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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.[1][2][3][4]
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| Founded | April 15, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Rossy Ogawa |
| Owner(s) | Rossy Ogawa |
| Split from | |
| Website | dsf-marigold |
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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[1][2][3][4] 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".[5] It was also reported that Marigold would have a working relationship with WWE.[6]
Marigold hosted their inaugural event, titled "Marigold Fields Forever", on May 20, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.[1][2][3][4] The show, and subsequent shows, were announced as streaming on Wrestle Universe.[1][2][3][4] 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.[7] At the main event of the show, Sareee became the inaugural World Champion by defeating Giulia.[7] The event also saw WWE's Iyo Sky defeating Utami Hayashishita.[7]
As of November 15, 2024
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).[8]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held[9] | Location | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold World Championship |  |
Sareee | 1 | July 13, 2024 | 125+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Giulia at Marigold Summer Destiny to become the inaugural champion. | [7] |
| Marigold United National Championship |  |
Miku Aono | 1 | July 13, 2024 | 125+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Bozilla in the finals of the inaugural tournament at Marigold Summer Destiny to become the inaugural champion. | [7] |
| Marigold Twin Star Championship |   |
MiraiSaku (Mirai and Mai Sakurai) |
1 | July 30, 2024 | 108+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Miku Aono and Natsumi Showzuki in the finals of the inaugural tournament at Summer Gold Shine: Night 5 to become the inaugural champions. | [10] |
| Marigold Super Fly Championship |  |
Natsumi Showzuki | 1 | July 13, 2024 | 125+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Misa Matsui in the finals of the inaugural tournament at Marigold Summer Destiny to become the inaugural champion. | [7] |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Successful defenses |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHC Women's Championship |  |
Kouki Amarei | 1 | November 11, 2024 | 4+ | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Inaugural champion will be determined via a 10-woman battle royal at Noah Monday Magic Vol. 3. | [11] |
| 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. |
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Forever | May 20, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Giulia and Utami Hayashishita vs. Sareee and Bozilla | [12] |
| Summer Destiny | July 13, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Giulia vs. Sareee for the Marigold World Championship | [13] |
| Summer Gold Shine | August 19, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Giulia vs. Mai Sakurai | [14] |
| Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 | August 31 – September 28, 2024 | Various | Various | Utami Hayashishita vs. Mai Sakurai in the Dream Star Grand Prix final | [15] |
| 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 | [16] |
| October 24, 2024 | Sareee (c) vs. Bozilla for the Marigold World Championship | [17] | |||
| Winter Wonderful Fight 2024 | November 14, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Sareee vs. Nao Ishikawa | [18] |
| December 13, 2024 | Sareee (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi for the Marigold World Championship | [19] |
| 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 | [20] |
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