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The Marigold Standard #106: Dream Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 3-5 Recap!

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with a bumper episode of the Marigold Standard, taking in nights 3, 4 and 5 of the 2026 Dream Star Grand Prix!

They chat Nao Ishikawa, the feel good opening of Shinjuku FACE, some fantastic matches and logical finishes, Rea Seto praise and so much more!

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The EVEnt Horizon #1: EVE 154 - Mean Grrrls 2026 Review!

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Join Rob and Matt are their latest podcast adventure as the pair dive headlong into the beers, brawls and burlesque of England's own Pro Wrestling: EVE!

This month, they chat the rules of Clockwork Carnage, the qualifiers, Dean Windass, Yorkshire Tea, the PIPbomb and much, much more!

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The Stardom Cast #328: Stardom in Korakuen Hall 2026 Sep Review + Stardom to the World Preview!

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:08:21 +0000

As things return to normality - sort of - after Matt's trip to the UK, Rob and Matt are back with a brand new episode of the Stardom Cast ahead of the latest PPV coming up on the 12th September.

They chat the full card for Stardom to the World, the 5Star Grand Prix Awards, a divisive High Speed Title finish, the future of Itoh Respect Army, international Starlight Kid and so much more on this week's episode!

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The Greatest in ALL the Galaxy | Exclusive Nikki Storm Interview!

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt have the absolute pleasure of being joined by the 'Greatest in All The Galaxy' Nikki Storm ahead of her match for the MPX Women's title against Vert Vixen at MPX Wrestling's Who Runs the World 4!

The chat her love of joshi wrestling, her runs in JWP and Stardom, an exciting future ahead at PROGRESS, names she'd love to face and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #105: Dream Star Grand Prix Nights 1 & 2 Reviews!

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

After what seems like forever, Rob and Matt are back to chat some Marigold action as the Dream Star Grand Prix starts in earnest.

They chat Korakuen Hall attendances, interesting finishes, back-to-back countouts, fantastic performances from Victoria Yuzuki and Hummingbird, Kouki Amarei's devastating roll-up and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #70: Spotlight on Spark Rush

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy go back to watch six great matches featuring the Spark Rush super team of Sareee and Takumi Iroha, including matches from Sareee-ISM, Marvelous and Sendai Girls.

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Talk Joshi #69: TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Finals Review + ROH Death Before Dishonor Live Recap!

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Right before Matt’s trip to England, he reviews the finals of the 2026 Tokyo Princess Cup, before giving his live reaction to the Women of Honor in the ECW Arena for Death Before Dishonor!

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The Stardom Cast #327: 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Finals Review & Tournament Recap!

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for their third podcast in less than a week as they cover the climax of the 2026 5Star Grand Prix.

They talk a record-breaking tournament, Rina's ascent, Azusa's breakout, the road to Stardom To the World, Bea Priestley's return, Peaches & Queen and their end of tournament winners on this comprehensive final recap!

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Talk Joshi #68: TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Semi Finals Recap + Marvelous in Vegas Retro Review!

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy review the semi-finals of TJPW's Tokyo Princess Cup, as Himawari takes on Suzume and Toga takes on Rika Tatsumi, before also taking a look back at Marvelous' show in Las Vegas from April of this year - featuring a great main-event of Mio Momono and Johnnie Robbie vs. Spark Rush. All this on top of Matt's Women of Honor segment and much more!

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The Stardom Cast #326: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 15 Review + Finals Preview!

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:13:48 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for the second time in a week to talk the play-offs and quarter-finals of the 5Star as well as previewing Sunday's final in Ryogoku Kokugikan!

They also chat Lucha Kingdom, an interesting Sumo Hall undercard, Rina's incredible performance, Walker's incredible commentary, the final four, a huge interview announcement and so much more!

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The Stardom Cast #325: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 12, 13 & 14 Reviews!

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt return for the first of two Stardom Cast episodes this week to talk the climax of the block phase of the 2026 5Star Grand Prix.

They chat shocking eliminations, Ruaka's breakout moment, matches announced for Sumo Hall, their new favourites to win, Miyu and Aya's middling tournaments, Rina's MVP push and so much more!

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She's Back Ladies & Gentlemen! | Exclusive Allison Danger Interview

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:10:00 +0000

She’s back!!

Allison Danger is back on the show talking everything from Girl Fight Wrestling to the upcoming MPX Who Runs the World 4, and also chats her time backstage at AEW, NWA and TNA!

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Talk Joshi #67: TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Quarter Finals, Sendai Girls Catch Up & Sareee vs. Mio Momono!

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy have a loaded show for you this week as they review the quarter-finals of TJPW's Tokyo Princess Cup, featuring even more upsets and a fantastic match between Shoko Nakajima and Suzume.

They also review two Sendai Girls shows from August 7th & 9th, two matches from Marvelous including the must-see match between Mio Momono and Sareee, Matt's Women of Honor segment and much more!

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The Stardom Cast #324 - Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 10 & 11 Reviews!

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:41:55 +0000

Rob and Matt return to chat a double header in Sapporo as Stardom rolls on to nights 10 and 11 of the 5Star Grand Prix.

They talk Natsupoi's impressive beginning to her retirement road, far too many draws, Utami Hayashishita's surprise elimination, who wins the 5Star Grand Prix and the return of the Path of Thunder...Dun Dun Dun...and Rock 'N Roll!

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The Marigold Standard #104: Marigold Summer Destiny 2026 Review + Burning Desire in Himeji & Shinjuku Recaps!

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for their weekly dive into the world of Dream Star Fighting Marigold.

This week, they chat Summer Destiny, a MOTYC, Mayu and Yuzuki's return, Rea Seto's big moment, KAIRI, Dream Star announcements, challengers to Miku Aono and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #66: TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Round 2 Part 2 & Sendai Girls Round-Up!

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy review Round 2, Part 2 of the TJPW Princess Cup tournament, with even more upsets meaning Matt's prediction bracket is busted, but Andy's is still alive.

They also review several matches from the last three Sendai Girls shows as well as Matt's Women of Honor recap and a look around at the general tournament season in joshi.

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The Stardom Cast #323 - Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 7, 8 & 9 Reviews!

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Rob and 'Mr Tuesday Nights' Matt Turner are back to walk you through the next three nights of this year's 5Star Grand Prix.

They ponder what's next for Saya and Momo, talk MVP performances from half the roster, Vince Russo, Hazuki vs. Athena and so much more on a near-three hour run down of the latest action!

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The Marigold Standard #103: Burning Desire 2026 in Korakuen Hall & Hiroshima Review + Summer Destiny Preview!

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Rob and Mr Tuesday Night himself Matt Turner reconvene to chat the latest happenings in the world of Dream Star Fighting Marigold.

They chat a MOTYC in the main-event, a 24-name Dream Star Grand Prix, Mayu and Victoria Yuzuki's comeback, Summer Destiny, Matt just thinking Misa Matsui is 'knee-t' and much, much more!

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Talk Joshi #65: TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Round 2 Part 1 & Sendai Girls in Aore Nagaoka Reviews!

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week, Matt and Andy check out the first part of the second round of TJPW's 2026 Tokyo Princess Cup, the Sendai Girls' show from Aore Nagaoka - featuring Red Energy against Ryo Mizunami and Zones - and Matt gives us our weekly dose of Women of Honor!

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The Stardom Cast #322: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 4, 5 & 6 Reviews!

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat all the action and fall out from an entertaining three nights of the 5Star Grand Prix!

They talk Natsupoi's retirement, a Meltzer five star match, the impact on Saori Anou, Sareee-ISM, worldwide Hazuki, the first elimination of the tournament, Kamitani and Kid tearing up Korakuen Hall, more praise for Azusa Inaba, and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #102: Marigold Burning Desire 2026 in KBS Hall Review & Korakuen Hall Preview!

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with a shorter than average show to look back at the show from KBS Hall on July 20th, and to preview the upcoming Korakuen Hall show.

They also talk the interesting Dream Star Grand Prix poster reveal, Sareee and Chi Chi burying the Marigold roster, Summer Destiny and more!

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The Deadly Champion | Exclusive Nightshade Interview

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are joined by the delightful Nightshade as she returns from an incredibly successful run in Japan to chat everything from her becoming the AAAW Tag Team Champions alongside Nyla Rose, challenging Miku Aono for the Marigold World Championship and fighting Miyu Yamashita, to Korakuen Hall vending machines, incredible food and who the funniest in the Marvelous dojo is!

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Talk Joshi #64: TJPW Summer Sun Princess '26, Tokyo Princess Cup Night 1 & SENJO 20th Anniversary in Korakuen Reviews!

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

We've got a loaded show this week as we talk about Natsupoi announcing her retirement, the Artist of Stardom titles on AEW television and review three shows; TJPW's big Summer Sun Princess, the first night of their Tokyo Princess Cup and Sendai Girls' 20th Anniversary show!

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The Marigold Standard #101: Burning Desire 2026 in Shinjuku & Osaka Reviews!

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back once more to chat the happenings in the world of Dream Star Fighting Marigold!

They review the shows from Shinjuku FACE and 176BOX, chat the phantom missing show from Okayama - which has now subsequently appeared - the card for Summer Destiny 2026, the return of Victoria Yuzuki, Sareee and Miku Aono, their winners of the Dream Star Grand Prix, a deep dive into Rob's injuries, Matt's national TV appearance and so much more!

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The Stardom Cast #321: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Nights 1, 2, & 3 Reviews!

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Matt and Rob are back to chat the opening three nights of this year's 5Star Grand Prix!

They chat about the merits and pitfalls of the Triangle of Madness, Syuri vs. Natsupoi in an instant classic, DREAM TRINE's reaction to losing the belts, big match Koguma, MVP Rina Yamashita and so much more as the biggest tournament in joshi gets underway!

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Talk Joshi #63: Sendai Girls ~Senjo The Biggest 2026~ Review

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week, Matt and Andy review Sendai Girls' Senjo The Biggest 2026 show featuring two absolute can't miss matches in Red Energy defending the Sendai Girls Tag Titles against Bob Bob Momo Banana, and VENY challenging Chihiro Hashimoto for The Sendai Girls World Title!

We also have Matt's Women of Honor watch, discussion around Triangle of Madness challenging for the Artists of Stardom titles and much more!

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The Stardom Cast #320: Stardom Nighter in Korakuen & Stardom in Fuji Show Reviews!

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for their second episode in a week to run through the final two shows before the 5Star Grand Prix!

They talk a great Korakuen main-event, Triangle of Madness invading Stardom, Made in Ja-Poi, Matt's exploits in Spark Joshi, Syuri in SENJO, AZM chugging a beer, our 5Star Grand Prix predictions contest and so much more!

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Vivid Honey Mustard | Exclusive Suzume Interview

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:02:05 +0000

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling will run their Summer Sun Princess '26 show live on July 18th exclusively on WRESTLEUNIVERSE. The card is stacked, with Miyu Yamashita looking to make history by becoming a five-time Princess of Princess Champion against Yuki Arai, and the DayDream team of Rika Tatsumi and Miu Watanabe putting their Princess Tag Team Championships on the line against Kyōraku Kyōmei.

Elsewhere on the card, Suzume defends her International Princess Championship against Wakana Uehara, and we were lucky enough to catch a few words with the Vivid Honey Mustard ahead of her latest defence of her belt!

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Talk Joshi #62: TJPW Summer Sun Princess '26 Preview w/ Andy Zike of Tokyo Joshi Pod!

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:16:58 +0000

Matt and Andy are joined by Andy Zike, host of the Tokyo Joshi Pod, to preview the whole card for TJPW's upcoming Summer Sun Princess 2026 event, main-evented by Yuki Arai defending her Princess of Princess Title against Miyu Yamashita!

They give their predictions for each match as well as looking ahead to possible feuds and title matches to come after!

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The Stardom Cast #319: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2026 Primer & Preview!

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

IT'S TIME FOR OUR FAVOURITE EPISODE OF THE YEAR!

In one of our longest episodes EVER, we go through absolutely everything you need to know - and even some stuff you don't - about this year's 5Star Grand Prix tournament.

From stats and numbers, to a full breakdown of the calendar, every competitor and our own individual predictions, this is the go-to primer for this year's tournament.

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Talk Joshi #61: TJPW Ready to Explode ~Summer Sun Princess ‘26~ Review

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

With not a whole lot happening in the world of joshi this week, the boys only have one show to review from Tokyo Joshi Pro; Ready to Explode from the 4th of July.

On top of this, the lads also preview Sendai Girls' 'The Biggest' ahead of next weekend, and Matt provides his weekly Women of Honor segment!

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The Marigold Standard #100: Burning Desire 2026 in Kinshicho & Saitama Reviews!

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

With Rob away on vacation, Matt flies solo to review the shows from July 4th and 5th, including a must-see match that is available for FREE on Marigold’s YouTube channel with Miku Aono taking on Komomo Minami!

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The Stardom Cast #318: Stardom in Imabari-Ehime & Osaka-Bay Reviews!

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:39:31 +0000

Unbelievably, Rob's internet might actually be fixed, and he and Matt celebrate by chatting about two really enjoyable shows.

They also talk Xena's blistering performances - and chops, the preliminary beginnings of the 5Star Grand Prix, Matt's television debut, the upcoming Korakuen, H.A.T.E Wolfpac causing mass destruction and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #60: AEW Forbidden Door 2026 & TJPW Next Door Final Reviews!

