Marigold 9/20/2024 Dream Star Grand Prix Day 5

Marigold 9/20/2024 Dream Star Grand Prix Day 5

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/marigold-9162024-dream-star-grand-prix.html

Handicap Match - Bozilla & Myla Grace vs. Komomo Minami, Nao Ishikawa & Victoria Yuzuki

Yuz = Victoria Yuzuki, KM = Konomo Minami

Boz refuses to shake hands to start. Boz pushes Nao back. Nao's partners try to help her push on a lock-up but all 3 are pushed back then thrown into each other. Boz corner splashes Nao then spears her. Nao cradles her for 2.

KM tries dropkicks on Boz that go nowhere then Boz chokeslams her. KM gets on Boz's back and sleepers her. Boz breaks it up then suplexes her. Boz throws Myla onto her for 2. Myla dropkicks KM's head through the ropes then KM cradles her.

KM dropkicks her then rolls over her back with a ddt. Yuz dropkicks her and Myla hits a flying lariat and swinging neckbreaker. KM dropkicks Myla then northern lights suplexes her.

Nao and Boz shoulder battle. Boz forearms her over then Nao fujiwara armbars Boz. Boz powerbombs Nao out of the triangle attempt then neckbreakers her. Boz hits corner splash then Nao stunners her over the top rope. Boz catches Nao's crossbody off the top and fallway slams her. Boz takes a dropkick + suplex combo for 2.

Boz F-5's Nao for 2. Boz hits a double lariat on her other two opponents. Boz and Myla then do stereo cradle shocks on KM and Yuz. Nao rolls up Boz for 2 then Boz lariats her. Boz piledrivers Nao and wins.

Thoughts: It was what it was. It made sense and all but it was a handicap match with the heels having the disadvantage here. 

We get another Grand Prix ceremony with Kouki talking on the mic. 

DREAM STAR Grand Prix DREAM League Match - Nagisa Nozaki vs. Chika Goto

NN = Nagisa Nozaki

They lock up. NN knees her on the ropes then gutbusters her. NN boots her around and stands on her. Chika hits chest forearms on her and hit some shoulderblocks. NN facekicks her then Chika shoulders her over. NN hits knees to the gut and a sleeper.

NN shotgun dropkicks her and Chika hits a lariat in the corner. Chika totally misses a running corner hip attack but it is sold anyway. Chika slams NN then does hip attacks. NN sleepers her and Chika ropebreaks.

NN suplexes her for 2. Chika cradles her for 2 then throws her over. Chika hits facekicks then slams her for 2. Chika lariats her for 2. NN facekicks her then meteora's her for 2. NN running facekicks her.

Thoughts: It was not that good as expected. Chika didn't have good looking offense here and NN is more of an average wrestler. 

DREAM STAR Grand Prix STAR League Match - Miku Aono vs. Kizuna Tanaka

Kiz = Kizuna Tanaka

They shake hands and lock up. Miku chops her on the ropes and Kiz forearm flurries her on the ropes. They trade wristlocks. Miku side headlocks her then dropkicks her. Kiz hits running knees for 2. Miku then kips up and kicks her.

Miku hair throws her. Kiz is laid on the ropes and Miku kicks her in the gut. Miku corner dropkicks her then slams her. Miku kicks her in the back then Kiz misses a flying lariat but it is sold anyway. Kiz indian deathlocks her. Kiz dropkicks her while she's between the ropes.

Miku fisherman suplexes her for 2. They trade chest forearms and Kiz armbars her. Miku powerbombs her thne top rope dropkicks her for 2. Kiz dropkicks her then does a rolling armbar. Kiz fisherman suplexes her for 2. Kiz rolls her into a pin attempt for 2.

Miku lariats her then sliding lariats her for 2. Miku buzzsaw kicks her for 2. Miku double underhook suplexes her and wins it.

Thoughts: It was basically a rookie vs vet match. There were no real heel or face alignments here and Miku didn't really beat Kiz up much, which affected her comeback. It was acceptable but nothing great.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix STAR League Match - Nanae Takahashi vs. CHIAKI

NT gets hit with a chair as she enters. Chi bangs her head off a table and the apron. Chi uses the bell hammer on her then chairs her. They go backstage and fight then Chi comes out with NT's jacket mocking her. NT boots Chi over the ropes into the ring.

