Cult of Joshi

We have so many anniversaries to celebrate this week! First, we dive into Mayu Iwatani's 15th anniversary show in Korakuen Hall. Then we tackle the 2 night Stardom Award event in Takadanobaba. There's a lot going on in Marigold, Stardom, and all over the Joshi world, so we couldn't wait to sit down and talk about it all here on Cult of Joshi!

In this Stardom heavy episode of Cult of Joshi, we talk about all of the shows that we watched this week, from the double header in Osaka to the PPV in Korakuen Hall and everything in between! There was a lot of interesting things to go over, from title matches to challenges to unit drama the likes of which we weren't expecting even a little bit! We also talk about the things we've been watching o...

We have a heck of an episode of Cult of Joshi for you this week, with a weekend full of incredible shows that deserve all the praise in the world. From the 1.11 Sendai Girls show, to Marigold in Korakuen Hall on 1.12, and, of course, the big Stardom 2 Day Event in Korakuen Hall that brought along with it many title matches and surprises. We couldn't wait to sit down and talk about all of these ama...

We're starting off the year with some of the biggest shows imagineable. Not only is it time for the January 3rd Joshi shows, including Marigold's First Dream PPV and Stardom's New Year Dream. It's also time for the big January 4th Ittenyon show: Wrestle Kingdom 20!! We dive into what capped off 2025 and how we started 2026 in the world of Joshi and just how incredible everything was this past week...

We've made it to the other side of Stardom Dream Queendom 2025 and we have a lot to talk about in this episode of Cult of Joshi! From some incredibly performances, a super fun rumble, an amazing re-debut, and huge title matches, there was a lot happening on one of the biggest nights of the year in Joshi. We also end the episode with some of our predictions for things that we think might (or might...

Merry Christmas! On this very special episode of Cult of Joshi, we are bringing you a big Stardom centric episode that features a review of their Year End X-mas Night Show from Korakuen Hall and a preview for the biggest show of the year, Dream Queendom! We also have a special feature in this show: The First Annual Cult of Joshi Awards!!! Who do we think deserves all the accolades from the Joshi w...

Another amazing Stardom card took place in Korakuen Hall on 12/8 and we're here to tell you all about it and what has come out of it. That includes a Stardom press conference looking ahead to Dream Queendom! We also talk about Ring of Honor's Final Battle PPV, AEW's Women's Tag Team Tournament, Marigold's double header in Sapporo, and everything else we watched this week on this episode of Cult of...

The 2025 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League has come to a close and we're here to talk all about how it went down and what we think of this year's winners! We also talk about the upcoming Korakuen Hall card on 12/8 and how excited we are about the matches announced for it! It's a jam packed Stardom episode of Cult of Joshi that you don't want to miss!

This week, we had a lot of really fun shows to watch! From Chihiro Hashimoto's 10th Anniversary show to AEW Full Gear, Marigold in Korakuen Hall, and, of course, updates about the Goddess of Stardom Tag League to go through! We really enjoyed ourselves and wanted to bring you all this goodness here on Cult of Joshi before we head into the end of November!

This week has been so much fun because we've just been watching whatever we can get our hands on. From Pro Wrestling EVE to Emi Sakura's 30th Anniversary show, and all the way from Blood & Guts on AEW Dynamite to Goddess of Stardom Tag League in Japan!! We couldn't wait to sit down and pour our feelings out for every single amazing woman we watched this week and talk about how excited we are for t...

The opening night of Goddess of Stardom Tag League was so good that we just had to come on here and review it by itself, because it deserves it! This night was full of energy, surprises, and incredible wrestling, and we're gonna talk about it all on Cult of Joshi!!

In this Stardom heavy episode of Cult of Joshi, we talk all about the most recent Stardom PPV Crimson Nightmare and everything that came out of that amazing night! We run through New Blood 26 and the Chiba show before the PPV, the PPV itself, and the aftermath, including the teams announced for the Goddess of Stardom Tag League. There are some other fun things in there too, like Senjo and AEW, so...