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

NB: We apologise for the sound of Andy's fans, we know it makes the audio a little bit difficult to hear, but we cannot stress to you how hot this poor man was!

There's only one show that we review fully this week, but there's still a lot to talk about! Matt and Andy talk about Mercedes Mone vs. Maya World and Thekla vs. Starlight Kid from AEW Forbidden Door, Ring of Honor and NXT matches, as well as a full review of TJPW's Next Door Final show from the 27th June.

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The Stardom Cast #317: Stardom in Tajimi, Fukui, Toyama & Nighter in Korakuen Hall Reviews!

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:47:25 +0000

With Rob's internet well and truly giving up this week, and at the second time of asking, Rob and Matt have to Frankenstein an episode to review the latest four shows of Stardom's year, including Suzu Suzuki's first Red Belt defence and the workhorse champ Ranna Yagami making her sixth defence of her Future title.

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The History Making Pink Striker | Exclusive Miyu Yamashita Interview!

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:56:36 +0000

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling will run their Summer Sun Princess '26 show live on July 18th exclusively on WRESTLEUNIVERSE. The card is stacked, with Wakana Uehara looking to dethrone International Princess Champion Suzume, and the DayDream team of Rika Tatsumi and Miu Watanabe putting their Princess Tag Team Championships on the line against Kyōraku Kyōmei.

The main-event of the show will see Miyu Yamashita vying to become an unprecedented five-time Princess Champion by defeating current champion Yuki Arai, and we were lucky enough to catch a few words with The Pink Striker ahead of what is sure to be a sensational match, and potentially history-making, match.

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The Marigold Standard #99: Shining Attack 2026 in 176BOX Osaka Review!

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Rob are back for an uncharacteristically short episode to review Marigold's latest foray into 176BOX Osaka on the 27th June.

They also chat the return of baseball jerseys, another great Nao Ishikawa match, the merits of a Komomo Crimson Red Belt challenge, a disastrous Tenable, the Marigold debut of Aleah James and more!

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Talk Joshi #59: ROH Global Wars, TJPW 6/21 & Sendai Girls 6/20 Reviews!

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

On this week's show, Matt and Andy talk a little about Stardom's THE CONVERSION show with new champion Suzu Suzuki before reviewing Ring of Honor's Global Wars, which featured Takumi Iroha, Maika and Syuri!

They also review TJPW's Next Door in Nagoya from the 21st June, and Sendai Girls' show in ShinKiba 1st RING from the 20th!

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The Marigold Standard #98: Shining Attack 2026 in Korakuen Hall & Yamanashi Reviews!

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000

PLEASE NOTE: Rob's internet is on the blink so there is the odd pause in the video as it reboots - it is coping worse than he is with the heat - so we can only apologise!

Rob and Matt are back to chat some Marigold goodness, as they talk about an enjoyable Korakuen Hall show and a diamond in the rough in the show from Yamanashi.

They also chat main-event Nagisa, Mayu's excellent merch, Matt's refusal to see Chi Chi in Vancouver, Nightshade's excellent performance, how underrated Miku Aono is and much much more!

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The Stardom Cast #316: Stardom THE CONVERSION 2026 Review!

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat THE CONVERSION 2026 - but was it the landscape-altering PPV that was teased?

They chat a new World of Stardom Champion, the exciting 5Star Grand Prix announcements, Poi vs. Syuri, a generational screwjob, no 5Star SaoriPoi, a Red Belt match at Korakuen, Queen's Quest lore and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #58: TJPW Next Door in Yokohama + Sendai Girls in Sendai PIT 6/13 Reviews!

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000

On this week's show, Matt and Andy review two shows from the same day, June 13th 2026.

First is TJPW's Next Door in Yokohama, featuring the main-event of Yuki Arai, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro against the trio of Miyu Yamashita, Sakura Hattori & Kira Summer. This is then followed by a review of SENJO's newest show in Sendai PIT, featuring the Sendai Girls Tag Titles on the line as Ryo Mizunami & Manami defend against Red Energy.

Finally, they lament their continuing terrible predictions for the women's Owen Hart Tournament, before Matt's Women of Honor (and also NXT) Watch, and some talk about Stardom's newest Korakuen Hall show!

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The Marigold Standard #97: Shining Attack 2026 in Aichi & Gifu Reviews & Korakuen Hall Preview!

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Matt flies solo this week to steer the Marigold ship, chatting the Shining Attack shows from Aichi and Gifu, before previewing the upcoming Korakuen Hall show on June 20th, including Miku Aono's toughest Marigold World Championship defence yet against Nightshade!

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The Walking Rainbow | Exclusive Arisu Endo Interview!

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling will run their Summer Sun Princess '26 show live on July 18th exclusively on WRESTLEUNIVERSE. The card is stacked, with Princess of Princess Champion Yuki Arai defending her belt against former four-time champion Miyu Yamashita, Wakana Uehara looking to dethrone International Princess Champion Suzume, and the DayDream team of Rika Tatsumi and Miu Watanabe putting their Princess Tag Team Championships on the line against Kyōraku Kyōmei.

One of the marquee matches, the first announced for the show in fact, is Arisu Endo taking on joshi wrestling legend Aja Kong in a singles action, and we were lucky enough to catch a few words with The Walking Rainbow ahead of what is sure to be a sensational match.

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The Stardom Cast #315: Stardom in Korakuen 2026 June Review & THE CONVERSION 2026 Preview!

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:07:36 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat the latest Stardom Korakuen and to preview the upcoming THE CONVERSION PPV on June 20th.

They also talk the biggest return in Stardom history, Momo Watanabe's return, Matt's exploits meeting Kamitani and Rina, SLK defending Stardom at Forbidden Door, ramifications on the 5Star Grand Prix, a possible Stardom MOTYC and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #57: TJPW Stand Alone '26 Review + SENJO & TJPW Recap Supershow!

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy bring you over two hours of Joshi goodness this week!

They chat all the recent Sendai Girls and TJPW shows, ending with TJPW's big Korakuen Hall show "Stand Alone '26, Yamashita vs, Kris Statlander in Pro Wrestling EVE, Shoko Nakajima vs. Shotzi in MLW, Hazuki VS Persephone in AEW and Matt's Women of Honor watch.

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The Marigold Standard #96: Shining Attack 2026 in Yokohama & Shinjuku FACE Reviews!

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat Marigold's latest shows in Yokohama and Shinjuku FACE, including two great Chi Chi matches and hidden gem in Komomo Minami vs. Hummingbird!

They also chat the upcoming Korakuen Hall show, Nao Ishikawa's chances of being in the Dream Star, the advantages and disadvantages of a time-limit draw, Brooklyn Barrett debuting, a Twinstar challenge and much more!

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The Stardom Cast #314: Stardom in Sendai and Utsunomiya Reviews!

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Matt and Rob return to chat about the first Stardom shows of June in Sendai and Utsunomiya.

They also talk big names omitted from this year's 5Star Grand Prix, Stardom going global, Hazuki vs. Mercedes Mone, Rian's all-timer press conference, matches announced for THE CONVERSION and Korakuen, Matt doing his level best to make watching MLW the most difficult it can be and much more!

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Talk Joshi #56: Sendai Girls ~SENJO BATTLE CRY~ & ~FEELIN' COME SENJO!~ Reviews

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:11:00 +0000

This week, it's an all SENJO Talk Joshi, as Matt & Andy review the shows from May 22nd in Sendai PIT and May 25th in Kobe as part of an Earthquake Support charity event!

On top of this, they also chat Hazuki's AEW Debut, Utami's return to Stardom, Matt's Women of Honor watch and more!

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The Marigold Standard #95: Shining Attack 2026 in Osaka Review!

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat the Osaka leg of the Shining Attack 2026 tour and some interesting future match ups for Chi Chi.

They also talk Seri Yamaoka, Nightshade, the Dream Star Grand Prix dates, potential winners, potential debutants and much more!

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The Stardom Cast #313: Stardom in Kobe & Kyoto 2026 Reviews!

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat the two weekend shows from Kobe and Kyoto!

They also chat 5Star Grand Prix ticket sales, the possibility of something big happening again at Stardom's June PPV, Matoi stacking bodies, Rian making money, Hazuki in the USA, Maki Itoh's reappearance and so much more on this week's episode!

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Talk Joshi #54: Aja Kong 40th Anniversary Show + TJPW Next Door in Shinjuku Reviews!

Sun, 31 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy review the key matches from Aja Kong's 40th Anniversary Show on the beach, as well as TJPW's Next Door in Shinjuku show from the 22nd May. On top of this, they discuss Utami Hayashishita's return to Stardom and Matt's Women of Honor Watch!

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The Marigold Standard #94: Shine Forever 2026 ~A Glorious Celebration~ & Shining Attack in Shinjuku FACE Reviews!

Sat, 30 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Rob's internet is apparently still hungover from its exploits yesterday, but the lads endure and give you a loaded episode of the Marigold Standard, including their review of the Shine Forever show on May 23rd.

They also chat Utami's departure, more injuries, the state of the roster and who should be pushed and brought in, the vacation of the GHC Women's title, a new challenger for the Marigold World title and so much more!

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The Stardom Cast #312: Queen's Dynasty 2026 & Korakuen Hall Nighter Reviews!

Fri, 29 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for an episode plagued by Rob's dodgy internet connection to chat reviews of Queen's Dynasty and the 26th May Korakuen Hall show.

They chat Utami's return to the company, Hazuki on Collision, match-ups ahead of THE CONVERSION, Lady C's crowning moment, Sayaka Kurara, Ema Maishima's big decision, Rob getting a crucial detail wrong and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #93: Spring Victory Series in Korakuen Hall & Yamaguchi Reviews!

Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Matt flies solo to bring you the results and the best bits from the final night of Marigold's Golden Week tour, and goes in deep on the company's latest Korakuen Hall event which included Utami's farewell gauntlet and Miku Aono defending the Crimson Red Belt against Maddy Morgan!

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Talk Joshi #53: SHE KNOWS HER WAY ~Shino Suzuki Homecoming Show~ & TJPW Live in Vegas Reviews!

Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

It's an all TJPW affair this week, as Matt and Andy review Shino Suzuki's homecoming event, as well as looking back on their Live in Las Vegas show from April. On top of this, we've also got Matt's Women of Honor Watch, and the Women's Owen Hart Tournament predictions.

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The Stardom Cast #311: Stardom in Takasaki & Korakuen Reviews + Queen's Dynasty Preview!

Tue, 19 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

IT'S MATT'S BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!

What better way for him to celebrate than to join Rob talking about the shows in Gunma and Korakuen Hall before previewing the upcoming Queen's Dynasty show?

They also chat Saya Kamitani in America, Global Wars, Rian in WAVE, another Wrestling Tenable, an eye-catching shirt in the front row and so much more on this week's episode of The Stardom Cast!

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Talk Joshi #52: BACK TO THE HIVE ~Suzume Homecoming Show~ & Sendai Girls in Shinkiba Reviews!

Sun, 17 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt flies the Talk Joshi plane solo this week as he reviews TJPW’s BACK TO THE HIVE show, as well as Sendai Girls latest Shinkiba show, featuring a must-see tag match between Hyperactive and Bob Bob Momo Banana!

He then chats some Ring of Honor and the Women of Honor, before talking a must see match from NXT, as Kelani Jordan takes on Kendal Grey!

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The Marigold Standard #92: Marigold Golden Week 2026 Review!

Fri, 15 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to review Marigold's Golden Week run - with the exception of the 10th May show - and discuss at length the announced card for Shine Forever!

They also chat Utami's post-Marigold options, Sareee's injury, the subsequent changes to the Korakuen Hall card, The Dream Star Grand Prix before a brand new segment makes its debut!

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Talk Joshi #51: Yes! Wonderland & Marvelous 10th Anniversary Reviews!

Sun, 10 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy review two huge shows from the past week; TJPW's Yes! Wonderland and Marvelous' 10th Anniversary show, the latter featuring a great main-event of Sareee vs. Takumi Iroha for the AAAW Singles Championship!

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The Stardom Cast #310: Stardom Golden Week Tour 2026 Full Review!

Fri, 08 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat Stardom's full Golden Week tour, including four sold-out shows out of five.

They chat matches for Queen's Dynasty, Rina in Mexico, the winner of the Marvelous Predictions competition, faction movement, the NEW BLOOD tag titles and Artist of Stardom titles back from the dead and a HUGE announcement from Mr. Matt Turner!

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Talk Joshi #50: "JoshiMania" Review + Yes, Wonderland! & Marvelous 10th Anniversary Previews!

Sun, 03 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

On this super-sized episode, Matt and Andy go over all the recent joshi happenings, including Stardom's All Star Grand Queendom, new champions, Marigold, Kairi and Utami leaving their respective promotions and more, as well as reviews of TJPW's April 24th show and two Sendai Girls shows!

As if that isn't enough, they also preview TJPW's big Yes, Wonderland! show and Marvelous' 10th Anniversary show at Yokohama BUNTAI!

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The Marigold Standard #91: Spring Victory Series 2026 in Korakuen Hall & Hokkaido Reviews!

