Utami Hayashishita has confirmed on a number of events that she has earned the suitable to be referred to as the ace of Marigold.
Previous to her departure for WWE’s NXT model, Giulia was arguably Marigold’s ace because the inception of Marigold. She was their cease star as she graced most of their occasions’ promotional posters and headlined a number of reveals. Sadly, it was solely a matter of time till she left for America to now compete beneath NXT. This leaves Marigold with large footwear to fill following Giulia’s absence.
Fortunately, Marigold is just not in need of expertise with important star energy. Utami Hayashishita, alongside the likes of Giulia and MIRAI, is one in all Marigold’s founding rivals. She teamed up with Giulia in the principle occasion of the promotion’s inaugural present, Fields Endlessly, towards Sareee and Bozilla. At Marigold Summer season Future, she additionally placed on a career-defining efficiency towards her pro-wrestling inspiration, WWE’s IYO SKY, in a battle of two former Queen’s Quest leaders. Regardless of her defeat in each matches, the notion in the direction of Utami Hayashishita’s skills as a wrestler didn’t decline. As an alternative, her show of athleticism and aggression in each bouts met her with equal reward and additional worldwide recognition.
Utami can also be common on Marigold’s smaller occasions, proving to be a workhorse within the division. She leverages over her fellow rivals by way of expertise and in-ring capability. Being a former World of Stardom Champion and 5 Star Grand Prix Winner instantly locations her as the highest wrestler in any ring she steps foot in.
Utami Hayashishita additionally took Marigold’s inaugural Dream Star Grand Prix event by storm. She topped the Dream League block with a complete of 10 factors earlier than defeating her Star League counterpart, Mai Sakurai, within the finals again in September. This earns her the suitable to problem for the Marigold World Championship at the moment held by the inaugural champion Sareee.
Sareee has beforehand claimed to be Marigold’s true ace as she claimed duty for pushing the corporate ahead into success. Utami Hayashishita, alternatively, has seemingly refuted this declare contemplating that Sareee is just not completely signed to Marigold to rightfully name herself the ace of the corporate. Regardless, the 2 look to settle the rating of who the ace is upon their future Marigold World Championship match at Marigold’s first occasion in 2025 on January third.