The Stardom Cast (ARCHIVED)

With less than a week to go before the biggest show in Marigold's short history, Matt and Rob are here to give you the lowdown to everything you need to know! They review the last two nights of the Grand Opening Wars Tour in Sendai and Iwate, as well as the opening night of the Summer Gold Shine tour in Osaka before going on to preview everything to do with Summer Destiny 2024 in Ryogoku Kokugikan...

On this special bonus episode, Matt is joined by Andy Header and our Editor-in-Chief Sean Montross as they review Forbidden Door, including Mina Shirakawa, Tam Nakano & Momo Watanabe! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Greatest Matches Right Here:  https://tinyurl.com/2eemszmt Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The Stardom Cast website:  h...

Rob and Matt are back once again to give you your weekly fill of all things World Wonder Ring Stardom. This week, they chat about Stardom in the Tokyo Dome, another great FWC match, Stardom wrestlers appearing in even more promotions, Wrestle Kingdom Week, where Saya Kamitani goes from here, new challengers, Saori Anou's continued descent into self-doubt and so much more! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Boo...

With Saya Kamitani being much of a hot topic following the events of THE CONVERSION, Rob and Matt look back at one of the highlights of what has been an incredible career so far for the Golden Phoenix; her tournament run and subsequent victory in the 2021 Cinderella Tournament! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Greatest Matches Right Here:  https://tinyurl.com/2eemszm...

Oh it's a big one ladies and gentlemen! Rob and Matt discuss New Blood 13 and the landscape-altering THE CONVERSION show that saw one of the most tenured factions in Stardom history reduced to one person, the fall and potential emphatic rise of Saya Kamitani, FWC as the best tag team in the world, Xena knocking her first Stardom PPV main event out of the goddamn park, surprise title changes, new f...

Back together once again, Rob and Matt discuss the three shows from KBS Hall, Nagoya and Shin-Kiba that Marigold have put on over the past two weekends. They chat about the steady improvement of Myla Grace, the dominance of Bozilla, a joshi-legend tag match at Sumo Hall, MIRAI and Miku Aono taking each other to the limit twice, Kouki Amarei remaining the only person on the roster unbeaten, another...

THIS EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY A PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE, WE ARE NOW MOVING OUR RETROSPECTIVES TO THE FREE FEED WITH ONE ARCHIVED AND ONE NEW EPISODE ADDED EACH MONTH! She is one of the world's most popular and best wrestlers; she is Giulia.  On this Patreon-exclusive episode, Matt reviews all 8 matches from Giulia’s Wonder of Stardom title reign. Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50...

Matt flies solo this week, with Rob choosing the most ridiculously-packed week of all to find himself inundated with work! Thankfully, your Uncle MT has you covered with all of the action from Stardom's last three shows before the potentially landscape-altering THE CONVERSION show, as well as previewing that and the upcoming New Blood 13 livestream! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream:...

Matt and Rob are back together for the first time in what feels like decades, and they're here to bring you their review of Marigold's latest foray into Korakuen Hall. From the best singles match in the company's short history, to new recruits, to new championship reveals, to Yuzuki's fruitless quest to become the ace, to Mai Sakurai's vast in-ring improvement, to one of the biggest announcements...

In what we all hope to be the last of these disjointed podcasts, Matt and Rob return in a roundabout way to discuss just your fairly average couple of days in the world of joshi with absolutely nothing of any note whatsoever happening... Between they chat everything from the full card announced for THE CONVERSION, the new format of the 5Star Grand Prix, Hazuki committing actual bodily harm, the da...

One of the drawbacks of podcasting alone is that no-one is there to tell you that you've recorded over an hour of podcast on the wrong bloody microphone! Apologies guys! In all seriousness, Rob and Matt bring their entirely separate views on the latest two Marigold shows from Osaka and Hamamatsu to you, including an excellent Passion Injection match, the building of a feud between two stars of the...

There is so much going on in the world of Stardom right now, and Rob and Matt are here to discuss it all! From the lowest attendance of 2024, to spotlights for both Saya Iida and Xena, to confirmed Red and White Belt matches for THE CONVERSION, to the ongoing Momo Watanabe saga, to an excellent Winggori vs. Crazy Star match, they discuss it all and more on this week's episode! Buy Rob's NEW Stardo...

This week, Rob and Matt are privileged to have friend of the show and the man behind Stardom World - and so, SO much more - Sonny Gutierrez on the show for an exclusive interview. They chat about everything from Yoshiko's comeback, to Marigold's formation, to the possibility of a US Marigold show, to the marks he's made in Stardom and perhaps the most important conversation of all; what is the gre...