Fri, 01 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat all the happenings in Marigold this week, and boy howdy, has there been a lot a happening.

They chat Utami's shock departure and where she ends up, her final run of matches before she leaves, Shine Forever, the Twinstar titles, Kouki Amarei and what she needs to do to reach the next level, and review the double header in Hokkaido and the latest show from Korkauen Hall!

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The Stardom Cast #309: Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 2026 Live Review!

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:03:29 +0000

Rob and Matt are LIVE for over 3 and a half hours to chat a record-breaking All-Star Grand Queendom show from the Yokohama Arena!

They chat a monumental decision, long-term story-telling, giving Hazuki luggage, Tam, Utami Hayashishita, KAIRI, a 6 and a half hour run time and so, SO much more!

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The Stardom Cast #308: Stardom Nighter in Korakuen Hall 2026 April 2 Bite-Size Review!

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0000

In this quick bonus episode, Matt reviews the final Korakuen Hall before All Star Grand Queendom.

He chats Saki Kashima’s final match as she teams with Syuri to take on MOMOAZ and Hanan teaming with Sayaka Kurara to take on the HATE duo of Saya Kamitani and Konami.

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The Marigold Standard #90: Spring Victory Series 2026 Nights 10, 11 & 12 Review + Korakuen Hall Preview!

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for a bumper episode of the Marigold Standard this week, reviewing the latest three shows of the Spring Victory Series and previewing the upcoming Korakuen Hall show.

They chat BalooTami Hayashishita, Victoria Yuzuki's devastating injury, breakout matches for Komomo Minami and Nagisa Tachibana, Chi Chi, the future of the UN title and so much more!

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The Stardom Cast #307: American Dream in Las Vegas Review + All-Star Grand Queendom 2026 Preview!

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Matt and Rob are back together, and come to you with an enormous episode documenting all of Matt's exploits in Las Vegas.

After running through Pandemonium Pro, TJPW, Marvelous, West Coast Pro and some wild stories, Matt and Rob then focus in on All-Star Grand Queendom, running down all you need to know ahead of Stardom's biggest show of the year!

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Talk Joshi #48: Spotlight on Team 200kg

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy look back at six matches featuring Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu, better known collectively as Team 200kg! From matches in Stardom and Sendai Girls against SaoriPoi, to matches against Lena Kross & Veny, Red Energy and more!

It's my life, it's now or never. Ahhhhhh!! *double biceps pose*

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Talk Joshi #47: Sendai Girls in Korakuen Hall 12/4 Review!

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy only review one show this episode, but it's a bloody good one.

They chat about Sendai Girls' Korakuen Hall show from this last weekend, with a can't miss match between Syuri and Chihiro Hashimoto and a great main-event with the tag titles on the line as Bob Bob Momo Banana defend against Ryo Mizunami and Manami!

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The Stardom Cast #306: Stardom in Korakuen Hall 2026 April Review!

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

With Matt chilling with Natsupoi and Mei Seira in Las Vegas, him and Rob cut together another 'Frankensteined' episode to cover the 11th April Korakuen Hall show.

On top of that, they chat Megan Bayne in the IWGP Women's Title picture, the World of Joshi Predictions League, the updated American Dream card, Pandemonium Pro, Syuri in Sendai Girls, Mei Seira in Marvelous and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #89: Spring Victory Series 2026 Night 8 & 9 Reviews!

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Before he jets off to Las Vegas to cover all of the fun for WrestleMania week, Matt Turner runs down all of the talking points from nights 8 and 9 of the Spring Victory Series from Bolfert Toyama and Niigata!

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Talk Joshi #46: Marvelous in Shin-Kiba 1/28 Review & ROH Global Wars Canada Discussion!

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy review the Marvelous show from January 28th 2026, with a main event of Magenta vs. Ai Houzan and Senka Akatsuki, before they turn attention to Women of Honor: Global Wars, and how what was originally only one match he wanted to watch, turned into three!

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Living the American Dream in Las Vegas | Exclusive Jordan Castle Interview

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:01:00 +0000

Matt is joined by independent commentator Jordan Castle, as they discuss all the great shows and matches coming up in Las Vegas during WrestleMania week, chatting everything from Stardom to TJPW, Marvelous and so much more!

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The Stardom Cast #305: Stardom in Osaka, Hamamatsu & Nighter in Korakuen April Reviews!

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

It's one of our famously 'Frankensteined' episode this week, with Rob and Matt cutting together a show that talks about the shows from the 4th, 5th and 8th April.

On top of that, we talk the visa issues of some of the roster, matches at Spark Joshi, the Rookie of Stardom tournament, the end of an era at Korakuen Hall, Saki Kashima's retirement road and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #88: Marigold Yamato Shinshu Women's Festival & Spring Victory Series 2026 Night 7 Reviews!

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

With Rob back from Italy, him and Matt return to talk all things coming our of Marigold's shows on the 29th March and the 4th April.

They chat Utami's challenge for the Marigold World Title and its wider ramifications, MegaRocks, Komomo Minami going full Mayu, Mayu going full Mayu, the sheer speed of Victoria Yuzuki and Rea Seto and much, much more.

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The Real Ambition of The Real Peach! | Exclusive Komomo Minami Interview

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Dream Star Fighting Marigold are embarking on their third year of existence in 2026, and have cultivated a stellar active roster with the likes of Mayu Iwatani, Utami Hayashishita, Mai Sakurai and Miku Aono all spearheading the company moving forward. However, one of the most exciting pieces of the Marigold puzzle is the ‘Young Marigold’ portion of the roster, with incredibly talented youngsters coming through to lead the company in years to come.

Part of that Marigold youth movement is Komomo Minami, a rookie whose debut for Stardom was curtailed by injury, but would ultimately debut for Marigold in June of 2024 against MIRAI. Since then, she’s developed into one of the most exciting members of the Marigold family, a beloved babyface who is challenging for singles gold and putting on fantastic matches against the top members of the roster. Coming off the back of title matches for the 3D Trios titles and against Mayu Iwatani for the Superfly Championship, we were lucky enough to catch a few words with Komomo to chat about her history, her present and her future ambitions!

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The Marigold Standard #87: Spring Victory Series 2026 Night 6 Review!

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:28:57 +0000

Matt sails the Marigold ship solo this week as he talks about another great show from Shinjuku FACE, with a must-see main event double title match between Mayu Iwatani and Natsumi Showzuki!

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Talk Joshi #44: TJPW Grand Princess '26 Show Review w/ Andy Zike of Tokyo Joshi Pod!

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:02:42 +0000

After a record-breaking night for TJPW, Matt and Andy are once again joined by Tokyo Joshi Pod's Andy Zike to review a show full of title changes, MOTYCs, pandas, hammers, brand-new belts and much, much more!

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The Stardom Cast #304: Stardom in Sendai & Korakuen Hall Reviews!

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:57:41 +0000

With Rob sunning it up in Italy, Matt is solo this week and review the shows from Sendai and Korakuen Hall.

He also talks about the matches announced for Stardom’s show in Vegas, the updated All-Star Grand Queendom and what the rest of the show In Yokohama could look like!

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The Marigold Standard #86: Spring Victory Series 2026 Nights 4 & 5 Reviews!

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to whip through nights 4 and 5 of the Spring Victory Series from Ehime and Osaka.

They chat Shoko Koshino's seven match trail series and her ceiling moving forward, Nagisa Tachibana, Maddy Morgan and Angel Hayze continuing to impress, Team Mayu being the hardest working trio in joshi, who they'd like to see challenge for the UN title and so much more!

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Talk Joshi Special Bonus: TJPW Grand Princess '26 Show Preview w/ Andy Zike of Tokyo Joshi Pod!

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy are joined by Andy Zike of the Toyko Joshi Pod to preview TJPW's big Grand Princess '26 show!

They chat Miu Wantanabe defending The Princess of Princess Title against Yuki Arai, Mirai defending the International Princess Title against Suzume, the IInspiration, Sareee and Miyu Yamashita and much more!

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Talk Joshi #43: Sareee-ISM Chapter X Chronicle & TJPW Texas Stampede in Dallas & Houston Reviews!

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Matt and Andy continue their reviews of TJPW's Texas Stampede shows in Dallas and Houston, along with a look at Sareee-ISM Chapter 10, featuring a loaded main-event of Takumi Iroha & Sareee vs. Chihiro Hashimoto & Syuri!

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The Stardom Cast #303: Stardom New Blood 30 Review!

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for an uncharacteristically short episode of The Stardom Cast, with them clocking in at under 90 minutes for the first time in forever.

Matt gives the lowdown from his New York Big Event weekend, and the lads chat New Blood 30, Stardom wrestlers in Vegas, a substitute appearance for Hazuki, the Rookie of Stardom tournament, Korakuen Hall, Sareee-ISM and much more!

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The 1.47m Big Kaiju | Exclusive Shoko Nakajima Interview!

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling will run the famous Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 29th when they bring their Grand Princess 26’ show live to WRESTLEUNIVERSE. The card is stacked, with MIRAI defending her International Princess Championship against Suzume, The IInspiration looking to dethrone Ober Eats for the Princess Tag Team Championships, Sareee teaming with Lei Ying Lee against Miyu Yamashita and Arisu Endo and so much more.

Shoko Nakajima is one of TJPW’s most tenured competitors and is a two time Princess of Princess Champion. She’s also branches out onto the international circuit, until recently holding MLW’s Women’s World Featherweight title and is one of the company’s most endearing characters. We were lucky enough to catch a few words with the Big Kaiju during the company’s tour of Texas, and ahead of what is sure to be an incredible show in Sumo Hall.

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Talk Joshi #42: TJPW Texas Stampede in Austin Day 1 & 2 Reviews!

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Matt and Andy try to catch everyone up on a very busy past week of joshi wrestling news and happenings!

They review both TJPW Texas Stampede shows from Austin, featuring a match of the year contender between Shoko Nakajima and Miyu Yamashita!

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The Marigold Standard #85: Spring Victory Series 2026 - Nights 1, 2 & 3 Reviews!

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt return to chat some Marigold for what seems like the first time in forever.

They talk the three opening nights of the Spring Victory Series, the debut of AI, Megaton's big moment, Maddy Morgan and Angel Hayze, Seri Yamaoka vs. Chihiro Hashimoto 2 (sort of) and an upcoming double title match at Shinjuku FACE!

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The Stardom Cast #302: Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026 Finals Review!

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat the fallout of the 2026 Cinderella Tournament.

They go in-depth on their thoughts about Saya Kamitani and Sayaka Kurara, Rina's MVP tournament, Hanan joining an elite club, the first official matches for Dream Queendom, worldwide Poi, all the WrestleMania week announcements and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #41: TJPW Prelude to Grand Princess & Marvelous December ‘25 Korakuen Hall Reviews!

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy go over a ton of news and all of the happenings from TJPW's Texas card lineups and new title belts, to a loaded surprise Monday Magic six-man tag team match with Marvelous, SENJO and Marigold, plus the killer match from Pro-Wrestling: EVE of Jamie Hayter vs. Miyu Yamashita!

If all that isn't enough, they also review TJPW's Prelude to Grand Princess from the 7th March and a Marvelous show from back in December 2025!

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The Marigold Standard Bonus Episode Miku Aono vs. Victoria Yuzuki Alternate Commentary (14/09/2025)

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

With no Marigold shows airing this week, Matt fills the void with an audio Alternate Commentary. He uses this as an excuse to revisit the finals of last year's Dream Star Grand Prix in Korakuen Hall, and the final itself between Miku Aono and Victoria Yuzuki.

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The Stardom Cast #301: Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026 Nights 1, 2 & 3 Reviews!

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back once more to chat three interesting days of the 2026 Cinderella Tournament.

They talk Rob's experiences at a monumental Pro-Wrestling EVE weekend, the devastating closure of Shinjuku FACE, Stardom adventures in Mexico, the ongoing conversation on Sayaka Kurara in the main-event of All-Star Grand Queendom, Gurp, Rob's dire predictions for the Cinderella Tournament and so much more on this bumper episode of the Stardom Cast!

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The Powerhouse Princess | Exclusive Miu Watanabe Interview!

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

At the top of the card however sits Miu Watanabe, the reigning and defending 16th Princess of Princess Champion currently in her second reign. She will defend the belt against Yuki Arai, looking to make her fifth successful defence of the title, and we were lucky enough to catch a few words with the champion ahead of what is sure to be a sensational match.

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Talk Joshi #40: TJPW Love & Flame & First Sparkle Reviews!

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000

It's an all TJPW affair this week as Matt and Andy review the Yuki Aino homecoming show Love & Flame: The Burning Venus Returns! Following this, attention turns to First Sparkle from Aioi Hall, with both shows building towards Grand Princess '26 and the latter featuring a decidedly one-sided victory for Miu Watanabe!

Also, we bring the news of our upcoming interviews with some of the TJPW roster, starting with Miu Watanabe!

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Syuri vs. Alex Windsor Watchalong (06/06/2025)

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

With Pro-Wrestling EVE running their biggest ever show on Sunday for Wrestle Queendom 8 at the Indigo at 02, and running back Syuri vs. Alex Windsor for the NJPW STRONG Women's Championship, Rob and Matt go back to their first encounter from June last year for this Patreon-exclusive watchalong!

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The Stardom Cast #300: Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2026 Bracketology & Preview!

