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| Founded | April 15, 2024; 9 months ago (2024-04-15) |
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| Headquarters | Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Rossy Ogawa |
| Owner(s) | Rossy Ogawa |
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| Website | dsf-marigold |
Dream Star Fighting Marigold (stylized as Dream Star★Fighting Marigold), referred to simply as Marigold (マリーゴールド, Marīgōrudo) in shorthand, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in April 2024.
History
Formation
Marigold was founded by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling co-producer and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) promoter Rossy Ogawa after Ogawa was fired from Stardom. In February 2024, Ogawa was dismissed from Stardom after being accused by the promotion's management of "poaching talent" for what would be Marigold. He has denied this claim.
Upon the announcement of the creation of the promotion, several active members of the Stardom and Actwres girl'Z (AWG) rosters defected to Marigold. Amongst them were Stardom roster members Giulia, Utami Hayashishita, Mirai, Nanae Takahashi, Mai Sakurai, Victoria Yuzuki and Nao Ishikawa as well as AWG roster members Natsumi Sumikawa, Miku Aono, Misa Matsui, Chiaki, Chika Goto, and Kouki. Ogawa named his new promotion after Aimyon's song titled "Marigold", as it contains the message that "Marigolds are often associated with the powerful strength of the sun, and represent the power, strength, and light that resides within people". It was also reported that Marigold would have a working relationship with WWE.
2024–present
Marigold hosted their inaugural event, titled "Marigold Fields Forever", on May 20, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The show, and subsequent shows, were announced as streaming on Wrestle Universe. On July 13, at Summer Destiny, Marigold crowned three inaugural champions: Miku Aono won the United National Championship and Natsumi Showzuki won the Super Fly Championship, both determined in a four-woman single-elimination tournament. At the main event of the show, Sareee became the inaugural World Champion by defeating Giulia. The event also saw WWE's Iyo Sky defeating Utami Hayashishita.
Personnel
Main article: List of Dream Star Fighting Marigold personnelChampionships
As of January 31, 2025
On May 15, 2024, the promotion announced the creation of four titles, the World, United National, Twin Star and Super Fly Championships alongside the design of the first two of them which, similar to World Wonder Ring Stardom's World and Wonder championships, were bound to continue the "Showa" era tradition carried on from All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling with a red strap for the main title and a white strap for the secondary one. Additional to the main singles and tag team championships, the Super Fly Championship was introduced as a cruiserweight-type of title made for wrestlers under 121 lbs (55 kg).
Main
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold World Championship | 
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Utami Hayashishita | 1 | January 3, 2025 | 28+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Sareee at Marigold First Dream 2025. | |
| Marigold United National Championship | 
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Mai Sakurai | 1 | January 3, 2025 | 28+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Miku Aono at Marigold First Dream 2025. | |
| Marigold Twin Star Championship |  
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Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka | 1 (1, 1) |
January 19, 2025 | 12+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Bozilla and Tank at New Year's Golden Garden 2025. | |
| Marigold Super Fly Championship |
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Victoria Yuzuki | 1 | January 3, 2025 | 28+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Natsumi Showzuki at Marigold First Dream 2025. | |
Shared
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Successful defenses |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHC Women's Championship |
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Kouki Amarei | 1 | November 11, 2024 | 81+ | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Inaugural champion will be determined via a 10-woman battle royal at Noah Monday Magic Vol. 3. | |
Annual tournaments
| Tournament | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix | Utami Hayashishita | September 28, 2024 | Round-robin tournament with a head-to-head final match. |
Major events
2024
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Forever | May 20, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Giulia and Utami Hayashishita vs. Sareee and Bozilla | |
| Summer Destiny | July 13, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Giulia vs. Sareee for the Marigold World Championship | |
| Summer Gold Shine | August 19, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Giulia vs. Mai Sakurai | |
| Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 | August 31 – September 28, 2024 | Various | Various | Utami Hayashishita vs. Mai Sakurai in the Dream Star Grand Prix final | |
| Fantastic Adventure | October 7, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | MiraiSaku (Mirai and Mai Sakurai) (c) vs. tWin toWer (Kouki Amarei and Chika Goto) for the Marigold Twin Star Championship | |
| October 24, 2024 | Sareee (c) vs. Bozilla for the Marigold World Championship | ||||
| Winter Wonderful Fight 2024 | November 14, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Sareee vs. Nao Ishikawa | |
| December 13, 2024 | Sareee (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi for the Marigold World Championship |
2025
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold First Dream | January 3, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Ota City General Gymnasium | Sareee (c) vs Utami Hayashishita for the Marigold World Championship | |
| New Year's Golden Garden 2025 | January 13, 2025 | Nagoya, Japan | Nagoya Chunichi Hall | Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Tank for the Marigold World Championship | |
| January 19, 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Bozilla and Tank (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka for the Marigold Twin Star Championship |
See also
References
- ^ Rose, Bryan (15 April 2024). "Rossy Ogawa announces launch of Marigold promotion". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (15 April 2024). "Rossy Ogawa announces 'Marigold' promotion, first show set for May 20th at Korakuen Hall". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (15 April 2024). "Rossy Ogawa Announces New Promotion Marigold". Fightful. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Powell, John (15 April 2024). "Rossy Ogawa reveals new promotion". Slam! Wrestling. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ロッシー小川氏 新団体名「マリーゴールド」に込めた思いを明かす「あいみょんが歌う中で…」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). April 18, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- Miller, Haley (April 19, 2024). "Rossy Ogawa's Marigold Reportedly Enters Working Relationship with WWE". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (July 13, 2024). "Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results (7/13/24): Utami vs. Iyo Sky, Giulia vs. Sareee, More". Fightful. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- Carey, Ian (May 15, 2024). "Marigold unveils championship belts ahead of debut show". f4wonline.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- As of January 31, 2025.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (January 3, 2025). "Marigold First Dream 2025 Results (1/3/25): Sareee vs. Utami Hayashishita". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- Boone, Matt (October 28, 2024). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Introduces GHC Women's Title, Inaugural Champion To Be Crowned On Nov. 11". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. Marigold Fields Forever 5/20.2024（月）後楽園ホール（東京） 開場5:30PM／試合開始6:30M. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD Summer Destiny20242024 7/13.2024（土）両国国技館 開場13:00AM／試合開始14:30PM. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD SUMMER GOLD SHINE2024 8/19.2024（月）後楽園ホール（東京） 開場5:30PM／試合開始6:30M. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- Marigold (July 17, 2024). "The DREAM✴︎STAR GP2024 round-robin tournament is coming!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD Fantastic Adventure2024 10/7.2024（月）後楽園ホール（東京） 開場5:30PM／試合開始6:30PM. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD Fantastic Adventure2024 10/24.2024（月）後楽園ホール（東京） 開場5:30PM／試合開始6:30PM. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD Winter Wonderful Fight2024 11/14.2024（木）後楽園ホール（東京）開場17:30PM／試合開始18:30M. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD Winter Wonderful Fight2024 12/13.2024（金）新宿FACE 開場5:45PM／試合開始6:30PM. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- Thompson, Andrew (October 1, 2024). "Utami Hayashishita challenging for Marigold World Championship at January 3rd event". Post Wrestling. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD New Years Golden Garden2025 1/13.2025（月祝）中日ホール 開場1:15PM／試合開始2:00PM. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD New Years Golden Garden2025 1/19.2025（日）後楽園ホール（東京）開場10:45PM／試合開始11:30M. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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