Marigold Summer Destiny

Marigold Summer Destiny was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dream Star Fighting Marigold. It took place on July 13, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan at the Ryogoku Kokugikan.[2]

Marigold Summer Destiny
Promotional poster for the event featuring various participants
PromotionDream Star Fighting Marigold
DateJuly 13, 2024
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueRyogoku Kokugikan
Attendance3,058[1]
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Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. The main event saw Sareee defeat Giulia to become the inaugural Marigold World Champion. In other prominent matches, WWE's Iyo Sky defeated Utami Hayashishita, and both Miku Aono and Natsumi Showzuki defeated Bozilla and Misa Matsui in tournament finals to become the inaugural Marigold United National Champion and Marigold Super Fly Champion respectively.[3][4]

Production

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Background

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The show featured professional wrestling matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]

Storylines

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On May 20, 2024, during the main event of Fields Forever, Marigold's first show, Bozilla alongside Sareee defeated Giulia and Utami Hayashishita,[6] where Giulia suffered a broken wrist.[7] After their match, Sareee challenged Giulia to a singles match, which was scheduled to Summer Destiny.[8] Giulia was later clear to wrestle Sareee at the event.[9] On July 12, it was confirmed that the winner between the two would be the inaugural World Champion.[10]

On June 11, after Utami Hayashishita defeated Nanae Takahashi, WWE's Iyo Sky made a surprise announcement by challenging Hayashishita at Summer Destiny.[11]

On June 23, Misa Matsui and Natsumi Showzuki advanced in a four-way tournament to comepte against each other at Summer Destiny to determine the inaugural Super Fly Champion.[12]

On June 16, a four-way tournament was launched to determine the inaugural United National Champion.[13] While Bozilla advanced to the finals,[13] Miku Aono and Mirai kept wrestling to a time limit draw.[13] Therefore, it was determined that Aono and Mirai would face each other at Summer Destiny, with the winner would face Bozilla at the tournament finals.[14]

Event

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The event started with two preshow bouts. In the first one, Rea Seto defeated Komomo Minami in singles competition, and in the second one, Kouki Amarei and Chika Goto vs. Victoria Yuzuki and Kizuna Tanaka wrestled into a ten-minute time-limit draw in tag team action.

Before the first match of the main card took place, Michiko Omukai presented her eldest daughter Shinno as the newest trainee of the promotion. The first main card match saw Nagisa Nozaki and Chiaki picking up a victory over Myla Grace and Zayda Steel in tag team competition. Next up, Natsumi Showzuki defeated Misa Matsui to become the inaugural Marigold Super Fly Champion. In the next bout, Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling veterans Shinobu Kandori and Takako Inoue teamed up with ex-Ice Ribbon's NØRI to defeat Nanae Takahashi, Mai Sakurai and Nao Ishikawa. In the sixth match of the night, Miku Aono defeated Mirai in the first rounds of the inaugural Marigold United National Championship tournament after they previously faced each other for the same stake a couple of times. In the very next bout, Aono succeeded in defeating Bozilla to become the inaugural champion. In the semi main event, Iyo Sky defeated Utami Hayashishita.[15]

In the main event, Sareee defeated Giulia to become the inaugural Marigold World Champion.[16][17][18]

Results

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No.Results[21]StipulationsTimes[1]
1PRea Seto defeated Komomo Minami by pinfallSingles match8:23
2PtWin toWer (Kouki Amarei and Chika Goto) vs. Selene Flora (Victoria Yuzuki and Kizuna Tanaka) ended in a time-limit drawTag team match10:00
3Dark Wolf Army (Nagisa Nozaki and Chiaki) defeated Myla Grace and Zayda Steel by pinfallTag team match8:40
4Natsumi Showzuki defeated Misa Matsui by pinfallTournament final match for the inaugural Marigold Super Fly Championship[12]14:51
5Team LLPW-X (Shinobu Kandori, Takako Inoue and NØRI) defeated Team Marigold (Nanae Takahashi, Mai Sakurai and Nao Ishikawa) by pinfallSix-woman tag team match15:33
6Miku Aono defeated Mirai by pinfallTournament first round for the inaugural Marigold United National Championship[14]24:14
7Miku Aono defeated Bozilla by pinfallTournament final match for the inaugural Marigold United National Championship[14]10:13
8Iyo Sky defeated Utami Hayashishita by pinfallSingles match[19][20]23:01
9Sareee defeated Giulia by referee stoppageSingles match for the inaugural Marigold World Championship[8][10]25:48
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

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  2. ^ Dream Star Fighting Marigold. MARIGOLD Summer Destiny20242024 7/13.2024(土)両国国技館 開場13:00AM/試合開始14:30PM. dsf-marigold.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Reichlin, Michael (July 13, 2024). "Marigold Summer Destiny Results, Inaugural Champions Crowned". sescoops.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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  9. ^ Thompson, Andrew (July 9, 2024). "Giulia cleared to wrestle at Marigold Summer Destiny". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Wilkinson, Nick (July 12, 2024). "Iyo Sky Arrived in Japan for Marigold; Sareee vs. Giulia Will Determine Champion". Diva Dirt. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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  15. ^ Rose, Bryan (July 13, 2024). "IYO SKY wrestles Utami Hayashishita at Marigold Summer Destiny". F4WOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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  17. ^ Lee, Joseph (July 13, 2024). "Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results: Sareee Beats Giulia". 411Mania. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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