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Rob is back for episode 300 of the Stardom Cast, with he and Matt delivering the episode that keeps him up at night; the Cinderella Tournament 2026 bracketology and preview!

Join the lads as they give their picks for each of the matches and compete against their significant others who, despite having not watched Stardom, still manage to outperform them at every opportunity!

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The Stardom Cast #299: Stardom in Okayama, Korakuen Hall & Kariya Reviews!

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Matt is back in his final solo episode before Rob returns to chat about the shows from February 23rd and March 1st.

He goes in-depth about the sold-out Korakuen Hall show from February 28th that saw Spark Rush vs Hazuki and Fuwa-chan and the excellent main event, as Konami defends the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Hina!

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The Stardom Cast #298: Stardom in Otsu & Osaka Reviews + Cinderella Tournament Announcements!

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Matt looks back and reviews the shows from last weekend, including Saori Anou’s homecoming show in Otsu and from Osaka!

He also goes over the thirty-two participants announced for the 2026 Cinderella Tournament, chats Stardom in Las Vegas and previews the big upcoming show in Korakuen Hall this weekend!

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The Marigold Standard #84: New Year's Golden Garden 2026 in Korakuen Hall Review!

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Matt guides you through an absolutely amazing Korakuen hall show that saw a hard-hitting Marigold World Championship match, the crowing of the first 3D Trios Champions and a MOTYC as Victoria Yuzuki defends the United National title against Chika Goto!

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Talk Joshi #39: TJPW Max Heart 6 Tournament Finals & Club eX Chapter Pause Show Reviews!

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Matt and Andy review the final night of The Max Heart 6 Tournament, as Mizuki and Uta Takami take on the Princess Tag Champions Wakana Uehara & Yuki Kamifuku in finals. Their focus then switches to the the TJPW show from the very next day, with a Loaded main event 8-woman tag as Ober Eats team with Kick Slash against Kyoraku Kyomei, Ren Konatsu and Raku!

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The Marigold Standard #83: New Year's Golden Garden 2026 Nights 9, 10 & 11 Reviews!

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Matt gets you caught up on all things Dream Star Fighting Marigold, as he reviews all three shows from last weekend!

He also previews and gives his predictions for the big Korakuen show this upcoming Monday and discusses a potential Utami heel turn!?

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The Stardom Cast #297: Stardom Nighter in Korakuen & Stardom in Fuji Reviews!

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:01:00 +0000

Matt reviews the shows from last weekend, including another fantastic Korakuen Hall show.

He chats about Saya Kamitani’s massive accomplishments in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, the fast selling tickets for this years All Star Grand Queendom, and goes over the next main event for Korakuen hall as Hina challenges Konami for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.

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The Ultimate Athlete | Exclusive J-Rod Interview!

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:04:42 +0000

Matt has the pleasure of sitting down with ‘The Ultimate Athlete’ J-Rod!

They discuss how she got into wrestling, her time in TJPW, her must-see match against Miu Watanabe for the Princess of Princess Championship last year and her upcoming American Joshi tournament for MPX Wrestling as well as so much more!

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Talk Joshi #38: Sendai Girls 2/2 & 2/8 Reviews + Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid Discussion!

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy talk about the epic main-event of Stardom's Supreme Fight; Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid - a match where Saya suffers a gnarly injury to her finger, but continues to wrestle for another fifteen minutes!

Then they review not one, but two shows from Sendai Girls in February 2nd in Osaka and February 8th in Shinjuku Face! Both shows featured great main events with Bob Bob Momo Banana defending the Sendai Girls Tag Titles first against the makeshift team of Mika Iwata & Chi-Chi on one night, and against Reiwa Ultima Powers (DASH Chisako & Hiroyo Matsumoto) on the other!

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The Marigold Standard #82: New Year's Golden Garden 2026 Nights 7 & 8 Reviews!

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back once more to chat Marigold's latest dates on their New Year's Golden Garden tour.

They talk the final matches of the first round of the 3D Trios tournament, the first-ever singles matches for Marie Malenko, an influx of foreign talent, more praise for Victoria Yuzuki, Mayu stealing the mist and their picks to go the distance and win the Trios titles at Korakuen Hall.

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The Stardom Cast #296: Stardom Supreme Fight in Osaka & NEW BLOOD 28 + 29 Reviews!

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt for a near three-hour discussion of everything coming out of the Supreme Fight in Osaka PPV and the two back-to-back NEW BLOOD shows earlier in the week.

They chat MOTY candidates, the direction for EXV, the merits of Sayaka Kurara's challenge for the Red Belt, Syuri in London, NEO-GENESIS in Mexico, Sareee-ISM Chapter X announcements and White Belt Hina as well as so much more this week!

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Talk Joshi #37: Miu Watanabe 2025 Princess Cup Win Retrospective!

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

On this special bonus episode, Matt looks back at Miu Watanabe’s road back to the Princess of Princess Title, reviewing her 2025 Princess Cup win and her epic rematch against Mizuki from Wrestle Princess VI!

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Talk Joshi #36: Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita vs. Shoko Nakajima & Meiko Satomura Watchalong (6/10/2024)

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

In the first of this new Watchalong series here on the World of Joshi Patreon, Matt and Andy go back to TJPW's All Rise '24 event in Korakuen Hall to watch the big main event tag match of Miu Watanabe and Miyu Yamashita against Meiko Satomura and Shoko Nakajima!

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The Marigold Standard #81: New Years Golden Garden 2026 Nights 5 & 6 Reviews!

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Happy Superbowl Sunday everybody!

Rob and Matt celebrate the big day by chatting some Marigold wrestling, including the latest Superfly title defence for Mayu Iwatani, a breakout performance for Komomo Minami, heaps of praise for Natsumi Showzuki, an influx of foreign talent, a potential new member of Darkness Revolution and the latest in a wrestling dynasty making her Marigold debut!

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Talk Joshi #35: TJPW Max Heart 6 Semi Finals + Sendai Girls 1/23 Review!

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

With Andy stuck at work Matt flies solo to cover a Sendai Girls show from January 23rd featuring the main event of Manami & Ryo Mizunami vs. Bob Bob Momo Banana, before going on to review the semi-finals of TJPW's Max Heart 6 Tournament with the main event of Ober Eats vs. PomPaler.

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The Stardom Cast #295: New Year Stars 2026 in Korakuen Hall Night 4 Review + Supreme Fight in Osaka Preview!

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back again to chat Stardom's fourth Korakuen Hall show of the month, and preview the upcoming PPV - Supreme Fight in Osaka.

They talk New Blood 28 and 29, Syuri's opponent at New Beginning USA, Kid's build up to her first ever Red Belt match, an update on a former-Oedo Tai leader trying their hand at policing, Hot Shushu and the probability of Kamitani coming out of Osaka still your World of Stardom Champion.

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Talk Joshi #34: Spotlight on the Magical Sugar Rabbits

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Matt and Andy go back to watch four TJPW matches from the tag team of Mizuki and Yuka Sakazaki, better known as the Magical Sugar Rabbits, including matches against Daydream, Daisy Monkey and more!

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Talk Joshi #33: TJPW Max Heart 6 Night 2 Review!

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

There's only one show to review this week for Matt and Andy, as night 2 of TJPW's Max Heart Tournament sees the field cut down to four teams. The pair go in depth on the show, which featured a main event of Ober Eats (Wakana Uehara & Yuki Kamifuki) against Mifu Ashida & Yuki Arai!

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The Stardom Cast #294: Stardom Awards 2025 in Takadanobaba Nights 1 & 2 Reviews!

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:03:33 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat the double header at Belle Salle Takadanobaba this weekend!

Aswell as going through the winners, the pair talk the matches announced for Supreme Fight, another outstanding Hazuki match, Kenta Kobashi booking a joshi juggernaut for Fortune Dream XI, Taro Okada in NJPW, an update on Bozilla's injury and more Office references than you can shake a stick at!

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The Marigold Standard #80: Mayu Iwatani 15th Anniversary: ICON Forever Review & Marigold Standard End of Year Awards 2025!

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back together this week to review an excellent Korakuen Hall show celebrating 15 years of one of the best to ever do it!

They chat Mayu being Mayu during the celebration of Mayu, Yuzuki and Komomo tearing the house down, Natsumi Showzuki and Miku Aono kicking seven shades out of each other, just how over Megaton is and perhaps most importantly, your winners of the 2025 Marigold Standard End of Year Awards!

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Talk Joshi #32: TJPW Max Heart 6 Night 1 + Risa Sera Retirement Match Reviews!

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy review Risa Sera's Retirement match against Suzu Suzuki, as well as night one of TJPW's Futari Wa Princess Max Heart Tournament - the latter of which featured a great main event of last year’s winners Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima) vs. Kickslash (Kaya Toribami & Miyu Yamashita).

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The Marigold Standard #79: New Years Golden Garden 2026 Nights 2 & 3 Reviews + ICON Forever Preview!

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Join Matt as he takes you through all of the happenings from nights two and three of the New Years Golden Garden 2026 tour and as he previews the upcoming 15th Anniversary show for Mayu Iwatani, as well as chatting about new titles, new roster members and new feuds gathering steam as the tour rolls on!

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The Stardom Cast #293: New Years Stars in Osaka, Takamatsu & Korakuen Reviews!

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Matt and Rob chat about - and clarify - the rebranding of The Stardom Cast to World of Joshi, as well as all of the happenings in the world of Stardom!

Matt then takes the hot seat in order to review the latest four Stardom shows, including a must-see Korakuen Hall show that saw the return of Yuzuki Aikawa and a stellar Wonder of Stardom title match between Konami and Rina!

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The Stardom Cast #292: The Stardom Cast End of Year Awards 2025 Results!

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to run through the results of the sixth annual Stardom Cast Awards, running through each of the categories and announcing the fan-voted winners!

A huge thank you to everyone that voted, and helped to make this year's awards the biggest yet!

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The Marigold Standard #78: New Year's Golden Garden 2026 Night 1 Review!

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000

With Rob's internet deciding to turn heel, Matt flies solo for this truncated episode of The Marigold Standard, looking back at a typically enjoyable Korakuen Hall show main-evented by an excellent all-star tag team match, and some great performances from the undercard!

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Talk Joshi #31: Max Heart 6 Predictions + TJPW & Sendai Girls Show Reviews!

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:11:36 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy give their predictions for TJPW's Max Heart 6 Tag Team Tournament before reviewing the TJPW show from Shinjuku FACE on the 11th January featuring the main-event six-way for a shot at the Princess of Princess Title at Grand Princess!

They then review a quick, but great Sendai Girls show from Shin-Kiba 1st RING including an awesome main event of Saya Iida vs. Chihiro Hashimoto!

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The Stardom Cast #291: Stardom New Year Stars in Shinjuku & Korakuen Hall Reviews!

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat the first four shows of Stardom's 2026!

They talk about the Stardom debut of Alex Windsor, Maki Itoh joining the company, Hazuki continuing to put on outstanding matches, H.A.T.E's continued dominance, great numbers coming out of Korakuen Hall and the marriage of Natsupoi to a Rampage Dragon!

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The Stardom Cast #290: The Stardom Cast in Japan Review Megasode!

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back from Japan and boy howdy do they have some stories to tell!

The lads go for nearly four hours talking about a once in a lifetime trip, the places they have been, the matches they've seen, the people that made the trip that extra special, surprise wasabi, Matt's flight friend, tears at the Tokyo Dome and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #30: Sendai Girls in Sendai PIT & TJPW January 4th Show Reviews!

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:25:00 +0000

Matt's back from Japan, and he and Andy review the Sendai Girls in Sendai PIT show from December 26th, featuring the great main event of Team 200kg (YUU & Chihiro Hashimoto) defending the Sendai Girls Tag Titles against Bob Bob Momo Banana (Mio Momono & Yurika Oka).

On top of that, they also have a review of TJPW's big January 4th show featuring a MOTYC in Miu Watanabe defending the Princess of Princess Title against Suzume!

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The Marigold Standard Bonus Episode: Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha Watchalong Series - Part 2 (18/10/2020)

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:38:24 +0000

With their upcoming big match at Marigold First Dream on the 3rd January, Matt goes back to watch their two previous absolute classics.

The second, the World of Stardom title match from November 2020 with Takumi having beaten Mayu on 8th February in special singles action!

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The Marigold Standard Bonus Episode: Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha Watchalong Series - Part I (08/02/2020)

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:35:51 +0000

With their upcoming big match at Marigold First Dream on the 3rd January, Matt goes back to watch their two previous absolute classics.

The first, an impromptu match from Stardom's Way to the Major League on the 8th February 2020, a match that was initially supposed to be Mayu vs. Sareee!

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Talk Joshi Special Bonus Episode: TJPW January 4th 2026 Show Preview w/ Andy Zike of Tokyo Joshi Pod!

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

It's a special bonus Talk Joshi episode this week as Matt and Andy up the ante - and the ‘Andy’s’ - as they invite Andy Zike, the host of Tokyo Joshi Pod, to the show to talk about TJPW and preview their big January 4th show in Korakuen Hall.

