"STARDOM AWARD 2023 in Takadanobaba Day 1"
January 20th (Sat) Belle Salle Takadanobaba (Attendance: 369)
Match Results
| ◆Handicap Match: 15-minute single fall match | ||
|
4 minutes 29 seconds |
Yuna Mizumori | |
| Megan Behn | Lady C● | |
| Saki Kashima ● | ||
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| Amasaki Mitsuyu |
4 minutes 33 seconds, |
Yagami Ranna |
| ○AZM | Sayaka Kure ● | |
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| ○Rinnan |
4 minutes 16 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyoshi |
| Ryue Summer | AZM | |
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| Kamiya Saya |
3 minutes 2 seconds |
Rinan |
| ○Utami Hayashishita | Ryuaku Summer | |
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| ○ Saya Kamitani |
6 minutes 36 seconds |
Yuzuki● |
| Utami Hayashishita | Iida Saya | |
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
12 minutes 17 seconds |
Suzuki Suzu |
| ○Starlight Kid | Mai Sakurai | |
| Tora Natsuko | Julia | |
| ◆Tsukiyama Wakana's comeback match: Tag team match, 15-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| HANAKO |
10 minutes 7 seconds |
Waka Tsukiyama● |
| ○Maika | Shirakawa Mina | |
| ◆High-Speed Championship Match: 15-minute single fall match | ||
| <Champion> |
4 minutes 54 seconds: |
<Challenger> |
| Hoshirai Mei | It's Fukigen★ | |
*The 24th champion, Seira Mei, successfully defended her title for the third time
| ◆Artist of Stardom Championship Match, 30-minute single fall match | ||
| <Champion group> |
16 minutes 50 seconds |
<Challengers> |
| Magnificent Ami | Hazuki | |
| ○MIRAI | Hanan ● | |
| Juri | Iwatani Mayu | |
*The 31st champion team, Shuri, MIRAI, and Sorei Ami, successfully defended their title for the first time
Match Details Report
| ◆Handicap Match: 15-minute single fall match | ||
|
4 minutes 29 seconds |
Yuna Mizumori | |
| Megan Behn | Lady C● | |
| Saki Kashima ● | ||
In this handicap match, Saki Kashima, Yuna Mizumori, and Lady C take on the formidable Megan Bain all at once. Will Kashima, Mizumori, and Lady develop teamwork? Or will they challenge Megan separately? In any case, overcoming Megan's power seems like an extremely difficult task..
Kashima puts his arm around his partner's shoulder and says, "We're going to take them down," "We're definitely going to take them down." When the gong sounds, only Kashima doesn't charge forward. Only Lady and Mizumori deliver a series of elbows. Kashima calls out to them, but again, he's the only one who doesn't charge forward. Lady and Mizumori are hit with counter shoulder tackles. Megan slams Kashima into the corner and charges in the corner. Kashima dodges, and Mizumori and Lady attack in the corner. Kashima is thrown, but gets out of the ring just in time. Lady gets behind Megan, and Mizumori joins in, attempting a back drop. Megan breaks free and they both do a backflip. They both go for the cover, but Kashima makes a quick break. The two dodge Megan's body press and Mizumori hits a lariat, Megan counters, and Lady declares a giant swing, but Megan bounces off. Then Mizumori puts her in a sleeper hold from behind. Megan breaks free and charges forward, but Mizumori and Lady stop her and call Kashima in. The three of them try to take her down, but Megan kicks back. Megan lifts Kashima onto her shoulders. Kashima tries to turn the tide, but Megan holds on. Megan hits Lady and Mizumori with lariats, then hits Lady and Mizumori withan F5. She calls out "One more!" and hits Kashima with an F5 as well.She covers all three of them and gets the three count.
