Rob and Matt are back with a mega episode of the Marigold Standard this week as they go over 3 hours giving you all the happenings from the shows in Nagano, Korakuen and Shin-Kiba. They chat Rob's dislike of ambient indie music, a sensational Crimson Red Belt match, a show of the year contender that isn't Korakuen, the return of 'Who's Under The Mask?', Marigold debuts, Bozilla and MIRAI absolutely smashing the assignment in Mask Fiesta and Matt being treated like the princess he is at the Fall ...
Nov 02, 2024•3 hr 6 min
Rob and Matt are back once again for your weekly dose of Stardom goodness! This week, they chat the opening two nights of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, give Yuna Mizumori all of the flowers, discuss Historic X-Over and the upcoming intergender title match, talk Saki Kashima breaking records, Peach Rock and FWC being their usual brilliant selves and a surprise early front runner in Blue Block... This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARD...
Nov 01, 2024•2 hr 18 min
In the latest of our Dream Star Fighting Marigold interviews, we have the pleasure of an exclusive written interview with Superfly Champion Natsumi Showzuki. On this bonus episode, Rob and Matt discuss and dissect Showzuki's answers to their questions and talk about what the future holds! Read the full interview transcript here: https://thestardomcast.com/the-right-royal-return-of-blue-fighting-spirit-exclusive-natsumi-showzuki-interview/ Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomC...
Oct 29, 2024•50 min
Matt is back once more to bring you the second in his series of reviews of the finals of each of Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix tournaments. In this penultimate episode, Matt reviews the finals spanning from Toni Storm's win in 2017, all the way to Utami Hayashishita's career-changing victory in 2020. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Star...
Oct 26, 2024•40 min
Rob and Matt return in both audio and all-new video format to chat everything from the latest three shows from Stardom. They chat the new blood in New Blood, pick their favourites for the Tag League, play another round of 'Who's Under The Mask?', lavish praise on Sayaka Kurura and Aya Sakura and even find time for a spot of disagreement! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Sta...
Oct 25, 2024•2 hr 32 min
Rob and Matt are back, and they are back in video form! With all podcasts now being videoed so you can see their beautiful faces, the lads delve into three consecutive nights of Marigold goodness from KBS Hall, Act City and Shibuya before previewing one of the biggest cards in the company's short history! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheS...
Oct 22, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Rob and Matt are back and for the second time in as many weeks, news has dropped before they have recorded the podcast! This week they chat the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League announcements, the PWI Women's 250, Stardom involvement in Fighting Spirit Unleashed, the shows from Osaka and Komatsu and Matt's shameless meltear knowledge... This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardo...
Oct 18, 2024•2 hr 17 min
Rob and Matt return once more to chat everything coming out of a really good Nagoya Golden Fight card from this past weekend. They chat Toni Storm's first singles match since May 2019, the Wonder of Stardom match, Hazuki and SLK trying to kill one another, Dump Matsumoto, Historic X-Over II, English coverage before having an extended conversation about the upcoming Tag League! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to...
Oct 11, 2024•2 hr 44 min
Rob and Matt are back to review the first two nights of Marigold's Fantastic Adventure tour from Osaka and Korakuen Hall. They chat two title matches, play a game of 'Who's Under the Mask?', have a very rare disagreement, the direction of Nao Ishikawa and Chika Goto and the pros and cons of the time limit draw! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.co...
Oct 08, 2024•2 hr 15 min
In celebration of Toni's return to Stardom this past weekend, and her excellent IWGP Women's Championship match against Mayu Iwatani, Matt is joined by Andy Header as the pair look back at her run with the World of Stardom Championship. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyurl.com/2eemszm...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr
Rob and Matt are back to walk the road to Nagoya Golden Fight with you all, providing a review of both the first of two pre-PPV Korakuen Hall shows, and New Blood 15. They also preview the upcoming PPV, talk Rina's Future of Stardom reign, the seeming climax to the Hazuki and Koguma story, Thekla's continued unnerving niceness towards Natsupoi and Toni Storm's unhinged press conference appearance! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM a...
Oct 04, 2024•2 hr 28 min
The Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 is officially in the books, and Rob and Matt are here with your officially unofficial review of a fantastic final night in Nagoya! They chat a war between Nanae and Miku, Rob donning his lawyer hat in defence of CHIAKI and the finish of MIRAI and Nagisa before giving their picks for Wrestler, Match and Breakout of the tournament! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best ...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 54 min
With the Dream Star Grand Prix final mere hours away, Rob and Matt are here to bring you bang up to date with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's Nagoya final! They chat about a MOTYC, Kouki's stand out performances, MIRAI's shock exit, all of the possible final ramifications, the weight of pressure on Utami Hayashishita and their own personal picks to win the entire thing! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on yo...
Sep 27, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Rob and Matt are back to chat all things from an absolutely rammed week of Stardom wrestling! From Toni Storm appearing in Stardom a week earlier than planned, to Saya Kamitani and Saori Anou, to Koguma's rapidly waning patience, to Hazuki's continued to descent, to the granular art of booking, they chat it all and more on this week's episode! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s N...
Sep 27, 2024•2 hr 45 min
Rob and Matt are back with another episode this week covering everything from two great back-to-back shows over the past weekend. From one of Tam's best ever singles outings, to Hazuki's breaking point, to the Passion Package, to MOTYC, to a timeless title challenge, to what will hopefully be the definitive introduction of English Commentary, we cover it all and more on this week's episode! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get ...
