Marigold 8/2/2025 Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Day 1 Afternoon Show

Marigold 8/2/2025 Dream Star Grand Prix 2025 Day 1 Afternoon Show

The morning show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/marigold-822025-dream-star-grand-prix.html

They had some traditional Japanese drummers perform prior to the show. 

Komomo Minami & Nagisa Tachibana vs. Shinno & Yuuka Yamazaki

No one wants to shake Yuuka's hand to start. NT and Shin go at it. NT wristlocks her and Shin does a nice reversal. NT side headlock takeovers her and Shin headscissors her. They stand off and Shin chest kicks her over. Shin hits a running dropkicks on her.

Shin slams NT For 2. Shin armdrags her into an armlock. Shin stomps her and armbreakers her. Yuuka shoulders NT over then chops her in the corner. NT cradles Yuuka for 2. NT basement dropkicks her. NT crossbodies her for 2. 

KM comes in and dropkicks Yuuka. She slams her for 2. Yuuka hits chest forearms on KM then dropkicks her. Yuuka slams KM for 2 then does a grounded sleeper. NT breaks it up. KM and NT hit stereo dropkicks. Yuuka takes a stunner and a hammerlock ddt for 2.  

KM takes a high kick from Shin. KM is kicked by both opponents in the back and chest. Yuuka step up enzugiri's her for 2. KM then gets a surprise roll-up on Yuuka and pins her.

Thoughts: The ending was a bit out of nowhere but it was fine. Shinno and Nagisa had good showings. Yuuka didn't get much of a reaction. Shinno's already doing all the right stuff and I have some faith in her to develop into something. 

Gigaton & Megaton vs. Hummingbird & Minami Yuuki

Gigi and Mega pose as they enter and Giga has a toy axe with her. 

Yuuki and Mega start us off. They lock up. Hum tries to help Yuuki win the lock-up but fails. Mega then stomps both. Mega blows a whistle and her and Giga do the stair stepper on their opponents backs.  

Giga grabs her axe and the ref takes it. Yuuki running dropkicks Giga then is shouldered over. Yuuki arm throws Giga then low dropkicks her for 2. Hum comes in and dropkicks Giga. Gigi does a cartwheel and just taunts Hum. Giga butt drops Hum out of the corner. 

Giga is cradled off a suplex for 2. Hum dropkicks Giga in the corner. Hum running dropkicks Giga. Hum hits chest forearms on Mega and throws her whistle. Mega shoulders over Hum then slams her. Mega gets on the bottom rope then Yuuki arm throws her. Hum rolls up Mega then Mega gets a pin attempt in. Giga swings an axe at Yuuki and fights the ref for it. Yuuki dropkicks Giga to stop that. Hum then does a pin attempt on Mega and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. It was mostly bad comedy that got no reaction. 

All the girls in the GP come out for a ceremony. Misa Matsui talks on the mic. 

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 STAR League Match - Chanyota vs. Kizuna Tanaka

They shake hands and Kiz hits chest forearms off of it. Chan shoulders her over. Kiz's head is banged off the buckles. Kiz hits more chest forearms then is slammed. Chan elbow drops her for 2.

Chan stomps on Kiz then Kiz flying lariats her. Kiz twisting suplexes her for 2. Chan slams Kiz then Kiz low dropkicks her. Kiz fisherman suplexes her for 2. Kiz then armbars her and tries a crucifix. Kiz armbars her again. Chan powerbombs her down to escape.

Chan hits corner lariats on her then torture rack drops her for 2. Chan hits chest forearms. Kiz rolling pins her for 2. Kiz misses a dropkick but Chan sells it anyway. Kiz crucifixes her for 2 and buzzsaw kicks her. Chan spinning backdrops her.  

Kiz goes for another armbar. Chan hits a big lariat then Kiz hits re:dream on her for 2. Kiz high kicks her then Chan running lariats her. Chan botches a suplex for 2 then crossfaces her. Kiz submits.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. They tried but they had a sloppy night. Kiz worked the arm most of the match and tried various pins.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 DREAM League Match - CHIAKI vs. Victoria Yuzuki

Yuz = Victoria Yuzuki

Yuz misses a lock up and Chi side headlocks her. Yuz rolls her up for 2. Chi basement dropkicks her. Yuz's headscissors is blocked with a side slam. Chi does facewash kicks on Yuz. 