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| Amasaki Mitsuyu |
4 minutes 33 seconds, |
Yagami Ranna |
| ○AZM | Sayaka Kure ● | |
The Goddesses of Stardom champions, Utami Hayashishita & Saya Kamitani, Saya Iida & Yuzuki, AZM & Mitsuki Amasaki, Ruanka & Rina, and Ranna Yagami & Sayaka Kurei, will compete in a knockout tournament among five teams
AZM & Amasakivs.Yagami & Kurei. Amasaki and Yagami start off, grappling for an arm hold. Amasaki goes for a headlock and takes the match to the ground, but Yagami escapes and delivers a dropkick. Amasaki retaliates with a dropkick and a body slam. AZM hits Yagami with a corner dropkick. Yagami counters, and AZM lands a soccer ball kick. Yagami retaliates with a soccer ball kick of his own, but AZM gets another one. AZM lets Yagami land a soccer ball kick. However, Yagami goes for an armbar. A panicked AZM reverses the position and pins him. Yagami kicks out and counters with a middle kick and a soccer ball kick. Kurei performs a swan dive arm whip and a dropkick. AZM kicks out, and Kurei applies a sleeper hold. Kurei charges, but AZM dodges, and Amasaki lands a cartwheel elbow, followed by a high kick from AZM. AZM hit Kurei with a missile kick. Kurei retaliated, and AZM delivered a diving foot stomp. However, Kurei dodged it and followed up with a middle kick from Yagami, then rolled her up for a pin. AZM kicked out, and Kurei landed a series of elbows. AZM jumped on her from behind and rolled her up for the three count.
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| ○Rinnan |
4 minutes 16 seconds |
Amasaki Mitsuyoshi |
| Ryue Summer | AZM | |
The third pair was Ruika and Rina. As soon as they entered, they attacked, with Ruika giving AZM a hair whip and stomping on his face. Ruika took a series of elbows from AZM and stood up, then choked him. AZM slammed Ruika onto the mat and delivered a dropkick. Tensaki teamed up with AZM, feinted, and delivered a double dropkick. Ruika countered Tensaki with a crossbody. Rina hit Tensaki with a running double knee attack and a big boot. Tensaki kicked out and exchanged elbows with Rina. Tensaki hit a series of DDTs. Rina kicked out and Tensaki went for the Tensho. Rina countered and Ruika hit a lariat, and Rina rolled him up but only got a two count. Rina hit Tensaki with a reverse brainbuster. She was certain of victory but Tensaki raised his shoulder. Rina was in the Pink Devil position when AZM cut in with a high kick and Tensaki went for Amanohashidate. However, Ruanka intervened in time and separated them with a lariat to AZM. As Tensaki went for the Tensei position, Ruanka struck her with a box, and Rina pinned her from the Pink Devil position. Tensaki was pinned and AZM's team was eliminated
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| Kamiya Saya |
3 minutes 2 seconds |
Rinan |
| ○Utami Hayashishita | Ryuaku Summer | |
The fourth team was Utami & Kamiya. Utami's team combined and hit Rina with a facebuster and a dropkick. Kamiya hit Rina with a bodyslam, and Rina hit Kamiya with a hip toss followed by a dropkick. Ryuka hit Kamiya with a crossbody. Kamiya countered and hit Ryuka with a dropkick as she charged. Utami hit Ryuka with a series of lariats. Ryuka countered and Utami got behind her. Ryuka countered and dodged her charge, and the Oedo Tai team launched a corner attack, and Ryuka hit a fisherman buster. Utami countered Ryuka's neck hanging and, with Kamiya's assistance, executed a bat hanging drop. Ryuka countered and Utami called Kamiya in and they combined with a missile kick and a German suplex. Utami declared it was the finish and delivered a German suplex. Ryuka couldn't kick out and the referee counted to three
| ◆Gauntlet Tag Team Match (15-minute time limit, one fall) | ||
| ○ Saya Kamitani |
6 minutes 36 seconds |
Yuzuki● |
| Utami Hayashishita | Iida Saya | |
The last to enter were Iida and Yumizuki, who attacked as soon as they entered the ring with a double dropkick. Iida delivered three consecutive elbow drops to Utami. Iida sent Yumizuki out to tag. Yumizuki delivered a series of elbows to Utami, but Utami stopped her charge and delivered a body slam. Kamitani tried to tag but Iida blocked her, and Yumizuki delivered a dropkick to Utami. Iida attacked Utami with elbows and a flurry of chops. Utami endured, but Iida delivered another chop. Utami stopped her charge and delivered a backflip to Iida. Kamitani delivered a corner knee attack and a dropkick to Iida. Iida retaliated, and she and Kamitani exchanged elbows, with Iida delivering a series of lariats from both the front and back. Yumizuki delivered a hurricanrana and three consecutive dropkicks to Kamitani. Kamitani retaliated with a body slam. Iida cut off Kamitani, and Yumizuki delivered a hip toss. Iida's elbow and Yumizuki's dropkick combine. Yumizuki hits Kamiya with a triangle jump face crusher. Kamiya kicks back, and Yumizuki lands a series of elbows. Kamiya hits a knee kick and a swan dive body attack. However, Iida breaks it up. Kamiya signals her finish and gets ready for a star crusher. Yumizuki counters and rolls her up. Kamiya kicks out, and Utami throws Iida out and they team up to hit a Magic Killer. Kamiya hits Yumizuki with a double kick. Yumizuki charges in, and Kamiya hits a spin kick and a whirlwind kick. Yumizuki can't kick out, and Kamiya gets the pinfall win. Utami & Kamiya are the winners
