September 20, 2026
Kizuna Tanaka, Currently on Long-Term Leave, to Return at 10/24 Ryogoku Kokugikan Kizuna Tanaka, who has been out of action since January of this year due to a severe ankle fracture-dislocation, appeared in the ring at the start of the show. She announced her return to action for the October 24th Ryogoku Kokugikan event.
1. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament (No Time Limit) Rea Seto def. Mayu Iwatani (2:12, Sunset Flip) Rea advances to the semifinals.
League D runner-up Rea Seto and League B winner Mayu Iwatani clashed in the first round! Before the bell even rang, Iwatani launched a surprise dropkick while still wearing her entrance costume. She followed up with a sobat kick and a low dropkick that sent Rea out of the ring, then took flight with a tope suicida as the arena broke out in “Mayu!” chants.
Tossing Rea back into the ring, Iwatani hit a frog splash for a two-count. Rea tried for a roll-up, but Iwatani escaped, landing a thrust kick and a buzzsaw kick. She went for a moonsault press, but Rea narrowly evaded it and fired back with a dropkick.
Iwatani hit a release German suplex and another thrust kick for a two-count. She attempted a Dragon Suplex, but Rea countered it into a forward rolling pin (sunset flip) to snatch a massive upset victory!
Iwatani was left stunned by the unbelievable loss. The knockout tournament kicked off with a major shocker as tournament favorite Iwatani was eliminated in the first round.
▼ Backstage Rea: “I got the three-count on the Mayu Iwatani! I’m incredibly happy, but I can’t celebrate just yet. I don’t know if I’ll face Aono or Diana next, but I’m going to win it all and prove that Rea Seto is unmatched. Thank you!”
Iwatani: “I was planning on wrestling three matches today… I tried to win in seconds. But, I lost, didn’t I…? (Was Rea just that strong, or was it a mistake on your end?) I have no idea… Ahhh, pro-wrestling is so hard…!”
2. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament (No Time Limit) Miku Aono def. Diana Strong (5:23, Tiger Driver -> Pinfall) Aono advances to the semifinals.
Poland’s own Diana Strong, who advanced as the runner-up of League B by overcoming Yuzuki and Sakurai, squared off against the reigning World Champion and last year’s tournament winner, Miku Aono. League A winner Aono shook Diana’s extended hand to start the match. They locked up evenly, but Aono launched her counter-offensive with a dropkick. Diana fought back with a flurry of elbows, a body slam, and a backdrop. She climbed the turnbuckle for a reverse splash, but Aono dodged it and nailed a sliding lariat.
Aono locked in a sleeper hold, but Diana powered out with rapid-fire short-range lariats and a knee lift for a two-count. Aono answered with low kicks, which Diana countered with a roll-up. However, Aono blasted her with a counter lariat followed by a buzzsaw kick (two-count). Finally, Aono planted her with a Tiger Driver for the three-count, securing her spot in the semifinals.
3. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament (No Time Limit) Kouki Amarei def. CHIAKI (8:12, Amethyst Butterfly -> Pinfall) Kouki advances to the semifinals.
CHIAKI ambushed Kouki during her entrance, dragging her into the ring for a stomping before hitting a facewash that kicked Kouki to the floor. A ringside brawl erupted, and CHIAKI took control by hurling Kouki into the audience seating. Even after returning to the ring, the match proceeded at CHIAKI’s pace.
However, Kouki reversed an Argentine backbreaker attempt, hitting a big boot followed by an RKO for a two-count. Kouki laid in some stomps and climbed the corner, intercepting a charging CHIAKI with a kick. But CHIAKI shook the ropes to destroy Kouki’s balance, then nailed a corner spear. CHIAKI launched a cannonball, but Kouki dodged it and struck with a corner big boot. Kouki followed up with a backdrop for a two-count at the five-minute mark.
