STARDOM Korakuen Hall Event,
October 1st (Sunday), Korakuen Hall (Attendance: 902)
Match Results
| ◆4-Way Battle: 15-minute single match | ||
| It's Fukigen★ |
5 minutes 54 seconds, |
HANAKO |
*The other two are Iida Saya and Hinami
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Gassan Kazuka |
8 minutes 15 seconds: |
Amasaki Mitsuyoshi |
| ○Mina Shirakawa | Lady C | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
9 minutes 7 seconds |
Saki Kashima ● |
| Hoshirai Mei | MIRAI | |
| ○Suzuki Suzu | Juri | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
10 minutes 32 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Tecra | Cogma | |
| ○Maika | Hanan ● | |
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
11 minutes 19 seconds |
Anno Saori |
| Rinan | Yuna Mizumori | |
| Ryue Summer | Natsu-poo | |
| ○ Tora Natsuko | Nakano Tam | |
| ◆AZM's 10th Anniversary Debut Match: 30-minute single fall match | ||
| Iwatani Mayu |
2 minutes 6 seconds, |
AZM |
| ◆STRONG Women's Championship Match: 30-minute single fall match | ||
| <Champion> |
17 minutes 34 seconds |
<Challenger> |
| Julia | Magnificent Ami | |
*Second champion Giulia successfully defended her title for the fourth time
Match Details Report
| ◆4-Way Battle: 15-minute single match | ||
| It's Fukigen★ |
5 minutes 54 seconds, |
HANAKO |
*The other two are Iida Saya and Hinami
Saya Iida, Hinami, HANAKO, and Fukigen Desu★ will all be fighting in a 4-way match. In this chaotic battle, who will be declared the winner in the end?
After some tentative probing, HANAKO raises both hands in an invitation. When no one reaches her, Hinami kicks and puts her in a headlock. The headlocks become a chain reaction, and HANAKO throws everyone into the ropes, but Fukigen doesn't play along and strikes a smoking pose. Fukigen takes Hinami's hand and makes her walk along the ropes with him. HANAKO gives Iida a piggyback ride. Iida chops Fukigen off. HANAKO and Iida team up and throw Hinami off the ring as well. Iida and HANAKO exchange shoulder tackles, with Iida coming out on top. HANAKO retaliates, but Hinami cuts off Iida's charge and delivers a dropkick. Hinami slams HANAKO onto the mat, and when HANAKO retaliates, she applies an armlock. Iida intervenes and puts Hinami in a sleeper hold. Fukigen sits down and starts reading a sports newspaper. Fukigen hits everyone with the sports newspaper. HANAKO cornered Hinami and Fukigen and threw Iida at them. Iida dodged a running charge and delivered a series of chops. She then hit Hinami with a jumping chop. Iida went for a brainbuster but Fukigen stepped in and declared a double. However, Hinami dodged it. Hinami hit both of them with a hip throw and slammed Fukigen with a rock bottom but HANAKO made the save. HANAKO hit Hinami with a brainbuster. Iida broke it up and hit HANAKO with a dropkick and a back elbow. HANAKO retaliated and Iida went to the corner. Hinami also climbed up and went for a superplex. HANAKO then hit her with a big boot. Fukigen made all of them collide and rolled up HANAKO for the three count
| ◆Tag match 15 minutes 1 match | ||
| Gassan Kazuka |
8 minutes 15 seconds: |
Amasaki Mitsuyoshi |
| ○Mina Shirakawa | Lady C | |
The tag team match will see the Queen's Quest team of Lady C and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki clash with the Club Venus team of Mina Shirakawa and Waka Tsukiyama. Mariah May returned to Japan after the Yokohama event the day before. It will be interesting to see what kind of fight Club Venus will put up with a reduced roster, and since Shirakawa and Tsukiyama are entered in the tag league, this match will likely serve as a test run to check their teamwork
Tsukiyama volunteers to start the match against Shirakawa and faces off against Amasaki. After a lock-up, Tsukiyama goes for Amasaki's arm, and Amasaki fights back. After a struggle for the arm, Tsukiyama applies a headlock. Amasaki counters with a dropkick. Tsukiyama is thrown into the ropes, feints, and performs a dropkick with Shirakawa. Tsukiyama hits Amasaki with a series of hip attacks. Amasaki retaliates, and Lady interferes with Tsukiyama's charge, allowing Amasaki to land a dropkick, a corner cartwheel elbow attack, and another dropkick. Lady hits Tsukiyama with a shoulder tackle and attempts a giant swing. Tsukiyama escapes, but Lady catches him and performs a10-rotation giant swing. She then follows up with a corner jumping knee attack. Tsukiyama retaliates, and Lady blocks his elbow and attempts a