SHOW REPORT: Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 6 (Saturday, 3rd August 2024)

August 7, 2024 Rob Goodwin Marigold, News, Show Reports 0
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Notes

  • Victoria Yuzuki will not be present on either of the 3rd or 4th August cards due to a sudden fever she came down with upon arriving in Tokushima. She has been announced for the cards on the 10th and 12th August.

Quick Results

  • Three-Way Match: Misa Matsui def. Komomo Minami & Natsumi Showzuki w/ Leg Roll Clutch Hold (7:31)
  • Singles Match: Myla Grace def. Zayda Steel w/ Fall From Grace (6:21)
  • Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 Qualifier: Chika Goto def. Nao Ishikawa w/ Chokeslam (9:37)
  • Tag Team Match: Kouki Amarei & Rea Seto def. Miku Aono & Kizuna Tanaka w/ Amethyst Butterfly (14:10)
  • Six-Woman Tag Team Match: Giulia, Mai Sakurai & MIRAI def. CHIAKI, Nagisa Nozaki & Bozilla w/ Northern Lights Bomb (17:45)

Match #1 – Misa Matsui def. Komomo Minami & Natsumi Showzuki w/ Leg Roll Clutch Hold (7:31)

This might well be the first time I’ve ever heard live commentary on the house microphone on a broadcast before.

There’s clearly something of a slight ongoing resentment between Matsui and Showzuki stemming from their Superfly Championship match at Summer Destiny, and it is these two that immediately charge at each other to begin the match, completely ignoring Komomo Minami in the corner. When she tries to insert herself however, she pays a heavy price in being targeted by a vengeful Showzuki.

Eventually, the rookie is taken out of the equation leading to an exchange of heavy forearms between the two more established competitors. When Showzuki looks to change things up with a kick to the head, Misa notices it coming and catches it, transitioning beautifully into a Stretch Muffler. They continue to go back and forth until Showzuki lands a Enziguri, with Minami re-entering the fray to break up the pinfall.

Showzuki continues where she left off with the rookie, but as she goes to the top rope, Matsui jumps onto the apron and Snapmares her off, landing her squarely onto Minami on the floor. Seizing the opportunity, Matsui Dropkicks a stunned Showzuki out of the way and rolls Minami up for the three count with a European Clutch.

Match #2 – Myla Grace def. Zayda Steel w/ Fall From Grace (6:21)

Having finally achieved her first victory in Marigold in a tag team match alongside Myla Grace at Korakuen Hall, Zayda Steel has the opportunity to get her first singles victory – and pinfall – with her unenviable 1-on-1 record record sitting at 0-7!

The Real Deal’s back is heavily taped however, and before the tag team partners lock up, you can see her mouth something about her back to Myla. What follows is a completely unexpected structure of match which almost solely based around grappling, mat and chain wrestling. Steel takes limited bumps, but that doesn’t take away from the match, with it in fact making the action far more compelling. Credit where credit is due, Steel is obviously in a lot of discomfort, but this doesn’t stop her bridging up!

It’s without a doubt both women’s best singles outing in Marigold, and Grace deserves a tremendous amount of praise for looking after her opponent. Both women seem at home with grappling, and the only real negative about this match is the relatively short run time, Grace pinning Steel with the Fall from Grace to condemn her to an eighth straight singles loss in under 7 minutes.

Match #3 – Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 Qualifier: Chika Goto def. Nao Ishikawa w/ Chokeslam (9:37)

One of only three places in the 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix is on offer here in this first qualifier. After a surprise loss to Rea Seto in Korakuen Hall, Nao Ishikawa will want to channel that frustration and use this match as a springboard for the rest of her year.

She seems to have the measure of Chika as well in the early goings, winning a battle of Shoulder Tackles and twice countering the Giant Swing, first with a Roll-Up and then with a Swinging DDT. She’s the aggressor for much of the match, which is easier said than done when you take into account the searing heat inside the venue by this point, highlighted by the ever-growing sea of fans in the audience fluttering more and more exuberantly with every passing minute.

Goto seems to be struggling a little with the heat, missing a Springboard for a Hip Attack, but she is able to recover really well, and is able to catch a Low Crossbody from Nao and finally negotiate her into a Giant Swing, even if it’s not the smoothest she will ever perform it. One Chokeslam later and it’s over, with Goto joining her tWin toWers teammate Kouki Amarei in the Dream Star Grand Prix, whilst Nao continues to wait for her own first singles victory as she continues to be overshadowed by the AWG Girls.