At this point, CHIAKI dragged the referee into the fray, plunging the ring into chaos. She grabbed a steel chair to strike, but Kouki caught it and tossed it out of the ring. Kouki hit a powerslam for two. CHIAKI immediately responded with a powerslam of her own. Kouki escaped a Spiral Bomb attempt and landed a big boot. She climbed the ropes, executed the Amethyst Butterfly, and secured the three-count. Kouki defeated CHIAKI to advance to the semifinals.
▼ Backstage Kouki: “Ah! Quarterfinals, CHIAKI! Taking out Twin Star, getting my first Final Tournament win in this once-a-year league… I got the job done. I won’t let anyone say the things they said when I challenged for this belt ever again. I’m going to achieve an undefeated tournament victory—something no one in Marigold has ever done.”
CHIAKI: “Ah, is ‘Our Summer’ over already? Nah, I can’t say that yet. Our girl Rea Seto is still alive in this. I’ve already booked a restaurant to celebrate Rea Seto’s tournament victory tonight. Summer isn’t over yet! Good work!”
4. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament (No Time Limit) Victoria Yuzuki def. Yuuka Yamazaki (8:13, Cross-Arm Suplex) Yuzuki advances to the semifinals.
Yamazaki, falling in her first singles match against Yuzuki: “She’s incredibly strong. I truly look up to her.”
21-year-old Yuzuki and 19-year-old Yamazaki. In this highly anticipated first-ever singles clash representing Marigold’s new generation, Yuzuki struck first with a dropkick after a dizzying sequence of read-and-react counters. After a hair-whip takeover, Yuzuki stomped on Yamazaki’s face. Yuzuki yelled “Let’s go, Korakuen!” and delivered a dropkick to a tied-up Yamazaki.
Yamazaki threw a barrage of elbows, and Yuzuki fired back with her own. Yamazaki answered with a dropkick, then hit a missile dropkick and followed it up with another dropkick off a reversal. Following an elbow exchange, Yamazaki executed a brainbuster. Yuzuki responded with a drop toe-hold into a sliding dropkick. Yuzuki shouted “I’m ending this!” but Yamazaki reversed a backdrop attempt into a lightning-fast step-up enzuigiri. Yamazaki went on a fierce offensive rush, climbing the corner and diving, but Yuzuki intercepted her with a thrust kick. Yuzuki hit a backdrop and set up for the cross-arm. Yamazaki won the counter-exchange and hit another enzuigiri. However, Yuzuki endured it, locked in the Cross-Arm Suplex, and scored the three-count.
◆ Backstage
Yamazaki: “Ah…! Thank you very much. I’m just so frustrated… I knew it. I knew going in, but Yuzuki-san is seriously strong. My dream of winning the tournament didn’t come true, and I stopped at the Top 8, but for my first appearance, I advanced as the runner-up of League A. It’s not a fantastic result, but considering I only have a little over a year of experience, I think I was able to show what I can do. But, I couldn’t even use the Jorge Clutch or the face stomp—the moves I used as finishers during league play—on Yuzuki-san today. It’s incredibly frustrating, but I don’t think this is the end. I absolutely believe Yuzuki-san is the one who will create the next era, and my job is to keep up so I don’t get left behind. I’m sure a singles match will be booked again. When that happens, I’ll go all out and hit her with an even more serious, more driven Yuuka Yamazaki. I hope I can show everyone that Yuuka Yamazaki is strong, and that she’s fighting hard!
Media: You’ve been saying you wanted to fight Yuzuki, right?) My emotions just got the better of me. I think I was spinning my tires a bit. I came up winning with the Jorge Clutch and the face stomp, and I couldn’t even hit them today. But, conversely, when we fight eventually, what happens when I do hit them? Facing her today, I truly felt her strength. I can still go. I lost, but I can still go.
Media: Yuzuki strong?
Yamazaki: Insanely strong. So strong. I truly look up to her.
Media: Does that make chasing her worthwhile?
Yamazaki: I absolutely think so.
Media: What kind of situation do you want your next singles match to be in?
