Sareee's run as Marigold Champion just doesn't hold up. Who did she defend against? Bozilla? Nanae Takahashi? Compare that to Mayu Iwatani defending against names like Syuri, Sareee herself, Toni Storm, or Tsukasa Fujimoto - actual top-tier opponents. And let’s not ignore the fact that Sareee never defended her title in front of a crowd of over 1,000 people (in 2024), something Mayu did multiple times.

It's not only Mayu who had a better case either..

Maika supporting Stardom through falling attendance after the Marigold split and management turmoil and playing her part in rebuilding it into a promotion that now regularly draws over 1000 at Korakuen Hall, wasn’t a good enough story for MVP? Compared to Sareee doing... what, exactly? Pretending that she was the second coming of Inoki?

People like to say, "Sareee should’ve won in 2019 instead of Mayu." But Mayu’s win made sense. Tokyo Sports saw her as the ace to lead Stardom into the Bushiroad era. They thought Stardom would become a bigger deal (and they were correct). There was a clear story and purpose behind it. What’s the story with Sareee? She flopped in NXT, came back, won a mid-tier belt, and defended it on small shows against middle tier opponents.

This isn’t about bias. It’s about facts. There’s nothing in Sareee’s 2024 to justify her winning the women’s MVP.