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Rob Goodwin & independent wrestling's Matt Turner are here every Friday to review the goings on in the top Joshi company in Japan - World Wonder Ring Stardom! Join the lads as they talk about the shows and the news surrounding one of the fastest rising companies in Japan! Subscribe to the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/TheStardomCast Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheStardomCast Check out the Website: https://www.thestardomcast.weebly.com Buy our Merch: https://teespring.com/en-GB/ ...
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We return to you this week with yet another episode of The Stardom Cast, crammed full of tag team goodness as we go through the last three nights of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. From standout performances from Yuna Mizumori and Winggori, to Matt fantasy booking an incredible Dream Queendom card, to Historic X-Over discourse, to worldwide Ha…
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Rob and Matt return with another of your weekly helpings of Marigold news, reviews and previews with a brand new episode of The Marigold Standard! This week, they chat four different shows including a Superfly Championship match, Kizuna Tanaka vs. her ring gear, Bozilla's interesting entrance music, Nao's first win and the return of the devastating…
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It's yet another mega episode this week as Rob and Matt talk all things from four nights of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. On this episode, they chat about SaoriPoi's incredible run, standout performances from Aya Sakura and Yuna Mizumori, a tag match of the year contender, Mina Shirakawa's interesting limbo status and Matt laying down a chal…
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Rob and Matt are back with a mega episode of the Marigold Standard this week as they go over 3 hours giving you all the happenings from the shows in Nagano, Korakuen and Shin-Kiba. They chat Rob's dislike of ambient indie music, a sensational Crimson Red Belt match, a show of the year contender that isn't Korakuen, the return of 'Who's Under The Ma…
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Rob and Matt are back once again for your weekly dose of Stardom goodness! This week, they chat the opening two nights of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, give Yuna Mizumori all of the flowers, discuss Historic X-Over and the upcoming intergender title match, talk Saki Kashima breaking records, Peach Rock and FWC being their usual brilliant sel…
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In the latest of our Dream Star Fighting Marigold interviews, we have the pleasure of an exclusive written interview with Superfly Champion Natsumi Showzuki. On this bonus episode, Rob and Matt discuss and dissect Showzuki's answers to their questions and talk about what the future holds! Read the full interview transcript here: https://thestardomc…
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Matt is back once more to bring you the second in his series of reviews of the finals of each of Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix tournaments. In this penultimate episode, Matt reviews the finals spanning from Toni Storm's win in 2017, all the way to Utami Hayashishita's career-changing victory in 2020. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give …
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Rob and Matt return in both audio and all-new video format to chat everything from the latest three shows from Stardom. They chat the new blood in New Blood, pick their favourites for the Tag League, play another round of 'Who's Under The Mask?', lavish praise on Sayaka Kurura and Aya Sakura and even find time for a spot of disagreement! This episo…
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Rob and Matt are back, and they are back in video form! With all podcasts now being videoed so you can see their beautiful faces, the lads delve into three consecutive nights of Marigold goodness from KBS Hall, Act City and Shibuya before previewing one of the biggest cards in the company's short history! This episode is brought to you by BetterHel…
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Rob and Matt are back and for the second time in as many weeks, news has dropped before they have recorded the podcast! This week they chat the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League announcements, the PWI Women's 250, Stardom involvement in Fighting Spirit Unleashed, the shows from Osaka and Komatsu and Matt's shameless meltear knowledge... This episode …
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Rob and Matt return once more to chat everything coming out of a really good Nagoya Golden Fight card from this past weekend. They chat Toni Storm's first singles match since May 2019, the Wonder of Stardom match, Hazuki and SLK trying to kill one another, Dump Matsumoto, Historic X-Over II, English coverage before having an extended conversation a…
