Notes
- Hummingbird has been withdrawn from both Shin-Kiba 1st RING shows on Saturday 27th October as a precaution after a heavy fall during her match with Natsumi Showzuki in Korakuen Hall.
- As announced at Korakuen Hall on the 24th October, Chika Goto will be absent from Marigold shows for a month as she recovers from a sternum injury. This means that her current timetable for return is the end of November.
- This is the first Mask Fiesta show in 5 years, with the last show emanating from Shin-Kiba 1st RING for Stardom in October 2019.
- Attendance Notes: The 9th Shin-Kiba 1st RING show in Marigold history, with the announced attendance of 213 being 2 people less than the afternoon show – a nominal percentage decrease, but still the smallest attendance at the venue. The two shows on the 27th October 2024 drop the average attendance for Marigold at Shin-Kiba 1st RING to 267 with a highest attendance of 284.
Quick Results
- Three-Way Match: Rewawaland (Rea Seto) def.
La Hija de Yuyu (Minami Yuki)& Mystery Peach (Komomo Minami) w/ (5:38) - Three-Way Match: The Flaming German (Bozilla) def.
Siog (Myla Grace)& Wild Wolf (CHIAKI) w/ Backslide (7:58) - 6-Woman Tag Team Match: Crystal Mai (Mai Sakurai), Miraitaros (MIRAI) & MM (Misa Matsui) def.
KiiNyan (Kizuna Tanaka), Yuzuchika (Victoria Yuzuki) & Passion 7 (Nanae Takahashi) w/ Misa Kawaii Driver (12:28) - Mask vs. Mask 6-Woman Tag Team Match: Butterfly Queen (Kouki Amarei), Ikemen Mask (Utami Hayashishita) & Honada (Naho Yamada) def. Merci (Miku Aono), Queen O’Lantern (Natsumi Showzuki) &
Rio de Piedra (Nao Ishikawa)w/ La Majistral. Cradle (12:33)
Undercard
We’ve got brand new music for some of the wrestlers, the referee is in a mask, Mystery Peach is draped like a member of the Beautiful People over the entrance ropes, Rewawaland attempting a convoluted Lucha-style entrance into the ring only to fail spectacularly; welcome to Mask Fiesta ladies and gentlemen. It’s a good opener that sets the tone well for the rest of the show, one where each of the three women is given the chance to endear themselves to the crowd. It’s Rewawaland that comes out of the match as the MVP, overcoming her unsteady start to put on a great performance and pick up the win by submitting La Hija de Yuya with the Cattle Mutilation. (**3/4)
This match right here encapsulates exactly what Mask Fiesta is all about. After a quick little bit of research, I’ve found that Siog is actually Irish for fairy, which does explain the use of pixie dust as she attempts to build up strength ahead of the closing stretch where she incredibly does manage to hit The Flaming German with the Michinoku Driver. Wild Wolf goes one step further, coming to the ring holding a huge cup of protein shake that she then drinks as the match starts in the same way Popeye eats Spinach. She does have to keep going back to it though as it becomes glaringly obvious that she can’t match the strength of the Flaming German. Speaking of the Flaming German, not only did she embody the spirit of Mask Fiesta, but she apparently channelled the spirit of Rey Mysterio in the process! From chanting ‘Lucha’ at varying points of the match, landing Monkey Flips out of the corner, teasing huge dives off of the top rope to the outside and winning with, of all things, a Backlslide, I think it’s say to say she absolutely nailed this performance! (***1/2)
Main Event Matches
6-Woman Tag Team Match: Crystal Mai (Mai Sakurai), Miraitaros (MIRAI) & MM (Misa Matsui) def. KiiNyan (Kizuna Tanaka), Yuzuchika (Victoria Yuzuki) & Passion 7 (Nanae Takahashi) – We have our first, and only in truth, return of Mask Fiesta, as Passion 7 makes her first Mask Fiesta appearance since 2014. Someone else that has gotten into the Mask Fiesta spirit is Miraitoros who, rather than going down the ‘kawaii’ route of Crystal Mai and MM, has decided to go full satanic bull with her gear, and looks incredible as a result. There’s early miscommunication between Yuzuchika and Passion 7 which results in all three of their team being locked in respective Paradise Locks. Crystal Mai and Miraitorous then have their own little bit of a miscommunication when Passion 7 locks Crystal Mai in a standing Inverted Death Lock and Miraitorous tries to save her by repeatedly flooring Passion 7 with Lariats. Unfortunately for Mai, every time Passion 7 hits the canvas, the force causes great pain to her own knees, completely unbeknownst to Miraitorous, who goes through the ritual three times before eventually realising! MM takes great issue with the crowd reacting more to the cuteness of KiiNyan than her, and takes savage revenge in the way that she repeatedly bludgeons her with knees. KiiNyan does get a nearfall with the Re:Dream, but it’s only when Passion 7 barrels through MM following a Running Knee Strike that the match doesn’t end there. However, it’s with the Misa Kawaii Driver – rather fittingly when you consider her disgust at the crowd reaction – that MM registers the pinfall victory over KiiNyan. We’ve still got enough time for some more nonsense though, as a stand-off between Miraitorous and Passion 7 ends up with the former ‘brutally’ goring the latter with the horns on her mask! (***1/2)
Mask vs. Mask 6-Woman Tag Team Match: Butterfly Queen (Kouki Amarei), Ikemen Mask (Utami Hayashishita) & Honada (Naho Yamada) def. Merci (Miku Aono), Queen O’Lantern (Natsumi Showzuki) & Rio de Piedra (Nao Ishikawa) – Lantern, Merci and Piedra coming out dancing to Halloween music look like they are thoroughly enjoying their entrance, but that is absolutely nothing to both Honada and Ikemen Mask, the latter of whom is easily the most over person on the entire show. After Ikemen Mask proceeds to do some ‘death-defying’ leaps on the apron, and aggregates her opponents by repeatedly rolling from the ring to lead the crowd in loud chants of ‘Ikemen’, she finally takes to the mic and demands a Mask vs. Mask match, which is duly accepted. I don’t know what it is that Honada takes before matches to get her so incredibly hyped for every match, but I need some in my life and this permeates how she is in ring, but it’s Piedra that appears to be embracing the Lucha-style of the show the most. She does an incredibly impressive rope walk, managing to balance on one foot, before trying too much and falling spectacularly from the ropes in a heap. Despite all the fun shenanigans all six women pull out, there’s still some excellent wrestling that takes place, from Merci and Ikemen embarking on a short but sweet exchange, to the closing sprint between Ikemen and Piedra. Piedra in particular really impresses during this match, showcasing some real technical skill. Ikemen is too powerful however, and hits the German Suplex for what looks like it should be the victory. This isn’t the case though, as Ikemen wants to achieve the pinfall in the correct spirit. Having failed earlier with a La Majistral Cradle, she successfully executes it this time and rolls-up Piedra for the win. This does of course mean that Rio de Piedra has to unmask, and would you believe it…it’s a thoroughly disgruntled Nao Ishikawa! (***3/4)
You can check out the Marigold roster win/loss records for 2024 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
- Saturday 2nd November – Fantastic Adventure 2024 – Night 9 ~Afternoon Show~, Sapporo Gateau Kingdom, Hokkaido (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
- Saturday 2nd November – Fantastic Adventure 2024 – Night 9 ~Evening Show~, Sapporo Gateau Kingdom, Hokkaido (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
- Monday 4th November – Fantastic Adventure 2024 – Night 10, Nagoya Congress Center, Aichi (VIDEO ON DEMAND)
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