| ◆6-person tag match 15 minutes | ||
| Watanabe Momo |
12 minutes 17 seconds |
Suzuki Suzu |
| ○Starlight Kid | Mai Sakurai | |
| Tora Natsuko | Julia | |
Giulia and Mai Sakurai will team up with Suzu Suzuki to form a trio, and will clash with the Oedo Tai team of Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, and Starlight Kidsix-woman tag team match. Giulia has disbanded Donna del Mondo, but Sakurai has offered to continue working with her, saying she will "follow Giulia." Although Giulia and Suzuki are not particularly enthusiastic, they have no objections to teaming up due to the match lineup. It remains to be seen what will emerge from this trio.
Sakurai declared, "I'll go!" Natsuko from Oedo Tai, who had initially refused, then stepped forward saying, "I'll go." The match began with rope work, and Sakurai dodged Natsuko's lariat, but was attacked from behind. Natsuko struck a lady pose in the ring, and the fight spilled outside. Sakurai was brought back into the ring, and Oedo Tai attacked as a trio. Sakurai countered Natsuko's senton. Natsuko then delivered a backflip to Sakurai. Momo taunted Sakurai, calling her "You're losing, lady," and kicked her. Momo landed a series of middle kicks, and Sakurai dodged a corner attack before applying a bulldog headlock and then a paradise lock. Sakurai called Momo a commoner and immobilized her. Suzuki delivered a dropkick to Momo, dodged Natsuko and Momo's clotheslines, and delivered a spear. Suzuki hit Momo with a big boot from under the ring, and Giulia held Momo down to help. Giulia and Suzuki put Momo in a face lock. Giulia throws Momo backward, saying, "She's heavy." Momo replies, "Don't mess with me!" and delivers a series of middle kicks and a brainbuster. Kid hits Giulia with a diving body attack and a standing moonsault. Giulia hits a Falcon Arrow, and Sakurai hits a big boot and a dropkick. Kid retaliates, and Sakurai goes for an STF. Kid dodges a big boot and hits a 619, but Sakurai dodges and hits a dragon sleeper. Kid counters and goes for a dragon sleeper. Sakurai escapes, but Kid hits a hurricanrana. Sakurai hits a big boot and then a standing guillotine. Kid retaliates, and the Oedo Tai members launch a series of corner attacks on Sakurai. Giulia and Suzuki cut off Kid as he climbs onto the corner and hit him with a superplex. Sakurai hits Kid with a Northern Lights.10minutes have passed. Kid hits Sakurai with a dropkick, and Sakurai retaliates with an Escargot. However, Momo cuts him off with a high kick. Julia and Suzuki attempted to combine their attacks on Momo, but Natsuko hit them both with a lariat. Natsuko then lifted Sakurai and slammed her down, followed by Kid's spinning diving body press. Sakurai kicked out, but Kid delivered a star suplex. Sakurai couldn't kick out, and Kid secured the three-count victory.
After the match, the Oedo Tai trio struck a lady-like pose
| ◆Tsukiyama Wakana's comeback match: Tag team match, 15-minute time limit, one fall | ||
| HANAKO |
10 minutes 7 seconds |
Waka Tsukiyama● |
| ○Maika | Shirakawa Mina | |
Waka Tsukiyama, who had been absent, is making her return after two months, her first appearance since the Nagaoka event on November 12th last year . She will revive Club Venus with Mina Shirakawa and face the formidable tag team of Maika and HANAKO. In her return match, Tsukiyama will face the reigning Red Belt champion, Maika. Her partner, Shirakawa, was eliminated from the tournament for the right to challenge for the Red Belt, failing to face Maika, so Tsukiyama will want to make an impact on the champion. At the same time, she will also want to promote the relaunch of Club Venus. Maika, on the other hand, has her first title defense against Saya Kamitani scheduled for February 4th in Osaka, so she cannot afford to lose. Furthermore, HANAKO, who will be teaming with Maika, will want to learn something from this formidable tag team match. It will be a battle that will serve as a stepping stone for the future.
