BITE-SIZE SHOW REPORT: Marigold Rising Spirit 2025 – Night 11 ~Afternoon Show~ (Saturday, 17th May 2025)

Pre-Show Notes

• Kouki Amarei will be missing from all shows due to a torn ACL. It has been confirmed that Amarei will return to action on the 24th May at Shine Forever alongside Kizuna Tanaka against Chika Goto and Minami Yuki.
• Naho Yamada will miss an undisclosed period of time through a knee injury she sustained in Shinjuku FACE on the 7th February. She has since confirmed that she has ruptured the ACL and lateral ligament in her right knee and will undergo surgery to repair the damage.

• Attendance Notes: The announced attendance inside Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo in Hokkaido was 354. This is the third time the company have run the venue, with the previous two shows also being a back-to-back afternoon and evening shows. The number marks a 20.41% increase on Marigold’s previous best at the venue (294 on the evening show of the 2nd November which was main-evented by Natsumi Showzuki vs. Misa Matsui for the Superfly title.)

Quick Results

• Tag Team Match: Rea Seto & Kizuna Tanaka def. Natsumi Showzuki & Hummingbird w/ Bridging Suplex (9:16)
• Three-Way Match: Chanyota def. Nagisa Tachibana & Komomo Minami w/ Jackhammer (7:12)
• Tag Team Match: Darkness Revolution (Misa Matsui & Nagisa Nozaki) def. Chika Goto & Minami Yuki w/ Fighting Kick (13:10)
• Tag Team Match: Mai Sakurai & Miku Aono def. Darkness Revolution (CHIAKI & Megaton) w/ STF (8:41)
• Singles Match: Nanae Takahashi def. Seri Yamaoka w/ Refrigerator Bomb (17:26) (****)
• Tag Team Match: MIRAI & Mayu Iwatani def. Utami Hayashishita & Victoria Yuzuki w/ Lariat (17:18) (****1/2)

You can check out the Marigold roster win/loss records for 2025 right here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11_PWxd5BDxeHIfKqtQ2YtiwhGteRrVUZ3B5L4yrDQE0/edit?gid=517287206#gid=517287206

You can check out a comprehensive run down of the Marigold Championship Histories here; https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18MJ2Cebe36Nvfcpj8uVs1AtMbAV1chn-lG7t-xn44DY/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Upcoming Shows

• Sunday 18th May – Rising Spirit 2025 – Night 12, Gateau Kingdom Sapporo, Hokkaido (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
• Saturday 24th May – Marigold 1st Anniversary: Shine Forever ~A Glorious Celebration~, Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2, Tokyo (PPV)
• Friday 30th May – Rising Spirit 2025 – Night 13, Kumamoto City Moritoshin Hall, Kumamoto (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
• Saturday 31st May – Rising Spirit 2025 – Night 14, ACROS Fukuoka, Fukuoka (VIDEO ON DEMAND)