Yamazaki: A title match! The only way to make that happen is for me to get stronger. I’ll work even harder. I think Yuzuki-san won the Super Fly title when she was around my career length.
Media: Yuzuki won the Super Fly Championship at one year and three months into her career
Yamazaki: So a little over a year. Compared to that, I’m nowhere near that level yet. If I’m going to say I want to chase Yuzuki-san’s back, I have to produce the results to back it up. So frustrating, damn it. I wanted to keep going.”
5. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament Semifinal (No Time Limit) Rea Seto def. Miku Aono (11:52, “B0RN THIS WAY” Submission) Rea advances to the finals.
Rea, advancing after an upset win over Iwatani, and Aono, who defeated Diana, clashed in the semifinals.
The match started quietly, transitioning into ground wrestling. Rea took control with arm work off a cross armbreaker; when Aono escaped, Rea relentlessly stomped on her arm. Aono fought back with a counter slam and delivered repeated soccer ball kicks to the back for a two-count.
Aono locked the arm and hit four consecutive middle kicks, followed by a Fisherman’s Buster. She went for a sliding lariat, but Rea countered brilliantly into an armbar. Rea captured the other arm, wrenching her into a punishing double-arm stretch. Aono barely managed to reach the ropes with her foot for a break.
Rea followed up with a low dropkick for two. They traded elbows; Rea threw a rapid combination as the arena chanted “Rea!”. Aono threw a middle kick and an elbow, but Aono hit a backdrop. Aono charged in for a lariat, but Rea countered with a dropkick to the arm.
Aono hit a double-arm suplex for a two-count. She followed up with a missile dropkick and a sliding lariat for another two. Aono hit repeated short-range corner lariats and charged, but Rea nailed an Aussie Suplex for a near fall.
Rea countered a lariat into a Fujiwara armbar, transitioning into a standard armbar, and then a cross armbreaker. Aono desperately stretched her foot to the ropes once more for the escape. Ten minutes passed. Massive “Rea” chants filled the arena. Aono countered Rea’s charge with a lariat.
A high kick and buzzsaw kick from Aono only netted a two-count. Rea locked in the Jorge Clutch, then smoothly transitioned into the ‘B0RN THIS WAY’, forcing the tap-out and sending the arena into a massive explosion of cheers!
Amidst enormous “Rea” chants, the World Champion Aono was eliminated in the semifinals.
▼ Backstage
Rea: “I got the tap-out from Aono! And with that, I’m going to the finals! The unmatched era of Rea Seto has begun, so no matter who my opponent is, Rea Seto is going to win. The year is almost over, but this is the year of Rea Seto, and I’m going to create a massive wave.”
Aono: “Ah, it’s so frustrating… I couldn’t reach the finals. Rea has gotten so incredibly strong. I was completely swallowed by her momentum. I don’t even remember the last time I tapped out to a submission, but I think that’s a testament to Rea’s growth. I need to get much stronger, too. My dream of winning back-to-back tournaments didn’t come true, but I still have so many goals, so I’ll keep fighting from here. Thank you.”
6. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament Semifinal (No Time Limit) Victoria Yuzuki def. Kouki Amarei (10:03, Cross-Arm Suplex Hold) Yuzuki advances to the finals.
Runner-up Kouki realizes she was a frog in a well: “I saw so much scenery I’ve never seen before. It was incredibly fun.”
Kouki—who bulldozed through League D with five straight wins and defeated CHIAKI in the first round to extend her DREAM STAR GP streak to a staggering six wins—squared off against Yuzuki, who advanced by winning the new-generation battle against Yamazaki in round one. It was their first singles encounter since last year’s DREAM STAR GP (August 22, Arakawa) 1 year and 1 month ago, a match Kouki won.
