"STARDOM in KORAKUEN 2024 Jun.2"
Saturday, June 29th, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Attendance: 946)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, gave a speech
Hiroshi Tanahashi, president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, appeared to the accompaniment of the theme music.
Tanahashi: "I am Hiroshi Tanahashi, President and CEO of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and a once-in-a-century talent. You may already know from the news, but Stardom, which was part of the Bushiroad Group, has now become a group company of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. My image of it is like a family. If New Japan Pro-Wrestling is the older brother, then Stardom is the younger sister. Speaking of family, we will work together. We may fight sometimes. I may get thrown around by Maika. I envision a bright future like that, so I will work together with President Okada to make it exciting, and I ask for your support." "Yes!"
President Okada: "Stardom changed its name yesterday. It used to be Bushiroad Fight Co., Ltd., but now it's Stardom Co., Ltd., and we feel like we're starting anew. New Japan Pro-Wrestling is our parent company. Our image is that of an older brother, but we, the wrestlers and staff of Stardom, will work even harder to make Stardom more exciting than New Japan Pro-Wrestling, so we ask for your continued support!"
Tanahashi: "So everyone, let's liven up pro wrestling, and lastly, New Japan Pro-Wrestling..."
Okada: "Stardom"
Tanahashi & Okada: "We love you!"
| High Speed Championship Match | ||
| 《Christ》 | 4 minutes 49 seconds, spinning leg lock |
《Challenger》 |
| Kamiya Saya | It's Fukigen★ | |
*Kamiya successfully defended her title for the second time
Saya Kamitani is defending her High Speed Championship for the second time. Her opponent is Fukigen★ of Oedo Tai, whom Kamitani pinned in the 4-Way match where she won the belt. This is a revenge match for Fukigen, but at the recent Yoyogi event, Queens Quest lost a 5-on-5 elimination match against Oedo Tai, and everyone except Kamitani was expelled. Therefore, Kamitani is now the only member of QQ. For that reason, there seems to be some significance to Fukigen of Oedo Tai challenging her at this time. Oedo Tai may be in Fukigen's corner to intervene, take the belt from Kamitani's one-man unit, and completely eliminate her. Kamitani is surrounded on all sides, so how will she be able to get past Fukigen and Oedo Tai and defend the belt? Currently, the High Speed belt is all Kamitani has...
Fukigen enters the ring holding a pro-wrestling magazine, not a sports newspaper. Oedo Tai is in Fukigen's corner. As Fukigen slips through the lock-up, Kamitani kicks him in the back and tries to lure him into rope work. However, Fukigen quickly takes a smoking pose and rolls him up. They go back to rope work, and Kamitani drops him to the outside with a dropkick. Fukigen hits Kamitani with a magazine as he runs along the apron. He then dashes towards the ring post and hits him with the magazine again. Fukigen pins Kamitani with a smoking pose as he returns to the ring. Kamitani kicks out, and Fukigen tries to attack him in the corner. Each time, Kamitani puts his leg out to stop him. Annoyed, Fukigen tries to use the referee, but it doesn't work, so Kamitani sends Fukigen out of the ring and jumps from the apron with a plancha. He returns to the ring and delivers a body press over the ropes. Fukigen kicks out and gives him a thumb to the eye. Kamitani hits a knee kick and a fisherman suplex. Fukigen kicks out, and Kamitani tries a star crusher. Fukigen rolls him up. Kamitani kicks out, and Fukigen quickly rolls him up as he charges. Kamiya countered, and Fukigen rolled him up for a pin. Kamiya reversed it and went for a Frankensteiner. Fukigen rolled him up for a pin, but Kamiya managed to escape at the last moment. In the end, Kamiya cut off Fukigen's eye poke and rolled him up for the win.
Comment from Saya Kamitani
"I was able to successfully defend my High Speed belt. I was really scared to face today, wondering what I would have left if I lost this High Speed belt, so I'm really happy that I was able to successfully defend it. It's been about a week since last week, and it would be a lie to say that I've 100% come to terms with everything, but I know I have to move forward again in the future. And I'm sorry that all I could say to the QQ members, or rather, former QQ members, was that I'm sorry. I want to convey more important things in the ring in the future."
| Single Match | ||
| Sakura Aya | 6 minutes 24 seconds, diving knee attack → single leg crab hold |
Rice |
Sakura Aya and Rian clash in a singles match. Sakura, along with Kurei Sayaka, challenged Hanan & Iida Saya for the NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championship for the first time at "NEW BLOOD 13" on June 21. Although they were unable to capture the belts, they left a performance full of hope. The day will surely come when they can reach the belts, but the reality is that they have yet to achieve a victory on their own. For that reason, their first victory is eagerly awaited. This time, her opponent is her junior, Rian, so it can be said that this is a chance for her to get her first singles victory. However, if Rian wins here, it will also be her first singles victory. For both of them, this is a match for their first victory on their own.