cobra twist. Tsukiyama dodges and lands a crossbody. Shirakawa tags in and drops Amasaki before hitting Lady with an elbow attack and a dropkick. Lady sends Shirakawa flying with a big boot on the counter. Tensaki delivers a dropkick to Shirakawa from behind. She goes for a submission hold, but Shirakawa escapes. Tensaki attempts a DDT, but Shirakawa blocks it, and Tsukiyama delivers a DDT, followed by Shirakawa's reverse DDT. Tensaki kicks out, and she and Shirakawa exchange elbows. Tensaki is cornered and Shirakawa charges at her. Tensaki dodges, and Lady and Tensaki land a kick from both sides, with Tensaki delivering a swing DDT. However, Tsukiyama breaks it up. Tensaki shouts, "I'm going to finish this!" and takes the Tensei stance on Shirakawa. Shirakawa endures and delivers a rolling elbow. Tsukiyama breaks up Lady and she and Shirakawa combine for a swing neckbreaker. Tensaki kicks out, and Shirakawa delivers a well-aimed enzuigiri. Tensaki rolls her up for a pin, but it's onlya twocount. Shirakawa delivers a back blow followed by an implant DDT for the three count.
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Megan Behn |
9 minutes 7 seconds |
Saki Kashima ● |
| Hoshirai Mei | MIRAI | |
| ○Suzuki Suzu | Juri | |
Suzu Suzuki, who achieved her first victory in the 5★STAR GP finals the previous day, is heading to a six-person tag team match. She will team up with Seira Mei and Megan Bane to face God's Eye, a team of Syuri, MIRAI, and Kashima Saki. Suzuki has already declared her challenge for the red belt in Osaka in November. Will she be able to showcase her strength and momentum as the 5 ★STAR GP champion in this match? She will also be challenging for the Artist of Stardom Championship in a trio match with Maika, who she competed against for the championship, along with Megan, so this match will be an opportunity for her to gain even more momentum. Furthermore, this match will serve as a preview for Kashima and Seira, who will face each other for the High Speed Championship on October 9th in Nagoya .
Seira pointed to the High Speed Champion, calling out "Kashima Saki!" Kashima dodged Seira's dropkick and made a comeback. Seira retaliated, and they were thrown against the ropes. Neither was thrown, so Kashima grabbed the ropes and called for a rope break. Seira ran, and Kashima made her run back and forth several times. Megan entered and stood defiantly in front of Kashima. Kashima asked for a tag, but MIRAI and Shuri had gone outside the ring, leaving the red corner empty. Megan cornered Kashima and delivered a reverse chop. Megan went for the cover, but MIRAI and Shuri broke it up. Seira grabbed Kashima, and Kashima seized an opportunity to deliver a Shoryuken. Cornering her, she yelled, "I'm going to take down Seira Mei!" Just when it seemed she was going to charge, she tagged in Shuri. Shuri cornered Suzuki, who had interfered, and together with MIRAI, they launched a series of corner attacks on Seira and Suzuki, followed by a double dropkick on Seira. Megan enters and lifts MIRAI onto her shoulders. Shuri tries to break it up, but Megan throws MIRAI at her. Seira prepares for a brainbuster on Shuri. Shuri dodges it and attempts a lariat, but Seira dodges it several times and delivers a dropkick. Suzuki delivers a series of knee attacks to Shuri from behind. During an exchange of elbows, Suzuki claims to be the "5★STAR GP winner." Shuri gets angry and delivers a series of soccer ball kicks. Shuri tags in a reluctant Kashima. Kashima tries to tag with one kick, but there is no one in the corner. Kashima shouts "This winner!" and delivers a diving foot stomp. "I'm going to throw the winner!" she says, preparing a double arm suplex. Suzuki dodges and Seira rolls her up, Suzuki delivers a dropkick, and Suzuki and Seira deliver a double dropkick. Suzuki delivers a sliding German suplex to Kashima. As she climbs to the corner, MIRAI breaks it up and slams her to the mat. Kashima climbs onto the corner but Megan cuts her off and lifts her up. MIRAI cuts her off and teams up with Shuri. However, Megan hits them both with a lariat. Megan throws Seira out of the ring. Seira brings Kashima back into the ring and Suzuki goes for a German suplex, but Kashima counters and makes a comeback, Suzuki reverses and rolls her up for the three count
After the match, a figure dressed in black stormed the ring and attacked MIRAI
MIRAI: "What, what, this is so sudden I don't understand... Akari, what is it? Do you know this person?"