Tsukiyama and HANAKO volunteer to start the match and shake hands. They lock up and HANAKO pushes Tsukiyama into the ropes. They break and lock up again, with Tsukiyama taking the match to the ground with a headlock. HANAKO applies a head scissors. Tsukiyama breaks free and delivers a dropkick from behind, declaring, "I'm going to throw you!", but is instead hit with a body slam. Maika enters and delivers a series of body slams to Tsukiyama. Maika covers her with one leg. Tsukiyama kicks out and is dragged to her corner, where she and HANAKO stomp on her face. HANAKO delivers a body slam to Tsukiyama and applies a reverse Boston crab. Tsukiyama escapes but HANAKO delivers a series of elbows, which Tsukiyama counters with a cross body. Shirakawa sends Maika out and delivers a corner elbow and a dropkick to HANAKO. Shirakawa dodges HANAKO's charge and delivers a neckbreaker. Shirakawa attempts a DDT, but HANAKO pushes her into the corner and delivers a running body attack and a knee drop. Maika hits Shirakawa with a series of shoulder tackles. Shirakawa lands a barrage of strikes, and Maika taunts her with "Come on." They exchange elbows and then attempt brainbusters at each other. Neither can secure the win, but Maika hits Shirakawa with a back drop. Shirakawa retaliates with a back drop of her own and an elbow. Tsukiyama hits Maika with a missile kick and a knee attack. Maika throws Tsukiyama into the corner and Tsukiyama dives. Maika kicks out, and Tsukiyama goes for the Gokuraku Don. Maika counters, but Tsukiyama counters again with a Palo Special. Shirakawa stops HANAKO's attempt to interfere with a figure-four leglock. Tsukiyama hits Maika with a dropkick, and Maika counters with a powerslam. Tsukiyama kicks out, and Maika applies a sleeper hold. Shirakawa breaks the hold and charges at Maika. Maika dodges, but Shirakawa grabs her arm and slams her to the mat. Tsukiyama attempts a Gokuraku Don, but HANAKO breaks it up. Shirakawa and Tsukiyama team up, but HANAKO tackles them both with a shoulder tackle. Maika and HANAKO team up to give Tsukiyama a choke slam, but Tsukiyama's shoulder is raised. HANAKO breaks up Tsukiyama's Oosui. Tsukiyama charges at Maika but gets hit with a lariat. Then Maika hits a Enka Otoshi. Tsukiyama can't kick out, and Maika wins by pinfall
Maika: "Tsukiyama, how was your first match in a while? While you were out, Shirakawa was desperately defending Club Venus all by herself. But honestly, isn't Club Venus not functioning anymore? If it's like this, wouldn't it be easier for you if we just got rid of it?"
Shirakawa: "Huh? I've been protecting Club Venus all by myself. Waka got injured and is gone, and everyone who came from overseas has gone to different places, so I've been fighting alone, feeling frustrated. So I thought about what we should do looking at Stardom as a whole. I certainly thought about a lot of things. I thought we had to do something new, so I thought about it. But you're telling people to disband and break up, but you too, DDM is gone, and Megan is going back tomorrow, right? You're all alone. You too. But Maika is alone? Wait a minute, wait, maybe... you want to team up with Chanmina?"
Maika: "Club Venus, me? Seriously? No way. I'm not joining Club Venus. But Shirakawa, I've always wanted to team up with you. How about we create something new together? HANAKO, who's here, too. HANAKO, HANAKO. What do you want to do? What do you want to achieve? What are you thinking? What do you want to become? Don't cry. Tell me how you feel right here and now!"
HANAKO: "I want to become as strong as Maika-san (tears) and get my revenge! Please!"
Maika: "So that's the situation. What do you think?"
Shirakawa: "Something new. Maika and Hanako. That's interesting. Waka, what do you want to do? What are you thinking? Tell us here!"
Tsukiyama: "I won't cry! I want to win the NEW BLOOD tag team belts. HANAKO, will you team up with me from now on?"
