What joshi companies are actually worth following in 2026?The current impressions I get are:- Marvelous and Senjo are the hot new companies with exciting workers- Stardom is still good but a shell of its old self- Marigold is just a sub-par Stardom but an okay alternative- Sareee-ISM is good but mostly just vanity shows with no continuity- TJPW is idol girls crying in their dresses and relying on character work because they lack any real wrestling skills- SEAdLINNNG, Ice Ribbon, WAVE, and OZ are kind of just there, and lack the minimal production levels required to be easy viewing- ChocoPro is essentially fetish shit equal to death match wrestlingPlease tell me where I'm wrong or correct
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>>21482058This is accurate. Stardom is the biggest of the group and was on fire until around last year. It's still very watchable but a shadow of what everyone was praising.I never watched much Marvelous or Senjo but they seem to be serious, more hardhitting companies, which I prefer. SEAdLINNNG was a hard hitting company but I haven't heard much about it for a while. You nailed it with TJPW - it's exactly what the uninitiated think of when they think of "joshi." The scene kinda had its moment of glory and is fading, IMO.
>>21482058Should add that Marvelous and Senjo have strong credentials. Marvelous was founded by Chigusa Nagayo of the Crush Gals back from the 80s, one of the biggest legends in the "sport."Chigusa Nagayo vs Lioness Asukahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U282Szs8swSenjo, meanwhile, was founded by Meiko Satomura, also an amazing wrestler who was also NXT UK's "final boss."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0aC-dRO0Ekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH56Y4jFO6c
>>21482142>and was on fire until around last yearyou mean earlier this year, when Tardo had Saya lose to Kurara for it to go nowhere
>>21482170Eh, attendance was at an all time high when Kamitani had the belt, but after Mayu left and Tam retired it felt like a lot of the heart was gone. Saki Kashima retiring this year didn't help either.I think Kamitani had to drop the belt because she was burned out and injured. I don't blame Okada for that. But his booking this year has been uninspired. He had absolute fire in his hands with Kamitani, Utami, and Momo and instead he went with Kitto and Rina in the 5 Star GP final. I mean, they did alright but neither of them should be the focus of the company when, again, you've got Kamitani, Utami, and Momo.
Saya character had nowhere else to go, she beat all the strong contenders, it was time for a dark horse to change pace, she fulfilled her purpose.I don't want Saya to become a fucking Roman Reins in Stardom.
>>21482184If he was smart he'd be building around Saya, Utami, and Momo. Kick either Saya or Momo out of H.A.T.E. and start their own thing. He sure as fuck should have Utami screwing around in STARS (should have made Utami, Maika, and Hanako their own thing, maybe added in Hazuki and Koguma).And maybe it's not that different from how Stardom's always been. But at the very least he should bring back pre-match shit and start doing English subtitles for everything instead of English commentary. Walker's okay but he gets over enthusiastic and doesn't speak Japanese. And they had some other guy who did speak Japanese but was ANNOYING AS FUCK last time I watched an English show. It's hard to tune in because it's getting hard to care.
>>21482058any of them do bra and pantie matches?
Marigold is actually great. People are missing out. It should be at the top of your radar when considering joshi. You are right about Senjo and Marvelous, but they dont do as many events. Marigold is a true competitor to Stardom with an actually active event calendar.
TJPW can actually have serious main events at their big shows. The most recent show is a good example. You might not be able to sit through an entire event if you cant handle the comedy matches, though. They are definitely worth checking out. I find it a good complement to Marigold.
Stardom, Senjo and Marvelous are the only ones worth watching. Everything else sucks
Everything isn't good right now.Senjo is the smark darling all of a suddenMidcardom books everyone on equal footingMarvelous is just diet Senjo but even smallerIce Ribbon is basically nonexistantWAVE is WAVEPUREJ is pure shitTJPW is becoming generic idol wrestling with more of their rookies having zero gimmick to them like the OGs. It's dire times but no one will say that because as long as they can goon they're happy
>>21482058none they all suck
All of them!
>Marigold is a true competitor to StardomHahahahahahahaha that's a good oneEven Senjo or TJPW have more possibilities to become number 2 rather than Maricold
>>21482592Shame Senjo barely does any events and is propped up by crossover and freelance talent. I think you missed the entire point. Improve your reading comprehension skills. Marigold is the most similar in structure to Stardom by far.
>>21482058>TJPW is idol girls crying in their dresses and relying on character work because they lack any real wrestling skillsAnyone who tells you that is beyond retarded. The upper tier roster members are better workers than most of Stardom's roster and especially Marigold's because they actually know how to use a match to tell a story vs. spot bullshit.
>>21482613Senjo does 4 to 5 events per month now, they're slowly scaling up but their staff is very tiny.
Spoken by someone that only started watching recently.
YeahIt's called hooking a new audience
>>21482058Fuck you
Not hidden because this isn't a goonerjeet joshipedo pic spam circlejerk, there's actual discussion.
>>21482058>and relying on character workThis hasn't been true in many years, the girls now are way too plain and generic to express any sort of character or personality.
>>21482734Brother, this is a shitpost thread. Don’t tell me you take anything in here as opinions people actually hold. The posts are lampooning people who started watching wrestling in 2021 or later.
>muh opinion is the only valid one cuz I'm oldFuck you motherfucker, I don't need to be a scholar studying for decades in this shit to have an opinion, it's not that deep, you're just autistic and a faggot.
kek newfags are always retarded
Weak comeback Try again
he doesn't know anything about senjo so he thinks it's growing because he doesn't know anything about senjo
They literally say they are selling more than ever and that they need more office staff.
>>21482058none of them desu>Marvelous and Senjo are the hot new companies with exciting workerslmao they are tranny favorites because stardom got too popular
>>21482515this
>>21482170That part.
>>21482058Why didn't OZ Academy listed
Is ActWres included in this thing?
>>21482179Attendance is higher now than when kamitani was the champ so how can it be all time high
>>21483298Trannies never watched it and it is stale for a few years now
I only watch ranmaru festa
>>21483298Everyone dropped OZ when Saori appeared in McJoshi>>21483302Not Joshi Wrestling last time i heard
>>21483307I meant all time high for the time. Company is still growing obviously.But it feels like slop. I'm not saying that to trash Stardom, it's one of the few companies I still sorta kinda like to watch. But it's mostly multi-woman tags where the women just work the same match over and over again. And I swear to God, almost every match I watch involves a someone scooting or otherwise obviously positioning herself to be on the receiving end of some spot, it kind of wears on my enjoyment after a while.
>>21483267nailed it