They chat Arisu Endo defending her International Princess Title against Mirai, as well as Miu Watanabe defending her Princess of Princesses Title against Suzume and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #77: True Victory 2025 Night 9 & 10 Reviews + First Dream 2026 Predictions

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Matt is solo on this episode because of the boys traveling to Japan! He reviews nights 9 and 10 of the True Victory tour before giving his and Rob’s predictions for the big First Dream show!

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Talk Joshi #29: Sendai Girls & TJPW 21st December Show Reviews!

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:26:16 +0000

Matt is flying solo right before he flies over to Japan for Dream Queendom, Wrestle Kingdom and more!

On this episode, he reviews two shows from the same day, December 21st 2025. Firstly, the Sendai Girls Shin-Kina 1st RING show featuring the main event of Yurika Oka & Manami vs. Team 200kg, and then the TJPW Se~No Merry Christmas show and the main event between Haru Kazashiro, Suzume & Yuki Aino and the team of Miu Watanabe & Ober Eats (Wakana Uehara & Yuki Kamifuku!

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The Stardom Cast #289: Stardom in Toyama, Osaka & X’Mas Night 2025 Reviews!

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 23:37:32 +0000

Matt is flying solo on this one as the boys both prepare to hop onto long flights to Japan, where they will be going to Wrestle Kingdom, Dream Queendom and more!

On this episode, Matt reviews the Stardom shows from December 20th in Toyama, the 21st in Osaka and the Christmas Eve show from the legendary Korakuen Hall!

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The Stardom Cast #288: The Stardom Cast Goes to Japan: The Preview!

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt come together for the final time before they jet off to Japan for the trip of a lifetime, and they chat all the shows and matches they plan on seeing over the next two weeks!

They talk the excitement around TJPW's Korakuen Hall show, Mayu and Takumi potentially stealing the week, Tanahashi's retirement, potential MIRAI sightings, Triple Crown defences, Strong Zeroes, Sapporo Beers and a movement to crown Megaton your Rookie of the Year for 2025!

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Talk Joshi #28: Marvelous in Ishikawa (10/19) & TJPW Live in Dallas (7/13) Reviews!

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:41:48 +0000

On this week's episode, we review the newest - at least on WrestleUniverse - Marvelous show from the 19th October, featuring the main event of Senka Akatsuki vs. Takumi Iroha for the AAAW Championship.

Then, we review a show from back in the summer when TJPW went to Texas for three nights, with us reviewing the 'Live in Dallas' show from the 13th July featuring the main event of Mizuki and Maki Itoh!

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The Marigold Standard #76: True Victory 2025 Nights 7 & 8 Reviews

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back together once again to chat all the happenings from the world of Dream Star Fighting Marigold.

They talks the full First Dream card, the return of the Twinstar Cup, Victoria Yuzuki's case for Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year, Matt's Marigold tag team match of the year and so much more!

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The Stardom Cast #287: Stardom in Fuji & Toyama Reviews + Saya Kamitani Wins Tokyo Sports MVP Award!

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000

In a Stardom Cast first, Rob and Matt actually bring you breaking news as opposed to podcasting before it!

They chat the huge news of Saya Kamitani officially becoming the first woman to ever win the Tokyo Sports MVP prize, the feud with Saori Anou, her and Syuri's placement at Wreste Kingdom 20, the upcoming Natsu & Saory show, Hazuki in Sendai Girls, Rob's awful weekend and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #27: Sendai Girls in Azalea Taisho Hall & TJPW Step Forward '25 Reviews!

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:45:37 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy review two shows. First, they head to TJPW's Step Forward '25 show from 29th November, featuring the main event of Miu Watanabe & Shoko Nakajima against Suzume & HIMAWARI!

Next, they go to the Sendai Girls in Azalea Taisho Hall from December 6th with an all-star main event of Team 200kg defending the Sendai Girls Tag Team Championships against Red Energy!

On top of that, the pair give some thoughts on Ring of Honor Final Battle and more!

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The Marigold Standard #75: True Victory 2025 Nights 4, 5 & 6 Reviews!

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Rob and Matt return to talk about four Marigold shows and three titles matches, as the company begin the march to First Dream!

They chat the Megaton main event at the upcoming PPV, directions for the Superfly Championship, Yuuka Yamazaki 100% joining Darkness Revolution, Mai Sakurai and Miku Aono's escalation, Shoko Koshino shooting her shot and the return of Utami Hayashishita!

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The Stardom Cast #286: Stardom Nighter 2025 in Korakuen Dec. & Dream Queendom Discussion!

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:30:20 +0000

Rob and Matt are back as we inch ever closer to Christmas, and to a jam-packed festive Stardom program!

They chat their early predictions for the Cinderella Tournament, Fuwa-Chan vs. Hazuki, SaoriPoi and Team 200kg looking to tear it up, Xena's long awaited return, Ami Sourei and Saya Iida putting on their best singles match ever and so much more

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Talk Joshi #26: Sendai Girls in Azalea Taisho Hall & TJPW Organization Festival Part 1 Team PW Reviews!

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:01:20 +0000

On this episode, the boys review the 23rd November show from TJPW, featuring the main event of Miu Watanabe & Toga against Suzume & Haru and Shoko Nakajima wrestling a dinosaur!?

They then move onto a review of Sendai Girls show from Azalea Taisho Hall from the exact same day, with Team 200kg against Spike Nishimura and Mio Momono!

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The Stardom Cast #285: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2025 Finals Review + Korakuen Hall Preview!

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:34 +0000

After a week of 'frankensteined' episodes, Rob and Matt are back to talk the three final nights of the 2025 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, and to give their overall thoughts on the Tag League as a whole!

They chat Ami Sourei and Saya Iida in the frame for the biggest match of their careers, Akira and Bozilla becoming the bestest of friends, what to do with NEO-GENESIS at Dream Queendom, the return of Maika and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #74: True Victory 2025 Nights 1, 2 & 3 Reviews!

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:00:47 +0000

After a week off to celebrate thanksgiving, Rob and Matt are back to chat all things True Victory!

They talk title match announcements, Utami's return, First Dream announcements, the direction of the Twinstar and UN titles heading into 2026, Komomo Minami, Hummingbird's interesting run up to her Sapporo title match and much more!

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Talk Joshi #25: Sendai Girls Mika Iwata Debut 10th Anniversary Show Review & More!

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:43:57 +0000

Matt is back for this week’s episode of Talk Joshi, and he’s talking all things Sendai Girls!

He covers the shows from November 18th and 22nd, including Mika Iwata’s 10th Anniversary Match as Red Energy take on Saori Anou and Ryo Mizunami, and FWC challenge Team 200kg for the Sendai Girls tag titles!

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FROM THE VAULT: Utami Hayashishita Stardom Career Retrospective Roundtable Discussion! w/ Karen Peterson

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 05:00:48 +0000

As a little thank you during this Thanksgiving Week, we are releasing seven episodes from our Patreon to the free-feed for you to enjoy; one for each day of the week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed recording them!

In this month's Roundtable Discussion, we're back looking at the career of one of the Stardom greats!

Joined once again by friend-of-the-show - and the Io Shirai to our Kairi and Mayu - Post-Wrestling's Karen Peterson, we look back at the Stardom career of the 'Big Rookie', 'Big Daddy's Third Daughter' and the woman who, in just week's time, will be taking on IYO SKY inside Sumo Hall; Marigold's ace, Utami Hayashishita!

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The Stardom Cast #284: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2025 Final Block Nights Review + Play-Offs Predictions & Preview!

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:00:54 +0000

Rob and Matt bring you one of their infamous 'Frankensteined' reviews of the final two block nights of this year's Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, before giving you their quick fire predictions ahead of a surprising final play-offs bracket!

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FROM THE VAULT: Oedo Tai vs. Queen’s Quest Match Review (21/01/2018)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:00:46 +0000

Rob and Matt are back - a day late, sorry! - to review one of the most intriguing matches in Stardom's recent history; The Queen's Quest vs. Oedo Tai 10-Woman Elimination Tag Team Loser Leaves Unit Gauntlet Match from the 7th Anniversary Show on January 21st 2018!

Thank you so much to Rob Jones of our Red Belt tier for suggesting this match, it really is a banger!

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FROM THE VAULT: Who Are The Greatest 5 Female Wrestlers Ever? Roundtable Discussion w/ Allison Danger!

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:46 +0000

We are back again with a brand new monthly Roundtable Discussions exclusively for our White and Red belt patrons. This month Rob and Matt are joined by Allison Danger, someone who knows a thing or two about female wrestling!

Today’s topic; Who Are The Greatest 5 Female Wrestlers Ever?

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The Stardom Cast #283: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2025 Nights 8 & 9 Bitesize Reviews!

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0000

With it being Thanksgiving week, and Stardom producing a monster of a schedule as we reach the business end of the Tag League, the schedule may be a little bit all over the place this week - including a couple of the infamous 'frankensteined' episodes!

On this bitesize review, Matt catches you up with all the action from nights 8 and 9 as we head into the final two nights of block action!

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FROM THE VAULT: Arisa Hoshiki vs. Tam Nakano Match Review (16/06/2019)

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:00:33 +0000

Rob and Matt are back talking about one of the best matches in Stardom's history - the Wonder of Stardom Championship Match between Arisa Hoshiki and Tam Nakano from Stardom Shining Destiny 2019 from June 16th in Korakuen Hall.

This match truly has everything; emotion, story-telling, fantastic in-ring work from both women and a cathartic finish, and Rob and Matt are here to talk in depth about it all!

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The PWI Women’s 250 2025 | Exclusive Kristen Ashley Interview

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:00:25 +0000

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Kristen Ashley drops by The Stardom Cast to chat to Matt Turner about all of the unseen things that go into curating a list such as the recently-released PWI Women's 250!

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FROM THE VAULT: What Are The Greatest 5 5Star Grand Prix Matches Ever? Roundtable Discussion w/ Scott E Wrestling!

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:28 +0000

We are back at it once again with a brand new monthly Roundtable Discussions exclusively for our White and Red belt patrons. This month, with it being 5Star season, we are joined by the only person more excited than us about the 5Star Grand Prix, and fan favourite, Scott E Wrestling!

Today’s topic; What Are The Greatest 5 5Star Grand Prix Matches Ever?

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FROM THE VAULT: Kagetsu vs. Hazuki Match Review (27/01/2019)

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:00:20 +0000

It's the first bonus episode of the month of May, and it's a doozy folks from back in 2019!

We go back in time as Oedo Tai members collide, with Hazuki gunning for Kagetsu's World of Stardom Championship at Stardom's 8th Anniversary show in Osaka!

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FROM THE VAULT: Giulia Stardom Career Retrospective! Roundtable Discussion! w/ Karen Peterson

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:00:42 +0000

In this month's Roundtable Discussion we try something a little bit different!

Joined by friend-of-the-show Post-Wrestling's Karen Peterson, we take a long look back at Giulia's career in Stardom, journeying back to her contentious beginnings in 2019 all the way through to being an international star;

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Talk Joshi #24: Sendai Girls ”KAIBUTSU A DECADE” Chihiro Hashimoto 10th Anniversary Show Review!

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:40:18 +0000

The boys talk about going to The Big Event Wrestling Con, meeting Great Muta, Sting, the Jumping Bomb Angels and many more.

They then review Sendai Girls "Kaibutsu A Decade" - Chihiro Hashimoto's 10th anniversary show - from the 16th November, featuring the main event of Hashimoto vs. Sareee!

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The Stardom Cast #282: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2025 Nights 5-7 Reviews!

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:00:28 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with their continuing coverage of this year's Goddess of Stardom Tag League, including Rian's homecoming show and two very bizarre Sapporo shows!

They chat the raft of people missing from Hokkaido, Natsu Sumire's return, Aqua Stellar's TOTY push, Megan Bayne's continuing badassery, BushiRoad financials, Kamitani at Purge night and the incredible sales heading into Dream Queendom!

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The Marigold Standard #73: Battle Heart 2025 in Korakuen Hall, Shinjuku FACE & Osaka Reviews!

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:00:06 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with over two hours of Marigold goodness as they review three shows and look ahead to First Dream on January 3rd 2026!

They chat Matt's adventures in New York, Chika Goto and Nao Ishikawa's impressive performances, their pleas for more Nightshade, their pleas to sign CoCo, Mayu Iwatani being booed in Korakuen Hall, Yuzuki and Rea Seto tearing it up in Shinjuku, one of the best Marigold Korakuen Hall events of the year, MIRAI vs. Chanyota and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #23: Sareee-ISM Chapter IX & TJPW All Rise ’25 Reviews!

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:00:21 +0000

With Andy stuck at work, Matt goes it alone to cover the latest chapter in Sareee-ISM: Chapter IX and TJPW's All Rise in Korakuen Hall from this past weekend featuring Miu Watanabe defending the Princess of Princess Championship against J-Rod!

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The Stardom Cast #281: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2025 Nights 1-4 Reviews!

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:00:28 +0000

It is another hefty episode this week as Matt and Rob sit down to chat the opening four nights of the 2025 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League!

They chat Konami's potential challengers, their upcoming trip to Japan, Stardom representation in the PWI Women's 250, Dos Locas de Mexico, SaoriPoi being the team to beat, Akira and Bozilla's love/hate relationship, Fuwa-chan, the incredible dedication of Megan Bayne and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #72: Battle Heart 2025 Night 10 Review!

