World of Joshi
Rob Goodwin and independent wrestler Matt Turner host a weekly podcast reviewing World Wonder Ring Stardom, a top Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. Each Friday, they discuss the latest shows, storylines, and news from the rapidly growing company. The podcast offers in-depth analysis and fan perspectives on Stardom's events and talent.
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The Stardom Cast #314: Stardom in Sendai and Utsunomiya Reviews!
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 Wo
The Stardom Cast #312: Queen's Dynasty 2026 & Korakuen Hall Nighter Reviews!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 sho
The Marigold Standard #91: Spring Victory Series 2026 in Korakuen Hall & Hokkaido Reviews!
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
The Stardom Cast #309: Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 2026 Live Review!
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!
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
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
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 c
The Marigold Standard #87: Spring Victory Series 2026 Night 6 Review!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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
Talk Joshi #42: TJPW Texas Stampede in Austin Day 1 & 2 Reviews!
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!
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!
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!
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
The Marigold Standard Bonus Episode Miku Aono vs. Victoria Yuzuki Alternate Commentary (14/09/2025)
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!
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
The Powerhouse Princess | Exclusive Miu Watanabe Interview!
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Talk Joshi #40: TJPW Love & Flame & First Sparkle Reviews!
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 ros
Syuri vs. Alex Windsor Watchalong (06/06/2025)
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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
The Marigold Standard #82: New Year's Golden Garden 2026 Nights 7 & 8 Reviews!
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!
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 w
Talk Joshi #37: Miu Watanabe 2025 Princess Cup Win Retrospective!
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)
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!
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!
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!
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 yo
Talk Joshi #34: Spotlight on the Magical Sugar Rabbits
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!
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!
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!
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 S
Talk Joshi #32: TJPW Max Heart 6 Night 1 + Risa Sera Retirement Match Reviews!
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!
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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!
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!
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!
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!
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 H
The Stardom Cast #291: Stardom New Year Stars in Shinjuku & Korakuen Hall Reviews!
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!
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!
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 Prince
The Marigold Standard Bonus Episode: Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha Watchalong Series - Part 2 (18/10/2020)
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)
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!
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 Suz
The Marigold Standard #77: True Victory 2025 Night 9 & 10 Reviews + First Dream 2026 Predictions
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!
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 & Yu
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