Marigold 10/26/2025 Grand Destiny 2025

Marigold 10/26/2025 Grand Destiny 2025

Shinno vs Kizuna Tanaka

Both girls have their moms with them. They trade forearms to start. Shin throws her over and kicks her back. KT does the same. They trade more kicks to the back. Shin is popped up and dropkicks her. Shin sharpshooters her. KT ropebreaks. KT hits forearms and armbars her. 

KT stomps her. Shin drops down out of a german and up kicks her. Shin pumping knees her then buzzsaw kicks her in the head. Shin kamigoye's her for 2. KT cuty specials her. Shin uranage's her. They headkick each other. KT headbutts her then hits re: dream for 2. KT flying knees her. KT cuty specials her and wins.

Thoughts: This was a good opener. It was short, explosive and stiff. They put a lot of energy and fire into this and it really worked out well. It felt like an oldschool AJW rookies match.

Everyone shakes hands and makes friends after.

Gauntlet Tag Team Match - Gigaton & Shoko Koshino vs. Chanyota & Erina Yamanaka vs. Hummingbird & Nao Ishikawa vs. Minami Yuuki & Nagisa Tachibana vs. Komomo Minami & Yuuka Yamazaki vs. Darkness Revolution (Nagisa Nozaki & Rea Seto) 

Shoko and Gigaton got the win here. Erina blasted Rea here with a spin kick to the face. I didn't like Rea using her belt in front of the ref without any punishment. Rea also took a very hard bump with a top rope dropkick + samoan drop combo. Shoko is the former Flying Penguin and she sang on her way to the ring. Nao was oddly in this match twice as Gigaton and as herself. Erina was the standout wrestler in this one as she really tried hard and looked good. It was good to have Shoko win here under her new gimmick. This went a little longer than it needed to but it went a lot better than I expected without embarrassing botches.

Minoru Suzuki vs. Megaton

I won't be covering this one. Suzuki won as expected.  

Sareee vs. Chika Goto

Sare forearms Goto as she enters. Goto then kicks her when she turns around. Goto grabs the legs and Sare ropebreaks with her rope on. They go outside and Goto is sent into the seats. Sare sends her into the buckles and hair throws her. Sare stands on her on the bottom rope.

Goto is slapped. She slams Sare for 2. Sare low dropkicks her twice. Sare ties her legs up and indian deathlocks her. Sare half crabs her. Goto shoulders her over multiple times. Sare hip attacks her on the ropes then boots her in the head. 

They trade shots to the chest. Goto corner lariats her then corner hip attacks her. Goto slams her for 2. Goto goes up top and is hit. Sare hits headbutts then 2nd rope superplexes her for 2. Goto slaps Sare while he's up top then throws her down. Goto sliding lariats her for 2.

Goto giant swings her. Goto hits running lariats then holds her by the hair for a lariat for 2. Goto chokeslams her for 2. They trade chest forearms. Sare dropkicks her against the ropes then dropkicks her through the ropes. Sare fisherman suplexes her.

Sare M. Bison stomps her for 2. Sare hits a top rope double stomp and pins her.

Thoughts: I never like these matches. Goto got a bit in on Sare, but she got dicked around and got whooped here. There was never any doubt that Sare was going to win. You do these types of matches with someone like Megaton, not Goto who is a semi-main eventer and someone who will be around all the time while Sareee may not be back.

Marigold Twin Star Title Match - Magenta (Maria & Riko Kawahata) (c) vs. Darkness Revolution (CHIAKI & Misa Matsui)

Chi and Misa do a dance for their entrance.

Chi's team attacks before the bell but are thwarted. Misa's and Chi's heads are banged off the post. Chi chairs Riko and Maria kicks the post on accident. Chi boots Maria in the head as she hangs off the apron then running facekicks her.

Chi eye rakes Maria then Maria dropkicks her. Maria facewash kicks Chi on the ropes. Maria slingshot double stomps her. Riko top rope dropkicks Chi then superkicks her for 2. Chi claws Riko it's broken up. Chi's team is pulled into each other. Riko does a dropkick + a splash. Riko is then popped up into a double stomp on both opponents. 

Chi rolling spears Riko. Misa top rope crossbodies Riko and Riko is legdropped for 2. Misa spin kicks Riko in the gut. Misa slingblades her. Misa ddt's Riko over the 2nd rope. Misa top rope dropkicks Riko for 2. Misa is hit with a running knee from Riko.

Misa throws Riko over and Riko gets a 2 count on her. Riko superkicks Misa then Misa flying knees her. Riko germans her for 2. Maria dropkicks Misa. Chi slams Maria and Misa flying knees Maria for 2. Riko hits knees to the head of Maria. Maria is powerbombed onto Riko. Misa top rope double knee drops Maria for 2.

Misa falcon arrows Maria for 2. Riko ducks a double boot and asai moonsaults 2 girls. Misa is hit with a double superkick then she takes a double chokeslam for 2. Maria flying kicks Misa for 2. Mria hits a michinoku driver on Misa, Misa no sells it then pins her.

