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Rob Goodwin & independent wrestling’s Matt Turner are here every Friday to review the goings on in the top Joshi company in Japan - World Wonder Ring Stardom! Join the lads as they talk about the shows and the news surrounding one of the fastest rising companies in Japan! Subscribe to the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tardomCast Check out the Website: https://www.talkjoshi.com Buy our Merch: https://talkjoshi-shop.fourthwall.com
Episodes

6 days ago
6 days ago
With Rob in transit to Vegas, Matt takes up the reigns once again to catch you up with the four shows before Stardom - and The Stardom Cast - takes a Vegas vacation!
He talks the ever-changing cards due to illness, Hanan and Tam Nakano putting on a fantastic match, perhaps the last meltear match ever, the All-Star Grand Queendom card, the finalised Vegas cards and so much more on this episode of The Stardom Cast!
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Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwcA

Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Spring Victory Series in KBS Hall & Kobe Reviews | The Marigold Standard #42
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Rob and Matt are back to chat the back-to-back shows Marigold put on in KBS Hall and Kobe.
They chat about the end of Bozilla's tour, the continued Marigold vs. Marvelous invasion, Nagisa Tachibana's continued improvements, excitement surrounding Utami vs. MIRAI and - most importantly - a KBS Hall show facing the stained glass window!
Patreon Schedule:
Wednesday: Alternate Commentary – Maika vs. Momo Watanabe
Wednesday: Mariah May 2023 5Star Grand Prix Retrospective
Thursday: Matches with Matt – Momo Watanabe vs. Hazuki
Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #244
Saturday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #42
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Check out our merch store: https://talkjoshi-shop.fourthwall.com/
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwcA

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Rob and Matt are back with their final Stardom Cast episode together before they reconvene in Las Vegas to chat about the show in Anjo and some more blockbuster announcements for All-Star Grand Queendom!
They chat the implosion of STARS, Meiko Satomura's final Stardom match, Mina Shirakawa's farewell gauntlet, the OG Cosmic Angels, a Hazuki singles title match, Tora's backpack, HANAKO not quite getting the memo, AZM embarking on the biggest month of her career and so much more!
Patreon Schedule:
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Wednesday: Alternate Commentary – Maika vs. Momo Watanabe
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Wednesday: Mariah May 2023 5Star Grand Prix Retrospective
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Thursday: Matches with Matt – Momo Watanabe vs. Hazuki
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Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #244
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Saturday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #42
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Check out our merch store: https://talkjoshi-shop.fourthwall.com/
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zrf3r
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwcA

Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Matt and Andy are back for Episode 5 of Talk Joshi!
This episode they talk about a classic Crush Gals vs. Jumping Bomb Angels match from 1987 before reviewing the Sendai Girls "The Top of Joshi Wrestling" show from 3/19/2025, featuring the great main event of Meiko Satomura vs. Chihiro Hashimoto!
Patreon Schedule:
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Monday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #40 Bitesize Review & The Marigold Standard #41
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Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Nanae Takahashi vs. Momo Watanabe
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Wednesday: What If? – AZM Won the Cinderella Tournament
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Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #244
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Saturday (Free Feed): Talk Joshi #5
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Sunday: Roundtable Discussion – What are the 5 Best Cinderella Matches Ever?
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zrf3r
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwcA

Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Good lord it's a monster!
Rob and Matt are back chatting for nearly 3 and a half hours to talk about everything come out of four shows this week.
From Mina's final Korakuen appearance, to Saori and Tam slapping the taste out of each other's mouths, from Suzu's defection, to Mayu's child abduction, from All-Star Grand Queendom's stacked card, to Kid and Poi's returns, strap in for an XL edition of the Stardom Cast!
Patreon Schedule:
- Monday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #40 Bitesize Review & The Marigold Standard #41
- Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Nanae Takahashi vs. Momo Watanabe
- Wednesday: What If? – AZM Won the Cinderella Tournament
- Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #244
- Saturday (Free Feed): Talk Joshi #5
- Sunday: Roundtable Discussion – What are the 5 Best Cinderella Matches Ever?
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zrf3r
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwcA

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Spring Victory Series in Korakuen Hall Review | The Marigold Standard #41
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Rob and Matt are back once again to talk about perhaps one of the best top-to-bottom shows Marigold have put on in their Spring Victory Series Korakuen Hall show!
They chat being blown away by Senka Akatsaki, Bozilla attempting actual murder at the press conference, Takumi Iroha trying to commit actual murder on Seri Yamaoka, Nagisa Tachibana and Rea Seto putting on two excellent performances, people repeatedly turning down title matches, the most impassioned post-match promos of all time and so much more!
Patreon Schedule:
- Monday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #40 Bitesize Review & The Marigold Standard #41
- Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Nanae Takahashi vs. Momo Watanabe
- Wednesday: What If? - AZM Won the Cinderella Tournament
- Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #244
- Saturday (Free Feed): Talk Joshi #5
- Sunday: Roundtable Discussion - What are the 5 Best Cinderella Matches Ever?
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zrf3r
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwc

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Spring Victory Series in Ibaraki Bitesize Review | The Marigold Standard #40
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Matt delivers a brief review of Marigold's final show before Korakuen Hall, from a sold out Lily Arena MITO in Ibaraki, including a monumental day for Megaton, a first main event for Rea Seto and a first main event pinfall for 'Psycho Speed' Misa Matsui!
Patreon Schedule:
- Monday (Free Feed): The Marigold Standard #40 Bitesize Review & The Marigold Standard #41
- Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Nanae Takahashi vs. Momo Watanabe
- Wednesday: What If? - AZM Won the Cinderella Tournament
- Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #244
- Saturday (Free Feed): Talk Joshi #5
- Sunday: Roundtable Discussion - What are the 5 Best Cinderella Matches Ever?
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zrf3r
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwc

Friday Mar 28, 2025
243: Stardom Spring Vacation ~Hisai! Okinawa~ Nights 1 & 2 Reviews!
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Stardom have been on a spring vacation in Okinawa, and Rob and Matt look back at all the happenings from the company's first ever foray into the Okinawa Convention Center.
They chat the Goddesses of Stardom Championships, the new rookie, Mina Shirakawa leaving Stardom, Vegas announcements, food hammers, Waffle House, Mayu Iwatani's future and a whole lot more on this episode of The Stardom Cast!
Patreon Schedule:
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Tuesday: Alternate Commentary – Syuri vs. Himeka
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Wednesday: Rivalry Review - Jungle Kyona vs. Momo Watanabe
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Friday (Free Feed): The Stardom Cast #243
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Saturday (Free Feed): Marigold Standard #40
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Sunday: What If? - AZM Won the Cinderella Tournament
Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/talkjoshi
Our Socials:
The Stardom Cast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thestardomcast
The Marigold Standard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarigoldPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkjoshi
Threads: https://www.threads.net/talkjoshi
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/talkjoshi.bsky.social
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zrf3r
Discord: https://discord.gg/bbDcAwc