What a week of professional wrestling! There is so much good happening when it comes to Joshi and women's wrestling as a whole. In this episode we go from America to Mexico to Japan just to cover a week's worth of incredible action from AEW, CMLL, Marvelous, Marigold, and Stardom. Things are ramping up toward the end of the year and with Grand Destiny in the books (one of the best PPVs of the year...

Some exciting stuff has been going on in the world of women's wrestling all over the world! In this episode of Cult of Joshi, we really spear the clown and talk about everything from WrestleDream and the AEW Women's Tag Team Division to Marigold's build to Grand Destiny and Starlight Kid's amazing 10th Anniversary Show! There's a lot to cover here and so much fun to be had this time of year as we...

This week is a grab bag of goodies for joshi lovers! We take a look at all sorts of fun stuff, from Marvelous' new Friday night mystery wrestling show to the last match for MIRAI in Marigold, from WWE Crown Jewel in Perth to Stardom in Korakuen Hall. We have so much to talk about in the world of women's wrestling and there's just so much more to come! You don't want to miss this super fun episode...

In this new episode of Cult of Joshi, we go over some cool things that went down recently, with a big focus on both Stardom and Sendai Girls! We have some title changes, some tournaments, and some overseas surprises in this one! All the way from Stardom in Korakuen Hall to the recent New Blood show, we talk about all the fun stuff we've seen and so much more!

We've made it to episode 100 and this is a fun one to dive into. Not only do we have some crazy things happening in Joshi, like the possibility of MIRAI leaving Marigold and the announcement of Mayu Iwatani facing Iyo Sky for the first time in 7 and a half years. We also have the build to a huge Korakuen Hall show for Stardom. And, on top of that, it's our 100th episode!! We take time at the end o...

We're back again to cover the last of the big tournaments this season with the finals of Marigold's Dream Star Grand Prix. We also run through the Stardom show in Korakuen Hall and all 3 of the house shows put on this weekend. There's a lot of exciting stuff coming up in the world of Joshi, and we're excited to cover it all as we reach our 100th episode and beyond here on Cult of Joshi!

This week, we're playing a little catch up on all the things we watched while we were out. We go between a lot of things in this episode, from vintage joshi to American joshi to modern joshi. We give everything a quick once over in this episode of Cult of Joshi and let you know our thoughts on everything going on in the world of Joshi!

After a long month of incredible action, we've made it to the end of yet another 5 Star Grand Prix. This year's tournament really threw us for a loop with some new additions, the elevation of new stars, and a brand new outlook for Stardom going into the rest of the year. This 5 Star Grand Prix has been exciting and memorable from start to finish, so we couldn't wait to give our thoughts and feelin...

The quarterfinals of the 5 Star Grand Prix are over and WOW they did not turn out how we thought they were going to! It's hard to capture in words just how incredible this night of Stardom in Korakuen Hall was. Hopefully, we did it justice!! We can't wait to hear what you thought of this one and what you think is going to happen on the final night!

Regular block action has officially come to an end in Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix and now we have our final 12 for the playoffs on August 20th! In this episode of Cult of Joshi, we go over everything that happened in the final 2 nights of the regular tournament and give you our brackets for the playoffs coming up in just a few days! You don't want to miss this one!

Heading into the final weekend of regular block action, there is so much still on the line for the 5 Star Grand Prix this year! So many different things could happen that it's hard to imagine who the final 12 will be, even this close to the playoffs! In this episode, we run back over what happened on the last 3 shows over the weekend and give our picks and predictions for the final weekend of bloc...

Two big nights of the 5 Star Grand Prix 2025 Tournament featured a double header in Tochigi for the Stardom Sisters' homecoming and a massive Korakuen Hall show that could rival any that Stardom has put on for the entire year! We're halfway through the tournament and things are only picking up speed. Who will be on top by the end of block action and make their way into the playoffs? It's anyone's...

Another 2 nights of the tournament are in the books and we're not slowing down anytime soon! In fact, things are getting hotter than ever! In this episode of Cult of Joshi, we take a quick moment to review nights 3 and 4 before the double header on Night 5, and there were some big matches and surprising endings that took place! Let's do this.