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:00:24 +0000

Matt flies solo for this episode of The Marigold Standard and goes through the 1st November show from Ibaraki that saw challenges for the World, UN and Twinstar Championships emerge.

On top of that, he previews the upcoming Shinjuku FACE card, Monday's full Korakuen Hall show and chats Marigold representation in the PWI 250!

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Becoming Undefinable | Exclusive Sadie Gibbs Interview

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:00:43 +0000

Rob and Matt have the honour of interviewing the 'Undefinable' Sadie Gibbs on this latest episode of the Stardom Cast!

They chat dream opponents, her ongoing recovery from injury and the plans in place, her return from retirement, wrestling Chihiro Hashimoto in Korakuen Hall, her incredible mindset, her tours in Stardom, Sendai Girls and Marvelous, wrestling with ADHD and so much more in this enlightening interview!

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Talk Joshi #22: Sendai Girls in Shin-Kiba & TJPW Autumn Victory in Shinjuku vol. 2 Reviews + Stardom Crimson Nightmare Discussion!

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:17:56 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy talk a little about Stardom's Crimson Nightmare PPV and Saya Kamitani's next big opponents before reviewing both the Sendai Girls in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring and TJPW Autumn Victory in Shinjuku vol.2 shows.

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The Stardom Cast #280: Crimson Nightmare 2025 Review + Tag League Preview & Chiba & New Blood 26 Recaps!

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:00:54 +0000

Sit tight ladies and gentlemen as Rob and Matt go over three hours chatting all of the happenings in Stardom this week!

They go deep into Crimson Nightmare and the main event of Saya Kamitani vs. Momo Watanabe, surprise title changes, Saya vs. Syuri at the Tokyo Dome, the main-event of Dream Queendom, tag league announcements, Hazuki discourse, Matt still not having seen Jurassic Park and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #71: Marigold Mask Fiesta 2025 Review!

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:00:31 +0000

With the show from the 1st November not airing on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in time, Rob and Matt bring you an uncharacteristically short episode to talk all things from one of the most fun shows all year.

They chat Nagisa Tachibana and Komomo's great outing, Sakurai's love of Star Wars, Korakuen Hall, Yuzuki's first UN title defence, predictions for First Dream and so much more!

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Talk Joshi #21: Sendai Girls in Sendai Pit (17/10) Review & TJPW Grand Princess ’25 Talk!

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:37:07 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy talk a little Marigold Grand Destiny '25 before reviewing the Sendai Girls show from the 17th October featuring the main event of Red Energy vs. Bob Bob Momo Banana!

They also go on to review a few matches from TJPW's Big Grand Princess 2025 show, featuring the main event of Mizuki vs. Rika Tatsumi, as well as the return of Andy Header’s prestigious Awards for Best Gear and Best Hair!

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The Stardom Cast #279: Stardom Nighter In Korakuen & Fuji Reviews + Crimson Nightmare Preview!

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:00:02 +0000

Rob and Matt are back once more as they chat all the things following the Fuji and latest Korakuen Hall shows!

They talk the credentials of Saori Anou as the Dream Queendom opponent for Saya, the inconsistency in the High-Speed rules, Matt never having watched Jurassic Park, the upcoming Crimson Nightmare and Chiba shows, Historic X-Over III actually being a real thing and predictions for the as-of-yet-unannounced teams for the Tag League!

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The Marigold Standard #70: Marigold Grand Destiny 2025 Live Review!

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:30:12 +0000

Rob and Matt are back LIVE to chat about the biggest show in Marigold's short history!

They chat the Marigold youth, surprise title changes, a Dream Destiny match that blew even the highest of expectations out of the water, Megaton's show-stealing performance, the rise of Chika Goto and of course the most important thing - Andy Header's Award for Best Hair & Costume!

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Talk Joshi #20: TJPW Additional Attack ’25 in Korakuen Hall Review!

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:01:50 +0000

Matt and Andy are back to chat about a certain concert announcement they are excited for, and then to go through some Stardom news and happenings - namely Starlight Kid's 10th anniversary show. Following that, the pair review Tokyo Joshi Pro's Additional Attack '25 show from Korakuen Hall, featuring the main event of Miu Watanabe defending her Princess of Princess title against Yuki Aino!

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The Marigold Standard #69: Battle Heart 2025 in Fukuoka & Yamaguchi Reviews!

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:21:06 +0000

With Grand Destiny 2025 mere hours away, Matt gets us all caught up as he reviews the Battle Heart shows from October 18th and 19th in Fukuoka and Yamaguchi, including the homecoming shows for Komomo Minami and Shinno!

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Four Decades in the Heart of Joshi Puroresu | Exclusive Rossy Ogawa Interview

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:00:52 +0000

Hiroshi 'Rossy' Ogawa is a name that is synonymous with joshi puroresu.

From his early involvement in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, his formation of ARSION, the re-popularisation of women's wrestling in Japan with Stardom, to his latest endeavour in Marigold giving us Mayu Iwatani vs. IYO SKY in just a few days time, Rossy Ogawa has been at the centre of it all.

Rob and Matt have been lucky enough to be granted a rare interview with the man responsible for the creation of World Wonder Ring Stardom and Dream Star Fighting Marigold and, as we inch closer to Grand Destiny on October 26th, Rossy Ogawa takes us on a whistlestop tour through his fascinating life in joshi puroresu, spanning over four decades!

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The Stardom Cast #278: Starlight Kid 10th Anniversary Show, New Blood 25, Toyohashi & Himeji Reviews!

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0000

Rob and Matt return amidst an absolute raft of shows this week, with no less than four to make their way through!

They chat the biggest moments of the New Blood chronology, a thoroughly enjoyable anniversary show for Starlight Kid, Jungle Kyona vs. Saya Iida, the ridiculous way they would book Saki Kashima vs. Bozilla, FWC in Mexico and the rumours of Historic X-Over III finally surfacing on streaming sites!

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The Marigold Standard #68: Marigold Grand Destiny 2025 Preview & Battle Heart 2025 Night 7 Recap!

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:30:54 +0000

Rob and Matt return with their preview of Marigold's biggest ever show, including the dream match of Mayu Iwatani vs. IYO SKY and the Marigold World Championship match between Utami Hayashishita and Miku Aono.

They also chat Seri Yamaoka's homecoming, the aura of Shinno, Young Marigold, mystery opponents, Mask Fiesta, Yuzuki and Sakurai's excellent build and the fact that Rob was apparently the only person on the planet to not know Flying Penguin's alter-ego.

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Blazing The Trail | Exclusive Alejandra Quintanilla Interview

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:00:58 +0000

Rob and Matt have the privilege of interviewing La Leona Alejandra Quintanilla ahead of her singles match with Nikki Blackheart at 'Who Runs the World 2'.

They chat Cody Rhodes advice, the importance of the 'Who Runs the World' shows, training in the Hart Dungeon, that viral WWE moment, her favourite opponents, her favourite matches and becoming the first Salvadoran woman on AEW, WWE, ROH and CMLL!

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Talk Joshi #19: TJPW Autumn Victory in Shinjuku Vol. 1 Review!

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:53:38 +0000

Matt and Andy are back from Comic Con, and they review Tokyo Joshi Pro's "Autumn Victory in Shinjuku Vol 1." featuring Shoko Nakajima & Alice Crowley vs. Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro, and the big main event of Yuki Aino, Yuna Manase & Toga vs. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara!

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The Stardom Cast #277: Stardom in Korakuen Hall October 2025 Review + New York Comic Con Adventures Recap!

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:00:02 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for another bumper edition of The Stardom Cast as they go through three shows, Matt's adventures at Comic Con and an enormous IYO and Kairi Watch!

They chat Koguma being an underrated singles competitor, the Bozilla and Saki Kashima shenanigans, Matt assaulting staff at Comic Con, Saya Kamitani at the Tokyo Dome, a new IWGP Women's Champion, Starlight Kid's late play for booker of the year, Smoochie Girl and so much more!

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The Marigold Standard #67: Battle Heart 2025 in Korakuen Hall Review + MIRAI Farewell & Career Discussion!

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:30:13 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with a brand-new episode of the Marigold Standard as we focus on MIRAI's tenure with the company.

They discuss whether her run is a success, talk Korakuen Hall, a lovely joshi gauntlet, no-days-off Yuzuki, the Future of Marigold stealing the show, IYO's love of trash cans, the full card of Grand Destiny and how MIRAI is already embarking on a life as a freelancer!

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Talk Joshi #18: Jaja Uma 2025 Tournament 1st & 2nd Round Review!

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:00:24 +0000

Before Matt enjoys a well-earned trip to New York for Comic Con, he checks in with a whistle-stop solo review of the first and second rounds of Sendai Girls's Jaja Uma Tournament 2025, including standout performances from YUNA, Senka Akatsuki and Spike Nishimura!

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The Marigold Standard #66: Battle Heart 2025 Night 4 Review + Friday Night Gacha & Monday Magic Discussion!

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:00:35 +0000

Rob and Matt return for another instalment of The Marigold Standard, checking in with a shorter episode as they look back at the one show from this week.

They also chat Mayu vs. Senka and an absolutely blow away 6-woman continuation of the Marigold and Marvelous feud at Monday Magic, the announcements of Seri and Komomo's homecoming shows, a great show to be Komomo Minami and what the final few matches for Grand Destiny could possibly ahead of the press conference!

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The Stardom Cast #276: New Blood 24 Review & Historic X-Over III...Discussion?

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:00:21 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with an uncharacteristically short episode with only one show to review!

They chat NEW BLOOD 24 and Tae Honma's final Stardom appearance, Hazuki in SEAdLINNNG and Diana, possible entrants into Starlight Kid's 10th Anniversary Rumble, an international IWGP Women's Championship and the conspiracy theory that Historic X-Over III actually never happened!

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Talk Joshi #17: Sendai Girls 9/28 Review + Marvelous & LLPW-X Recaps!

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:33:21 +0000

Matt and Andy are back for another fun-filled episode of Talk Joshi!

The boys chat about a five star instant classic between Saya Kamitani and AZM, the huge announcement of Io Sky vs Mayu Iwatani in Marigold, and the fantastic show from Sendai girls from 9/28.

Following that, they also review Yurika Oka vs Mio Monomo from Marvelous as well as Nori vs Sareee from LLPW.

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The Stardom Cast #275: Stardom in Korakuen Hall 2025 Sep. Review + Stardom in Iwate & Aomori Recaps!

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:00:49 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to talk a historic match...and Saya Kamitani vs. AZM!

They chat another record-breaking attendance, a historic night for joshi wrestling, a disappointing card for Historic X-Over, Sareee in Ring of Honor, a new Future of Stardom Champion, 1200 people for a house show and Rob's sticky feet on a brand-new episode of the Stardom Cast.

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The Marigold Standard #65: Battle Heart 2025 Night 2 & 3 Reviews + Mayu vs. IYO CONFIRMED!

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:00:41 +0000

So what on Earth should we talk about on this most quiet of weeks from the world of Dream Star Fighting Marigold?

Of course Matt and Rob chat the blockbuster announcement that we are getting Mayu Iwatani vs. IYO SKY, the dreadful luck of Kouki Amarei, a Grand Destiny card shaping up to be an all-timer, the return of our Lord and Saviour Flying Penguin and so much more on this week's episode!

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Talk Joshi #16: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestle Princess VI & Sendai Girls Big Show in Sendai Reviews!

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:53:47 +0000

Matt and Andy talk some Stardom and Marigold happenings, before reviewing Tokyo Joshi Pro's "Wrestle Princess VI" and Sendai Girls’ "Big Show in Sendai” in their biggest episode yet!

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The Stardom Cast #274: Stardom in Osaka & Fukuyama Reviews + Stardom at the Boat Race!

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:30:05 +0000

Matt is joined by a slowly recovering Rob to talk about everything coming out of Stardom in the last week!

They chat Hazuki and the Bear's Mexican adventures, Sendai Girls Big Show in Sendai, the blockbuster sellout that is the upcoming Korakuen Hall show, Syuri's return and more, all before Matt takes you on a journey through the last three shows!

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Battle Heart 2025 Night 1 Review + MIRAI Departure Discussion | The Marigold Standard #64

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:00:55 +0000

Matt and Rob (sort of) are back together to chat all the happenings in the world of Marigold including the huge news of MIRAI's imminent departure from the company, and Naho Yamada's withdrawl from the roster due to injury.

Matt then flies solo to review the first show of the Battle Heart tour, that came live from Shin-Kiba 1st RING, and saw a Superfly Championship challenge, a tag team reformation and much more!

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Who Runs the World 2: Electric Boogaloo | Exclusive Allison Danger Interview

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:18:01 +0000

Allison is back!

Her and Matt chat about the MetroPlex Wrestling (MPX) show ‘Who Runs The World?’ with the surprise appearances from Mercedes Mone and Nixon Newell, before also chatting the unreal next instalment of the show next month!

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Talk Joshi #15: Tokyo Joshi Pro in Houston + Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori 2 Retro Review!

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:54:25 +0000

Matt and Andy are back to talk about Tokyo Joshi Pro’s show in Houston, Texas from 7/10/2025. With a must see Miyu Yamashita vs Maki Ito match!

Plus they look back at an instant classic, "Round 2" of Akira Hokuto vs Shinobu Kandori from All-Japan Women's Wrestling. (12/6/1993).

