Marigold Summer Destiny Explained
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]
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
Background
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
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, Miku Aono and Mirai kept wrestling to a time limit draw. 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
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]
Notes and References
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- Web site: https://dsf-marigold.com/schedule/day/0713.html. ja: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. Dream Star Fighting Marigold. ja. June 11, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240712044104/https://dsf-marigold.com/schedule/day/0713.html. July 12, 2024. live.
- Web site: Marigold Summer Destiny Results, Inaugural Champions Crowned. sescoops.com. Michael. Reichlin. July 13, 2024. July 13, 2024.
- Web site: Marigold Summer Destiny Results (July 13th, 2024). bodyslam.net. Ethan. Black. July 13, 2024. July 13, 2024.
- Web site: How Pro Wrestling Works. Grabianowski. Ed. June 11, 2024. HowStuffWorks, Inc.. January 13, 2006. Discovery Communications. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm. November 29, 2013.
- Web site: Marigold holds debut show, WWE wrestlers send flowers. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. May 20, 2024. June 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611174430/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/marigold-holds-debut-show-wwe-wrestlers-send-flowers/. June 11, 2024. live.
- Web site: WWE-bound Giulia fractured her wrist at new joshi promotion Marigold's first show. Cageside Seats. Sean. Rueter. May 21, 2024. June 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240707133731/https://www.cagesideseats.com/2024/5/21/24161669/giulia-fractured-wrist-marigold-show-rossy-ogawa-stardom-wwe-debut-questions-nxt-heatwave. July 7, 2024. live.
- Web site: Marigold Announces Giulia vs. Sareee For Summer Destiny 2024. WrestleZone. Troy. Gonzalez. May 21, 2024. June 11, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240622081212/https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1474174-marigold-announces-giulia-vs-sareee-for-summer-destiny-2024. June 22, 2024. live.
- Web site: Giulia cleared to wrestle at Marigold Summer Destiny. POSTWrestling. Andrew. Thompson. July 9, 2024. July 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240710141156/https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/07/09/giulia-cleared-to-wrestle-at-marigold-summer-destiny/. July 10, 2024. live.
- Web site: Iyo Sky Arrived in Japan for Marigold; Sareee vs. Giulia Will Determine Champion. Diva Dirt. Nick. Wilkinson. July 12, 2024. July 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240712220506/https://www.diva-dirt.com/iyo-sky-arrived-in-japan-for-marigold-sareee-vs-giulia-will-determine-champion/. July 12, 2024. live.
- Web site: IYO SKY to Face Utami Hayashishita at Marigold Summer Destiny 2024. Fightful. Scott. Edwards. June 11, 2024. June 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240623004436/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/iyo-sky-face-utami-hayashishita-marigold-summer-destiny-2024. June 23, 2024. live.
- Web site: 『Marigold Grand Opening Wars 2024』. Dream Star Fighting Marigold. June 23, 2024. ja.
- Web site: Pantoja's Marigold United National Title Tournament Review 6.16.24 & 6.23.24. 411Mania. Kevin. Pantoja. June 26, 2024. July 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240712222034/https://411mania.com/wrestling/pantojas-marigold-united-national-title-tournament-review-6-16-24-6-23-24/. July 12, 2024. live.
- Web site: Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 (July 13) Preview & Predictions. Voices of Wrestling. Scott. Edwards. July 12, 2024. July 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240713225158/https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2024/07/12/marigold-summer-destiny-2024-july-13-preview-predictions/. July 13, 2024. live.
- Web site: IYO SKY wrestles Utami Hayashishita at Marigold Summer Destiny. F4WOnline.com. Bryan. Rose. July 13, 2024. July 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240713114540/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/iyo-sky-wrestles-utami-hayashishita-at-marigold-summer-destiny/. July 13, 2024. live.
- Web site: Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results (7/13/24): Utami vs. IYO SKY, Giulia vs. Sareee, More. Fightful. Scott. Edwards. July 13, 2024. July 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240713224220/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/marigold-summer-destiny-2024-results-71324-utami-vs-iyo-sky-giulia-vs-sareee-more. July 13, 2024. live.
- Web site: Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results: Sareee Beats Giulia. 411Mania. Joseph. Lee. July 13, 2024. July 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714181207/https://411mania.com/wrestling/marigold-summer-destiny-2024-results/. July 14, 2024. live.
- Web site: Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results (7/13/24). eWrestlingNews. Saptarshi. Sinha. July 13, 2024. July 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714181437/https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/results/other-results/marigold-summer-destiny-2024-results-7-13-24. July 14, 2024. live.