Both exchanged a clean handshake and the match began. Sakura took Rian down with a tackle and got into mount position. Rian countered Sakura's attempt at an armbar and went for the arm instead. Sakura got on top and took her back. After a struggle for the back, Rian grabs Sakura's arm. Sakura gets it back and applies a headlock. Rian throws Sakura into the ropes and performs an arm whip, but Sakura retaliates with a dropkick, a soccer ball kick, and three consecutive double knee drops. Rian kicks out and Sakura goes for a sleeper hold. Rian escapes and dodges a dropkick, then delivers three consecutive dropkicks. However, Sakura kicks out. Rian attempts a body slam, but Sakura counters and lands a series of elbows. Rian lands a dropkick and then a body slam. Sakura kicks out and charges in the corner. Rian dodges and attempts a hurricanrana followed by a fisherman suplex. Sakura resists and lands a middle kick. Rian attempts a body slam but Sakura rolls her up. She goes for a series of roll-ups, but Sakura kicks out. Sakura stops her charge and delivers a Northern Lights suplex. Rian kicks out and Sakura lands a combination of kicks. Rian dodges a high kick and delivers a fisherman suplex. Sakura retaliated with a high kick. When Rian returned the attack, Sakura yelled, "I'm going to finish you!" and headed to the corner. Sakura landed a diving knee, and Rian couldn't kick out, so the three count was made. This was Sakura's first victory.
Sakura Aya's comment
Rian's comment
| 10-person tag match | ||
| Nakano Tam | 9 minutes 11 seconds, like lightning → single leg crab hold |
Magnificent Ami |
| Anno Saori | Kashima Saki | |
| Natsu-poo | Yagami Ranna | |
| Mizumori Yuna | Hinan | |
| Kurei Sayaka | Lady C | |
*The match between Mika Iwata & Aimi vs. Saori Anno & Natsupoi has been confirmed for July 4th at Korakuen Hall
Cosmic Angels' team of Tam Nakano, Saori Anno, Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, and Sayaka Kurei will face off against Ami Sorei, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami, Hinami, and Lady C in a 10-person tag team match. Sorei's team consists of Sorei, Kashima, and Yagami as God's Eye, joined by former Queen's Quest members Hinami and Lady. At Yoyogi, God's Eye appeared after the QQ vs. Oedo Tai match, and Syuri tried to recruit the former QQ members. AZM and others withheld their answers at the time, but it seems that Hinami and Lady will try teaming up with God's Eye on a trial basis. Cosmic Angels will be facing a mixed team with an eye towards a future alliance, but there are concerns about their own situation. There are worries about Anno's mental state after she lost the Wonder of Stardom Championship to Mika Iwata of Sendai Girls at Yoyogi. Anno left the ring, seemingly ignoring Natsupoi's attempts to persuade her. Hopefully, the shock of losing the belt won't affect her performance in this match...
