Dream Star Fighting Marigold
Women's professional wrestling promotion
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Dream Star Fighting Marigold (stylized as Dream Star★Fighting Marigold), referred to simply as Marigold (マリーゴールド, Marīgōrudo) in shorthand, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in April 2024.[1][2][3][4]
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| Dream Star Fighting Marigold | |
Native name | マリーゴールド |
Romanized name | Marīgōrudo |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Genre | Women's professional wrestling (Joshi puroresu) |
| Founded | April 15, 2024 |
| Founder | Rossy Ogawa |
| Headquarters | Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Products | |
| Services | Licensing |
| Owner | Rossy Ogawa |
| Website | dsf-marigold |
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.[1][2][3][4]
Upon the announcement of the creation of the promotion, several active members of the Stardom and Actwres girl'Z (AWG) rosters defected to Marigold. Amongst them were Stardom roster members Giulia, Utami Hayashishita, Mirai, Nanae Takahashi, Mai Sakurai, Victoria Yuzuki and Nao Ishikawa as well as AWG roster members Natsumi Sumikawa, Miku Aono, Misa Matsui, Chiaki, Chika Goto, and Kouki.[1][2][3][4] Ogawa named his new promotion after Aimyon's song titled "Marigold", as it contains the message that "Marigolds are often associated with the powerful strength of the sun, and represent the power, strength, and light that resides within people".[5] It was also reported that Marigold would have a working relationship with WWE.[6]
2024–present
Marigold hosted their inaugural event, titled "Marigold Fields Forever", on May 20, 2024, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.[1][2][3][4] The show, and subsequent shows, were announced as streaming on Wrestle Universe.[1][2][3][4] On July 13, at Summer Destiny, Marigold crowned three inaugural champions: Miku Aono won the United National Championship and Natsumi Showzuki won the Super Fly Championship, both determined in a four-woman single-elimination tournament.[7] At the main event of the show, Sareee became the inaugural World Champion by defeating Giulia.[7] The event also saw WWE's Iyo Sky defeating Utami Hayashishita.[7]
Personnel
Championships
As of March 20, 2026
On May 15, 2024, the promotion announced the creation of four titles, the World, United National, Twin Star and Super Fly Championships alongside the design of the first two of them which, similar to World Wonder Ring Stardom's World and Wonder championships, were bound to continue the "Showa" era tradition carried on from All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling with a red strap for the main title and a white strap for the secondary one. Additional to the main singles and tag team championships, the Super Fly Championship was introduced as a cruiserweight-type of title made for wrestlers under 121 lbs (55 kg).[8]
Main
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held[9] | Location | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold World Championship |  |
Miku Aono | 1 | October 26, 2025 | 145+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Utami Hayashishita at Grand Destiny. | [10] |
| Marigold United National Championship | .jpg) |
Victoria Yuzuki | 1 | October 26, 2025 | 145+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Mai Sakurai at Grand Destiny. | [10] |
| Marigold Twin Star Championship |   |
Darkness Revolution (Misa Matsui and Chiaki) |
1 (1, 2) |
October 26, 2025 | 145+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Magenta (Riko Kawahata and Maria) at Grand Destiny. | [10] |
| Marigold Super Fly Championship |  |
Mayu Iwatani | 1 | May 24, 2025 | 300+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Victoria Yuzuki at Marigold Shine Forever 2025. | [11] |
| Marigold 3D Trios Championship |    |
Erina Yamanaka, Mai Sakurai and Natsumi Showzuki | 1 | February 23, 2026 | 25+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Darkness Revolution (Nagisa Nozaki, Misa Matsui and Rea Seto) in the finals of an eight-team tournament to determine the inaugural champions. | [12][13] |
Shared
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Successful defenses |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHC Women's Championship |  |
Mayu Iwatani | 1 | January 3, 2026 | 76+ | 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Takumi Iroha at Marigold First Dream 2026. | [14] |
Annual tournaments
| Tournament | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix | Miku Aono | September 14, 2025 | 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
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Forever | May 20, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Giulia and Utami Hayashishita vs. Sareee and Bozilla | [15] |
| Summer Destiny | July 13, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Giulia vs. Sareee for the inaugural Marigold World Championship | [16] |
| Summer Gold Shine | August 19, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Giulia vs. Mai Sakurai | [17] |
| Dream Star Grand Prix | August 31 – September 28, 2024 | Various | Various | Utami Hayashishita vs. Mai Sakurai in the Dream Star Grand Prix final | [18] |
| 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 | [19] |
| October 24, 2024 | Sareee (c) vs. Bozilla for the Marigold World Championship | [20] | |||
| Winter Wonderful Fight | November 14, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Sareee vs. Nao Ishikawa | [21] |
| December 13, 2024 | Sareee (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi for the Marigold World Championship | [22] |
2025
2026
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Dream | January 3, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Ota City General Gymnasium | Miku Aono (c) vs Mai Sakurai for the Marigold World Championship | [32] |
| New Year's Golden Garden | January 24, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Utami Hayashishita for the GHC Women's Championship | [33] |
Upcoming
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shine Forever | May 23, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Ota City General Gymnasium | ||
| Summer Destiny | August 9, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Ota City General Gymnasium | [34] | |
| Grand Destiny | October 24, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryogoku Kokugikan | [34] |
