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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
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15 hours ago
15 hours ago
Matt and Rob return to chat the nights 1 and 2 of the 2025 Dream Star Grand Prix, as well as journeying back to 29th July to recap the Shinjuku FACE show!
They chat the power of the roll-up, record attendances, Erina Yamanaka as a future stalwart of the Superfly division, the Future of Marigold ruling the roost, Mayu's affinity for jumping off of buses rubbing off on the rookies, complacency potentially leading to Mayu's first ever Marigold pinfall loss and THE. BEST. DAMN. FLYING. KNEE. IN. THE. BUSINESS!
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2 days ago
2 days ago
We did it ladies and gentlemen, we finally made it past the four hour mark in this landmark episode!
Rob and Matt are here to run through the absolute mountain of 5Star action that has taken place over the last week.
They chat the emergence of the anti-Saya Kamitani, Mei Seira getting dropped so hard Matt forgets his name, tournament MVPs, eliminations, the double countout that wasn't, two genuine show of the year contenders, Momo Kohgo's new job as Google Translate and the plight of Waka Tsukiyama on this marathon of an episode!
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Just days away from defending the MPX Women's Championship against former-AEW wrestler Abadon at the upcoming 'Who Runs The World?' show on August 9th, Reiza Clarke drops in to chat to Matt Turner about her start in wrestling, her inspirations, working the independent scene and her love for Lady C!
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Thank you so much to Reiza for dropping by, you can check her out on social media here;
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Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
It's a monster episode as Rob and Matt chat the fallout of the opening two nights of the 5Star Grand Prix and the Korakuen Hall show from the 24th July.
They talk Waka's awful start to the tournament, seventeen matches on one card, Bozilla and AZM kicking all sorts of posterior, Tomoka Inaba and Rian's MVP claims, Hazuki vs. Chihiro Hashimoto, Lady C's questionable chaps and so much more!
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Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Matt and Rob are back for the second Marigold Standard in a week to chat the trio of shows from the 19th, 20th and 21st of July.
They talk the new Marigold dojo, the upcoming multi-woman match at the Marvelous Korakuen Hall show, the main eventers vs. the future main event match from Kariya City, the blatant disrespect of Megaton, the return of our Lord and Saviour Flying Penguin and so much more on this latest episode!
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Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
With the start of Marigold's second annual Dream Star Grand Prix a mere four days away, Matt and Rob go through absolutely everything you need to know - and even some stuff you don't - about this year's tournament.
From stats and numbers, to a full breakdown of the calendar, every competitor and our own individual predictions, this is the go-to primer for this year's tournament.
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Sunday Jul 27, 2025
Sunday Jul 27, 2025
On this special bonus retrospective episode, Matt Turner and Andy Header look back at the trilogy of fantastic matches between Winggori (Saya Iida & Hanan) and SaoriPoi (Saori Anou & Natsupoi).
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Saturday Jul 26, 2025
Saturday Jul 26, 2025
Matt is back to review the fantastic "The New Era" show from Sendai Girls at Korakuen Hall that included a wild hardcore brawl between Hazuki and DASH Chisako, and an incredible main event of Team 200kg challenging Red Energy for the Sendai Girls World Tag Team titles.
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