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Rob and Matt are back to review the first two nights of Marigold's Fantastic Adventure tour from Osaka and Korakuen Hall. They chat two title matches, play a game of 'Who's Under the Mask?', have a very rare disagreement, the direction of Nao Ishikawa and Chika Goto and the pros and cons of the time limit draw! This episode is brought to you by Bet…
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In celebration of Toni's return to Stardom this past weekend, and her excellent IWGP Women's Championship match against Mayu Iwatani, Matt is joined by Andy Header as the pair look back at her run with the World of Stardom Championship. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your…
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Rob and Matt are back to walk the road to Nagoya Golden Fight with you all, providing a review of both the first of two pre-PPV Korakuen Hall shows, and New Blood 15. They also preview the upcoming PPV, talk Rina's Future of Stardom reign, the seeming climax to the Hazuki and Koguma story, Thekla's continued unnerving niceness towards Natsupoi and …
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The Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 is officially in the books, and Rob and Matt are here with your officially unofficial review of a fantastic final night in Nagoya! They chat a war between Nanae and Miku, Rob donning his lawyer hat in defence of CHIAKI and the finish of MIRAI and Nagisa before giving their picks for Wrestler, Match and Breakout of the…
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With the Dream Star Grand Prix final mere hours away, Rob and Matt are here to bring you bang up to date with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's Nagoya final! They chat about a MOTYC, Kouki's stand out performances, MIRAI's shock exit, all of the possible final ramifications, the weight of pressure on Utami Hayashishita and their own p…
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Rob and Matt are back to chat all things from an absolutely rammed week of Stardom wrestling! From Toni Storm appearing in Stardom a week earlier than planned, to Saya Kamitani and Saori Anou, to Koguma's rapidly waning patience, to Hazuki's continued to descent, to the granular art of booking, they chat it all and more on this week's episode! This…
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Rob and Matt are back with another episode this week covering everything from two great back-to-back shows over the past weekend. From one of Tam's best ever singles outings, to Hazuki's breaking point, to the Passion Package, to MOTYC, to a timeless title challenge, to what will hopefully be the definitive introduction of English Commentary, we co…
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Matt and Rob reconvene to talk about a stacked set of shows from Marigold's Dream Star Grand Prix, with the action really beginning to heat up! They chat about Utami's quest for the top, MIRAI catching her up, Mai Sakurai at the summit, Bozilla in Paradise, Nanae's Passion Package, Rob's Moomoo and the picture as we career towards the Nagoya finals…
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Unable to choregraph their hectic schedules, Rob and Matt have to stitch together an episode to go through a fantastic night of the Dream Star Grand Prix in Bolfert Toyama. From Sareee and Mai, to Yuzuki and Utami the show is packed to the gills with some excellent match-ups and Matt and Rob give their thoughts on it all in this latest episode of t…
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With the 5Star Grand Prix in the rear view mirror, it's time to look ahead to Stardom's next PPV endeavour in Namba Grand Fight, with a pit stop in Korakuen Hall first of course. Rob and Matt chat High Speed title, Hazuki's quest for the White Belt, the Red Belt picture, Ryogoku, the Three Man Band, Rob's experience at NOAH and.... two grown men do…
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In the first in a brand-new mini retrospective series, Matt brings you the first of his reviews of the finals of each of Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix tournaments. In this episode, Matt reviews the finals spanning from Nanae's win in 2013, all the way to Yoko Bito's in 2016. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at be…
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Rob and Matt are back with your weekly dose of Marigold joy with a brand new episode of The Marigold Standard, talking about the opening two shows of the Dream Star Grand Prix! They chat Natsumi Showzuki's new hair, a statement win for Mai Sakurai, how impressed they are with NORI, their pick for match of the tournament so far, Mayu Iwatani retirin…
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With Rob and Matt still recovering from the post-5Star Grand Prix slump - and doing two 3 hour+ podcasts in the space of a week - they run through a quick snapshot of the tournament fallout as well as looking at the endeavours of Stardom wrestlers outside the company; including an absolute Match of the Year contender! This episode is brought to you…
