Marigold World Championship

Marigold World Championship
Current title design (2024–present)
Details
PromotionDream Star Fighting Marigold
Date establishedMay 15, 2024
Current championMayu Iwatani
Date wonOctober 24, 2026
Statistics
First championSareee
Longest reignMiku Aono (363 days)
Shortest reignSareee (174 days)
Oldest championMiku Aono (35 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Youngest championUtami Hayashishita (26 years, 3 months and 20 days)
Heaviest championUtami Hayashishita (143 lbs)
Lightest championMayu Iwatani (116 lbs)

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. The title, which is situated at the top of Marigold's championship hierarchy, was introduced on May 15, 2024.

History

On April 15, 2024, Dream Star Fighting Marigold was established. On May 15, Marigold revealed the Marigold World Championship belt. 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). On July 13, at the main event of Summer Destiny, Sareee defeated Giulia to become the inaugural champion.

Reigns

Utami Hayashishita shown here with the current design of the title.

As of November 12, 2026, there have been a total of four reigns shared between four different titleholders. The current champion is Mayu Iwatani who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Miku Aono and Victoria Yuzuki in a winner takes all match at Grand Destiny on October 24, 2026, in Toyko, Japan.

Key
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.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 Sareee July 13, 2024 Summer Destiny Tokyo, Japan 1 1742 Defeated Giulia to become the inaugural champion.
2 Utami Hayashishita January 3, 2025 First Dream Tokyo, Japan 1 2964
3 Miku Aono October 26, 2025 Grand Destiny Tokyo, Japan 1 3636
4 Mayu Iwatani October 24, 2026 Grand Destiny Toyko, Japan 1 19+0 This was a triple threat winner takes all match in which Yuzuki’s Marigold United National Championship and Iwatani’s Marigold Super Fly Championship was also on the line.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 【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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Edwards, Scott (January 3, 2025). "Marigold First Dream 2025 Results (1/3/25): Sareee vs. Utami Hayashishita". Fightful. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "BITE-SIZE MARIGOLD SHOW REVIEW: Grand Destiny 2025 (26/10/2025)". TheStardomCast. October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Carlan, Lewis (October 24, 2026). "Mayu Iwatani Becomes a Triple Crown Champion at Marigold GRAND DESTINY 2026, Issues an Emotional Statement". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved October 24, 2026.