The Stardom Cast (ARCHIVED) – Details, episodes &amp; analysis

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Marigold First Dream 2025 Review + End of Year Awards | The Marigold Standard #31

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 • Duration 02:13:12

As Rob and Matt recover from a manic Wrestle Kingdom week, they're back on the podcast once again to chat all things Marigold First Dream 2025.

From new champions to new challengers, from a Tank to a Megaton, from a MOTYC to the Rookie of the Year Tournament, from new gear to Utami slamming beers, they talk about it all and more on the first Marigold Standard of 2025!

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Winter Wonderful Fight Tour in Tokyo Bite-Size Review | The Marigold Standard #27

Saturday, December 7, 2024 • Duration 31:29

Matt is forced to fly solo this week as Rob has car trouble and is stuck at work! Thankfully, Matt only has the one show to review, though we still got an extremely entertaining main event, confirmation of Chika Goto's in-ring return and a challenge for the Superfly Championship - all in the space of just half an hour!

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222: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Final Block Nights Reviews & Finals Preview!

Friday, December 6, 2024 • Duration 02:53:45

Things are heating up in the Tag League as we approach the finals, and Rob and Matt are here to talk you through it all.

From Klepto-bear, to the match of the tournament, the rise of Sayaka Kurura and Aya Sakura, the film that will not go away, wholesome content with Momo Kohgo, HANAKO's excellent tournament, Konami proving that things don't always look better with spray paint, a banner year for Hanan, and the John Cena-like return of the titan that is Fukigen Death, they go into it all and more on this bumper new episode!

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Winter Wonderful Fight in Utsunomiya Review | The Marigold Standard #26

Saturday, November 30, 2024 • Duration 01:24:05

Rob and Matt find themselves back together to talk just the one solitary show this week, as we continue to talk about the Winter Wonderful Fight tour, with night 2 coming from Utsunomiya in Tochigi!

They chat about everything from Korakuen season tickets, to First Dream, to the nWo Wolfpack, to Kouki's prospects moving forward, to a great tag team main event and everything in between, all on what might be the shortest episode of The Marigold Standard they have ever recorded!

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221: Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Nights 10, 11 & 12 Reviews & Play-Off Discussions!

Friday, November 29, 2024 • Duration 02:41:21

Matt and Rob 'Hot Frosty' Goodwin are back once again to talk nights 10 through 12 of the 2024 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League.

They chat Tam's terrifyingly intense obsession with Sayaka Kurura, a great set of shows for Tomoka Inaba, a H.A.T.E vs. H.A.T.E match that Rob loved, a Fukuoka Double Crazy name change, the future of the IWGP Women's Championship and Dream Queendom as well as trying to navigate the increasingly murky water of the qualification scenarios in each block!

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220: Every 5Star Grand Prix Final Retrospective Part 3 (2021-2024)

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 • Duration 41:16

Matt is back to complete his journey through every single 5Star Grand Prix final from 2012 all the way through to 2024. In this final episode, Matt reviews the finals spanning from Syuri's win in 2021, all the way through to just a few months ago, with Maika taking the most recent tournament in an instant classic against Saya Kamitani.

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219: Historic X-Over II & New Blood West 2 Reviews!

Friday, November 22, 2024 • Duration 02:43:51

We're back, and it's time to take a look at both Historic X-Over II and New Blood West 2!

Rob and Matt chat about Mayu and Momo's show-stealing title match, a divisive mixed-tag match, Matoi Hamabe's debut, Matt trying in vain to put a positive spin on that spot, Mayu and AZM in the Tokyo Dome, the Women's International Cup and Saya Kamitani breaking Ryusuke Taguchi as well as so much more!

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Winter Wonderful Fight in Korakuen Hall Review | The Marigold Standard #25

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 • Duration 01:20:49

Rob and Matt are back for what is unfortunately, another Frankenstein's Monster of an episode with Matt sunning himself in Dallas, Texas. However, with a show as entertaining as this, they couldn't not provide you with a review - in whatever form it comes!

So sit back and enjoy as the lads speak individually about Pure White Showzuki, Mai and Miku, a stellar Twinstar Championship, the obliteration of Nao Ishikawa, SareeeISM Chapter 6 and and everything in between!

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The Marigold Red Queen Cometh: Exclusive Utami Hayashishita Interview | The Marigold Standard Bonus Episode

Monday, November 18, 2024 • Duration 01:08:24

There have been a lot of eyes drawn to Dream Star Fighting Marigold from the very get-go. Not only because it is the latest endeavour of Rossy Ogawa, but also due to it coming by way of a ‘split’ from World Wonder Ring Stardom.

Former-World of Stardom Champion Utami Hayashishita was arguably the biggest name to take the leap alongside Rossy, Giulia and a handful of other roster members in May 2024. At 26-years old, and managing to achieve almost all there is to achieve in Stardom, many looked to Utami as the Ace of Marigold and the person to build this entire venture around.

With a Marigold World Championship match locked in for First Dream on the 3rd January 2025, we were granted the opportunity to talk to Utami about the label of ‘Ace of Marigold’, who she would like to face in singles action – both in Marigold and out – that match with IYO SKY and so much more…

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