World of Joshi
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!
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Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
Matt looks back and reviews the shows from last weekend, including Saori Anou’s homecoming show in Otsu and from Osaka!
He also goes over the thirty-two participants announced for the 2026 Cinderella Tournament, chats Stardom in Las Vegas and previews the big upcoming show in Korakuen Hall this weekend!
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6 days ago
6 days ago
Matt guides you through an absolutely amazing Korakuen hall show that saw a hard-hitting Marigold World Championship match, the crowing of the first 3D Trios Champions and a MOTYC as Victoria Yuzuki defends the United National title against Chika Goto!
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Sunday Feb 22, 2026
Sunday Feb 22, 2026
Matt and Andy review the final night of The Max Heart 6 Tournament, as Mizuki and Uta Takami take on the Princess Tag Champions Wakana Uehara & Yuki Kamifuku in finals. Their focus then switches to the the TJPW show from the very next day, with a Loaded main event 8-woman tag as Ober Eats team with Kick Slash against Kyoraku Kyomei, Ren Konatsu and Raku!
Let’s Talk Joshi!
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Saturday Feb 21, 2026
Saturday Feb 21, 2026
Matt gets you caught up on all things Dream Star Fighting Marigold, as he reviews all three shows from last weekend!
He also previews and gives his predictions for the big Korakuen show this upcoming Monday and discusses a potential Utami heel turn!?
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Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Matt reviews the shows from last weekend, including another fantastic Korakuen Hall show.
He chats about Saya Kamitani’s massive accomplishments in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, the fast selling tickets for this years All Star Grand Queendom, and goes over the next main event for Korakuen hall as Hina challenges Konami for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
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Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Matt has the pleasure of sitting down with ‘The Ultimate Athlete’ J-Rod!
They discuss how she got into wrestling, her time in TJPW, her must-see match against Miu Watanabe for the Princess of Princess Championship last year and her upcoming American Joshi tournament for MPX Wrestling as well as so much more!
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Saturday Feb 14, 2026
Saturday Feb 14, 2026
On this episode, Matt and Andy talk about the epic main-event of Stardom's Supreme Fight; Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid - a match where Saya suffers a gnarly injury to her finger, but continues to wrestle for another fifteen minutes!
Then they review not one, but two shows from Sendai Girls in February 2nd in Osaka and February 8th in Shinjuku Face! Both shows featured great main events with Bob Bob Momo Banana defending the Sendai Girls Tag Titles first against the makeshift team of Mika Iwata & Chi-Chi on one night, and against Reiwa Ultima Powers (DASH Chisako & Hiroyo Matsumoto) on the other!
Let’s Talk Joshi!
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Friday Feb 13, 2026
Friday Feb 13, 2026
Rob and Matt are back once more to chat Marigold's latest dates on their New Year's Golden Garden tour.
They talk the final matches of the first round of the 3D Trios tournament, the first-ever singles matches for Marie Malenko, an influx of foreign talent, more praise for Victoria Yuzuki, Mayu stealing the mist and their picks to go the distance and win the Trios titles at Korakuen Hall.
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Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Rob and Matt for a near three-hour discussion of everything coming out of the Supreme Fight in Osaka PPV and the two back-to-back NEW BLOOD shows earlier in the week.
They chat MOTY candidates, the direction for EXV, the merits of Sayaka Kurara's challenge for the Red Belt, Syuri in London, NEO-GENESIS in Mexico, Sareee-ISM Chapter X announcements and White Belt Hina as well as so much more this week!
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Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
On this special bonus episode, Matt looks back at Miu Watanabe’s road back to the Princess of Princess Title, reviewing her 2025 Princess Cup win and her epic rematch against Mizuki from Wrestle Princess VI!
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