Match #4 – Kouki Amarei & Rea Seto def. Miku Aono & Kizuna Tanaka w/ Amethyst Butterfly (14:10)

After their exchange following the main event of Korakuen Hall where Amarei seemed to make her intentions known for Miku Aono’s Pure White Belt, the pair open up this tag match together.

The aim of the match is to highlight the talent of Kouki Amarei, and it does it brilliantly, especially in the opening salvo with Aono where she showcases her chain wrestling skill. When they reconvene later in the match, she ramps it up a notch and matches the United National Champion in every facet, using her height and power to her advantage and delivering a slew of hefty Big Boots.

A special mention needs to go to Kizuna Tanaka however, who has her own really good exchange with Amarei, transitioning smoothly into the Fujiwara Armbar and looking dangerous on a number of occasions. She can’t weather the Amarei storm however, and once she fights free of the Armbar, the writing is on the wall for Tanaka.

Though failing with the Amethyst Butterfly the first time when Miku Aono cuts her off and sends her tumbling to the canvas, she does hit Tanaka with the move at the second time of asking, covering her for the three count.

Post-match, and Kouki officially challenges Miku Aono for the United National Championship. Aono agrees, and the match has since been made official for Korakuen Hall on the 19th August, making it the first announced title defence in Marigold history.

Match #5 – Giulia, Mai Sakurai & MIRAI def. CHIAKI, Nagisa Nozaki & Bozilla w/ Northern Lights Bomb (17:45)

Giulia’s final Marigold road runs through Tokushima!

Though it appears to only be for this match, CHIAKI and Nagisa Nozaki adding Bozilla to their ranks is a truly terrifying prospect!

Nevertheless, MIRAI, Giulia and Mai Sakurai – a Donna del Mondo reunion – charge into the void without a seconds hesitation, jumping their opponents before the bell has rang. This proves to be a mistake as they are subsequently flattened and then beaten all around the YKG Dome, Mai Sakurai taking the brunt from a very angry Bozilla.

The heels are on top for a large portion of this match, working well to isolate MIRAI from her teammates before she finally makes it to Giulia in her corner. The brief exchange between Bozilla and Giulia is exciting, reminiscent of that tag match at Marigold Fields Forever, but it’s the final five minutes of the match between CHIAKI and Giulia that make for an excellent closing stretch. I’ve been quite critical of CHIAKI’s direction as a character, but her embracing of this darker side has quashed any doubts I had. Throw that in with her going blow for blow with Giulia, exchanging loud slaps across the face, or the fact that she wrestles the last 4 minutes of this match with blood pouring down her face after she gets hit with a shoot headbutt, and CHIAKI has never looked more badass.

Both women explode chairs over the other’s head, and while their teammates brawl on the outside – Bozilla accidentally taking Nozaki out with a Shoulder Tackle when MIRAI moves – Giulia scoops up the Dark Wolf into a Northern Lights Bomb for the victory.

However, CHIAKI’s tenacity has apparently impressed Giulia, and when she takes to the microphone to address the Tokushima crowd, she asks if Nozaki and CHIAKI will be her partners for her second to last match on the 12th August, with it being made official via Marigold social media accounts a few days later.

You can check out the Marigold roster win/loss records for 2024 right here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11_PWxd5BDxeHIfKqtQ2YtiwhGteRrVUZ3B5L4yrDQE0/edit?usp=sharing

You can check out a comprehensive run down of the Marigold Championship Histories here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Dk6T0ukSXm6R8eOTQU96i4rsfoy34wnz0-rKP5mwmQ/edit

Upcoming Shows

  • Sunday 4th August – Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 7, Messe Hiroshima, Hiroshima (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
  • Saturday 10th August – Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 8 ~Miku Aono Homecoming Show~, Espoir Isanuma, Saitama (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
  • Monday 12th August – Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 9, Yokohama Hodogaya Ward Hall, Kanagawa (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
  • Monday 19th August – Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 10, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (LIVE)
  • Saturday 24th August – Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 11, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo (LIVE)
  • Sunday 25th August – Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 – Night 12, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo (LIVE)
  • Saturday 31st August – Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 – Opening Night, EDION Arena Osaka #2, Osaka (LIVE)
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