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The Stardom Cast #273: Stardom in Niigata, Kanazawa and Nagano-Saku Reviews!

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 03:58:11 +0000

Matt and Rob are back, despite Rob being a bit under the weather, and he shows his fighting spirit and powers through for another great episode.

The boys review the three shows from last week before chatting a bit about the upcoming double title match between Saya Kamitani vs. AZM!

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Finals Review | The Marigold Standard #63

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:00:56 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with the Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix final now firmly in the rear-view mirror.

The pair chat what should main event Grand Destiny, the MVP performance of Victoria Yuzuki, the redemption of MIRAI and perhaps most importantly... the evil that is cucumber!

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Talk Joshi #14: Tokyo Joshi Pro Live in Las Vegas Retro Review!

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:37:29 +0000

On this episode, Matt and Andy briefly chat about the latest Stardom show, before reviewing Tokyo Joshi Pro's show live from Las Vegas during Wrestlemania weekend with a main event of Mizuki defending her Princess of Princess title against Miyu Yamashita!

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The Stardom Cast #272: Stardom to the World 2025 & September Korakuen Nighter Reviews!

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:00:42 +0000

We return to you in the most blessed of timelines; Momo has won the 5Star, and Fukigen Death is a champion in Stardom!

Rob and Matt chat the Stardom to the World PPV, Korakuen Hall, Tomoka Inaba and Starlight Kid tearing the house down, their own personal takes on the 5Star awards, Bozilla vs. Saki Kashima, the decisions around the High-Speed division, Suzu Suzuki's underrated status and so much more!

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 9 & 10 Reviews + Finals Preview | The Marigold Standard #62

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:00:52 +0000

Rob and Matt are back as the Dream Star Grand Prix really begins to heat up.

They chat outstanding matches from Yuzuki, Rea Seto and Miku Aono, the continued pain of MIRAI, Matt's Hall of Fame announcement and main-event Ishikawa before looking ahead to the tournament finals on September 14th in Korakuen Hall!

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Talk Joshi #13: Sendai Girls 8/30 & Marvelous Korakuen Hall Reviews!

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 19:39:24 +0000

Matt and Andy are here to talk more Sendai Girls action, as they chat about the show from 30th August.

Attentions then turn to Marvelous and their 8th August Korakuen Hall show, where they review the Marvelous vs Marigold 5-on-5 elimination match and the must see tag match Between Spark Rush (Sareee & Takumi Iroha) and Team 200KG (Yuu & Chihiro Hashimoto)!

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The Stardom Cast #271: Stardom to the World & September Korakuen Hall Show Previews!

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:00:18 +0000

Matt flies solo this week as Stardom takes a break before a week of two huge shows!

He chats the upcoming Stardom to the World show at Yokohama Budokan, before looking ahead to another four title matches on Wednesday's Korakuen Hall show!

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BONUS EPISODE: September 2025 Listener Q&A!

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:00:10 +0000

It has been far too long since Rob and Matt have done a Q&A episode, and they've finally brought them back!

Answering questions on who would make up their Four Horsemen stables in both Stardom and Marigold, Rob inviting a professional footballer to his fifth birthday, joshi trilogies, the end of the road for Saya and SLK and a game of the cryptic 'HATE Clue!'

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Night 8 Review | The Marigold Standard #61

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:30:29 +0000

Matt and Rob are back and have the pleasure of chatting about yet another fantastic Marigold Korakuen Hall show.

They chat about where MIRAI goes from here, that main event MOTYC, a disgusting chair bump, Chanyota's aura farming, Chika Goto forgetting the rules of a countout and a daughter winning with her father's move in front of her mother!

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Talk Joshi #12: Sendai Girls ’SENJO The Biggest’ Review!

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:09:22 +0000

Matt and Andy are back with another episode of Talk Joshi!

This week, the boys chat a bit of Stardom happenings and the possible fallout after the 5 Star Grand Prix before reviewing the fantastic "SENJO The Biggest" show from Sendai Girls, featuring Sareee vs. Mika Iwata and much more!

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Night 7 Review | The Marigold Standard #60

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:13 +0000

In an uncharacteristically short episode, Rob and Matt return to talk about Chika Goto's Homecoming Show and the continuation of the Dream Star Grand Prix.

They chat perhaps the biggest Giant Swing of all time, the much-anticipated return of uTAMi, the even more anticipated return of streamers, Megaton perhaps being the most intelligent person on the roster and one of the most heart-warming closing shots of Marigold's short history!

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The Stardom Cast #270: 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Finals Review & Tournament Recap!

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:15:29 +0000

Rob and Matt are back as they chat an overwhelmingly emotional 5Star Grand Prix finals!

They go in depth on Momo Watanabe, AZM's unbelievable run of matches, Rina's breakout tournament, Bozilla's exposure over the weekend, Stardom to the World, MOTYC galore, their top 5 matches of the tournament and most importantly, the Andy Header Award for best gear and best hair!

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Talk Joshi #11: Sendai Girls in Sendai PIT Review + TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup Discussion!

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:17:08 +0000

Matt and Andy are back to talk about Sendai Girls and their experience checking out TJPW.

Matt covers the show from Sendai PIT on August 3rd and Andy gives his thoughts on Hazuki vs Dash as well as the Tag team title match between Red Energy vs Team 200kg from back in July! Then, attention turns to the 2025 Tokyo Princess Cup.

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From Shut In to Icon: A Retrospective of the Stardom Career of Mayu Iwatani

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:07:28 +0000

Rob Goodwin goes into granular detail covering the fourteen championship-laden years of Mayu Iwatani in Stardom. From her start as a hikkomori, to a daughter of Stardom, from Ultraman to Grand Slam Champion, Rob goes through every step of Mayu's Stardom journey in this special long-form retrospective!

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The Stardom Cast #268: 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 10, 11 & Play-Offs Reviews + Finals Preview!

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:30:13 +0000

Rob and Matt are back for another groovy juggernaut of an episode covering the latest three shows of the 5Star Grand Prix!

They chat a show of the year contender from Korakuen Hall, MOTYC, Rob's Dynamite/Collision experience and his never-ending quest for food, Bozilla kicking down the Forbidden Door, Rina's incredible tournament, the shocks of the play-offs and so much more on this bumper episode of the Stardom Cast!

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 5 & 6 Reviews | The Marigold Standard #59

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:34:40 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to chat all the happenings in Marigold as the Dream Star Grand Prix rumbles on.

They talk Police Chief Mayu, Komomo Minami's easiest payday ever, Seri Yamaoka tearing it up, the belief that Marigold should go out of their way to sign Maya Yukihi, Komomo getting bigger chants than Mayu, and a phantom Marigold show that is driving Rob crazy...

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The Stardom Cast #267: 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Play-Off Instant Reaction & Predictions Minisode!

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:35:00 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with a mini episode giving their instant (ish) reactions to the now complete play-off brackets for the 5Star Grand Prix, and give their predictions for how the final two shows of the tournament are going to play out and what implications they could have for the PPV on September 6th!

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 3 & 4 Reviews | The Marigold Standard #58

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:36:59 +0000

Matt is solo this week, and he’ll get you all caught on the this year's outstanding Dream Star Grand Prix as he covers the shows from Iwate and Sendai PIT.

He also chats about Hummingbird's win streak and Yuzuki’s star-making performance so far in this Year's Dream Star.

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The Stardom Cast #266: 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 7, 8 & 9 Reviews!

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:07:04 +0000

With Rob on vacation, Matt makes the hot tag to Andy Header to help out!

The boys review the shows from KBS Hall, Okayama and Kobe as well as chatting their favourite matches of the tournament so far, before turning their attention to Monday night Io!

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Wrestling’s Most Dangerous Woman! | Exclusive Mickie Knuckles Interview

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:49:45 +0000

On this special interview episode of the Stardom Cast, Matt interviews the Death Match Queen, Mickie Knuckles!

They chat about her fantastic new book, her early childhood, wrestling in Korakuen Hall and the late, great Tracy Smothers.

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 1 & 2 Reviews | The Marigold Standard #57

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:00:57 +0000

Matt and Rob return to chat the nights 1 and 2 of the 2025 Dream Star Grand Prix, as well as journeying back to 29th July to recap the Shinjuku FACE show!

They chat the power of the roll-up, record attendances, Erina Yamanaka as a future stalwart of the Superfly division, the Future of Marigold ruling the roost, Mayu's affinity for jumping off of buses rubbing off on the rookies, complacency potentially leading to Mayu's first ever Marigold pinfall loss and THE. BEST. DAMN. FLYING. KNEE. IN. THE. BUSINESS!

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The Stardom Cast #265: 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 3, 4, 5 & 6 Review Megasode!

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:00:07 +0000

We did it ladies and gentlemen, we finally made it past the four hour mark in this landmark episode!

Rob and Matt are here to run through the absolute mountain of 5Star action that has taken place over the last week.

They chat the emergence of the anti-Saya Kamitani, Mei Seira getting dropped so hard Matt forgets his name, tournament MVPs, eliminations, the double countout that wasn't, two genuine show of the year contenders, Momo Kohgo's new job as Google Translate and the plight of Waka Tsukiyama on this marathon of an episode!

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A Chat With the Dread Pirate! | Exclusive Reiza Clarke Interview

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:00:24 +0000

Just days away from defending the MPX Women's Championship against former-AEW wrestler Abadon at the upcoming 'Who Runs The World?' show on August 9th, Reiza Clarke drops in to chat to Matt Turner about her start in wrestling, her inspirations, working the independent scene and her love for Lady C!

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The Stardom Cast #264: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Nights 1 & 2 + Nighter in Korakuen Hall Reviews!

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:30:09 +0000

It's a monster episode as Rob and Matt chat the fallout of the opening two nights of the 5Star Grand Prix and the Korakuen Hall show from the 24th July.

They talk Waka's awful start to the tournament, seventeen matches on one card, Bozilla and AZM kicking all sorts of posterior, Tomoka Inaba and Rian's MVP claims, Hazuki vs. Chihiro Hashimoto, Lady C's questionable chaps and so much more!

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Burning Desire 2025 in Osaka, Okayama & Kariyu City | The Marigold Standard #56

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:56:30 +0000

Matt and Rob are back for the second Marigold Standard in a week to chat the trio of shows from the 19th, 20th and 21st of July.

They talk the new Marigold dojo, the upcoming multi-woman match at the Marvelous Korakuen Hall show, the main eventers vs. the future main event match from Kariya City, the blatant disrespect of Megaton, the return of our Lord and Saviour Flying Penguin and so much more on this latest episode!

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Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Primer & Preview | The Marigold Standard #55

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:11:59 +0000

With the start of Marigold's second annual Dream Star Grand Prix a mere four days away, Matt and Rob go through absolutely everything you need to know - and even some stuff you don't - about this year's tournament.

From stats and numbers, to a full breakdown of the calendar, every competitor and our own individual predictions, this is the go-to primer for this year's tournament.

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The Stardom Cast #263: Winggori vs. SaoriPoi: A Feud Retrospective w/ Andy Header!

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:43:46 +0000

On this special bonus retrospective episode, Matt Turner and Andy Header look back at the trilogy of fantastic matches between Winggori (Saya Iida & Hanan) and SaoriPoi (Saori Anou & Natsupoi).

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Talk Joshi #10: Sendai Girls ‘The New Era at Korakuen Hall’ Discussion & Review!

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:44:23 +0000

Matt is back to review the fantastic "The New Era" show from Sendai Girls at Korakuen Hall that included a wild hardcore brawl between Hazuki and DASH Chisako, and an incredible main event of Team 200kg challenging Red Energy for the Sendai Girls World Tag Team titles.

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The Stardom Cast #262: Stardom Rendezvous 2025 Review + Akita & Hachinohe City Recaps!

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:07:08 +0000

Rob and Matt are back once more to give you their thoughts on a sold-out PPV in Sapporo and the house shows in Akita and Hachinohe!

Matt gives an emotional tribute to his idol in the late great Ozzy Osbourne before they chat the chances of Poi in the 5Star Final, Saori Anou in the 5Star Final, SLK's vinegar-selling alter ego, Sareee firing from the hip, a White Belt MOTYC, the excitement surrounding a new Fukigen Death alter-ego and the buzz around what looks like another Korakuen Hall sell-out this coming Thursday!

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The Stardom Cast #261: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Primer & Preview!

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:03:04 +0000

IT'S TIME FOR OUR FAVOURITE EPISODE OF THE YEAR!

In one of our longest episodes EVER, we go through absolutely everything you need to know - and even some stuff you don't - about this year's 5Star Grand Prix tournament.

From stats and numbers, to a full breakdown of the calendar, every competitor and our own individual predictions, this is the go-to primer for this year's tournament.

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Who Runs the World? | Exclusive Allison Danger Interview

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:54:51 +0000

Fan-favourite Allison Danger drops by to chat to Matt about Metroplex Wrestling's 'Who Runs the World?' show on August 9th, hosted by ROH Women's forever-champ Athena and featuring Maya World, Billie Starkz, Masha Slamovic, Nyla Rose, Abadon and a whole host more, with the incomparable duo of Allison and Veda Scott on commentary!

