One freelancer that competed at MARIGOLD SUMMER DESTINY 2026 was Unagi Sayaka. Sayaka faced and defeated Megaton in just under eight minutes.
On Aug. 9th, Marigold presented SUMMER DESTINY 2026 at the Ota City General Gymnasium with crowd of 1,310 fans in attendance for the event.
STARDOM were back for the double header in Sapporo for the STARDOM 5★STAR GP. As some finished their tournament campaigns there, AZM and Maika rose to the top of Red Stars A.
NJPW were in the G Messe Gunma for the penultimate day of A Block action in this year’s G1 Climax. Heading into the final round robin bouts, Ryohei Oiwa and Yota Tsuji both gave themselves a fighting chance to advance to the next round.
Korakuen Hall erupted into a frenzy on August 9th when the Uncontrollable Tetsuya Naito defeated Shane Haste to capture the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career.
NJPW took the G1 Climax to the Yokohama Budokan for Day 13 of the tournament, with the B Block race staying tight. Callum Newman and Ren Narita both picked up important wins to get themselves tied on ten points at the top of the block.
On Aug. 9th, Marigold will present its next big event “Summer Destiny 2026” at the Ota City General Gymnasium. One of the featured matches will see Mayu Iwatani return from injury after 4 months as she teams with Victoria Yuzuki, who is also returning from injury.
STARDOM took the 5★STAR GP to Sapporo, with the Red Stars taking the focus today. After a rocky start to her tournament, Utami Hayashishita gained a vital two points in the main event to keep her campaign alive.
The field continues to narrow in the TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup, with the quarter-finals held in the Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall. The final four have been decided and the semi-finals are set for August 16th.
Pro Wrestling ZERO1 made its return to Korakuen Hall on August 7th for the finals of the 2026 Fire Festival. At the event, Katsuhiko Nakajima made good on his word and defeated Masato Tanaka to claim his first Fire Sword and win the annual round-robin tournament.