As competing chants of “Yuzuki!” and “Kouki!” echoed, Kouki took early control, damaging Yuzuki with a half-Boston crab. Perhaps hindered by the back damage, Yuzuki threw a weak elbow. Kouki responded with harsh elbows of her own. Yuzuki attempted a headscissors counter, but Kouki caught her and planted her on the mat like a side buster. Kouki delivered a series of merciless big boots, but Yuzuki tried the headscissors again. This time it connected flawlessly, and she followed up with a dropkick.
Kouki hit a diving body attack, but Yuzuki intercepted her with a dropkick. Yuzuki connected with a knee strike out of a dropkick setup, but Kouki showed her grit with a brainbuster and a devastating big boot. Kouki nailed a high-angle backdrop for a near fall. Yuzuki was in agony. She tried to counterattack, but Kouki hit back-to-back Kouki-style Cutters for another two-count. However, Yuzuki narrowly dodged the finishing Amethyst Butterfly. Yuzuki blasted her with a fierce sliding dropkick and aimed for the cross-arm. Kouki fought it off and threw a desperate big boot. But Yuzuki caught her in a flash with the Cross-Arm Suplex. She hooked it perfectly for the three-count, advancing to the finals.
◆ Backstage
Kouki: “Victoria Yuzuki… This is my third league tournament since coming to Marigold, and twice we’ve been in the same block, and I beat Yuzuki both times. So when I heard Yuzuki advanced, I thought I could win. But, as expected, the United Champion is strong! It’s frustrating! It’s so frustrating, so next year I’m absolutely going to go undefeated and win the whole thing! And if I win, the standard move might be to challenge for the Red Belt, but I want to challenge for Yuzuki’s United Belt. I want another singles match with Yuzuki, and I want to win! That’s my new goal. I lost, but I established a great goal. I’ll keep working hard from here on out.
Media: Looking back on the tournament?
Kouki: My singles matches with Yuzuki-san… actually, since Yuzuki-san returned, we’ve only faced each other two or three times. It was just quick interactions in 6-woman or 8-woman tag matches, so it’s been a long time since we had a proper, intense match like this. I don’t want to say this because I lost, but it was incredibly fun. I honestly walked away today wondering how I ever managed to beat her in the past.
Media: Was she different from one or two years ago?
Kouki: I think there were glimpses of it before. She has a strong ego, or rather, a fierce competitive spirit. I thought that the very first time we fought, but I figured I’m older, I’m bigger, and I’ve built up a lot of things. It’s not like I looked down on her, but maybe I got arrogant, thinking I could win. She wasn’t a completely different person, but it felt like she was. I don’t know. Conversely, it felt like I was finally able to stand in the same ring on the same level as Yuzuki-san.
Media: Until now?
Kouki: I’d won, but maybe I was just winning. I realized today that, setting aside wins and losses, I’ve probably been losing to her as a wrestler this whole time.
Media: Is that a frustrating feeling?
Kouki: Hmm, what is it… I realized I was just a frog in a well. Rather than just frustrating, this tournament—especially the knockout stage—showed me so much scenery I had never seen before. It was incredibly fun.
Media: You faced some tough opponents, didn’t you?
Kouki: Yeah, both were champions. Yuzuki-san has a singles belt, and CHIAKI-san has the 3D belt. It was just really fun. It’s incredibly frustrating, and I kept thinking I wanted to win all the way up until today. I never thought I’d lose in the semifinals, but even when you lose, pro-wrestling keeps marching on. Because I lost today, I realized I want to challenge for Yuzuki-san’s belt. And I have the Twin Star belt, and I went undefeated to reach the knockout stage. So I can’t imagine I don’t have the right to challenge. And I’m pretty sure Yuzuki-san wouldn’t turn it down (laughs). Whether it actually happens or not, I realized right here and now that I want to challenge for the White Belt. That new emotion sprouted in me. And regarding CHIAKI-san’s 3D belt… I don’t know if it’ll be Chika, me, and someone else, or if she’ll bring two entirely different people, but I want to challenge for that again too. I want to accept a challenge from CHIAKI-san, and I want to fight her again.
Media: Was this a different DREAM STAR from the last two years?
