was a

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event promoted by

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. The event took place on July 23, 2022, in

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at the

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, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing

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at the time.

Background

The ''Stardom in Showcase'' is a series of

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s 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"''. The show featured seven

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that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The preshow matches were broadcast live on Stardom's

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channel.

Event

Dubbed as a non-canon event, the show started with the rumble match in which the two mystery competitors were represented by Stardom Super Strong Machine, impersonated by Saya Iida and

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who returned with her old

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gimmick of Gokigen Death. She won the rumble by last eliminating Miyu Amasaki. In the second match, Maika & Himeka won after Maika threw

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over the top rope. The third match saw the

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members

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, and

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clash in a three-way "Cosmic rules" match. Referee Daichi Murayama declared the bout a no contest after Sayaka stripped Shirakawa off her swimwear. The next match saw the

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and

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leader

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defeating

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in an "I quit match", concluding an individual feud between the two, initiated by Kurumi weeks before the event. The next bout saw the

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AZM, Tam Nakano, half of the

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Koguma, and one-third of the Artist of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe clashing into a four-way falls count anywhere match. The confrontation was more comedic, with different items such as an inflatable dummy, a slide, and various other things being used. At a point in the match, Koguma and Nakano even switched ring attires. AZM won the match after driving Koguma into the titantron. The main event portraited the confrontation of the

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Saya Kamitani, Starlight Kid, and a "reaper masked" silhouette in a casket match. The mysterious character was revealed to be Yuu from

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. She won the match by putting both Kamitani and Kid inside the casket. After the show went off, Stardom posted on Twitter a video of

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raising from the casket and asking the reaper figure whether they will come back to the promotion or not.

Results

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Notes

References

External links

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