケースのスターダム Shōkēsu no sutādamu was a series of professional wrestling events promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom . The inaugural event took place on July 23, 2022. The series of pay-per-views mainly focused on a diversity of gimmick matches, only different from the singles match stipulation. Billed as respiro shows, the main tagline of these events was "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] 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
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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 ArmySyuri 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
^ 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 . ^ 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 .^ 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 .^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ Cornejo, Victor (November 17, 2022). "Unagi Sayaka regresará a Stardom en Stardom in Showcase Vol. 3" . turnheelwrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2022 . ^ Daly, Wayne (February 27, 2023). "STARDOM Results: STARDOM In Showcase Vol. 4 – Kobe, Japan (2/26)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
