Marigold United National Championship
The Marigold United National Championship (Japanese: マリーゴールド・ユナイテッド・ナショナル 王座, Hepburn: Marīgōrudo Yunaiteddo Nashonaru Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Dream Star Fighting Marigold promotion.[4] The title, which in Marigold's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the Marigold World Championship, was introduced on May 15, 2024.[2][3]
| Marigold United National Championship | |
|---|---|
 Current title design (2024–present) | |
| Details | |
| Promotion | Dream Star Fighting Marigold |
| Date established | May 15, 2024[2][3] |
| Current champion(s) | Miku Aono |
| Date won | July 13, 2024[1] |
History
editOn April 15, 2024, Dream Star Fighting Marigold was established. On May 15, Marigold revealed the Marigold United National Championship belt.[2][3] The title, which is also referred to simply as the "White Belt", is an homage to the NWA United National title first worn in Japan by Antonio Inoki, which was later held by the likes of Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu.[2][3] On June 16, a four-way tournament was launched to determine the inaugural champion.[5] On July 13, at Summer Destiny, Miku Aono became the inaugural champion by defeating Bozilla in the finals.[1]
Inaugural tournament (2024)
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Bozilla | 7:32[6] | ||||||
| Nagisa Nozaki | Pin | ||||||
| Bozilla | 10:13 | ||||||
| Miku Aono | Pin | ||||||
| Miku Aono | Pin | ||||||
| Mirai | 24:14 | ||||||
Reigns
editAs of November 11, 2024, there have been only one reign with Miku Aono being the inaugural champion. She won the title by defeating Bozilla in the finals of a four-woman single-elimination tournament at Summer Destiny on July 13, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.
| 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 | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Miku Aono | July 13, 2024 | Summer Destiny | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 121+ | 2 | Defeated Bozilla in the finals of a four-woman single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [1] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d 【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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (June 19, 2024). "Marigold Results: Grand Opening Wars 2024 Day 6 – Nagoya, Japan (6/16)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "『Marigold Grand Opening Wars 2024』" (PDF) (in Japanese). Dream Star Fighting Marigold. Retrieved June 23, 2024.