Sep 20, 2024•2 hr 28 min
Matt and Rob reconvene to talk about a stacked set of shows from Marigold's Dream Star Grand Prix, with the action really beginning to heat up! They chat about Utami's quest for the top, MIRAI catching her up, Mai Sakurai at the summit, Bozilla in Paradise, Nanae's Passion Package, Rob's Moomoo and the picture as we career towards the Nagoya finals! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Subsc...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 55 min
Unable to choregraph their hectic schedules, Rob and Matt have to stitch together an episode to go through a fantastic night of the Dream Star Grand Prix in Bolfert Toyama. From Sareee and Mai, to Yuzuki and Utami the show is packed to the gills with some excellent match-ups and Matt and Rob give their thoughts on it all in this latest episode of the Marigold Standard! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being y...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 25 min
With the 5Star Grand Prix in the rear view mirror, it's time to look ahead to Stardom's next PPV endeavour in Namba Grand Fight, with a pit stop in Korakuen Hall first of course. Rob and Matt chat High Speed title, Hazuki's quest for the White Belt, the Red Belt picture, Ryogoku, the Three Man Band, Rob's experience at NOAH and.... two grown men doing the Kuma Dance? This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being you...
Sep 13, 2024•2 hr 8 min
In the first in a brand-new mini retrospective series, Matt brings you the first of his reviews of the finals of each of Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix tournaments. In this episode, Matt reviews the finals spanning from Nanae's win in 2013, all the way to Yoko Bito's in 2016. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Rig...
Sep 10, 2024•35 min
Rob and Matt are back with your weekly dose of Marigold joy with a brand new episode of The Marigold Standard, talking about the opening two shows of the Dream Star Grand Prix! They chat Natsumi Showzuki's new hair, a statement win for Mai Sakurai, how impressed they are with NORI, their pick for match of the tournament so far, Mayu Iwatani retiring from 5Star Grand Prix action, a rumour killer on Bozilla and Miku Aono's battle of her life...with her sash! This episode is brought to you by Bette...
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 46 min
With Rob and Matt still recovering from the post-5Star Grand Prix slump - and doing two 3 hour+ podcasts in the space of a week - they run through a quick snapshot of the tournament fallout as well as looking at the endeavours of Stardom wrestlers outside the company; including an absolute Match of the Year contender! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing ...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Rob and Matt are joined LIVE by friend of the show Andy Header for his first appearance on the main show to chat everything that went down at the 2024 5Star Grand Prix finals! They chat everything from MVPs, to title changes, to 5Star stats, to what happens next, to breakout stars and everything in between. But most importantly, who won the coveted 'Andy Header Award for Best Hair and Costume?' This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and ...
Sep 01, 2024•3 hr 12 min
We are back with another episode of The Marigold Standard as we edge ever-closer to the inaugural Dream Star Grand Prix! This week, we cover Giulia's farewell gauntlet, Nao Ishikawa's fantastic performance in the Twinstar Championship match and Bozilla in NXT, as well as previewing the opening nights of the Dream Star Grand Prix and offering some early predictions ahead of the tournament. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Strap in everyone, it's gonna be a loooooong night! Matt and Rob return with another gargantuan offering, guiding you through 4 nights of 5Star action including the quarter-finals, MOTYC, Murder Poi, a sincere Matt apology, Tam and Tora discussion, final night predictions and much more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best self. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Great...
Aug 29, 2024•3 hr 49 min
It's a strange episode this week as you get both Rob and Matt's opinions on Marigold's Korakuen Hall show from Monday, just not necessarily...together! As they couldn't make a time work this week, both record their own thoughts on the show in this Frankenstein's Monster of a review, chatting the Mai Sakurai's incredible performance despite not wearing a hat, Giulia's emotional goodbye, the first ever Marigold title defence, the debut of not one but two rookies and all of the fall out from the Dr...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 48 min
We really did try so hard to keep it below three hours this week, but with four 5Star Grand Prix shows to talk about, you can see we failed miserably! This week, we chat contenders for match of the tournament, Xena smashing every opportunity out of the park, Rob disrupting everyone's cinema experience, Tam's interesting road to the Red Belt, breakout stars, MVPs and tournament permutations as well as our usual roundup of all the news from the world of Stardom and Marigold. This episode is brough...
Aug 23, 2024•3 hr 29 min
A little bit later in the week to give Rob and Matt the chance to catch both Video on Demand shows, we are back to talk all things Dream Star Fighting Marigold. They chat Miku Aono's homecoming match, Nanae Takahashi and Arisa Nakajima, the rise of Mai Sakurai, how much they've missed Utami, Myla Grace's continual improvement and just how many hats should be on display in Korakuen Hall on Monday! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM an...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 35 min
It's another mammoth episode this week as Rob and Matt wade their way into the opening days of the 5Star Grand Prix. They go through the results for all four of the shows so far including stellar outings for Mei Seira, Saya Iida, Tomoka Inaba and predictably Mayu Iwatani, chair bowling, a slew of draws, the reaction to H.A.T.E and some praise for Ruaka's tournament as well as our usual roundup of all the news from the world of Stardom and Marigold. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: G...
Aug 16, 2024•3 hr 31 min
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! With it being 5Star season, we delve into the archives to bring you our 2023 discussion with the only person more excited than us about the 5Star Grand Prix, and fan favourite, Scott E Wrestling! Today’s topic; What Are The Greatest 5 5Star Grand Prix Matches Ever? Join the discussion! Leave your thoughts and comments down below as...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 28 min
The boys are back together on The Marigold Standard this week, with two shows to review and a lot of talk about the upcoming Dream Star Grand Prix. They also chat excellent performances from Chika Goto and CHIAKI, how Zayda and Myla managed a great match despite an injury, Kouki Amarei's star rising and the rapidly approaching end of Giulia's road in Marigold! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/STARDOM and get on your way to being your best ...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 35 min