Kurei and Yagami started the match. Kurei attacked with a series of elbows, and Yagami fought back. Kurei attempted a dropkick followed by a body slam. Yagami resisted and countered with an elbow, a dropkick, and a soccer ball kick. Kurei retaliated, and Kashima stepped in to join the ring. Kashima dropped a wrestler and tagged in Hinami. Hinami delivered a dropkick to Kurei. The entire Sorei team came out, but they were confused as they couldn't agree on their teamwork. Kozuen separated them and captured Hinami. Kozuen attacked in a coordinated effort, and they all delivered a dropkick to Hinami. Hinami kicked out of Kurei's cover. Mizumori delivered a guillotine drop to Hinami. Hinami dodged Mizumori's charge and countered with a hip toss. Lady delivered a big boot and a cobra twist to Mizumori. Kashima tries to intervene but is dodged and accidentally hits Lady with a big boot. Mizumori and Lady clash shoulders. Sorei and Natsupoi enter the ring. Sorei applies a reverse figure-four leglock but Natsupoi escapes. Sorei delivers a body attack followed by an Argentine backbreaker. Natsupoi counters and grabs Sorei's arm. Nakano and Natsupoi team up to hit Sorei with a dropkick, neckbreaker, and thrust kick. Anno hits Sorei with a missile kick. Sorei resists the fisherman suplex and delivers a double chop and a reverse chop. Anno lands an elbow, and Sorei lands a series of reverse chops. Anno attempts a neckbreaker as Sorei charges, but Sorei resists and sends him flying with a shoulder tackle. Sorei provokes Anno by slapping him and saying, "What's wrong? Get a grip." Natsupoi intervenes and Anno and Natsupoi exchange thrust kicks, with Anno landing a fisherman suplex. Sorei counters and Anno takes his back. Sorei retaliates with a shoulder tackle. Kurei cuts off Sorei's charge with a dropkick, and Kozuen joins the team. Kozuen hits Sorei with a heel drop, and Anno hits a double arm suplex hold. Kashima cuts in, slips past Meltia, and Lady hits a series of neckbreakers to separate Kozuen. Anno charges in, but Lady and Sorei team up and slam her down. Hian hits a hip throw, and Sorei hits a lariat and a Blue Thunder. Anno kicks out, and Sorei hits a lightning strike. Anno can't kick out, and Sorei gets the three count. As Anno is about to leave, President Okada takes the microphone.
Okada: "Aren't you dwelling too much on just one loss? Everyone's worried because you haven't been getting any reaction, so we've negotiated and prepared a match for the next Korakuen Hall event. On July 4th at Korakuen Hall, Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling will be represented by the team of Iwata Mika & Aimi. They will face off against the team of Anno Saori & Natsupoi. That should cheer you up a bit, don't you think!? Everyone, please support the Sendai Girls' team, Iwata Mika & Aimi, against Anno Saori & Natsupoi. Thank you!"
Comments from Sorei Ami, Kashima Saki, Yagami Ranna, Hinami, and Lady C
COSMIC ANGELS comment
Anno: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry everyone."
Nakano: "Saori-chan, Saori-chan will definitely be fine. Because you're Anno Saori. Plus, you'll always have the strongest teammates by your side. They're with you. Don't forget that either. Oh, I'm running out. Tamu has to go now because it's time for her flight. To America. I'm going to make all of America fall under Tamu's spell. Next time, let's definitely go as Kozuen."
Natsupoi: "Let's go! Good luck. Have a safe trip."
Mizumori: "Saori-san, I'm wearing the socks you gave me as a souvenir today, and I always get so much courage from you. Whenever we fought together, you always told me, 'It's Yunamon, so it'll be alright.' I believe in you too."
Kurei: "Cool Anno." "Anno-san is someone I look up to. She might be feeling down, but I know she'll be fine, Anno-san
" Natsupoi: "That's kind of you
." Anno: "I'm sorry. You've been sending me so many LINE messages, but I haven't been able to reply to any of them
." Natsupoi: "That's unusual for you. You usually read them right away and reply immediately. It's okay to feel down when you want to. But Iwata-san said July 15th, right? Before that, on July 4th, President Okada gave you such a kind card. It's okay to feel down, but there's a limit to how long you can stay down. If Saori stays like this, I'll come. Shall I pat you on the back one more time? Shall I pat you? Pull yourself together (pats her back with both hands)! Bye-poi." (What does "bye-poi" mean?)
| 8-man tag match | ||
| Starlight Kid | 12 minutes 59 seconds, Momo☆Latch |
Tora Natsuko |
| AZM | Watanabe Momo | |
| Hoshirai Mei | Tecra | |
| Amasaki Mitsuyu | Ryue Summer | |
Starlight Kid made a move to form a new unit at Yoyogi on June 22nd. She announced her alliance with Crazy Star, consisting of Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira, and reached out to AZM and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki, who had been expelled from Queen's Quest. AZM and the others were shocked and put the idea on hold, but decided to try it out in a match by having AZM and Amasaki join Kid and Seira's team. Their opponents were their old rivals, Oedo Tai. Kid, AZM, and Amasaki, who had been expelled from Oedo Tai, were looking for revenge against Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Thekla, and Ruanka.