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Rob and Matt are joined LIVE by friend of the show Andy Header for his first appearance on the main show to chat everything that went down at the 2024 5Star Grand Prix finals! They chat everything from MVPs, to title changes, to 5Star stats, to what happens next, to breakout stars and everything in between. But most importantly, who won the coveted…
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We are back with another episode of The Marigold Standard as we edge ever-closer to the inaugural Dream Star Grand Prix! This week, we cover Giulia's farewell gauntlet, Nao Ishikawa's fantastic performance in the Twinstar Championship match and Bozilla in NXT, as well as previewing the opening nights of the Dream Star Grand Prix and offering some e…
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Strap in everyone, it's gonna be a loooooong night! Matt and Rob return with another gargantuan offering, guiding you through 4 nights of 5Star action including the quarter-finals, MOTYC, Murder Poi, a sincere Matt apology, Tam and Tora discussion, final night predictions and much more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online ther…
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It's a strange episode this week as you get both Rob and Matt's opinions on Marigold's Korakuen Hall show from Monday, just not necessarily...together! As they couldn't make a time work this week, both record their own thoughts on the show in this Frankenstein's Monster of a review, chatting the Mai Sakurai's incredible performance despite not wear…
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We really did try so hard to keep it below three hours this week, but with four 5Star Grand Prix shows to talk about, you can see we failed miserably! This week, we chat contenders for match of the tournament, Xena smashing every opportunity out of the park, Rob disrupting everyone's cinema experience, Tam's interesting road to the Red Belt, breako…
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A little bit later in the week to give Rob and Matt the chance to catch both Video on Demand shows, we are back to talk all things Dream Star Fighting Marigold. They chat Miku Aono's homecoming match, Nanae Takahashi and Arisa Nakajima, the rise of Mai Sakurai, how much they've missed Utami, Myla Grace's continual improvement and just how many hats…
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It's another mammoth episode this week as Rob and Matt wade their way into the opening days of the 5Star Grand Prix. They go through the results for all four of the shows so far including stellar outings for Mei Seira, Saya Iida, Tomoka Inaba and predictably Mayu Iwatani, chair bowling, a slew of draws, the reaction to H.A.T.E and some praise for R…
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THIS EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY A PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE, WE ARE NOW MOVING OUR RETROSPECTIVES TO THE FREE FEED WITH ONE ARCHIVED AND ONE NEW EPISODE ADDED EACH MONTH! With it being 5Star season, we delve into the archives to bring you our 2023 discussion with the only person more excited than us about the 5Star Grand Prix, and fan favourite, Scott …
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The boys are back together on The Marigold Standard this week, with two shows to review and a lot of talk about the upcoming Dream Star Grand Prix. They also chat excellent performances from Chika Goto and CHIAKI, how Zayda and Myla managed a great match despite an injury, Kouki Amarei's star rising and the rapidly approaching end of Giulia's road …
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In our longest episode EVER, we give you everything you need to know 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. We also review the show from Hamamatsu that saw the debut of heel S…
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In this brand-new bonus episode, Matt looks back at all the matches comprising the underrated feud between the Golden Phoenix Saya Kamitani and The Venus Mina Shirakawa! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Subscribe to our PATREON: https://pat…
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Matt sails the Marigold ship solo this week, as he reviews the last 2 shows; including the fantastic show from the legendary Korakuen Hall that saw the crowning of the very 1st Marigold Twinstar Champions and a huge announcement from Giulia! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on…
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So...what do you guys wanna talk about? Yep, it's certainly been a week in Stardom hasn't it, and Rob and Matt have you covered for over three hours for the second week in a row to chat all about EVERYTHING that went down in Sapporo, even dropping the episode early! From heel turns, to title changes, to rebrands, to 5Star drop outs, to 5Star play i…