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Burning Desire 2025 in Korakuen Hall & Shin-Kiba Review + Dream Star GP Announcements! | The Marigold Standard #54

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:45:33 +0000

Rob and Matt are back to talk about the announcements of the Dream Star Grand Prix blocks and schedules, as well as reviewing another excellent Korakuen Hall show.

They chat a 56-minute war between Utami and Takumi, Rea's turn to the darkside, Nagisa Nozaki's terrible driving, our Lord and Saviour Megaton, Mayu vs. Mio, the future of joshi being in capable hands and the return of the biggest competition in the podcast-sphere...the infamous apple pie baking competition!

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The Stardom Cast #260: Stardom in Fukushima & Akita Reviews + Sapporo Rendezvous 2025 Preview!

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:41 +0000

Matt flies solo on this week's episode of the Stardom Cast this week as he checks out the shows from Fukushima and Akita, before his attentions turn to the upcoming PPV in Sapporo on Monday the 21st July as things hot up ahead of the 5Star Grand Prix!

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Talk Joshi #9: Sareee-ISM Chapter VIII Review + AEW All In: Texas Discussion!

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:17:23 +0000

On this brand-new episode of Talk Joshi, Matt is joined once again by Andy Header as they review Sareee-ISM Chapter VIII and the big main-event tag team match of Sareee & Takumi Iroha vs. Saya Kamitani and Natsuko Tora!

They also take the time to chat about Syuri's big AEW debut at All In: Texas and the great match between "Timeless" Toni Storm and Mercedes Mone!

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The Stardom Cast #259: Stardom in Korakuen 2025 & New Blood 23 Reviews + 5Star Grand Prix 2025 Discussion!

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:00:42 +0000

Rob and Matt run through the news and happenings from a busy week including the huge 5Star Grand Prix announcements, before Matt goes solo to run through New Blood 23 and another near-sold out Korakuen Hall!

They chat the largest field in tournament history, the pros and the cons, their choices to make the playoffs, SLK vs. Tae Honma, Sareee-ISM, Yuria Hime's coming out moment, Bea Priestley's return to Stardom and so much more!

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Burning Desire 2025 in Saitama & Niigata Reviews! | The Marigold Standard #53

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:32 +0000

Rob and Matt are back with a brand-new episode of The Marigold Standard covering all the action from the past weekend.

They chat Miku Aono's homecoming, Smack in the Box, Chika Goto's ongoing development, the Dream Star Grand Prix, the ongoing impact of Megaton's face turn, Johnnie Robbie and Amira's impressive outings and what the Darkness Revolution could have in store for Shin-Kiba 1st RING on Saturday...

Patreon Schedule

To be confirmed

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When the Top Tier Meets the Top Gaijin! | Exclusive Jazmin Allure Interview

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 21:00:53 +0000

Following her match against Bea Priestley at Spark Joshi's Ignite Texas show, Matt has the absolute pleasure of interviewing the delightful 'Jen Z' Jazmin Allure to chat everything from her journey in wrestling!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday – Alternate Commentary – Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)

Tuesday – Roundtable Discussion – 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defenses We’d Love to See

Wednesday – Tournament Retrospective – Tomoka Inaba 5Star Grand Prix 2024 Retrospective

Thursday (Free Feed) – Talk Joshi #8

Friday (Free Feed) – The Stardom Cast #258

Saturday (Free Feed) – The Marigold Standard #52

Sunday – Jazmin Allure Interview

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Burning Desire 2025 in Saitama Review | The Marigold Standard #52

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:00:39 +0000

Rob and Matt are back together to chat the week in Marigold, and the rounding out of the Dream Star Grand Prix field!

They chat Smack in the Box and Marigold in Sukeban, Victoria Yuzuki vs. Takumi Iroha, Nagisa Tachibana's injury, Senka Akatsuki, their ones to watch in the upcoming tournament, Mayu wrestling last weekend's match with a broken freaking rib and so much more on this brand-new episode of the Marigold Standard.

Patreon Schedule:

Monday – Alternate Commentary – Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)

Tuesday – Roundtable Discussion – 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defenses We’d Love to See

Wednesday – Tournament Retrospective – Tomoka Inaba 5Star Grand Prix 2024 Retrospective

Thursday (Free Feed) – Talk Joshi #8

Friday (Free Feed) – The Stardom Cast #258

Saturday (Free Feed) – The Marigold Standard #52

Sunday – Jazmin Allure Interview

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The Stardom Cast #258: Stardom in Kochi, Matsui & Okayama 2025 Reviews!

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:01:11 +0000

Rob is back on the podcast as he and Matt run through the news and happenings from a busy week, before Matt goes solo to run through the latest three Stardom shows!

They chat Syuri’s shock announcement, the 5Star Grand Prix, Spark Joshi, Stardom in Sendai Girls, a WAVE update, a BOLA for the High Speed title and much more on this jam-packed episode!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday – Alternate Commentary – Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)

Tuesday – Roundtable Discussion – 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defenses We’d Love to See

Wednesday - Tournament Retrospective - Tomoka Inaba 5Star Grand Prix 2024 Retrospective

Thursday (Free Feed) – Talk Joshi #8

Friday (Free Feed) – The Stardom Cast #258

Saturday (Free Feed) – The Marigold Standard #52

Sunday – Jazmin Allure Interview

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Talk Joshi #8: Spark Joshi Ignite Texas Review + Sendai Girls & AEW Discussion!

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:21:12 +0000

Matt is back to give a full review of the fantastic show from Spark Joshi - Ignite Texas- featuring Hazuki vs. Maya World for the World Title, Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Bea Priestley and more before rounding out the episode chatting AEW and Sendai Girls!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday – Alternate Commentary – Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)
Tuesday – Roundtable Discussion – 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defenses We’d Love to See
Wednesday - Tournament Retrospective - Tomoka Inaba 5Star Grand Prix 2024 Retrospective
Thursday (Free Feed) – Talk Joshi #8
Friday (Free Feed) – The Stardom Cast #258
Saturday (Free Feed) – The Marigold Standard #52
Sunday – Jazmin Allure Interview

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Burning Desire 2025 in Yamagata & Fukushima Reviews | The Marigold Standard #51

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:14:53 +0000

Matt is back in singles action to talk about some great action from the world of Dream Star Fighting Marigold.

He chats about the two shows from June 21st and 22nd and gives his predictions as to who he thinks the last two entries will be for this summer's Dream Star Grand Prix.

Patreon Schedule:

Monday – Alternate Commentary – Syuri vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)
Tuesday (Free Feed) – Maya World Interview
Thursday – Alternate Commentary – Star Bomb vs. Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima
Friday (Free Feed) – The Stardom Cast #257
Saturday (Free Feed) – The Marigold Standard #51
Sunday – Roundtable Discussion – 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defenses We’d Love to See

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The Stardom Cast #257: Stardom THE CONVERSION 2025 & Stardom in Osaka 2025 June Reviews!

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:01:32 +0000

With Rob still suffering with his back, Matt sails The Stardom Cast ship solo once again as he reviews the fantastic PPV THE CONVERSION, as well as looking at the show from Osaka.

He talks about Bozilla’s Stardom debut, all the potential title matches, Red Belt Poi, SLK vs. Saori Anou 2 Electric Boogaloo and Winggori’s run as the Tag Team of the year!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday – Alternate Commentary – Syuri vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)
Tuesday (Free Feed) – Maya World Interview
Thursday – Alternate Commentary – Star Bomb vs. Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima
Friday (Free Feed) – The Stardom Cast #257
Saturday (Free Feed) – The Marigold Standard #51
Sunday – Roundtable Discussion – 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defenses We’d Love to See

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It’s Maya’s World, We’re Just Living In It! | Exclusive Maya World Interview

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:01:29 +0000

On this special bonus episode, Matt has the honor of interviewing the “It Girl” Maya World.

They chat about her big upcoming match against Hazuki for the Spark Joshi championship, her wrestling Aja Kong, AZM, and Mayu Iwatani and many more fun stories.

Patreon Schedule:

Monday - Alternate Commentary - Syuri vs. Starlight Kid (5Star Grand Prix 2024)
Tuesday (Free Feed) - Maya World Interview
Thursday - Alternate Commentary - Star Bomb vs. Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima
Friday (Free Feed) - The Stardom Cast #257
Saturday (Free Feed) - The Marigold Standard #51
Sunday - Roundtable Discussion - 5 Non-Stardom Starlight Kid White Belt Defences We’d Love to See

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Welcome to the Danger Zone! | Exclusive Allison Danger Interview

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:05:10 +0000

Matt welcomes back the one and only Allison Danger!

They chat about everything from SHIMMER, to Sareee, to her new found love of World of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani and everything in between in a typically hilarious and captivating conversation!

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Burning Desire 2025 in Osaka & Korakuen Hall Reviews | The Marigold Standard #50

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:10:52 +0000

Matt flies the Marigold plane solo this week as he reviews the shows from the 14th and the 15th of June, as well as the incredible show on the 17th from Korakuen Hall!

Matt also discuss the participants in this Year’s Dream Star Grand Prix and talks about Natsumi Showzuki and Ryoko Sakimura!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday (Free Feed): Nixon Newell (FKA Tegan Nox) Interview
Wednesday: Alternate Commentary – Starlight Kid vs. Natsupoi (2023 5Star Grand Prix)
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #256
Saturday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #50
Sunday: Is It Still Five Stars - Tam Nakano vs. Arisa Hoshiki

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256: Stardom in Numazu & Maibara Reviews & THE CONVERSION 2025 Preview!

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:20:29 +0000

With Rob on the shelf this week, Matt tackles this week's episode solo!

He reviews the weekend's shows from the 14th and 15th June in Numazu and Maibara, before previewing and giving his predictions ahead of this weekend's THE CONVERSION PPV!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday (Free Feed): Nixon Newell (FKA Tegan Nox) Interview
Wednesday: Alternate Commentary – Starlight Kid vs. Natsupoi (2023 5Star Grand Prix)
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #256
Saturday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #50
Sunday: Is It Still Five Stars - Tam Nakano vs. Arisa Hoshiki

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We’re Done Waiting, NOW Is The Right Time! | Exclusive Nixon Newell FKA Tegan Nox Interview

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:14:11 +0000

Fresh off of cutting a blistering promo on social media, Nixon Newell - the former Tegan Nox in WWE - drops into the Stardom Cast for an exclusive interview.

She chats about her time in Stardom, how a Kairi head butt nearly had repercussions on her sister’s wedding, the future, the influence of Captain Marvel, the importance of Sara Del Ray, the British independent scene and so much in one of the most entertaining interviews we’ve ever had the pleasure of doing!

NB: There is a language warning that comes with this episode!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday: Nixon Newell (FKA Tegan Nox) Interview
Wednesday (Free Feed): Alternate Commentary – Starlight Kid vs. Natsupoi (2023 5Star Grand Prix)
Thursday: Alternate Commentary – Starlight Kid vs. Natsupoi (2023 5Star Grand Prix)
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #256
Saturday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #50
Sunday: Is It Still Five Stars - Tam Nakano vs. Arisa Hoshiki

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255: Stardom in Korakuen Hall & Syuri in Pro-Wrestling EVE Reviews!

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:35:49 +0000

Rob and Matt are back - late because of issues with Streamyard - to chat about an uncharacteristically quiet week from Stardom!

They go through Rob's great time at Pro-Wrestling EVE, Matt doing Matt things in the name of World's Strongest Bro, THE CONVERSION, YUU's retirement, the Mei Seira issue, a great 8-woman main event, another Sareee murder and the quickest sign off in podcast history!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday: Matches With Matt – Hazuki vs. Starlight Kid (05/10/2024)
Wednesday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #49
Thursday (Patreon): Alternate Commentary – Starlight Kid vs. Natsupoi (2023 5Star Grand Prix)
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #255
Sunday: Rivalry Review – Natsupoi vs. Starlight Kid

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Burning Desire 2025 in Shinjuku FACE Review | The Marigold Standard #49

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:28:08 +0000

Rob and Matt return with Marigold having just run the one show last week - but what a show it was!

They chat Mayu and Misa putting on an outstanding title match, the bright future of Marigold, the Dream Star Grand Prix, the future and direction of Darkness Revolution, Megaton's upcoming face turn, Mayu and Takumi, Korakuen Hall and most importantly, who they would choose to be their karaoke partner off of the roster!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday: Matches With Matt - Hazuki vs. Starlight Kid (05/10/2024)
Wednesday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #49
Thursday (Patreon): Alternate Commentary – Starlight Kid vs. Natsupoi (2023 5Star Grand Prix)
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #255
Sunday: Rivalry Review – Natsupoi vs. Starlight Kid

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Talk Joshi #7: AZM in the States & AEW Double or Nothing!

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 19:24:37 +0000

Matt is joined by the returning Andy Header to talk about AZM's matches in the Unites States as well as Jamie Hayter VS Mercedes Mone and Toni Storm VS Mina Shirakawa from AEW Double or Nothing. As well as predictions on what Mariah May will do in WWE/NXT and even what her name will be.

This is Talk Joshi!!

Patreon Schedule:

Monday (Free Feed): Mara Sade (FKA Jakara Jackson) Interview
Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Jungle Kyona vs. Utami Hayashishita (2018 5Star Grand Prix)
Wednesday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #48
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #254
Sunday: Roundtable – Top 5 Favorite Nanae Takahashi Matches

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