Thoughts: It was basically a tornado tag with no one really tagging in and out at any point. I liked it. There was a lot of action and they kept up a fast pace. It could have been a little shorter but they all went out and had as good of a match as they could have had.

Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Seri Yamaoka

Seri shoots in but Chi gets on top of her. Chi rolls her by the legs. Seri's takedown is blocked and Chi armbars her. Chi rolls her on the mat. They get up. Chi rides her back. Chi does an abdominal stretch and gutwrench suplexes her.

Seri hits chest forearms then Chi forearms her down. Chi slams her and flipping sentons her for 2. Chi suplexes her. Chi swinging front facelocks her. Seri hits corner spears then 2nd rope diving spears her.

Seri slips on a springboard but lands on her feet when being thrown off the ropes. Seri dropkicks her. Chi hits a big shoulder throw. Chi arm throws her then hits a big spear for 2. 

Seri hits a bunch of slaps. Chi bolo punches her. Seri slaps back and Chi release germans her. Seri air raid crashes her. Seri then springboard dropkicks her. Seri hits a top rope splash for 2. Seri gutwrench suplexes her for 2. Chi hits a nice lariat then ties her legs up and pins her.

Thoughts: I was hoping for a longer match than what we got. The finish felt too soon. I liked it and thought they did a good job. They threw each other and hit each other hard. I also liked the focus on the amateur wrestling early. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing a rematch between these two in a few years when Seri is fully developed. That may end up being great.

Marigold United National Title Match - Mai Sakurai (c) vs. Victoria Yuzuki

They lock up and go to the ropes. They trade side headlocks and Vic is taken over. They both get up. Mai hits a hard backdrop. Mai kicks her against the bottom rope then stands on her face. Vic flying headscissors her. Mai axe kicks her back for 2. Mai running facekicks her against the bottom rope. 

Vic is sent into the seats. Mai chairs Vic in the back and throws her out. Vic is put in a seat and Mai facekicks her. Mai tombstones her on the floor. 

Mai 2nd rope dropkicks Vic for 2. They trade chest forearms. Vic hip throws her. Mai suplexes her for 2. Mai armbars her. Mai facekicks her over the top rope. They fight on the apron. Vic germans her on the apron. 

Vic top rope plancha's her outside. Vic hits a top rope dropkick inside. Vic dropkicks her against the bottom rope for 2. Vic backdrops her then Mai backdrops her. Vic backdrops her then is backdropped again. Mai flying chest kicks her and Vic pump kicks her. They headbutt each other at the same time and go down.

They forearm each other then slap each other. Vic hits a slap combo then Mai slap combos her back. Vic does something like a blue thunder then takes a low dropkick. Mai flying pump kicks her then kicks her in the shoulder for 2. Mai top rope elbow drops her for 2. Vic rolls her up for 2. Mai facekicks her then pinning high kicks her.

Mai STO's her for 1. Mai facekicks her after taking a superkick. Mai STF's Vic. Mai hits a glorious driver for 2. Mai release tiger suplexes her then STF's her. Vic ties her arms up and pulls on her neck but Mai ropebreaks.

Vic pump handle blue thunders her then running tornillos her for 2. Vic hits a top rope spiral tap and wins.

Thoughts: It got a ton of time. The story/logic wasn't quite there for this to be the classic they wanted. They both went all out there and put out their best work. Mai's always good in these situations and Vic held up her part. This went well and it was a good match. This is Vic's biggest win ever.

Vic gets on the mic after. She says next year will be her 2nd anniversary as a wrestler. Vic says she will take the belt into the future. 

Marigold World Title Match - Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Miku Aono

They do a double knuckle lock and fight for position. Utami takes her down and Miku headscissors her. Utami side headlocks her. Miku headlock takeovers her and they stare down. They shoulder battle. Utami dropkicks her. Utami cranks Miku's head and Miku ropebreaks.

Utami neckbreakers her then pounds on her. Utami basement dropkicks her. Utami cranks Miku's head again. She sliding lariats her against the bottom rope. They fight on the apron. Miku does a styles clash on the apron. Miku kicks her outside. 

Miku hits more kicks inside and kneebreakers her. Miku ties up one leg and crabs the other leg. Utami is put in tree of woe on the ropes and kicked. Miku pushes her leg against the bottom rope. Miku dropkicks her leg into the rope. 

Utami dropkicks Miku. They collide with lariats and lariat battle. Both end up going down. Utami forearms her then hits an air raid crash. Utami lariats her then germans her. Utami then hits another german for 2. 

Utami hits forearms then dropkicks her in the face. Utami back body drops her but Miku turns it into a sunset flip. Miku high kicks her twice. Miku hits a nasty looking tiger driver for 2. Miku hits a styles clash on her for 2. Utami sleepers her.  

Utami torture rack bombs her. Miku kicks her in the leg then stomps on it. Miku does a texas cloverleaf then hits more kicks to the leg. Miku lariats her then Utami lariats her. Miku lariats her down twice. Miku does an awful 2nd rope reverse suplex with Utami getting dropped on her head.

