The Marigold World Championship (Japanese: マリーゴールド・ワールド王座, Hepburn: Marīgōrudo Wārudo Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by the Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion.[3] The title, which is situated at the top of Marigold's championship hierarchy, was introduced on May 15, 2024.[1][2]
| Marigold World Championship | |||||||||||||||
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 Current title design (2024–present) | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Dream Star Fighting Marigold | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 15, 2024[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Utami Hayashishita | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | January 3, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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History
editOn April 15, 2024, Dream Star Fighting Marigold was established. On May 15, Marigold revealed the Marigold World Championship belt.[1][2] The title will also be referred to simply as the "Red Belt", a name famously used by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to refer to its WWWA World Single Championship (of which Marigold's Nanae Takahashi had been the last titleholder back in 2006).[1][2] On July 13, at the main event of Summer Destiny, Sareee defeated Giulia to become the inaugural champion.[4]
Reigns
editAs of January 16, 2025, there have been a total of two reigns shared between two different. The current champion is Utami Hayashishita who is in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Sareee at First Dream on January 3, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Sareee | July 13, 2024 | Summer Destiny | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 174 | 2 | Defeated Giulia to become the inaugural champion. | [4] |
| 2 | Utami Hayashishita | January 3, 2025 | First Dream 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 13+ | 1 | [5] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 【マリーゴールド】〝猪木ベルト〟が復活 歴史と伝統を継承する２本のベルト写真を独占入手. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). May 16, 2024. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Russell, Skylar (May 15, 2024). "Marigold Reveals Belt Designs for World Championship, United National Championship". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (April 15, 2024). "Rossy Ogawa announces launch of Marigold promotion". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Edwards, Scott (July 13, 2024). "Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results (7/13/24): Utami vs. Iyo Sky, Giulia vs. Sareee, More". Fightful. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (January 3, 2025). "Marigold First Dream 2025 Results (1/3/25): Sareee vs. Utami Hayashishita". fightful.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.