Akari: "I don't know. I was surprised."
MIRAI: "They suddenly attacked me. If you're going to attack someone, try attacking Megan, you damn bastard!"
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Mai Sakurai |
10 minutes 32 seconds |
Hazuki |
| Tecra | Cogma | |
| ○Maika | Hanan ● | |
The six-person tag team match will see Donna del Mondo's team of Maika, Mai Sakurai, and Thekla face off against STARS' team of Hazuki, Koguma, and Hanan. Maika, who reached the 5★STAR GP finals at the Yokohama event the previous day but was defeated by Suzu Suzuki and finished as runner-up, will be making her appearance in this match. Sakurai, who is training to become a "super lady," will be participating for the first time since the Dream Tag Festival. Sakurai is entered in the tag team league and will be looking to make a strong impression before her full-fledged comeback. She will also be looking to reaffirm her teamwork with Thekla ahead of her Artist of Stardom title defense match in Nagoya on October 9th .
Sakurai, introduced as "Super Lady," throws Lady Money from the corner. Koguma appeals, "Congratulations on your return, Lady," to which Sakurai replies, "Thank you. I look forward to working with you," and shakes hands as the match begins. Koguma tries to confuse Sakurai with rope work, but Sakurai lands a big boot. Sakurai then pins Koguma and shouts, "You commoner!" She sits on top of Koguma, but STARS breaks up the pin. STARS attacks Sakurai with a series of body presses followed by a dropkick pincer attack. However, Sakurai dodges, and DDM delivers a big boot as a trio, attacking her neck from three directions. Sakurai dodges Koguma's charge and lands an elbow drop. Maika lands a series of body slams on Koguma, and Thekla lands a dropkick and a neck twist. Koguma counters with a Gun Stun. Hazuki lands a dropkick on Thekla, uses her as a springboard to separate DDM in the corner, and delivers a missile kick from the opposing corner. Thekla counters, and Hazuki applies a face lock. Maika makes a cut but Hazuki hits a Codebreaker and a thrust kick to Sakurai. STARS hits DDM with a face wash. Hazuki hits Thekla with a corner elbow, Thekla hits a hurricanrana and a big boot, and another big boot from the apron, then dodges Hazuki and lands a spear. Maika hits Hazuki with a corner lariat and a shoulder tackle. Hazuki retaliates, then Koguma dodges Maika's lariat and hits a DDT, followed by a senton from Hazuki. They attempt a brainbuster, but Maika manages to throw her, but Hanan, who had dodged the tag, hits a Famouser and a series of running elbow smashes. She tries to hit a blockbuster but Maika resists and calls in Sakurai for a stunner and Thekla for a crossbody. Hanan retaliates, and Maika applies a sleeper hold, but Hazuki and Koguma break it up with dropkicks. They then separate DDM with DDTs on Sakurai and Thekla. STARS captures Maika and hits her with a face crusher. Hanan attempts a blockbuster hold, but Maika's shoulders rise. Hanan declares she's going for the finish and prepares for a back drop. Maika counters with a lariat. Hanan rolls her up after the second one, but only gets a two count. Hanan takes her back. Maika reaches the ropes, but Hanan forcefully pushes her back and hits an elbow smash. Maika counters with a lariat. Hanan kicks out, and10minutes have passed. Maika hits a Michinoku Driver and gets the three count.
Sakurai: "To all you ordinary people who have come to the Korakuen Hall event, sorry to have kept you waiting! Greetings! It's been a while since I've been in the ring, but as usual, it's full of unpopular men! Well, today is still not enough, so I'll be showing you my super lady little by little from now on, so please look forward to it. Well then, excuse me!"
Comments from Maika-gumi
Maika: "Today is Sakurai's comeback match, and it's only been a day since yesterday, so I'm still having trouble sorting out my feelings or switching gears, but she's back, and..."