Kouki: Last year was my dark age. Personally, I felt like I just didn’t stand out.
Media: You had just returned from an injury, right?
Kouki: Yes, I was only about three months back from injury, rushed through the league, and got hurt again. Last year’s league was an absolute dark age for me. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get the crowd going, and I really felt like no one had any expectations for me. But Ogawa-san was the only one who believed in me. Of course, there are plenty of people who say they expect great things, but from the perspective of the fans and the audience, there was this feeling of ‘Well, it’s just Kouki.’ Because last year was so painful, this year was incredibly fun. No major injuries, either. I feel like I can make it through the whole year like this. I had some time off for the stage play, but I haven’t been able to wrestle a full year without injury. This will be my first time running the full marathon of a year. So this year is truly, genuinely fun. It might also be because Yoshino-san, Kondo-san, and new winds have blown in, but compared to last year, which was unbelievably tough, right now is just fun and happy. Almost to the point where I worry something bad might happen next year (laughs). I keep getting all these ideas of ‘I want to do this, I want to do that.’ So, to keep the fun going, I’ll continue doing my absolute best.”
7. 20-Minute Time Limit Komomo Minami, Nagisa Tachibana & Shinno def. Chika Goto, Megaton & Hummingbird (6:37, Uranage -> Pinfall)
Megaton and Komomo started things off, with Megaton repeatedly roaring “Gaooo!” in intimidation. Komomo tried to cover her mouth, but Megaton tackled her down and blew a whistle in her face. Shinno & Tachibana tried to intervene, but Gochika and Hummingbird jumped in, with Gochika hitting consecutive hip attacks while yelling, “That way! This way! Gochika!”
Blowing her whistle, Megaton told Komomo, “It’s safe to ride Megaton!” Komomo swept her legs and hit a low dropkick. Tachibana tried to follow up, but Megaton ran her over with a shoulder tackle. Hummingbird nailed a running low corner dropkick. Tachibana hit a brainbuster for a two-count.
Shinno delivered a running elbow and a running middle kick. Gochika scooped up Hummingbird and literally threw her into a diving cross-body. Two-count. Shinno hit a jumping knee, but Gochika stormed in with a giant swing. Tachibana went for a springboard body attack; she missed the first attempt but connected on the second.
Shinno & Komomo landed a sandwich high kick and a sandwich thrust kick. Finally, Shinno executed a Uranage on Hummingbird to steal the three-count.
8. 20-Minute Time Limit Mai Sakurai, Natsumi Showzuki, Erina Yamanaka & SYOKO def. Nagisa Nozaki, Misa Matsui, Mila Smidt & Aleah James (11:27, Meteora -> Pinfall)
Yamanaka and Mila started, with Mila using her power to lift her up and slam her down. Yamanaka responded with a running jumping knee, a bronco buster, and a jumping kick. Nozaki and SYOKO tagged in. Nozaki dodged a dropkick, threw an up-kick, and hit a running corner big boot.
She aimed for a double chop, but SYOKO dodged and threw an elbow. However, Matsui grabbed her leg from outside the ring to interfere, and ringside second CHIAKI joined in as Darkness Revolution (DR) delivered relentless stomps. A wild brawl erupted on the floor. In the south stands, Nozaki pelted SYOKO with double chops.
On the apron, DR, Mila, and Aleah hit a combined attack on SYOKO, blasting her with triple dropkicks from behind before Nozaki landed an Oshare Kick. Aleah followed up with a soccer ball kick, a dropkick, and a bulldog. SYOKO was trapped and isolated.
Matsui kicked her away, but SYOKO countered with a missile dropkick and tagged Sakurai. Sakurai hit a running big boot in the corner and a kick to the face on the turnbuckle. Showzuki hit a double knee attack, teaming with Sakurai for a double face crusher, and Yamanaka joined in for a triple-team maneuver.
