Marigold First Dream 2025 was a

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event promoted by

Dream Star Fighting Marigold Dream Star Fighting Marigold (stylized as Dream Star★Fighting Marigold), referred to simply as in shorthand, is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in April 2024. History Formation Marigold wa ...

. It took place on January 3, 2025, in

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at the

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. The event aired globally on CyberFight's

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service Wrestle Universe.

Production

Background

The show featured

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that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The event started with Yuki Mashiro last eliminating Minami Yuuki to win the New Year's Dream Rumble match. After the bout concluded, Mashiro laid a challenge for the

Marigold Super Fly Championship The , also known as the Marigold Super Flyweight Championship, is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion. As the name of the title suggests, it is meant for fast and high- ...

. Next up, Mirai defeated Seri Yamaoka in the latter's in-ring debut match. The third bout saw Victoria Yuzuki defeating

Natsumi Showzuki better known by her ring name , and previously known as , is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she was the inaugural Marigold Super Fly Champion. Sumikawa is also known for her tenure with World Won ...

to win the

, ending the latter's reign at 174 days and three defenses. Next up,

Bozilla Bozilla (born 31 August 2003) is a German professional wrestler who competed in Dream Star Fighting Marigold from 2024 to 2025 and currently works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Mi Vida Loca. She is also known for her te ...

and Tank defeated Dark Wolf Army ( Nagisa Nozaki and

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) to win the

Marigold Twin Star Championship The is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion. Title history On April 15, 2024, Dream Star Fighting Marigold was established. On May 15, Marigold confirmed th ...

, ending the latter team's reign at 21 days and one successful defense. The fifth bout saw

Nanae Takahashi (born December 23, 1978) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and the founder of Seadlinnng, as well as a co-founder of World Wonder Ring Stardom. She was signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she held her final match at Marigo ...

and

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picking up a victory over

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and Yuna in tag team competition. In the sixth bout,

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defeated Chika Goto to secure the first successful defense of the

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in that respective reign. In the semi main event,

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defeated Miku Aono to win the

Marigold United National Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion. The title, which in Marigold's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the Marigold World Championship, was intro ...

, ending the latter's reign at 174 days and three defenses. In the main event, 2024 Dream Star Grand Prix winner

Utami Hayashishita is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is the current Marigold World Champion. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the former leader of Queen's Quest. ...

defeated

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to win the

Marigold World Championship The is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by the Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Marigold's championship hierarchy, was introduced on May 15, 2024. History On April 15, ...

, ending the latter's reign at 174 days and two defenses. After the bout concluded, Tank laid a challenge to Hayashishita's title on further notice.

Results

Notes

References

External links

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