Tekla: "Six-person tag team. (To Maika) I was frustrated yesterday. This is a new chance, isn't it, Mrs. Kifujin."
Sakurai: "First of all, thank you for fighting alongside me today and welcoming me back without complaining, even though I left for my training without saying anything. Maika, thank you so much, even though it was only yesterday. I have been training to become a true lady in order to support DDM and the members even more. So I would like to show that to all of you commoners."
Maika: "Well, actually, while I'm away training, there's an artist match... But by then, I'll definitely be much, much stronger, and become a worthy challenger, no, I'll snatch that belt. Please look forward to it."
Sakurai: "The pleasure is all mine."
| ◆8-Man Tag Team Match, 20-Minute Time Limit, One Fall | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
11 minutes 19 seconds |
Anno Saori |
| Rinan | Yuna Mizumori | |
| Ryue Summer | Natsu-poo | |
| ○ Tora Natsuko | Nakano Tam | |
Cosmic Angels' team of Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Saori Anno, and Yuna Mizumori will face off against Oedo Tai's team of Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Ruanka, and Rina in an all-out 8-woman tag team match. This match9th. The champion is Nakano and the challenger is Natsuko. Both narrowly missed reaching the finals of the 5★STAR GP, but Natsuko defeated champion Nakano in the league matches, securing the title match in Nagoya. What kind of tactics will unfold before this big match? This will also be Mizumori's first unit match since officially joining Cosmic Angels.
Natsuko was the first to get into a fighting stance in the center of the ring. Nakano and Natsuko engaged in a stare-down as the match began. Nakano landed an elbow, and Natsuko retaliated. After an exchange of elbows, Nakano landed a flurry of blows. Natsuko endured and delivered a lariat. Nakano dodged and delivered a spin kick. Natsuko dodged, but Nakano delivered a back kick. Ryuka interfered as Nakano ran, and the Oedo Tai took the fight outside the ring. Once Nakano was back in the ring, Momo and Ryuka launched a combined attack. Natsuko pulled Nakano up, sprayed water on her, and delivered a lariat. Nakano countered, and Natsuko cornered her and delivered an elbow, a running lariat, and a cannonball. Nakano dodged and delivered a running elbow attack, and Natsuko delivered a lariat. Nakano dodged the second one and delivered a dropkick and a knee attack. Natsuko countered, stopped the knee attack, and delivered a senton. Nakano dodges and delivers a spin kick, Natsuko hits a lariat. Nakano dodges the lariat and delivers a German suplex. They both tag in and Anno and Momo enter the ring. Ruanka interferes with Anno and they team up. However Anno dodges and delivers a missile kick to both of them. Anno hits a big boot and Natsupoi hits a dropkick in a duel. Momo hits Anno with a series of middle kicks. Anno endures and delivers a chop. But Momo counters with a dropkick. Rinami hits Anno with a corner knee attack and a dropkick. Anno hits a fisherman suplex and hands the ball to Mizumori. Mizumori hits Rinami with a flying shoulder tackle and counters with a dropkick. Rinami dodges the charge and the Oedo Tai team attacks Mizumori one after another with corner attacks, and Rinami hits a diving double knee drop. Kozuen tries to break up the attack but the Oedo Tai team separates. Rinami tries to hit Mizumori with a Pink Devil. Natsupoi cuts in and Mizumori hits a lariat. However, Momo cuts in with a Soumatou and Rina hits a jackknife. Rina charges in and Mizumori hits a lariat, and tries for another but Natsuko cuts in with a bat and Rina hits a Northern Lights. Rina throws an outer leg sweep and passes to Natsuko. Natsuko tries a Swanton Bomb on Mizumori but it is dodged. Mizumori hits a series of lariats at close range. Ruika pulls Natsuko's leg from outside the ring and hits a Cannonball. Mizumori counters and Natsuko tries for a Death Valley Driver. Meltia cuts in with a neckbreaker and Mizumori hits a Super Girl.10minutes have passed. Kozuen and Nakano hit a thrust kick to the outside and try a plancha but Natsuko sprays poison mist and throws her out of the ring. Mizumori is brought back and Natsuko hits a lariat. Oedo Tai attacks in combination and Natsuko hits a Death Valley Driver. Mizumori was unable to counter, and Natsuko got the three count.