Chi stomps Yuz outside then sends her into the seats. Chi drops a chair on Yuz outside. Yuz sends Chi hard into the seats. Yuz is slammed by Chi inside for 2. 

Chi iron claws Yuz then Yuz flying headscissors her. Yuz dropkicks her through the ropes for 2. Yuz does a stiff backdrop on Chi's neck. Chi pulls the ref in front of Yuz then pushes the ref into her. Chi grabs her chair and Yuz blocks a chair shot. Yuz superkicks the chair into Chi then Chi throws it into her.

Chi suplexes Yuz on the chair then throws the chair at her head. Chi sitout burning hammers Yuz. Yuz no sells it and gets a 2 count on her. Yuz superkicks her in the head for 2. Yuz superkicks Chi then does a weird wrist clutch blue thunder. Yuz running inverted tornillo's Chi and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like all the cheating and the trip outside hurt some of the momentum early on. I didn't like the ref doing nothing about the cheating either. It would have been better as a normal match. Yuzuki busted out two new moves I hadn't seen before near the end.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 DREAM League Match - Maria vs. Kouki Amarei

Maria running dropkicks her to start and pulls KA's arms back. KA's head is banged off the buckles. Maria spins her around by the hair and throws her. Maria facebusters her then camel clutches her. Maria puts lipstick on the ref's face, giving him fake eyebrows. 

KA hits facekicks and Maria facekicks back. KA facekicks her for 2. KA hits a cutter and a falling splash for 2. Maria does an octopus variation in the air and KA ropebreaks. Maria hits facekicks on KA over the midlde rope. Maria ties up KA in the ropes then paints her face with her lipstick. 

KA does a jack knife pin for 2. KA ripcord spinebusters her then hits mounted forearms. KA then hits mounted headbutts. KA backdrops her for 2. KA is on the buckles and Maria fights her up there. Maria does an octopus up there then snapmares her down.

Maria running dropkicks her and KA reverses her pin attempt. Maria does another octopus variation and really cranks KA's arm back, forcing her to tap out.

Thoughts: This also got no reaction here. It got off to a pour start. Kouki didn't really have the fire or the speed to ever pick this one up and it was mostly the heel dominating before winning. To her credit, Maria worked the arm most of the match and won with an arm submission. 

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 STAR League Match - Misa Matsui vs. Chika Goto

Goto offers a test of strength but Misa stomps her foot. Misa side headlocks her then Goto shoulders her over. Misa slides out to stall. Goto goes after her and is chaired in front of the ref. Misa whips Goto into the seats then pulls on her head there. Goto is then sent into the post.

Misa stomps on Goto and armbars her. Misa chest forearms her. Goto slams her. Goto running hip attacks her on the ropes twice for 2. Misa clubs on Goto. Goto reverse giant swings her and Misa rolls her up out of it for 2. Misa double stomps her. Goto then does a regular giant swing for 2.

Goto landslides Misa for 2. Misa spin kicks her in the gut then runs into a facekick. Misa does an octopus on her. Misa kicks Goto's arm against the ropes. Misa top rope dropkicks her for 2.

Misa top rope double stomps her for 2. Misa runs into a big lariat then Goto chokeslams her. Misa la magistral's her but Goto reverses it and pins her.

Thoughts: Goto got a reaction at least en route to winning. It wasn't anything special and didn't click as well as it should have.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 DREAM League Match - Utami Hayashishita vs. Rea Seto

Utami is dropkicked as she poses. Rea kicks her around and stomps on her outside. Rea foot chokes her in the ring while wrapping her arm around the top rope. Utami side slams her. Chiaki trips Utami outside. Rea then whips Utami with a whip and chokes her with it.

Utami slams her and Rea goes for the armbar. Utami running back elbows her then dropkicks her. Rea bites Utami's fingers and Utami samoan drops her. Utami sliding lariats her for 2. Utami hits an air raid crash for 2.

Utami germans her. The ref is pushed in front of Utami and Rea hits Utami with a title belt. Rea knee drops Utami's arm off the buckles. Rea does cattle mutilation to her. Utami ropebreaks.

Utami does a nice side throw and running lariats her. Rea no sells it then is lariated down again for 2. Utami delay germans her and wins.