The two shook hands
Shirakawa: "OK.in 2024, Maika! And actually, before all this happened, I had a surprise in store for you. See all so come back to Stardom, Gina!"
Gina appears and enters the ring
Shirakawa: "The fact that you chose to come back to the Stardom ring like this makes me incredibly happy. Thank you."
Gina: "I'm home, Japan!"
Shirakawa: "So, please take good care of Gina as well."
Maika and Gina shake hands
Shirakawa: "Okay,2024, Empress, please support us."
Maika: "Nice to meet you, Venus."
Comments from Maika, Shirakawa, and Tsukiyama
Maika: "As I said in the ring, I will absolutely not be joining Club Venus. That means we have no choice but to create something new ourselves. I'll discuss that with Shirakawa."
Shirakawa: "Well, I have a flexible mind. I've tried fighting on my own in various ways and I've really come to realize that I can't put together a card, and if I get injured it's all over. It's really great to have a lot of people, and Iin 2024, so I thought that with this empress, Maika, we could renew things and do something new and make a big splash. To be honest, well, Himeka was in between, but I was curious about her."
Maika: "So we're going to be a new unit, right? It all happened so suddenly, we haven't decided on a name or anything yet..."
Shirakawa: "It would have been fine if you had just said that Club Venus was okay."
Maika: "Sorry, I can't do that. I can't dance. So, each of you, please come up with a unit name by the end of today."
Shirakawa: "Okay, by the end of today then."
Maika: "I'm thinking it would be good to announce it sometime tomorrow."
Shirakawa: "Okay, let's think about it today. While we have a drink."
Maika “OK”
Shirakawa: "So, I'll do here the things I couldn't do at Club Venus, and I'll definitely make HANAKO stronger. I'll also have Tsukiyama train more. And I want Gina to be more and more active, and our goal of aiming for the world remains unchanged."
Maika: "Yeah, OK."
Shirakawa: "So, let's think of a unit name."
Maika: "Leader? I guess it's me."
Shirakawa: "No, no, it was me."
Maika: "Huh?"
Shirakawa: "It's a two-pillar system."
Maika: "So, it'll be a two-pronged approach, I guess?"
Shirakawa: "For now."
Maika: "Well, I'm not giving in."
Shirakawa: "I'm not going to back down either. Club Venus said they didn't want to do it. We'll have to have a good fight on that and see how the members feel about it."
Maika: "I don't think the people around me are going to decide things on their own. This is where we have to compete."
Shirakawa: "Yeah, I'd like to go for the belt too."
Tsukiyama: "Thank you for the two-month break. It was very hard for me to take a break at such a difficult time with so many Stardom wrestlers absent, but I stayed home feeling a bit down, depressed, and depressed, and watched a lot of Mina's matches. I'm back!"
Shirakawa: "Yes, thank you."
Tsukiyama: "When I came back, I had a lot more teammates. To be honest, I was in so much pain right from the start of today's match."
Shirakawa: "Right from the start, I was a little taken aback by your headlock... Why? That's the thing! Training. Right, Maika? It's important, isn't it?"
Maika: "That's right. So I'm included too."
Shirakawa: "Yes, it's tough."
Maika: "You better be prepared. Got it?"
Tsukiyama: "Yes"
Maika: "I'll make you more than five times stronger. Don't run away."
Tsukiyama: "Yes! Five times stronger, yes ... I want to go forward with a five times stronger mind and a stronger body. Gina is back too."
Gina: "I'm back! I love Japan!"
Shirakawa: "Let's do our best! OK!"