Natsuko: "What do you mean, a preliminary battle, you idiot? Tam, you, come up here. Why are you just listening from the sidelines? You skipped the press conference, shouldn't you have something to say to us first?"
Nakano: "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry I couldn't make it to the press conference. There were so many things I wanted to talk to you about. I was happy that you remembered that Natsuko and Tamu were rivals. Is your face okay? I want to have a real one-on-one match with you, just the two of us, like we used to. I have a suggestion.October9th, no seconds rule. Just the two of us. You'll do it, right?"
Natsuko threw the microphone down and left the stage
Comments from Nakano Group
Nakano: "Yunamon, welcome to Kozuen! You're now an official Kozuen member, and let's get stronger and stronger together.9thin Nagoya, you'll face Tora Natsuko. Natsuko was my first opponent when I joined Stardom, and she was also the first opponent Tam won a belt against. She was my first rival in every way. Today I was reminded of those times a little. But for some reason, Natsuko started avoiding Tam at some point. Tam knows why. And that's why she was disappointed in you.9th, it'll be just the two of us, like back then, a true one-on-one match with no seconds, right?"
Natsupoi "Baipoi"
Comments from Natsuko's group
Natsuko: "You want to do it one-on-one? It's not like I can't do it or anything. Don't make me laugh. From the press conference to today's preliminary match,on social mediaor whatever, but it was like, 'Sorry I couldn't go to the press conference with Mizumori,' are you kidding me? Right now, the red belt might be the highest rank in Stardom, like IWGP or STRONG, but bigger and bigger belts are being created like this. The red belt doesn't want to be looked down upon. Do you know why it's looked down upon? It's because the champion is like that, that's why nobody wants to call it that, don't mess with me."
Momo: "Can I be last? Hey, set up a preliminary match for the white belt. The preliminary match for the red belt today looked really fun. Set up a preliminary match for the white belt."
| ◆AZM's 10th Anniversary Debut Match: 30-minute single fall match | ||
| Iwatani Mayu |
2 minutes 6 seconds, |
AZM |
AZM, a third-generation member of Stardom who is celebrating her 10th anniversary, will have a commemorative match on her 21st birthday. Initially, a tag team match with Utami Hayashishita was announced, but due to injury, she had to withdraw, and the match was changed to a singles match against Mayu Iwatani. Starlight Kid, who was supposed to be her opponent, also withdrew. However, Iwatani, a founding member and considered an icon of Stardom, would be an excellent opponent for a singles match. Moreover, it will be their first one-on-one match in a long time. AZM never achieved her dream of becoming the youngest 5★STAR GP winner, but can she celebrate her 10th anniversary against an icon?
AZM extends his hand first, and Iwatani responds, "Yes, please." AZM delivers a kick and sends Iwatani into the ropes. AZM attempts a roll-up followed by a kick, but Iwatani dodges. AZM's dropkick sends Iwatani outside the ring, AZM chases after her and delivers an elbow, and Iwatani responds with a chop. The fight spills outside the ring, and AZM drags Iwatani onto the stage. He slams her with a brainbuster and a foot stomp. The count reaches 20 , resulting in a double count-out and a draw. AZM takes to the microphone for a speech. "Last year at this time , it ended in 44 seconds. It's our 10th anniversary, we can't let it end like this. Iwatani, have another singles match with AZM-senpai!" Iwatani shouts back, "I'll do it again!" Both men's wishes are granted, and a rematch is scheduled. The bell rings again, and AZM performs an Azumi Sushi. Iwatani manages to counter at the last moment and escapes to the ringside. AZM chases after Iwatani, but Iwatani delivers a soccer ball kick. Iwatani then drags AZM outside the ring, calling it a "birthday present." AZM waits for Iwatani in the audience. After dodging kicks, AZM leaps in and applies a modified Manji Gatame (figure-four leglock). AZM jumps from the stairs with a plancha. AZM brings Iwatani back into the ring in a headlock position. She brings Iwatani back into the ring with a head scissors over the ropes and then slams a diving foot stomp from the corner. As Iwatani writhes in pain, AZM applies an armbar and an armlock. When Iwatani escapes, AZM kicks her right arm upwards. She climbs to the corner and delivers a diving foot stomp. Iwatani dodges and delivers a thrust kick. AZM endures and charges forward, but is hit with a German suplex. AZM grabs Iwatani's leg and delivers a back drop. AZM leaps in to finish her off, but Iwatani stops her and delivers a piledriver. Both are down and exchange elbows. AZM throws a flurry of punches and charges forward. Iwatani blocks and delivers a dropkick to the face. Iwatani gets fired up, climbs to the corner, and delivers a missile kick. AZM counters, dodges Iwatani's kick, and rolls her up, signaling the finish. Iwatani reverses and rolls her up, but AZM counters. Iwatani gets into a dragon position, but AZM counters with a Mystica-style armbar and then an armlock. However, Iwatani escapes. AZM declares the finish and delivers a Canadian Destroyer. But Iwatani counters. 10 minutes have passed. AZM attempts a diving foot stomp, but Iwatani dodges and kicks him in the side of the head. AZM counters, and Iwatani delivers a frog splash. AZM counters, and Iwatani goes for the finish with a moonsault press. But AZM dodges and delivers an Azumi Sushi. Iwatani counters, and AZM charges, but Iwatani stops him and delivers a two-stage dragon. Iwatani breaks free and rolls her up again. The referee counted to three, and Iwatani defeated AZM.