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Rob is back from his holiday and by God it's a mammoth episode this week as he and Matt go over three hours talking about everything in the world of Stardom this week! They talk about title changes, heel turns, injuries Saya Kamitani, Konami, Ranna Yagami's continual improvement and wax lyrical over Tomoka Inaba before looking ahead to this weekend…
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After a week apart, Rob and Matt are back together once again to talk you through the first round of the Twinstar Championship Tournament from Shin-Kiba 1st RING! They also talk about Rea Sato's main event bow, the unfortunate circumstances behind the Passion Sister's forfeit, a great showing for Kizuna Tanaka, Megan Bayne before previewing the upc…
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Matt is back flying solo with Rob enjoying the rain and thunder of South Wales. He goes through the Stardom shows from Osaka and Yamato, chats about the official formation of the SLK, AZM, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki and Suzu Suzuki supergroup and checks in with the double championship match between Mika Iwata and Saori Anou from Monday's Sendai Girls …
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Matt's flying the flag of the Marigold Standard solo this week as he offers a mini-episode following a stellar Summer Destiny PPV. We jump back to the second night of the Summer Gold Shine tour from the 7th July inside the Niigata Higashi Ward Plaza to give a quick review to make sure you are all caught up ahead of this weekend's action! This episo…
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It's the big one ladies and gentlemen, the one we've all been waiting for; Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 in Ryogoku Kokugikan! With two dream matches in Giulia vs. Sareee and Utami Hayashishita vs. IYO SKY, as well as the crowning of new champions, mystery guests and huge announcements - join us for our live review of everything right here! This epi…
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With Stardom seemingly only emanating from Korakuen Hall these days, Rob and Matt are back this week to run through their shows from the 4th and 7th July. They chat Saori Anou's self-doubt, 5Star Grand Prix permutations, Thekla's descent into an all out war with the media, Saya Iida lowering the curtain, Lady C's deserved spotlight, a stand-out per…
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With less than a week to go before the biggest show in Marigold's short history, Matt and Rob are here to give you the lowdown to everything you need to know! They review the last two nights of the Grand Opening Wars Tour in Sendai and Iwate, as well as the opening night of the Summer Gold Shine tour in Osaka before going on to preview everything t…
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On this special bonus episode, Matt is joined by Andy Header and our Editor-in-Chief Sean Montross as they review Forbidden Door, including Mina Shirakawa, Tam Nakano & Momo Watanabe! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyurl.com/2eemszmt Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.co…
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Rob and Matt are back once again to give you your weekly fill of all things World Wonder Ring Stardom. This week, they chat about Stardom in the Tokyo Dome, another great FWC match, Stardom wrestlers appearing in even more promotions, Wrestle Kingdom Week, where Saya Kamitani goes from here, new challengers, Saori Anou's continued descent into self…
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With Saya Kamitani being much of a hot topic following the events of THE CONVERSION, Rob and Matt look back at one of the highlights of what has been an incredible career so far for the Golden Phoenix; her tournament run and subsequent victory in the 2021 Cinderella Tournament! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Greates…
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Oh it's a big one ladies and gentlemen! Rob and Matt discuss New Blood 13 and the landscape-altering THE CONVERSION show that saw one of the most tenured factions in Stardom history reduced to one person, the fall and potential emphatic rise of Saya Kamitani, FWC as the best tag team in the world, Xena knocking her first Stardom PPV main event out …
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Back together once again, Rob and Matt discuss the three shows from KBS Hall, Nagoya and Shin-Kiba that Marigold have put on over the past two weekends. They chat about the steady improvement of Myla Grace, the dominance of Bozilla, a joshi-legend tag match at Sumo Hall, MIRAI and Miku Aono taking each other to the limit twice, Kouki Amarei remaini…
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THIS EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY A PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE, WE ARE NOW MOVING OUR RETROSPECTIVES TO THE FREE FEED WITH ONE ARCHIVED AND ONE NEW EPISODE ADDED EACH MONTH! She is one of the world's most popular and best wrestlers; she is Giulia. On this Patreon-exclusive episode, Matt reviews all 8 matches from Giulia’s Wonder of Stardom title reign. Bu…
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