Rossy Ogawa is hoping to bring some of the top women of WWE to his new Marigold promotion in what could be the start of a long-term partnership.
Marigold was officially launched earlier this week and comes mere months after Ogawa\'s departure from STARDOM, which he also founded. Ogawa has denied the claim from STARDOM\'s parent company Bushiroad that he was \'poaching\' talent from the all-female promotion.
In an interview with Tokyo Sports, Ogawa spoke about WWE and how the company is host to some of the names he worked with in STARDOM including Kairi Sane and IYO SKY. Ogawa added that he\'d like to invite names from WWE to do something with MARIGOLD down the line. WrestleMania week was not kind to SKY or Sane as the former lost the WWE Women\'s Championship to Bayley while the latter was on the losing-side of a six-woman tag-team match.
Ogawa even went on to tease that Marigold could become a feeder system for WWE in the future. He stated that perhaps Marigold will be a \"ranch\" for talent ahead of a move to WWE.
The idea of WWE and Ogawa working together isn\'t all that farfetched. After all, Ogawa was present at WWE NXT Stand & Deliver and was seen alongside Giulia, who shared a photo of herself shaking hands with Triple H backstage. The former NJPW Strong Women\'s Champion is expected to join WWE, but she will be appearing for Marigold first to help the company get off the ground.
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Playing Well With Others
For decades, WWE was vehemently against working with other promotions but that attitude has considerably softened in recent years. From Mickie James and Jordynne Grace being in Royal Rumble matches to talent like Charlie Dempsey, Shayna Baszler, and Shinsuke Nakamura being allowed the chance to compete outside of WWE\'s confines, there is certainly a new stance on working with other companies.
WWE President Nick Khan is said to be seriously considering potential collaborations with other promotions, though nothing has been publicly confirmed just yet. Even AEW President Tony Khan isn\'t against the idea as he told ComicBook.com that collaborating with WWE is an \"interesting thought\" and would \"depend on the circumstance.\"