Iwatani: "AZM-chan, good evening!"
AZM: "Good evening."
Iwatani: "AZM-chan, AZM-chan,10thanniversary and birthday! So many people came to watch today, and it was supposed to be a wonderful, wonderful day, but I'm sorry I won. Hehe. Mayu won today for the anniversary, but thank you for helping to lead Stardom's history together with me. Stardom's history isn't just about Iwatani Mayu. AZM-chan, you've grown up, you can drink alcohol now, you've dyed your hair blonde, you've grown a little taller, and you're slowly becoming an adult, but please continue to create Stardom's history together with me as always. As long as AZM is there, everything will be alright. It's only the10thanniversary, let's have a singles match again someday, thank you."
AZM: "Is this okay (the IWGP Women's belt)?"
Iwatani hastily retrieves the belt
AZM: "AZM is21years old, and10years! Thank you all so much. I lost to Icon, but I now have a new goal. Hey, hey, Iwatani Mayu, this AZM is going to surpass you!"
AZM slapped Iwatani
AZM: "Tighten it up."
Iwatani: "Okay, okay, shall we all sing AZM's Happy Birthday?"
As they sang "Happy Birthday," three figures in black appeared in the darkened venue, attacked Iwatani, and dragged her backstage
Iwatani: "Why, why, why..."
AZM's comment
"Iwatani! Where did you go? Oh well. I couldn't get a victory on my10thanniversary plus21stbirthday, ah, it's so frustrating. I wanted to go overseas with Mayu Iwatani, but I couldn't. I realized again that the word "icon" is really appealing, and I think I finally understand why Kid has been following Mayu Iwatani all this time. As I said in the ring, Mayu Iwatani, this AZM will surpass you!"
| ◆STRONG Women's Championship Match: 30-minute single fall match | ||
| <Champion> |
17 minutes 34 seconds |
<Challenger> |
| Julia | Magnificent Ami | |
*Second champion Giulia successfully defended her title for the fourth time
Giulia will be defending her STRONG Women's Championship for the fourth time. Challenger Sorei Ami made20thin Osaka. However, having already been eliminated from contention for the 5★STAR GP championship, the champion indicated her refusal. But, it was announced that the match would take place at this event, and Sorei won her final official match the day before in Yokohama against her fellow God's Eye stablemate, Syuri. She enters the title match with momentum.