Following Nozaki’s interference, Matsui hit a low crossbody. Sakurai applied a modified buster trapping the leg. Showzuki and Aleah became the legal women; Aleah hit a crossbody. Showzuki landed an enzuigiri followed by a Fisherman’s Suplex. Mila interrupted with a lariat, and Aleah hit a diving crossbody for a two-count.
SYOKO hit a lariat, and Yamanaka soared from the corner with a plancha to the outside. Showzuki hit Aleah with the Somato (running double knee strike) but only got two. Aleah fired back with a high kick and a leaping DDT. Yamanaka made the save and launched a high-altitude missile dropkick. Showzuki finished Aleah off with the Meteora for the three-count.
Aleah, who is heading back to her home country, embraced the other wrestlers as the crowd chanted her name.
▼ Backstage
SYOKO: “I wasn’t much help, but… thank you!”
Showzuki: “I figured our team was the only one lacking in power. With this being Aleah’s last match, I thought about reading the room and letting her have her moment… but I decided to ignore the room and clear out yesterday’s frustrations instead (wry smile).”
Yamanaka: “We got to team up as a trio again, and as a quartet including SYOKO. Aleah was my best friend here so I’m sad to see her go, but I believe the ring keeps us connected.”
Sakurai: “Aleah was the first person I teamed with, so I’m sad… I want to see her again.”
Showzuki: “Aleah, thank you so much!”
Nozaki: “Aleah, last match!”
Aleah: “I’m sorry it ended like that. But it was fun. Getting to be a heel just once was incredibly fun, and I really liked it. Thank you!”
Matsui: “Didn’t you actually want to join DR?”
Nozaki: “Join us, join us!”
Aleah: “Wait, I should join!? Bashing people with chairs… sounds like a fun life (laughs). Thank you everyone so much, I can’t wait to come back and wrestle with you all again. It was a truly wonderful time!”
9. DREAM STAR GP 2026 Final Tournament Championship Match (No Time Limit) Victoria Yuzuki def. Rea Seto (22:24, Cross-Arm Suplex Hold) Yuzuki wins her first championship.
The finals of the 3rd annual singles league, the “DREAM STAR GP,” saw League C winner Victoria Yuzuki clash with League D runner-up Rea Seto. The two debuted together in 2023 and had fought in singles matches four times previously, with Yuzuki holding a record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws. In their most recent encounter on November 13, 2025 in Shinjuku for the United National Championship, reigning champion Yuzuki successfully repelled Rea’s challenge. To reach the finals, Yuzuki defeated Yamazaki in the first round and Kouki in the semifinals. Conversely, Rea toppled two massive tournament favorites—Iwatani in the first round and Aono in the semifinals—to punch her ticket to the DSGP Final.
As “Rea!” chants filled the hall, the two faced off quietly. They captivated the audience with a tense exchange of ground offense. Creating space, they locked up and collided head-on. Yuzuki won the ensuing elbow exchange. She kicked Rea to the outside with a dropkick, scaled the turnbuckle, and hit a plancha to the floor, roaring “Let’s go!”
Throwing Rea back in, Yuzuki hit a low dropkick followed by a single-leg kick. Yuzuki threw elbows while pinning Rea against the ropes, but Rea slipped around her back to counter. Landing some stomps, Rea chucked Yuzuki into the crowd and relentlessly pressured her with a brutal assault. Both barely made it back to the ring at the 18-count. Five minutes elapsed.
Rea tormented Yuzuki with concentrated arm work. Yelling, “Wake up, Yuzuki!”, Rea relentlessly attacked the arm of her generational rival. Even when Yuzuki barely managed a rope break, Rea showed no mercy, strictly targeting the arm. The referee warned the rampaging Rea, but she simply flipped him the middle finger, doing things her own way. In agony, Yuzuki threw an elbow. Rea fired back, and sparks flew between them. Yuzuki threw a heavy elbow strike, but Rea kicked her injured arm. Rea ran the ropes, but Yuzuki intercepted her with a sweeping hip throw (harai goshi). Yuzuki popped the crowd with a fierce sliding dropkick, following up with a suplex for a two-count. The two fiercely traded strikes on pure willpower, but Rea remained obsessed with the arm, transitioning into a cross armbreaker to demand a tap-out. She shifted into a modified arm-breaker, but Yuzuki managed to stretch her foot to the rope for the escape.