Miku emerald flowsion's her for 2. Miku hits head kicks. Utami powerbombs her. Utami battering rams Miku head first into the buckles. Utami hits a spinning razor's edge for 2. Utami spinning lariats Miku for 2. Utami goes for a running lariat but Miku lariats her first. Miku rainmakers her for 2.

Miku running lariats her. Utami's head is banged off the buckles. Miku does a spinning razor's edge on Utami for the pin.

Thoughts: Miku worked the leg early and forgot about it minus a section in the latter half of the match. Utami did her high impact offense here. Utami worked the neck and I guess did follow up on it, but the neck is such a general area that it is hard to say. Utami took a horrible looking reverse superplex right on her head that she is lucky to have survived. I mostly liked this just for how stiff and hard hitting it was and thought it was good but it could have been a little better.

Miku talks on the mic after. 

IYO SKY vs. Mayu Iwatani

They shake hands and stare down. They lock up. Mayu wristlocks her then Iyo side headlock takeovers her. Mayu headscissors her and Iyo headstands out. Mayu side headlock takeovers her. Iyo armbreakers her and euros the arm. Iyo headflops out of a flying headscissors. 

Iyo back elbows her and is pushed down. Iyo hits forearms. Mayu superkicks her in the gut. Mayu spinning headscissors her then basement dropkicks her. Mayu boots her and hits forearms. Iyo hits forearms and dropkicks her. 

Mayu is side stepped and thrown out. Iyo then topes her. Mayu then topes her. They forearm each other. Iyo flurries her and Mayu flurries back. Iyo cartwheels and backflips then basement dropkicks her. They fight on the buckles. Mayu spin kicks her on the apron then Iyo slams her on the apron. Iyo stands on Mayu's back then double stomps it. Iyo texas cloverleafs her. 

Iyo hair throws her and stands on her throat in the corner. Iyo pendulum double knees her in the corner for 2. Iyo double underhook backbreakers her. Mayu knees her out of the corner. Mayu backrolls her and basement dropkicks her. Mayu dropkicks her against the bottom rope.

Mayu headbusters her then does a high northern lights suplex for 2. Mayu top rope dropkicks Iyo for 2. Iyo rolls her into a double stomp. Iyo sunset flips her into a crossface. Iyo springboard dropkicks her then 619's her. Iyo springboard dropkicks her. Iyo top rope moonsaults her outside.

Iyo top rope dropkicks her. Iyo corner meteora's her for 2. Iyo goes up top and is headbutted. Iyo top rope shiranui's her. Iyo germans her three times for 2. Iyo forearms and boots her. Iyo hits hard forearms and Mayu chops her. Iyo buzzsaw kicks her. They reverse tombstones, Mayu drops her and then hits one.

Mayu buzzsaw kicks her and superkicks her. Mayu does another buzzsaw kick and slams her. Mayu crucifix bombs her for 2. Mayu dragon suplexes her for 2. Mayu top rope moonsaults her for 2. Iyo dragon suplexes her for 2. Mayu superkicks her then double jump blind poisonrana's her for 2. Iyo dragon suplexes her then straightjacket germans her for 2. Iyo tombstones her. Iyo top rope moonsaults her twice and wins.

Thoughts: I was surprised they didn't go to the draw here since they were close to it. Iyo had a great performance here and was just on another level. She was good as she ever was at times here. I thought it dragged a little but it lived up to to the hype and was a really good match. It was stiff and super athletic and high level women's wrestling. It was an action and moves based though without a clear story or faces and heels.

Iyo talks on the mic after. She thanks them for inviting her to Marigold and thanks Mayu. Iyo says she's here because Mayu is here. Iyo says Marigold has a future. She says they will meet again soon. Iyo lifts Mayu up. Mayu pushes her away. Mayu talks on the mic. She says she respects Iyo as a big sister but won't always play her little sister. Mayu says her story will play out intil the end. She says she wants to write history together. She says she will be here waiting for her. They pose together. Mayu says they need to close the show but Iyo isn't with Marigold and can't close the show. Mayu says the roster should close the show together.

The roster comes out. Miku Aono talks on the mic. She asks if we all enjoyed the show today. She asks if Marigold is the best. Victoria Yuzuki then asks the crowd to stand to say, "Shine Together, Marigold".

Overall thoughts: It was a great show. The opener got things off to a good start. The gauntlet wasn't a disaster. Sareee/Goto wasn't a total squash but it was too similar to one and didn't help raise Goto's stock. The tag title match was better than expected. I liked Seri/Chihiro and think it will be even better down the line. Mai/Yuzuki was good as was Utami/Miku. Iyo/Mayu lived up to the hype of being an athletic and stuff match though there wasn't a great story. Iyo was on her absolute A-game and had one of her best performances. All the big stuff really delivered here when it needed to and I'd give this an 8 out of 10. This was easily one of Marigold's best shows.