The match starts with a struggle for control of the back, and Giulia applies a headlock. Sorei counters with a headlock and takes the match to the ground. Giulia goes for a head scissors. Sorei escapes and applies a headlock again. Giulia goes for a head scissors again, but Sorei escapes. Giulia jumps in and applies a modified Manji hold, but Sorei counters and applies a backbreaker. Giulia counters with a sleeper hold. Sorei counters and Giulia rolls her up. Sorei kicks out and delivers a shoulder tackle, then holds Giulia against the ropes and delivers a series of reverse chops, then takes her to the apron and lifts her up. Sorei kicks out but Giulia delivers a double chop. Giulia delivers a dropkick on the apron and hits Giulia repeatedly with a chair. She then delivers a brainbuster to the mat outside the ring. Giulia brings Sorei back into the ring and goes for the cover. Sorei kicks out and Giulia applies an STF. Sorei manages to escape. As Sorei charges in, Giulia kicks her in the face. Giulia takes Sorei's elbow and gets up, taking her down in one hit. In an exchange of elbows, Sorei landed a flurry of blows. Giulia responded with an elbow to the abdomen followed by a front suplex. Sorei countered, and Giulia delivered a running elbow attack and a missile kick. Sorei climbed onto the corner where Giulia was and prepared for a superplex. Giulia countered, and Sorei said, "It's over," and delivered a superplex double arm suplex. Giulia got up but was hit with a brainbuster by Sorei. Giulia delivered a dropkick to the face. Sorei countered with a double chop, a reverse Boston crab, and an Argentine backbreaker. He put Giulia on the corner and delivered a running body attack, then grabbed her hand and delivered three consecutive lariats. He slammed her to the side but was only counted to two. Sorei took Giulia's back, but Giulia resisted. Sorei attempted a Blue Thunder followed by a Lightning Bolt, but Giulia countered with a big boot, a slap, and a knee. Sorei countered, and Giulia attempted a Glorious, but Sorei resisted, and Giulia delivered a German suplex. Sorei countered with a lariat. Sorei delivers another lariat followed by a spinning brainbuster. Giulia kicks out and Sorei charges into the corner. Giulia dodges but Sorei hits another lariat. Sorei puts Giulia on the corner and delivers a superplex. However, Giulia kicks out.15minutes have passed. Sorei hits a lightning strike but Giulia's shoulder rises. Sorei tries another lightning strike but Giulia hits a DDT. Giulia hits an Italian hook and a Falcon Arrow. Sorei kicks out and hits a lariat. Giulia immediately kicks out and hits a back drop. Giulia pulls Sorei up and hits a Glorious Driver. Sorei kicks out and Giulia goes for a Northern Lights Bomb. Sorei is unable to kick out and Giulia retains her title.
Giulia: "Hello everyone at Korakuen Hall! Hey Sorei, you're a really cheeky woman. But Giulia is probably even cheekier. When you suddenly asked to challenge for this belt, I thought you were incredibly stupid. Seriously. But I think that kind of spirit is important for young people. You beat Shuri yesterday and I thought you were pretty amazing, but I think you still have a lot of potential hidden away. Show it more. You have such a big body, after all. You could become one of a kind. So, let's have another singles match. Even a year from now would be fine. Let's do it. Thank you."
When Julia offered a handshake, Sorei slapped her hand, spat on it, and walked out
Giulia: "So, after a long two-month 5★STAR tournament, thank you for coming to Korakuen Hall today, following yesterday's big match. I wasn't able to win the tournament, but I still want to defend this Strong belt. Who's the next person worthy of challenging for this Strong belt, hey?"
As the venue darkened, Ryan, who is active in the international wrestling scene, appeared on the screen announcing his challenge on October 28th in Las Vegas .
Giulia: "Next stop, Las Vegas! So, I'm off! Please keep an eye on Stardom from now on. Are you ready, everyone? Until we meet again, Arrivederci, see you later!"
As the arena lights dimmed, a mysterious figure rushed into the ring. It turned out to be MICHIKO of GLEAT, formerly Andras Miyagi, who had also fought in the Stardom ring. MICHIKO then hit Giulia with a Tombstone Piledriver
MICIKO: "To everyone at Stardom, let's GLEAT!"
There were some boos from the crowd. Giulia was unable to stand and was helped off the stage by Sakurai
Julia's comment
"Where do I even begin...? Magnificent, everything you said in the ring. When you get stronger, when you get even more cocky, then let's have another singles match. And the next title defense will be in Las Vegas. Is it a wrestler named Ryan? He seems to have quite an impressive record, so I'm looking forward to it. October 28th , Las Vegas. I wanted to end it there, but that guy, Andras Miyagi? What did he come here for? You're the one I kicked out of Stardom when I first came here, right? What are you doing here now? It's a mystery. I have no words. He was talking about GLEAT or something, but I don't understand that from just that. I can't GLEAT with you. I don't get it. Damn it."
Magnificent comments
"Hey Giulia, I lost today, but next time, even without the belt, I'm definitely going to beat you. Not in a year, but I'll catch up to you right away!"
MICHIKO's comment
"Hey Julia! I'm never going to forget what happened back then. Remember that."