| ◆High-Speed Championship Match: 15-minute single fall match | ||
| <Champion> |
4 minutes 54 seconds: |
<Challenger> |
| Hoshirai Mei | It's Fukigen★ | |
*The 24th champion, Seira Mei, successfully defended her title for the third time
１・13In a six-person tag team match in Osaka, Fukigen★ countered Seira Mei's shooting star and won by pinfall. After the match, Fukigen declared her challenge for the High Speed Championship, and the champion, Seira, accepted, setting up a title match. Both are skilled at roll-ups, so a thrilling battle of roll-ups is inevitable
Fukigen dodges Seira's dropkick. After some rope work, Fukigen throws Seira out of the ring and hits her with a sports newspaper from the apron. Fukigen uses a weapon in the brawl outside the ring. Fukigen returns first and hits Seira with the sports newspaper when she comes back. He throws her into the corner and attempts a running attack. However, Seira sticks her leg out and breaks up the attack repeatedly. Seira charges forward, and Fukigen involves the referee, but Seira hits a dropkick and a neckbreaker. Fukigen kicks out, and Seira goes to the corner, and Fukigen catches up to her and drops her. Fukigen gets back up and declares he's going to do a superplex. He executes it as declared and then hits a diving senton. Seira kicks out, and Fukigen takes her back. Seira counters and charges forward, but Fukigen rolls her up. Seira counters and rolls up Fukigen in a series of exchanges. Fukigen pulls Seira up, dodges a spinning heel kick, and rolls her up. "I got it!" Seira declared, trying to roll up Fukigen, but Fukigen rolled her up. Seira countered with a spinning heel kick followed by a high dropkick. Fukigen got on top, but Seira reversed it. Fukigen tried to roll her up, but Seira got on top and got the three count. Fukigen threw down the sports newspaper and left the ring
Seira's comment
"Everyone, I have successfully defended my title for the third time. Thank you. Wait a minute... (the trophy) was broken when I received it. That's right, that's right, Mei didn't break it. That's right, Mei didn't break it. Now that I've successfully defended my title for the third time, there's a high-speed wrestler I really want to fight. Hazuki, I respect you for your high-speed style, and I've always wanted to surpass you. When we had a singles match in Singapore, I couldn't beat you, and you even took the win, which was frustrating, so please give me a chance here. Hazuki, let's fight. I'd love to."
| ◆Artist of Stardom Championship Match, 30-minute single fall match | ||
| <Champion group> |
16 minutes 50 seconds |
<Challengers> |
| Magnificent Ami | Hazuki | |
| ○MIRAI | Hanan ● | |
| Juri | Iwatani Mayu | |
*The 31st champion team, Shuri, MIRAI, and Sorei Ami, successfully defended their title for the first time
In a six- woman tag team match between STARS and God's Eye held in Osaka on January 13th , Hanan achieved her first pinfall victory over Sorei Ami. After the match, Hanan declared her challenge for the Artist of Stardom Championship held by the team of Shuri, MIRAI, and Sorei. At the time, Hanan made the declaration impulsively and hadn't chosen a partner, but later, they selected a trio through "rock-paper-scissors," and will challenge as the team of Iwatani Mayu, Hazuki, and Hanan. Will God's Eye, who won the tournament in Yokohama on January 3rd and took the belt from Donna del Mondo, successfully defend their title for the first time, or will STARS win and bring Hanan her first Artist of Stardom Championship?
Sorei and Hanan started the match, with Sorei delivering a reverse chop. When Hanan was thrown into the corner, she reversed and delivered a body attack. STARS teamed up to attack Sorei, landing a dropkick as a trio, and Hanan delivered a body press. Iwatani hit Sorei with a soccer ball kick, and Sorei responded with a shoulder tackle. MIRAI entered the ring and teamed up with Sorei, delivering a double reverse chop to Iwatani. Shuri hit Iwatani with a soccer ball kick and a series of stomps. Iwatani countered a body slam and arm-whipped both Sorei and Shuri at once. Iwatani and Hanan delivered a double dropkick. Hazuki hit Shuri with a corner elbow and a missile kick. Iwatani and Hazuki performed a hurricanrana followed by a tope suicida to the outside, then returned to the ring and STARS delivered a face wash. Hazuki hit Shuri with a full nelson buster, a senton, and a face lock. Shuri dodges the charge and hits Hazuki with a double arm suplex and a soccer ball kick. Sorei hits Hazuki with a shoulder tackle, a series of chops, an Argentine backbreaker, and a running body attack while she's hanging upside down in the corner. When Hazuki kicks out, Sorei is put in a rolling prawn hold. As Sorei