As Yuzuki stood up, Rea blasted her with a corner dropkick followed by a traditional dropkick. Against a fading Yuzuki, Rea applied a straightjacket hold on the top rope. However, Yuzuki reversed it, slamming Rea down to the mat with powerbomb-like force. Yuzuki landed a missile dropkick for a two-count. She pulled Rea up and set up for the cross-arm. Rea escaped and hunted for a submission, but Yuzuki countered with a release German Suplex. Amidst a chorus of “Rea” chants, Rea wrapped herself around Yuzuki, driving her to the brink with a modified abdominal stretch, a crossface, and a modified reverse double-arm stretch.
As “Yuzuki” chants erupted, Yuzuki narrowly escaped, prompting a massive “Rea” chant from the crowd. They traded roll-ups, but neither could break the two-count. Off an unorthodox rope-run sequence, Rea locked in La Mistica and demanded the tap. Realizing she wouldn’t get it, Rea smoothly transitioned into the ‘B0RN THIS WAY’. As the hold was locked in perfectly, dueling chants for Yuzuki and Rea echoed through the arena. Yuzuki desperately fought her way to the ropes. Having her signature move survived, Rea looked to the heavens in frustration before Yuzuki smashed her with an elbow. Rea answered with her own. Rea won the exchange, but as she charged in, Yuzuki caught her with the Rolling Arrow. Only a two-count. Yuzuki nailed a counter thrust kick. She picked Rea up and rolled her up for two. Hitting her signature throat-slit pose, Yuzuki picked Rea up, locked both arms, and executed the hold flawlessly for the three-count. Yuzuki defeated Rea to claim her first “DREAM STAR GP” victory.
After the main event concluded, the DREAM STAR GP 2026 awards were announced, with Representative Rossy Ogawa presenting the trophies. The winner, Yuzuki, was awarded a trophy and a flower crown crafted from marigolds.
◆ Winner… Victoria Yuzuki
◆ Runner-Up… Rea Seto
◆ Best Matches…
League A = Miku Aono vs. Yuuka Yamazaki (9/5 Osaka),
League B = Mayu Iwatani vs. CHIAKI (9/13 Arakawa),
League C = Victoria Yuzuki vs. Diana Strong (9/8 Shinjuku), League D = Chika Goto vs. Nagisa Tachibana (9/19 Korakuen)
Following the ceremony, Yuzuki stood alone in the ring and took the microphone.
Yuzuki: “I was determined to win this year’s DREAM STAR, to shine as the Woman of Summer for the 2026 DREAM STAR. I’m so incredibly happy that I was able to make that dream come true! I was sidelined with an injury, and it was so frustrating, but to be able to return to this ring, and to receive this trophy, and the Best… what was it? The Best Match Award? To receive these two beautiful trophies makes me so, so happy. I came to Marigold to become the top star here. The road is long, and I might not be at the top yet, but I truly believe I’m taking solid steps forward on that path, one by one. To become the top star in Marigold, and to make my dreams come true from here on out, I don’t want to do it alone. I want to make this dream a reality together with all of you. I want to walk forward with you all, so please, keep watching over my growth forever and ever! And on October 10th we have Korakuen Hall, and on October 24th the Ryogoku Kokugikan event is waiting for us. I would be so happy if Marigold continues to expand and reach new places everywhere. I want to stand at the vanguard of that movement. Everyone, please continue to support Victoria Yuzuki and Marigold!”
