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Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024
Tournament information
SportProfessional wrestling
Location Japan
DatesAugust 31, 2024–September 28, 2024
Tournament
format(s)
Two main-block round-robin
Host(s)Dream Star Fighting Marigold
Participants16

Marigold Dream Star Grand Prix 2024 (マリーゴールドドリームスターグランプリ2024, Marīgōrudo dorīmu sutā guranpuri 2024), often stylized as DREAM✴︎STAR GP 2024 is the upcoming professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Japanese promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold. It will take place between August 31 and September 28, 2024.[1]

Tournament history

The Dream Star Grand Prix is a professional wrestling tournament held by Marigold. Similar to Bushiroad-owned counterpart tournaments New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax and Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix, it is held as a round-robin tournament with wrestlers split into two pools. The winner of each pool will compete in the final to decide the winner. As is the case with Bushiroad tournaments, a win is two points and a draw is one point for each wrestler.

Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Qualifiers

The format of the tournament will saw 16 wrestlers divided in two blocks divided. Marigold initially announced twelve contestants with three extra having to undergo a series of qualifying matches and one person from another organization.[3]

Qualifying matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Chika Goto vs. Nao IshikawaDream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match
2Victoria Yuzuki vs. Myla GraceDream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match
3Kizuna Tanaka vs. Zayda SteelDream Star Grand Prix Qualifying match
*Card subject to change

Participants

*Noted underneath are the champions who held their titles at the time of the tournament. The titleholders or even the number of contestants can change over time.

Wrestler Notes
Bozilla
Chiaki
Kouki Amarei
Mai Sakurai Marigold Twin Star Champion
Miku Aono Marigold United National Champion
Mirai Marigold Twin Star Champion
Misa Matsui
Nanae Takahashi Freelancer
Nagisa Nozaki
Natsumi Showzuki Marigold Super Fly Champion
Sareee Freelancer
Marigold World Champion
Utami Hayashishita
Chika Goto or Nao Ishikawa Qualifying match winner
Victoria Yuzuki or Myla Grace Qualifying match winner
Kizuna Tanaka or Zayda Steel Qualifying match winner
TBD Wrestler from another promotion

References

  1. ^ Marigold [@Marigold_Joshi] (July 17, 2024). "The DREAM✴︎STAR GP2024 round-robin tournament is coming!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Marigold [@Marigold_Joshi] (July 30, 2024). "16 entrants in the Dream Star GP 2024!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via Twitter.