AtDream Queendom 2, the returning Xia Brookside and the debutant Mariah May accompanied Mina Shirakawa to the ring for her match. Shirakawa and her Cosmic Angels stablemate Unagi Sayaka went on to defeat Donna Del Mondo (Mai Sakurai and Thekla) in tag team competition. Following the match, Shirakawa slapped Sayaka and announced the formation of Club Venus, a trio featuring herself, Brookside and May.[2] Shirakawa later confirmed that Club Venus was a sub-unit of Cosmic Angels.[3] Club Venus announced themselves as the mystery team that would compete in the Triangle Derby I. They participated in the Red Triangle Block of the tournament and scored a total of eight points, which was not enough to reach the finals.[4]
AtNew Blood 7 on January 20, 2023, Brookside and May participated in the inaugural New Blood Tag Team Championship tournament, in which they lost to Karma and Starlight Kid in the quarterfinals.[5] Brookside returned to England after wrestling in her final Stardom match on January 29, which meant she could no longer participate as a member of Club Venus.[6][7] May and Shirakawa participated in the 2023 Cinderella Tournament. On the first night of the tournament on March 26, Xena was revealed as Club Venus' newest member before she defeated Hina in the first round.[8] Xena performed the best out of the Club Venus members by reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to Mirai. On April 6, May and Xena were scheduled to team up with a mystery partner to face Stars (Hanan, Koguma and Saya Iida). On the day of the event, the mystery partner was revealed to be Jessie, formerly known as Jessi Kamea in NXT and Jessie Elaban in the independent circuit. Jessie, May and Xena ended up winning the match.[9]
On the first night of the 2023 Stardom Awards held on January 20, 2024, Waka Tsukiyama returned from an injury and teamed up with Mina Shirakawa in a losing effort against Maika and Hanako. After the bout concluded, Xena returned to Stardom and alongside Maika, Shirakawa, Tsukiyama and Hanako announced that they would be forming a new unit that would replace Club Venus.[24][25]AtNew Year Stars in Sendai on January 27, 2024, Mina Shirakawa, Maika, Hanako and Waka Tsukiyama defeated Lady C, Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and AZM in a eight-woman tag team match. After picking up the victory, they announced the name of the new unit as Empress Nexus Venus (abbreviated as E Nexus V or ExV).[26]AtStardom Supreme Fight 2024 on February 4, 2024, Shirakawa and Tsukiyama teamed up in a losing effort against Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano and Yuna Mizumori).[27] On March 30, Maika, Shirakawa and Xena won the Artist of Stardom Championship by defeating Abarenbo GE.[28] Waka Tsukiyama, Xena and Hanako represented the unit in the 2024 edition of the Cinderella Tournament with Xena scoring the best result by reaching the quarterfinals.[29]AtStardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 on April 27, Xena, Waka Tsukiyama and Hanako fell short to Syuri, Konami and Ami Sohrei, Mina Shirakawa wrestled Natsuko Tora into a no-contest, and Maika successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against Momo Watanabe in a two out of three falls match.[30]
The unit's members made their debut in the American independent scene at Stardom American Dream 2024 on April 4, where Mina Shirakawa reunited for one night only with original Club Venus tag team partners Mariah May and Xia Brookside in a losing effort against Stars (Mayu Iwatani and Momo Kohgo) and Tam Nakano. After the bout concluded, Toni Storm made a surprise return to Stardom to take May away of Shirakawa as the two of them shared a storyline relationship in AEW. Storm teased a possible future confrontation for the AEW Women's Championship against Shirakawa, mentioning that the "Forbidden Door" is always open.[31] On the same show, Maika successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against former "Divine Kingdom" tag team partner Megan Bayne.[32]AtSupercard of Honor, an event promoted by Ring of Honor on April 5, 2024, Maika and Shirakawa teamed up with Mei Seira to defeat Tam Nakano and Queen's Quest (Saya Kamitani and AZM).[33]AtNJPW Strong's Windy City Riot event from April 12, 2024, Mina Shirakawa teamed up with Viva Van in a losing effort against Trish Adora and Alex Windsor.[34] Mina Shirakawa made her All Elite Wrestling debut on April 24, 2024, where she defeated Anna Jay. Shirakawa briefly continued her short-lived feud with Toni Storm by fighting for Mariah May's friendship.[35]