Thoughts: It made sense with Rea using dirty tactics from the start and trying to cheat her way to victory before being thwarted. It was pretty average though.

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 STAR League Match - Nagisa Nozaki vs. Mai Sakurai

NN flying dropkicks her to start. NN does her reverse pendulum kick while Mai hangs over the apron. NN then just hits a bunch of punches and drops her with one. NN takes a hanging triangle in the ropes. Mai running facekicks her then top rope dropkicks her. 

NNN front kicks her for 2 then reverse pendulum kicks her in the ribs. NN goes up top and is kicked. Mai superplexes her down. Mai backdrops her then basement dropkicks her for 2. Mai then STF's her. Mai STF's her then top rope elbow drops her for 2.

NN hits kicks on her then single leg basement dropkicks her. Mai flying knees her then does a pin attempt for 2. NN flying single leg dropkicks her for 2. Mai glorious drivers her then passes her out with the STF to win.

Thoughts: It was about average. It could have been a bit faster at times. Mai worked the STF a bit before winning with it.  

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 STAR League Match - Miku Aono vs. MIRAI

They stare down and shake hands. They each avoid a shot and stand off. They do a bad hockey fight and Mirai grounded sleepers her. Mirai mounts her and does a kimura. Miku waistlocks her and Mirai side headlocks her. They ropebreak.

Mirai hits forearms. Miku kicks her in her inner leg then kneebreakers her. Miku kicks the leg more. Miku ties up one leg and crabs the other. Mirai ropebreaks.

Miku wraps her leg around the ropes then dropkicks it. Miku hits more leg kicks. Mirai bangs Miku's leg off the mat. Mirai pulls back on the leg. Miku leg kicks her. Mirai bangs Miku's knee off the mat. They shoulder battle.  

Mirai cradles her then ankle locks her. Mirai ankle locks her. Mirai stomps and kicks the leg. Mirai does a suplex on her for 2. Mirai half-nelson slams her. Miku spinning twisting slams her for 2. Miku sliding lariats her for 2. Miku double underhook suplexes her then olympic slams her for 2.

Miku lariats her on the ropes then chest kicks her. Mirai headbutts her then backdrops her. Mirai running lariats her then they lariat each other at the same time. Miku high kicks her for 2. Mirai goes for a pin and the time limit expires.

Thoughts: I didn't think this was good. It went to a draw like prior matches between them have which didn't help things. They made it clear it would too when they started doing time call outs.They focused on legwork early then just started trading bigger moves and lariats at the end instead of continuing with the leg work. 

DREAM STAR Grand Prix 2025 DREAM League Match - Mayu Iwatani vs. Seri Yamaoka 

Seri takes her down and Mayu side headlock takeovers her. Seri headscissors her then rolls her for 2. Seri misses a dropkick and Mayu basement dropkicks her. Mayu hits leg kicks on her. Mayu basement dropkicks her for 2.

They trade chest forearms and Mayu kicks her while she's down. Seri runs the ropes and gets caught in them with her neck. Seri dropkicks her then rams her in the corner. Seri corner spears her.

Mayu spin kicks her in the gut and Seri spinebusters her. Seri ties her legs up. Seri air raid crashes her for 2. Mayu throws her down off the buckles and kicks her in the back of the head. Mayu misses a top rope splash. Seri running spears her. Seri hits a top rope splash for 2. 

Seri runs into a superkick. Mayu low dropkicks her against the ropes. Mayu release germans her. Seri gets a 2 count on her. Mayu superkicks her. Seri germans her for 2. Seri ducks a buzzsaw kick and hits triple germans. Seri then shockingly gets the pin on her.

Thoughts: I liked Seri's amateur wrestling here and she had some really nice looking pins. I don't know if Seri really took enough offense in this or got dominated enough to make her comeback and win good enough though. I just thought it was a match and not that good.

Seri talks on the mic after and ends the show. 

Overall thoughts: It was a rough show to get through. The crowd didn't care at all until the upper half of the card and I didn't really like anything that much here. Marigold has some good wrestlers up on the top of the card but some lousy ones on the bottom half of the card and the bottom half dominated this one in a bad way. I would not recommend this one at all and would give it a 3 out of 10.