NT hits snapmares then shoulders her over. Chi hair throws her then corner facewash kicks her. NT shoulders her over then has her head banged off the buckles. Chi's head is banged off the buckles. Chi chairs her then dropkicks a chair into her.

NT lariats her then blue thunders her for 2. NT hits slaps then Chi eye rakes her. Chi cradles her for 2. NT elbow slices her for 2. NT sliding lariats her for 2 then hits a northern lights bomb for the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like all of the open weapons usage here. I don't know how neither girl was counted out early. Chi did her usual heel tactics and NT fought back before winning. It was fine I suppose but would have been a lot better if Chi just got to wrestle clean.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix STAR League Match - Sareee vs. Misa Matsui

Misa running dropkicks her to start htne hits more dropkicks. Sare catches her crossbody and slams her down. Sare armdrags her then Misa armdrags her back. They trade dropkicks. Sare bodyscissors her. Sare slams her.

Sare stomps the leg then indian deathlocks her. Sare boots  and foot chokes her. Sare hair throws her then Misa crossbodies her. Misa rolls her into a stretch muffler.

Misa hits a top rope dropkick for 1. They trade chest forearms and Sare drops her with one. Misa rolls her into a double stomp then they each hit one. Misa hits a double stomp flurry on her gut.

Sare 2nd rope superplexes her then double stomps her off the buckles. Sare wheelbarrow germans her then dropkicks her through the ropes. Sare fisherman suplexes her the nMisa rolls her up for 2. Misa low crossbodies her then crossbodies her against the bottom rope. Misa la magistrals her into a bridge for 2.

Sare pulls back on both of Misa's arms and taps her out to win.

Misa hits some shots after but is knocked aside.

Thoughts: It just didn't really get to the next level like it could have. It was too even and the armlock finish wasn't well built to. I thought there was a chance of an upset but it was not to be.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix DREAM League Match - Natsumi Showzuki vs. Utami Hayashishita

Nat rolls her up to start then Utami knocks her over. they trade chest forearms. Nat knees her on the ropes then meteora's her against the bottom rope. Nat running knees her then bangs Utami's arm over her shoulder.

Nat armbars her and Utami ropebreaks. Nat springboard double knee drops her for 2. Nat guillotine chokes her and Utami suplexes her out of it. Utami running lariats her then dropkicks her. Nat does an octopus stretch on her. 

Nat corner meteora's Utami then fisherman suplexes her. Nat does an octopus on the buckles and 2nd rope meteora's her for 2. Utami lariats Nat then hits an air raid crash for 2. Nat rolls her up off a razor's edge attempt. Nat 2nd rope diving ddt's her then rolls her up for 2.

Nat hits a crucifix bomb for 2. Utami wheelbarrow germans Nat and wins it.

Thoughts: I didn't think Utami got enough offense in here. The crowd was not too good for this one and it just wasn't as good as it probably should have been.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix DREAM League Match - MIRAI vs. Kouki Amarei

Mirai front facelocks her and they lock up again. Mirai chops her on the ropes then Kouki facekicks her. They trade chops for facekicks. Mirai hits a chop flurry then double chops her.

They fight on the stage, trading more chops for facekicks.  Mirai running chops her and hits a chop flurry on the stage. They get in the ring and trade facekicks for chops.  Kouki facekicks her on the ropes.

Kouki facekicks her outside many many times. They then trade facekicks for chops. They come back in the ring and continue with the trading. Mirai dragon screws her then single leg crabs her. 

Mirai hits chops then Kouki powerslams her. Kouki facekicks Mirai twice, puts a hold and hits another facekick. Mirai takes a spinebuster then lariats her. Kouki backdrops her then facekicks her. Kouki then wins with a jumping facekick.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. It was a 2023 Minoru Suzuki style match where they did nothing but chop for facekick exchanges. Kouki barely did anything that wasn't a facekick and it got old after a while. It made the match look like an exhibition more than a fight and showed how limited Kouki is.

Overall thoughts: I didn't like the show. They didn't have a good turnout or a loud crowd which brought down everything. Nobody really tried to do anything great here and nothing but the main got a lot of time. It just wasn't anything special and was just a totally average show.