◆ Backstage
Yuzuki: “The winner of the Marigold 2026 DREAM STAR GP is me, Victoria Yuzuki! Last year, I suffered the agonizing result of finishing as the runner-up, and then I got injured. It was a truly painful road to my return, but to be able to step back into this ring and claim this result—the DREAM STAR GP championship—I’m just so incredibly happy. I’ve been aiming for this tournament victory forever, and seeing it come true fills me with joy. And to have this clash of peers against Rea Seto in the DREAM STAR finals… the fact that it happened makes me so happy. Rea and I have fought for the Super Fly belt, and we’ve put the United belt on the line. But! From here on out, too! I will not let Rea Seto pass me. I want to remain a wall in Rea Seto’s path forever. And I want us to stay great rivals. Right now, I’m just genuinely happy with this victory. That’s all there is to it. I have so many goals I want to achieve personally, but first up is 10/10 Korakuen, and 10/24 Ryogoku Kokugikan is right around the corner. I want to elevate Marigold together with all of the fans. I want to stand at the very front of that. First, I’m going to produce solid results at Ryogoku and Korakuen, and I hope we can all keep hyping up Marigold and Victoria Yuzuki together. Thank you for your continued support!”
Rea: “…I made it all the way to the finals, all the way to the finals, and I challenged with every ounce of power I had, more power than I’ve ever shown before, intending to win this year’s DREAM STAR… (tears). I gave it my all, but… the championship is still so far away… Winning the 3D Trios belts made me feel like I was getting closer to Victoria Yuzuki, and I felt a little bit of confidence, but I still can’t reach her. I think that’s the reality… (tears). But it can’t just end with me being frustrated. I want the United belt that Victoria Yuzuki holds so, so badly… I can’t stand it… (tears). I will absolutely never forget this loss today, just like I’ll never forget the losses I’ve taken before. I’m definitely going to pay her back with interest for all these losses by taking the United title. Victoria Yuzuki, just wait until the day I challenge for that belt again. Thank you.”
Representative Rossy Ogawa’s Summary: “We witnessed the moment the generations shifted.” Regarding the 10/24 Ryogoku Kokugikan event: “Plans are coming together, but…”
Ogawa: “I think we saw the moment the generations shifted today. It feels like the era of a generational change has arrived. The fact that Rea beat our champions Aono and Mayu and received such an explosive reaction is proof of that, I suppose. Every promotion goes through this, but I feel like we’ve reached that period.
Media: You previously mentioned you were looking forward to the new generation’s growth in 2-3 years, but isn’t this shift happening faster than expected?
Ogawa: I think it will still take a little more time for Marigold to reach the next stage in the truest sense. However, I think we saw the prelude to that today.
Media: You were able to close out the DREAM STAR GP in a great way, weren’t you?
Ogawa: The crowd was incredibly hyped today. If we draw a decent house and put on good matches, they’ll get excited. We got reactions unlike anything we’ve had before, so maybe that’s how the promotion is changing. Shifting from relying on names, to something irrespective of names. If anything, I used to prioritize the established hierarchy, but as the structure shifts, I guess many things will change.
Media: This should build momentum heading into Ryogoku, right?
Ogawa: Yes, if all the fans who came today come back for that.
Media: Ryogoku is just one month away. I know there are things you can’t say, but regarding future announcements…?
Ogawa: Right. Plans are coming together, but we haven’t quite reached the point of announcing them to the roster yet. I’m hoping we can announce something around the time of the shows in Osaka or Korakuen next month, so I hope everyone looks forward to it.”
Translation Notes
- “Acchika! Cocchika! Gochika!” (Match 7): A rhyming pun based on Chika Goto’s nickname. It translates roughly to “That way! This way! Gochika!”
- Frog in a Well (Match 6): Kouki references the famous Japanese proverb I no naka no kawazu taikai o shirazu (“A frog in a well knows nothing of the great ocean”). She uses it to express that before this tournament, she was ignorant of how high the true top-level of wrestling competition actually was.
- Oshare Kick (Match 8): Nagisa Nozaki’s signature running big boot in the corner is commonly referred to in Japan as the Oshare (Stylish) Kick.