When & Where?
- When?: Saturday 24th January 2026
- Where?: Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
- Time?: 6:30pm JST 🇯🇵/4:30am EST 🇺🇸/1:30am PT 🇺🇸/9:30am GMT 🇬🇧
The Press Conference
What is the Full Card?
- GHC Women’s Championship Match: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Utami Hayashishita
- Marigold Twinstar Championships Match: Darkness Revolution (Misa Matsui & CHIAKI) (c) vs. Spunky Monster (Seri Yamaoka & Shinno)
- 3D Trio Championships Tournament First Round Match: Miku Aono, Kouki Amarei & Megaton vs. Mai Sakurai, Erina Yamanaka & Natsumi Showzuki
- Victoria Yuzuki vs. Komomo Minami
- Chika Goto & Nao Ishikawa vs. Darkness Revolution (Nagisa Nozaki & Rea Seto)
- Shoko Koshino vs. Yuuka Yamazaki vs. Hummingbird
What do I Need to Know?
- 3rd GHC Women’s Champion Mayu Iwatani has been champion for 21 days – in her first reign. This will be the first title defence of her reign.
- This show celebrates Mayu Iwatani 15th Anniversary in professional wrestling, with her wrestling her first match on the 23rd January against Arisa Hoshiki in singles action. Since that point, her accolades are;
- 2x World of Stardom Champion
- 2x Wonder of Stardom Champion
- 2x Goddesses of Stardom Champion
- 5x Artist of Stardom Champion
- 1x SWA Undisputed World Women’s Champion
- Stardom Grand Slam Champion
- 1x 5Star Grand Prix Winner (2018)
- 2x Cinderella Tournament (2015 & 2016)
- 1x Goddesses of Stardom Tag League (2015)
- 1x IWGP Women’s Champion (Longest-reigning)
- 1x Marigold Superfly Champion (Current)
- 1x GHC Women’s Champion (Current)
- 1x ROH Women of Honor Champion
- In the 15 years since her debut, Mayu Iwatani has wrestled 1114 matches, with a record of 560-479-75. 266 of those 1114 matches were singles matches, with her winning 164 of those (61.7%).
- This will be the fifth time Mayu Iwatani and Utami Hayashishita will face off in singles action, with the record currently sitting at 3-1-1 in Mayu’s favour. The last match between the pair took place in September 2025 and the match ended in a time-limit draw as a part of the Dream Star Grand Prix.
- 6th Marigold Twinstar Champions Dark Wolf Army (CHIAKI (2) & Misa Matsui (1)) have been champions for 89 days – in their first reign. This will be the fourth title defence of their reign.
- Seri Yamaoka and Shinno have gained this opportunity through their victory of the 2025 Twinstar Cup – having defeated Misa Matsui and CHIAKI in the final back on the 27th December.
- Seri Yamaoka is a former Marigold Twinstar Champion, while this will be Shinno’s first opportunity at the belts.
- During the press conference for the show, Marigold also announced that they will be introducing trios belts. Officially called the ‘Dream, Diamond & Destiny’ Championships, or 3D Trios Championships for short, a tournament will be held to crown the first champions, with the full field of teams being as follows;
- Darkness Revolution (Nagisa Nozaki, Misa Matsui & Rea Seto)
- Miku Aono, Kouki Amarei & Megaton
- Mayu Iwatani, Victoria Yuzuki & Komomo Minami
- Utami Hayashishita, Chika Goto & Chanyota
- Mai Sakurai, Natsumi Showzuki & Erina Yamanaka
- Seri Yamaoka, Yuuka Yamazaki & Shoko Koshino
- Nao Ishikawa, Hummingbird & Nagisa Tachibana
- Foreign Team
- This will be the second singles match between Victoria Yuzuki and Komomo Minami, with Yuzuki winning their only previous match back in October 2024.
- Kizuna Tanaka will be absent from shows moving forward due to undergoing emergency surgery for a fractured and dislocated ankle sustained on the 17th January. There is currently no timetable for her return.
- Minami Yuki will be absent from shows moving forward due to a knee injury she sustained in December 2025. There is currently no timetable for her return.
- This will be Marigold’s twenty-third show at Korakuen Hall, with their previous attendance being 705 on the 12th January. Overall, the company’s highest number at the venue remains the Marigold Fields Forever show that drew 1,523, while their lowest is 623 – giving the company an average of 934 at Korakuen Hall.
How Do I Watch the Show?
The show will air on WRESTLE-UNIVERSE complete with English Commentary.
Rob’s Predictions
- Mayu Iwatani, Darkness Revolution, Team Mai Sakurai, Victoria Yuzuki, Team GoChika, Shoko Koshino
Matt’s Predictions
- TBC