kicks out, Hazuki and Hanan hit her with a dropkick. Hazuki warns and prepares for a brainbuster. Sorei resists and Hazuki hits her with a series of elbows, and Sorei stops the Codebreaker and hits a powerbomb. Hazuki hits Sorei with a brainbuster. Hanan hits Sorei with three running elbow smashes. When Sorei kicks out, Hanan warns and goes for a blockbuster. Sorei resists and hits a shoulder tackle at close range. Iwatani and Hazuki assist and Hanan hits a Famouser. Sorei kicks out and Hanan goes for a blockbuster. Sorei resists and they exchange elbows. Hanan blocks Sorei's charge and delivers a blockbuster. Sorei delivers a brainbuster. As Hanan charges, Sorei hits a lariat.Tenminutes have passed. Both Hanan and Sorei are down. MIRAI receives the tag and delivers a dropkick to Hanan. Hanan jumps for an armbar but it is broken up. Iwatani and Hazuki send God's Eye out of the ring with dropkicks, and Hanan jumps for a plancha. MIRAI is brought back in, and STARS deliver a combined face crusher. It misses, but they try again and succeed. Hanan hits MIRAI with a blockbuster hold. MIRAI counters, and Hanan prepares for a back drop. MIRAI resists, but Hanan throws her. STARS launches a rocket at MIRAI, but MIRAI dodges it and Sorei hits both of them with a lariat, and MIRAI hits Hanan with a lariat. MIRAI hit Hanan with a modified Rock Bottom, but Hanan reversed it and went for the cover. MIRAI kicked out and slammed Hanan forward. Iwatani hit a Sling Blade, and Hanan rolled her up, but it was broken up. Hanan pulled MIRAI up and hit a back drop hold, but Sorei made the break. Hanan claimed the three count. Hanan dodged Sorei's lariat and hit an elbow smash. God's Eye delivered a series of corner attacks. MIRAI lifted Hanan and hit a spinning Miramare Shock, but STARS made the break. Sorei lifted Iwatani and threw her out of the ring. God's Eye lifted Hanan and Sorei's powerbomb combined with Shuri & MIRAI's face crusher, and MIRAI hit Hanan with a lariat for the three count.
MIRAI: "God's Eye has successfully defended the Artist of the Year title for the first time! STARS were incredibly strong. But God's Eye won today. We will continue to protect this belt with all our hearts and souls, together as God's Eye."
Sorei: "Hey, Hanan, Hanan, Hanan, Hanan, Hanan, Hanan. I'm so frustrated that I couldn't get a three-pointer directly off you today! But I'll definitely get a three-pointer directly off you again soon!"
When Hanan pushed him away, Sorei grabbed his hair
Magnificent: "As long as I'm on the opposite side of that staircase of yours, I'll keep smashing it down. Next time, I'll smash it down by myself, at the right time, in the right place!"
Yagami appears and enters the ring
Yagami: "Akari-san, I came here today because I have something I want to talk to you about. Today, my fellow trainees HANAKO and Yumizuki joined units, and it made me realize that I want to grow even more here. I also want to learn from you, Akari-san. I want to become stronger in God's Eye. Please let me join God's Eye. What do you all think?"
Akari: "Ranna, I'm so happy. I've been waiting for this! Everyone, it's okay to call you God's Eye, right? MIRAI, Ami, Saki, is that alright? OK? Then from now on, Ranna will be God's Eye! Saki, please come into the ring as well. Today was the best day ever, with Ranna successfully defending her artist title for the first time and joining God's Eye! Now, I'd like to give the closing remarks for God's Eye. Here we go. Don't lose to yourself, surpass your limits, God's Eye! Salama po everyone. Thank you!"
Comments from Shuri's group
MIRAI: "God's Eye has successfully defended their Artist title for the first time. There's one thing I'd like to correct. At the press conference, I said that the three of us wanted to defend this belt, but during the match today, I could hear Saki's voice as my second, and with Ranna joining us today, I realized that this belt isn't just for the three of us. So I'd like to correct that and say that all of us in God's Eye want to continue to defend this belt together."
Sorei: "Today it's the artist's belt. Which means, as MIRAI said, it's also the unit's belt, so I'm really happy that we were able to defend it, but as I said on the mic, I'm really frustrated that I couldn't get a three-count directly against Hanan. As I said on the mic, I want to beat her in a singles match at the right time and place."
Akari: "Saki, Ranna (calls her over). Ranna has joined God's Eye today, and I think she'll bring a breath of fresh air to God's Eye, so look forward to it. Let's do our best."
Yagami: "Yes. I'll do my best with God's Eye."
Akari: "So,there are fiveof us...Konami, Tomoka, Nanami. We'll all do our best as God's Eye. Thank you very much."