Just as we predicted, Stardom released the full card for The Conversion 2026 literally right as our last episode was going up. We felt like we couldn't just pass up the opportunity to give you guys a proper preview for this upcoming PPV, so here it is! Let us know what your picks are!!

This week was so much fun! It kicked off with us getting to experience 2 incredible nights of AEW Summer Blockbuster live in Cincinnati, which included the taping of ROH Global Wars - featuring a lot of Joshi talent. Then, over the weekend, we had the final Stardom show before The Conversion. A jam-packed Korakuen Hall show full of storylines and incredible matches. We had such a good time this week, and we want to share it all with you on this episode of Cult of Joshi!

It's been a really fun week where Stardom and AEW are concerned! With Forbidden Door coming up, there's a lot of exciting crossover in the works. Plus, The Conversion is on the horizon, which means Stardom is in full build mode heading into Korakuen Hall this upcoming weekend! Along with all of the excellent wrestling, we have a good old-fashioned Staromd press conference to cover and a lot of excitement coming up for AEW Live in Cincinnati! All of that and more right here on Cult of Joshi!

This weekend's shows for Stardom were a lot of fun! Not only did we get Utami Hayashishita's first matches back in Stardom, but we also furthered some storylines on our way to The Conversion. We go through all of the matches on both shows and have a discussion about the recent injury to Seri Yamaoka in Marigold as well. It's a short and sweet episode of Cult of Joshi!

Well, folks... it's happening!!!! We've talked a lot about how badly we would love to see Utami Hayashishita make her return to the World Wonder Ring, and at Stardom's recent Korakuen Hall show, we got exactly what we wanted! We couldn't let this monumental moment pass us by. We had to sit down and talk about this incredible show from start to finish here on Cult of Joshi, but especially about the potential and implications of this major return. Let us know what you think in the comments below!

This weekend has been so busy already, and it's not even over for us yet!! In this episode of Cult of Joshi, we cover two shows from 5/23: Marigold Shine Forever 2026 and Stardom Queen's Dynasty. Both of these shows, honestly, overdelivered, and we had so much fun watching all of these matches, so we had to dedicate a show to them and talk about all of our thoughts and feelings. Don't forget to let us know what you thought of these shows!!

In this episode of Cult of Joshi, we take a special moment to recognize all of the current top champions on the Joshi scene! There are so many amazing champions out there, but we wanted to speak on a few of them and what they mean to the current landscape of Joshi wrestling. We also go over the results and our reactions to the May 10th Sendai Girls show and talk about upcoming big cards for both Stardom and Marigold!

Happy Golden Week! We had a lot to watch and talk about this week, from the huge 10th anniversary PPV for Marvelous to the 5 shows Stardom ran across the week, there's so much going on! We also want to give a huge shout out to all of our new listeners and say thank you so so much for your continued support here at Cult of Joshi!

We have a lot to talk about on the back of the biggest show of the Stardom year. With All-Star Grand Queendom 2026 in the books, we can easily say this is one of the best PPVs from start to finish that we've ever witnessed. There's so much to talk about from the amazing build to the production and the wrestling to where we go from here. There are so many thoughts and so much that is difficult to put into words, but we did our best on this episode of Cult of Joshi.

We're back after a very full WrestleMania Week to talk about everything we watched and experienced, including the big show itself... That's right! Stardom American Dream!! On top of that, we had to fit in the final Stardom show before the big PPV with a full review of the Korakuen Hall card from 4/23. Then, we wrap it all up with a full preview and our picks for All-Star Grand Queendom!! This is a big episode full of all kinds of fun things, so you don't want to miss this installment of Cult of Joshi!!