With Rob missing in action, Matt takes it upon himself to take the reigns of our latest retrospective. With Mina making waves in AEW, as well as having just accepted an AEW Women's Championship match against Toni Storm at Forbidden Door, Matt looks back at the breakout tournament for The Venus; the 2022 5Star Grand Prix! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Greatest Matc...

Rob and Matt are back to chat about the week in Stardom including back to back shows in both Kofu and Kyoto. Aside from lamenting a distinct lack of Fukigen Death on the cards, they chat about Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid's directions, the growing queue for Saori Anou's Wonder of Stardom Championship, the possible dissent in Queen's Quest and Oedo Tai, Thekla beating up a referee and look back...

THIS EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY A PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE, WE ARE NOW MOVING OUR RETROSPECTIVES TO THE FREE FEED WITH ONE ARCHIVED AND ONE NEW EPISODE ADDED EACH MONTH! On this Patreon-exclusive episode, Matt looks back on and reviews all 14 matches from AZM’s 2nd reign as High-Speed champion! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Greatest Matches Right Here:  https://tinyu...

Rob and Matt are back with the second instalment of the Marigold Standard, this week detailing the happenings from a live double shot in Shin-Kiba 1st RING! From another stellar Bozilla performance, to the improvement of Mai Sakurai, to the ultimate underdog in Nao Ishikawa, to the early favourites for the Marigold Twinstar Championships, to why Utami and MIRAI losses shouldn't matter, we cover it...

The boys are back in town to talk about Stardom's latest PPV offering; Flashing Champions 2024 inside Yokohama Budokan! They chat about Ami Sourei's ascent to the main event, two time limit draws in a row, an AEW title defended for the first time in Stardom, another tag team MOTYC, Saori Anou's undeniable star power, Saya and Ranna's exploits in the Catch the Wave tournament and the TJPW X Stardom...

The official beginning of Dream Star Fighting Marigold starts here with Marigold Fields Forever in front of a packed out Korakuen Hall, and Rob and Matt are here to cover it all on the first episode of The Marigold Standard! From Bozilla tearing up an outstanding main event, to MIRAI's incredible reception, to an audacious summer time announcement, to a PPV level lighting show, to incredibly impre...

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to our Dream Star Fighting Marigold podcast 'The Marigold Standard!' With Marigold Fields Forever just days away, we were given an exclusive written interview with MIRAI. On this primer episode, Rob and Matt discuss and dissect MIRAI's answers to their questions and talk about what the future holds for the Heart and Soul of Marigold! Read the full interview transcript...

With Rob still suffering by living in the horrible limbo of not quite moved in but not quite moved out, he and Matt are back to look back on Stardom's latest weekend of wrestling and to preview the upcoming Flashing Champions PPV. They chat about FWC putting their name firmly in the hat for best Stardom tag team ever, Miyu Amasaki's growth, Willow Nightingale in Stardom and so much more! Buy Rob's...

In our latest interview, Matt has the absolute pleasure of interviewing the lovely Alyssa Marino, formerly of NXT and now crushing it in Spark Joshi and what feels like everywhere else! Follow Alyssa here; Twitter: https://tr.ee/Urf_8SfOmJ Instagram:  https://tr.ee/h_xCvZOyqy Let's Get Cereal on YouTube:  https://tr.ee/oW2vmz_KQs Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom's Grea...

Matt flies solo this week as he reviews all five Stardom shows from The Golden Week Fight Tour including the MOTYC between Crazy Star vs FWC, STARS's latest attempt at the Artist of Stardom Championships and all the continued confusion surrounding Starlight Kid's future as she teams with Mayu and Tam for the first time since September 2020. As well as this, he also takes a look at the All Together...

Delving once again into the annals of Stardom history, The Stardom Cast is back with another special retrospective. In the wake of Saya Kamitani's recent High-Speed Championship victory, and Utami Hayashishita departing for Marigold, Matt flies solo in order to review all 7 of AphroditE's title matches over their two reigns with the Goddesses of Stardom Championships. Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book -...

Well ladies and gentlemen, it's a historic episode as we don't have a single show to review for this week's podcast! Instead the lads take the time to become acquainted with the new Marigold rookies, talk about SLK's complicated life, Matt being overlooked for a prize at the church dance, and the cards leading up to Sunday's Fukuoka PPV! Buy Rob's NEW Stardom Book - Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardo...