On a special bonus episode, Matt is joined once again by his tag team partner Andy Header as they pay a visit to a show that the latter has never seen. Together, they review the entirety of the final night of the 2022 5Star Grand Prix tournament! Patreon Schedule: Monday (Free Feed): 5Star Grand Prix 2022 Final Night Re-Review w/ Andy Header Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Saya Kamitani vs. Mina Shirakawa Wednesday: Marigold Standard #35 Thursday: Matches With Matt - Maika vs. Mina Shirakawa Fri...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 10
Welcome to the first episode of our new show, Talk Joshi, a place we talk all things joshi that aren't Stardom or Marigold! On this first episode, Matt is joined by Andy Header to discuss the Sareee-ISM show from January 2025 featuring Sareee VS Meiko Satomura and also go over the Mariah May/"Timeless" Toni Storm Feud/Storyline. Patreon Schedule: Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #231 Saturday: What If…? – What if Stardom & TJPW Booked a Supershow? w/ Scott E Wrestling Sunday: Retro Watch...
Feb 07, 2025•40 min•Ep. 9
Rob and Matt return to talk about a sold out Korakuen Hall and two sensational title matches! They also chat about Mina Shirakawa's injury, an unlikely alliance between AZM & Momo Watanabe, two Stardom shows during WrestleMania week, Natsupoi in Sareee-ISM and what the hell is going on in the Saya Kamitani, Tam Nakano and Sayaka Kurura triangle! Patreon Schedule: Monday: What If…? – What if Stardom & TJPW Booked a Supershow? w/ Scott E Wrestling Wednesday: Alternate Commentary – Saori An...
Feb 07, 2025•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 8
Rob and Matt are back together again to chat everything coming out of Stardom this week, revelling in the fact that news has actually dropped before they recorded for once! This week, they chat the Stardom Vegas announcements, Syuri vs. Sareee, Miyu vs. Azusa, New Blood 18, the upcoming Korakuen Hall supershow and - perhaps most importantly - THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 STARDOM CAST AWARDS! Patreon Schedule: Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Tam Nakano & Waka Tsukiyama vs. Nanae Takahashi & KA...
Jan 31, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 7
Rob and Matt are back with the Marigold Standard this week to chat everything coming out of Yokohama and Shin-Kiba! They chat the upcoming Superfly Championship match, the future for Matsui, the unfair criticism levied at Yuzuki, a new Twinstar challenge, a loser leaves Japan match and what might be in store for the likes of MIRAI and Seri Yamaoka! Patreon Schedule: Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Tam Nakano & Waka Tsukiyama vs. Nanae Takahashi & KAIRI Wednesday (Free Feed): The Marigold...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 6
Rob and Matt are back getting dangerously close to the 3 hour mark as they review the entirety of the New Year Unit League. They chat everything from Mayu's difficulty with trains, to Rina's White Belt shot, to opinions on the new format, to bringing in their own fake news because - in a Stardom Cast first - there isn't anything legitimate to report, to the spotlight on Rian, Lady C, Momo Kohgo and more! Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here:...
Jan 24, 2025•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 5
For the second time this week, Rob and Matt return to talk all things Marigold, this time with a specific focus on the latest Korakuen Hall show. They chat a title change, Naho Yamada and Rea Seto continuing to impress, Riara's feud with her champagne bottle, Nanae in PPP Tokyo, the future of Tank, and a 5 star classic match? Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi.com Subscribe to the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi Join our Discord S...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 4
Rob and Matt are back for part one of what s going to be a Marigold Standard double-header this week as they check out the first three nights of the New Years Golden Garden Tour. They chat Kouki Amarei's recovery update and the ongoing Marigold injury crisis, Tank vs. Utami Hayashishita, Naho Yamada and Rea Seto's impressive development, a busy day for Victoria Yuzuki and a baffling KBS Hall decision! Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 3
Rob and Matt are back with the former having to battle illness and a dreadfully dodgy internet connection to bring you the reviews of the latest Korakuen Hall show, the shows in Sakae and having a discussion about Battle in the Valley. They chat a Red Belt match in Korakuen for the first time in four years, the ROH Women's title being defended outside of the US for the first time, a new ruleset in the High-Speed division, new contenders for the Artist of Stardom Championships while trying to nav...
Jan 17, 2025•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 2
Rob and Matt are back with their first Stardom Cast episode of 2025, and it's another juggernaut of a podcast as they almost break the three hour barrier for the third time in a row! They chat Stardom at Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty, Athena and Tay Melo in Stardom, a show containing 13 matches, Stardom in Vegas, Giulia as NXT champion and Rob donning the Fukigen Death facepaint at Joshimania 2: Electric Boogaloo! Vote NOW in the Stardom Cast End of Year Awards!: https://forms.gle/qYdvAEhq...
Jan 10, 2025•2 hr 54 min
As Rob and Matt recover from a manic Wrestle Kingdom week, they're back on the podcast once again to chat all things Marigold First Dream 2025. From new champions to new challengers, from a Tank to a Megaton, from a MOTYC to the Rookie of the Year Tournament, from new gear to Utami slamming beers, they talk about it all and more on the first Marigold Standard of 2025! Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi.com Subscribe to the Podcast: htt...
Jan 07, 2025•2 hr 13 min
It's a new year, yes it is! Happy New Year to everyone, we hope you had a lovely time and are ready for what is going to be a jam-packed week of wrestling! As a precursor, Matt flies solo this week with the Marigold Standard this week, reviewing a great Korakuen Hall show, the debut of two new rookies and the inaugural Twinstar Tag Team Cup, all before giving his predictions ahead of Marigold First Dream on January 3rd! Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: ht...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Rob and Matt are LIVE and direct on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook to chat about everything that went down in Ryogoku Kokugikan for Dream Queendom 2024 including Tam vs. Saya for the Red Belt, Poi and Kid for the White Belt and so much more! Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyurl.com/2eemszmt Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi.com Subscribe to the Podcast: https://lin...
Dec 30, 2024•3 hr 18 min
Rob and Matt are back with an absolute monster of an episode this week, clocking in at just over 3 hours of Christmassy goodness. They chat the International Women's Cup four-ways, Korakuen Hall, the future of New Blood, the end of a near-300 day quest for a title, Athena and Tay Melo in Stardom, New Year Dream and a whole heap more before going on to give their predictions for Dream Queendom in just two days time! Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches ...
Dec 28, 2024•3 hr 13 min
Rob and Matt are back with their final pre-Christmas Stardom Cast episode, and though there are only two house shows to talk about, there is the little matter of Mercedes Mone vs. Hazuki to fill the time... They also chat Tokyo Dome clown, the missed opportunity to call Waka and HANAKO's tag team WANAKO, some deserved flowers for Momo Kohgo, Matoi offending a bear, a feud of the year blossoming between Koguma and Ranna, and a good old dollop of Christmas cheer to boot! Merry Christmas everyone! ...
Dec 20, 2024•2 hr
With them not quite getting round to covering it last week, Rob and Matt spend 2 hours chatting about a fantastic Shinjuku Face card from the 13th December. They talk about Sareee and Nanae putting on a match of the year contender, the danger of Nozaki's failing chair, Bozilla's mystery partner, all things First Dream, the upcoming Korakuen and the two debuting rookies as well as so much more! Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi.com Sub...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr
Rob and Matt are back together once more with a bonus roundtable episode. This week, they look ahead to 2025 and give their predictions - varying from nailed on to wildly outlandish - for the company as a whole, from future champions, future tournament winners and future venues... Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyurl.com/2eemszmt Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi....
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Rob and Matt are reacquainted once again to bring you this week's Marigold Standard! Releasing on the same day as the Shinjuku FACE show, but without having actually seen the full show in time, the lads chat about the shows in Osaka and Tahara as well as some of the news coming out of a sell out Shinjuku show. They also talk Rob's grey complexion, possible team names for Hummingbird and Flying Penguin, the great injury debate and the retirement of a bonified joshi icon! Subscribe to our PATREON:...
Dec 14, 2024•2 hr 7 min
With Christmas a mere two weeks away, Rob and Matt delve headlong into the business end of the Tag League, reviewing the play-offs and finals. They chat about the return of Fukigen Death, Winggori and SaoriPoi managing to better their block match, BMI2000 in SEAD, Dream Queendom matches, HANAKO's push, a stellar 2-out-of-3 falls match, and title challenges galore before giving their end-of-tournament awards! Thanks to friend of the show Steve Kaklamanos for the excellent Thekla-themed Christmas ...
Dec 13, 2024•2 hr 36 min
Matt is forced to fly solo this week as Rob has car trouble and is stuck at work! Thankfully, Matt only has the one show to review, though we still got an extremely entertaining main event, confirmation of Chika Goto's in-ring return and a challenge for the Superfly Championship - all in the space of just half an hour! Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreon.com/TheStardomCast The website: https://www.talkjoshi.com Subscribe to the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/TheStardomCast Join our Discord Ser...
Dec 07, 2024•31 min
Things are heating up in the Tag League as we approach the finals, and Rob and Matt are here to talk you through it all. From Klepto-bear, to the match of the tournament, the rise of Sayaka Kurura and Aya Sakura, the film that will not go away, wholesome content with Momo Kohgo, HANAKO's excellent tournament, Konami proving that things don't always look better with spray paint, a banner year for Hanan, and the John Cena-like return of the titan that is Fukigen Death, they go into it all and more...
Dec 06, 2024•2 hr 54 min
Rob and Matt find themselves back together to talk just the one solitary show this week, as we continue to talk about the Winter Wonderful Fight tour, with night 2 coming from Utsunomiya in Tochigi! They chat about everything from Korakuen season tickets, to First Dream, to the nWo Wolfpack, to Kouki's prospects moving forward, to a great tag team main event and everything in between, all on what might be the shortest episode of The Marigold Standard they have ever recorded! Subscribe to our PAT...
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Matt and Rob 'Hot Frosty' Goodwin are back once again to talk nights 10 through 12 of the 2024 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. They chat Tam's terrifyingly intense obsession with Sayaka Kurura, a great set of shows for Tomoka Inaba, a H.A.T.E vs. H.A.T.E match that Rob loved, a Fukuoka Double Crazy name change, the future of the IWGP Women's Championship and Dream Queendom as well as trying to navigate the increasingly murky water of the qualification scenarios in each block! Buy Rob’s NEW Star...
Nov 29, 2024•2 hr 41 min
Matt is back to complete his journey through every single 5Star Grand Prix final from 2012 all the way through to 2024. In this final episode, Matt reviews the finals spanning from Syuri's win in 2021, all the way through to just a few months ago, with Maika taking the most recent tournament in an instant classic against Saya Kamitani. Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyurl.com/2eemszmt Subscribe to our PATREON: https://patreo...
Nov 26, 2024•41 min
We're back, and it's time to take a look at both Historic X-Over II and New Blood West 2! Rob and Matt chat about Mayu and Momo's show-stealing title match, a divisive mixed-tag match, Matoi Hamabe's debut, Matt trying in vain to put a positive spin on that spot, Mayu and AZM in the Tokyo Dome, the Women's International Cup and Saya Kamitani breaking Ryusuke Taguchi as well as so much more! Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyu...
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 44 min
Rob and Matt are back for what is unfortunately, another Frankenstein's Monster of an episode with Matt sunning himself in Dallas, Texas. However, with a show as entertaining as this, they couldn't not provide you with a review - in whatever form it comes! So sit back and enjoy as the lads speak individually about Pure White Showzuki, Mai and Miku, a stellar Twinstar Championship, the obliteration of Nao Ishikawa, SareeeISM Chapter 6 and and everything in between! Subscribe to our PATREON: https...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min
There have been a lot of eyes drawn to Dream Star Fighting Marigold from the very get-go. Not only because it is the latest endeavour of Rossy Ogawa, but also due to it coming by way of a ‘split’ from World Wonder Ring Stardom. Former-World of Stardom Champion Utami Hayashishita was arguably the biggest name to take the leap alongside Rossy, Giulia and a handful of other roster members in May 2024. At 26-years old, and managing to achieve almost all there is to achieve in Stardom, many looked to...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 8 min
We return to you this week with yet another episode of The Stardom Cast, crammed full of tag team goodness as we go through the last three nights of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. From standout performances from Yuna Mizumori and Winggori, to Matt fantasy booking an incredible Dream Queendom card, to Historic X-Over discourse, to worldwide Hazuki and comparisons of Stardom's fortunes, we discuss it all and more on this week's episode! Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of S...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 43 min
Rob and Matt return with another of your weekly helpings of Marigold news, reviews and previews with a brand new episode of The Marigold Standard! This week, they chat four different shows including a Superfly Championship match, Kizuna Tanaka vs. her ring gear, Bozilla's interesting entrance music, Nao's first win and the return of the devastating Goodwin Elbow Drop before looking ahead to the latest show at Korakuen Hall. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp: Give online therapy a try ...
Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 9 min
It's yet another mega episode this week as Rob and Matt talk all things from four nights of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. On this episode, they chat about SaoriPoi's incredible run, standout performances from Aya Sakura and Yuna Mizumori, a tag match of the year contender, Mina Shirakawa's interesting limbo status and Matt laying down a challenge to FWC... Buy Rob’s NEW Stardom Book – Chasing the Dream: 50 of Stardom’s Greatest Matches Right Here: https://tinyurl.com/2eemszmt Subscribe to...
Nov 08, 2024•2 hr 43 min
