Dream Star Fighting Marigold (stylized as Dream Star★Fighting Marigold), referred to simply as in shorthand, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in April 2024.
History Formation Marigold was founded by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling co-producer and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) co-founder and promoter Rossy Ogawa, after Ogawa was fired from Stardom in February 2024. Ogawa was dismissed from Stardom after being accused by the promotion's management of "poaching talent" for what would be Marigold, he later denied this claim.
Upon the announcement of the creation of the promotion, several active members of the Stardom and Actwres girl'Z (AWG) rosters defected to Marigold. Amongst them were Stardom roster members Giulia, Utami Hayashishita, Mirai, Nanae Takahashi, Mai Sakurai, Victoria Yuzuki, and freelancer Nao Ishikawa, as well as AWG roster members Natsumi Sumikawa, Miku Aono, Misa Matsui, Chiaki, Chika Goto, and Kouki. Ogawa named his new promotion after Aimyon's song titled "Marigold", as it contains the message that "Marigolds are often associated with the powerful strength of the sun, and represent the power, strength, and light that resides within people". It was also reported that Marigold would have a working relationship with WWE.
2024–present Marigold hosted their inaugural event, titled "Marigold Fields Forever", on May 20, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The show, and subsequent shows, were announced as streaming on Wrestle Universe. On July 13, at Summer Destiny, Marigold crowned three inaugural champions: Miku Aono won the United National Championship and Natsumi Showzuki won the Super Fly Championship, both determined in a four-woman single-elimination tournament. At the main event of the show, Sareee became the inaugural World Champion by defeating Giulia. The event also saw WWE's Iyo Sky defeating Utami Hayashishita.
Personnel
Championships As of ,
On May 15, 2024, the promotion announced the creation of four titles, the World, United National, Twin Star and Super Fly Championships alongside the design of the first two of them which, similar to World Wonder Ring Stardom's World and Wonder championships, were bound to continue the "Showa" era tradition carried on from All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling with a red strap for the main title and a white strap for the secondary one. Additional to the main singles and tag team championships, the Super Fly Championship was introduced as a cruiserweight-type of title made for wrestlers under 121 lbs (55 kg).
Main Championship Current champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldAs of , .LocationNotesRefMarigold World ChampionshipMiku Aono1October 26, 2025+Tokyo, JapanDefeated Utami Hayashishita at Grand Destiny.Marigold United National ChampionshipVictoria YuzukiDefeated Mai Sakurai at Grand Destiny.Marigold Twin Star ChampionshiptWin toWerMay 23, 2026+Defeated Darkness Revolution (Misa Matsui and Chiaki) at Grand Destiny.Marigold Super Fly ChampionshipMayu IwataniMay 24, 2025+Defeated Victoria Yuzuki at Shine Forever.Marigold 3D Trios ChampionshipDarkness RevolutionAugust 9, 2026+Defeated La Vie en Rose (Mai Sakurai, Natsumi Showzuki, and Erina Yamanaka) at Summer Destiny.
Shared Championship Current champion(s)ReignDate wonDaysheldSuccessfuldefensesLocationNotesGHC Women's ChampionshipMirai1+1Tokyo, JapanDefeated Great Sakuya to win the vacant championship
Annual tournaments TournamentLatest winner(s)Date wonNotes Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix Victoria Yuzuki September 20, 2026 Round-robin tournament with a head-to-head single final match. Marigold Twin Star Cup Seri Yamaoka and Shinno December 27, 2025 Round-robin tournament with a head-to-head tag final match. Marigold Rookie of Year Seri Yamaoka December 31, 2025 Single-elimination tournament for a group of inexperienced wrestlers.
Major events 2024 EventDateLocationVenueMain eventNotesFields Forever May 20, 2024 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Giulia and Utami Hayashishita vs. Sareee and Bozilla Summer Destiny July 13, 2024 Tokyo, Japan Ryogoku Kokugikan Giulia vs. Sareee for the inaugural Marigold World Championship Summer Gold Shine August 19, 2024 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Giulia vs. Mai Sakurai Dream Star Grand Prix August 31 – September 28, 2024 Various Various Utami Hayashishita vs. Mai Sakurai in the Dream Star Grand Prix final Fantastic Adventure October 7, 2024 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall MiraiSaku (Mirai and Mai Sakurai) (c) vs. tWin toWer (Kouki Amarei and Chika Goto) for the Marigold Twin Star Championship October 24, 2024 Sareee (c) vs. Bozilla for the Marigold World Championship Winter Wonderful Fight November 14, 2024 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Sareee vs. Nao Ishikawa December 13, 2024 Sareee (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi for the Marigold World Championship
2025 EventDateLocationVenueMain eventNotes First Dream January 3, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Ota City General Gymnasium Sareee (c) vs Utami Hayashishita for the Marigold World Championship New Year's Golden Garden January 13, 2025 Nagoya, Japan Nagoya Chunichi Hall Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Tank for the Marigold World Championship January 19, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Bozilla and Tank (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka for the Marigold Twin Star Championship February 20, 2025 Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka (c) vs. Utami Hayashishita and Victoria Yuzuki for the Marigold Twin Star Championship Spring Victory Series March 30, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Bozilla for the Marigold World Championship Shine Forever May 24, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium Nanae Takahashi vs. Miku Aono Burning Desire July 16, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Utami Hayashishita (World) vs. Takumi Iroha (GHC) in a Winner takes all match for the Marigold World Championship and GHC Women's Championship Dream Star Grand Prix August 2 – September 14, 2025 Various Various Miku Aono vs. Victoria Yuzuki in the Dream Star Grand Prix final Grand Destiny October 26, 2025 Tokyo, Japan Ryogoku Kokugikan Mayu Iwatani vs. Iyo Sky
2026 EventDateLocationVenueMain eventNotes First Dream January 3, 2026 Tokyo, Japan Ota City General Gymnasium Miku Aono (c) vs Mai Sakurai for the Marigold World Championship New Year's Golden Garden January 24, 2026 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Utami Hayashishita for the GHC Women's Championship Shine Forever May 23, 2026 Tokyo, Japan Ota City General Gymnasium Miku Aono, Mai Sakurai and Mirai vs. Utami Hayashishita, Takumi Iroha and Maddy Morgan Summer Destiny August 9, 2026 Tokyo, Japan Ota City General Gymnasium Miku Aono (c) vs. Nagisa Nozaki for the Marigold World Championship Dream Star Grand Prix August 28 – September 20, 2026 Various Various Victoria Yuzuki vs. Rea Seto in the Dream Star Grand Prix final
Upcoming EventDateLocationVenueMain eventNotesGrand Destiny October 24, 2026 Tokyo, Japan Ryogoku Kokugikan
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