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Sunshine 2023
was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on June 25, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Seven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and two of Stardom's nine championships were on the line. The main event saw Queen's Quest ( Lady C, Hina, AphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani) and 02line ( AZM and Miyu Amasaki)) defeat Oedo Tai (Gold Ship (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima and Momo Watanabe) and YoungOED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina)) in a Loser leaves unit cage match, resulting in Kashima leaving Oedo Tai. Production Background The show featured seven professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event's press conference took place on June 6, 2023, and was broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayu Iwatani
(born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is the current Marigold Super Fly Champion in her first reign. She is best known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was the leader of Stars (professional wrestling), Stars. She also wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where she is a former IWGP Women's Champion, which was the longest reign in the title's history. Since making her debut in January 2011, she became a two-time World of Stardom Champion, two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time High Speed Champion, one-time SWA World Champion, two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, and a five-time Artist of Stardom Champion, while also having won the Cinderella Tournament back to back in 2015 and 2016, and the Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament#2018, 2018 5Star Grand Prix. She also made appearances for Stardom's American partner Ring of Honor, where she is a former one-time Women of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hina (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current Future of Stardom Champion in her first reign and a member of God's Eye. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present) Early career (2017-2019) Hina made her professional wrestling debut in World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name Hina, on the second night of the Shining Stars on June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Rina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match. At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, 2018, Hina, under the ring name Pinya, teamed up with Nyanki and Rinya in a loss to Cello de la Bellano, Shiki Melody and Starlight Kid. Queen's Quest (2019-2024) At the 2019 Stardom Draft on April 14, 2019, Hina was drafted to Queen's Quest. At Mask Fiesta 2019 on October 27, Hina wrestled under the ring name Masyu Pinya alongside Cyber Cat in a 2-on-1 handicap loss to Trainee Miyagi. On the first nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Professional Wrestling Terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of Traveling carnival, carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy", "good-doer", or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans. They are portrayed as heroes relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains. Traditionally, face characters wrestle within the rules and avoid cheating while behaving positively towards the referee and the audience. Such characters are also referred to as blue-eyes in British wrestling and ''técnicos'' in ''lucha libre''. Not everything a face wrestler does must be heroic: faces need only to be clapped or cheered by the audience to be effective characters. When the magazine ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' went into circulation in the late 1970s, the magazine referred to face wrestlers as "fan favorites" or "scientific wrestlers", while heels were referred to as simply "rulebreakers". The vast majority of wrestling storylines involve pitting faces against heels, although more elab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heel (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a ''rudo'' in ''lucha libre'') is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", "baddie", "evil-doer", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the Face (professional wrestling), faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters. Not everything a heel wrestler does must be villainous: heels need only to be booed or jeered by the audience to be effective characters, although most truly successful heels embrace other aspects of their devious personalities, such as cheating to win or using Glossary of professional wrestling terms#foreign object, foreign objects. "The role of a heel is to get 'heat,' which means spurring the crowd to obstreperous hatred, and generally involves cheating and any other manner of socially unacceptable behavior." To gain Heat (professional wrestling), heat (with boos and jeers from the audience), heels are often portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner by breaking rules or otherwise ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrative Thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread (or, more ambiguously, a storyline), refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry "all-knowing" sort of narration. Thus, the narrative threads experienced by different, but specific characters or sets of characters are those seen in the eyes of those characters that together form a plot element or subplot in the work of fiction. In this sense, each narrative thread is the narrative portion of a work that pertains to the world view of the participating characters cognizant of their piece of the whole, and they may be the villains, the protagonists, a supporting character, or a relatively disinterested official utilized by the author, each thread of which is woven together by the writer to create a work. By utilizing different threads, the writer enables the reader to get pieces of the overall plot while positioning them to identify wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Match Types
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. One of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Blindfold match In a blindfold match, the two participants must wear a blindfold over their eyes for the entire duration of the match. A well-known example of this match is the WrestleMania VII match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rick Martel. No count-out match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Cage Match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle, storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's History of professional wrestling, decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Fall, fall. A victory is obtained by Professional wrestling#Pinfall, pinfall, Submission (professional wrestling), submission, Knockout (professional wrestling), knockout, Countout (professional wrestling), countout, or Disqualification (professional wrestling), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E., a former Future of Stardom Champion, and New Blood Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present) Rina made her professional wrestling debut under the ring name Rina at the early age of 11 in World Wonder Ring Stardom, on the second night of the ''Stardom Shining Stars'' from June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Hina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match. At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, 2018, Rina, under the ring name Rinya, teamed up with Nyanki and Pinya in a loss to Cello de la Bellano, Shiki Melody and Starlight Kid. At the 2019 Stardom Draft on April 14, 2019, Rina was drafted to the newly created International Army stable, later known as Tokyo Cyber Squad. At Mask Fiesta 2019 on October 27, Rina wrestled under the ring name Cyber Cat alongside Masyu Pinya in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruaka (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E. Ruaka is a former one-time Future of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2016–present) Ruaka made her professional wrestling debut under the ring name Ruaka at the early age of 12, at ''Goddesses Of Stars'', an event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom on November 20, 2016 where she teamed up with Arisu Nanase in a losing effort to AZM and Natsuko Tora. At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, 2018, Ruaka, under the ring name Bear Dog, teamed up with Black Jungle Fairy and Night Bear in a loss to Dame de Panko, La Gatita and Mayuchica. At the 2019 Stardom Draft on April 14, 2019, J.A.N. was disbanded and Ruaka was drafted to the newly created International Army stable, later known as Tokyo Cyber Squad. At Yokohama Cinderella 2020 on October 3, 2020, Tokyo Cyber Squad was disbanded and Ruaka became unitless. On the first n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starlight Kid
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is the leader of Neo Genesis. Kid is the current Wonder of Stardom Champion in her first reign, as well as the current Artist of Stardom Champion in her second reign. She is also a former one-time High Speed Champion, one-time Artist of Stardom Champion, one-time and inaugural Future of Stardom Champion, one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and one-time and inaugural New Blood Tag Team Champion. She is the first wrestler to wear her mask full-time in Stardom as part of her '' luchadora'' persona. Greatly influenced by ''Lucha libre'', Starlight Kid has followed Mexican tradition for masked wrestlers, so her real name is not a matter of public record. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015–present) Early career (2015–2018) Starlight Kid made her professional wrestling debut on October 11, 2015 in a three-way match in which she and Momo Watanabe lost to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Kashima
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of God's Eye. Kashima was the inaugural and is a former five-time Artist of Stardom Champion, a title she held with multiple wrestlers throughout her career, as well as a former one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion (alongside Mayu Iwatani). Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2011–2013) Kashima made her professional wrestling debut at World Wonder Ring Stardom's ''Stardom Season 2: Grow Up Stars'' show from June 12, 2011, where she fought Natsuki Taiyo in a three-minute exhibition match time-limit draw. At ''Stardom Season 10 New Year Stars 2013'' on January 14, she teamed up with Act Yasukawa and Natsuki Taiyo and defeated Kellie Skater, Portia Perez and Tomoka Nakagawa to become the inaugural Artist of Stardom Champions. This would be her last match before a five-year hiatus from in-ring activity. Tokyo Gurentai (2011, 2019) Kashima worked a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