As Kid's team struck a pose in the ring, Oedo Tai attacked, and the fight spilled outside the ring. Natsuko and Ruanka brought AZM back into the ring and delivered a shoulder tackle. Ruanka and Natsuko followed up with sentons. Natsuko hit AZM with a brainbuster and a corner elbow attack. Momo stands firm against AZM, delivering a series of middle kicks, a single-leg cover, and a body slam. AZM charges in with an elbow, but Momo absorbs it and knocks her down with a standing middle kick. She hangs her in the corner, but AZM counters and charges. Momo catches her and delivers a brainbuster. AZM retaliates with a brainbuster of her own. Seira hits Momo with a lariat, and as she gets on the ropes, Natsuko interferes. Kid and Seira deliver dropkicks. Seira attempts a brainbuster, but Momo counters and hits her with a series of middle kicks. Seira throws Momo into the corner, but Momo dodges and delivers a running dropkick. She fakes a second dropkick but lands a middle kick instead. Thekla hits Seira with an elbow, a big boot, and another big boot from the side. Seira kicks out, and Thekla puts her in a face lock. Kid and others try to break up the hold, but the Oedo Tai team separates them. After a series of throws into the corners, Seira hits Thekla with a diving neckbreaker. Tekla attempts a German suplex, but Seira counters with a lariat. Tekla dodges, but Seira bridges out of the cover and delivers a dropkick, followed by a spear from Tekla. Ryuka dodges Tensaki's dropkick. Ryuka delivers a corner body attack. AZM interferes and delivers a dropkick with Tensaki. Kid delivers a diving body attack to Ryuka, followed by a standing moonsault and a stretch muffler. Ryuka escapes and takes a series of elbows from Kid to get back up. Natsuko interferes with Kid's charge, and the Oedo Tai team launches a full-scale attack, with Ryuka delivering a cross body. Kid kicks out, and Ryuka attempts a fisherman suplex. Kid rolls him up and applies a neck twist. 10 minutes have passed. Ryuka delivers a punch to the stomach. Tensaki interferes and delivers a DDT to Ryuka, and Kid and Seira combine for a kick. Ryuka kicks out, and Kid rolls him up and applies a stretch muffler. However, Oedo Tai interfered. When Kid climbed onto the corner, Natsuko slammed him with a shoulder throw, Thekla and Momo delivered thrust kicks, and Ryuka hit a neck hanging bomb. AZM and Seira teamed up, but Thekla speared them both. Natsuko caught Kid and teamed up with Ryuka, but they ended up hitting each other. Kid rolled up Ryuka with a Momo☆Latch and the referee counted to three.
Comments from Starlight Kid, AZM, Seira Mei, and Amasaki Mitsuyu
Kid: "We may have been on the defensive for longer than we won, but in the end, our team won."
AZM: "Nice teamwork."
Kid: "These two joined us today with mixed feelings, but the result is the result. Or rather, Oedo Tai. I have a lot of grudges against them too. I was kicked out in the way you did. So even though we beat Ruanka, I personally think this is where our real counterattack begins. AZM and Mitsuyoshi, are you really okay with being beaten by Oedo Tai?"
AZM: "After Yoyogi, we might have shown some weaknesses, but after thinking about it for a week, we teamed up today, and to be honest, it was fun, and we both feel the same way about wanting to take down Oedo Tai. We're the same generation? I'm not sure if it's okay for us to team up, but what do you think?"
Amasaki: "I really, really love QQ, and I haven't given up on them since last week. But if AZM says so, I'll think about it again."
Seira: "Then it's 2-2 at Korakuen. Do you want to team up?"
Kid: "The hall on the 4th (of July)?"
Seira: "Yes."
Kid: "The four of us have another match tomorrow too."
AZM: "The next match hasn't been decided yet (after tomorrow)."
Kid: "Let's spread us out a bit next time. That'll be fine."
AZM: "A trial period. So, this is like 02 here?"
Kid: "No, let's keep it separate for a bit. But I've teamed with AZM before, and I don't think there's been a tag team with just the two of us, Mitsuyoshi. So, I'd like to team up in that kind of way. Try out different things, and I hope I can use this opportunity to get both of us in line. We feel the same way about Oedo Tai. I want to fight back together with them. We're the same generation."
Oedo Team Comments
Natsuko: "Last week we took down Queen's Quest in Yoyogi, and Kamiya was the only one holding the flag, it's pathetic. It's practically a disbandment, too. It's disgraceful. Because the other guys we kicked out looked more radiant today. Maybe it was a bad idea for her to stay with Kamiya after all. Always alone and miserable. If you keep going like that, you'll never be able to go back to how you were before."
Thekla: "Well, Yoyogi was good. We eliminated one unit. But here are the two new members of Queen's Quest. This is a lovely, cute, and funny little group. Let's see what they become."
Momo: "That's enough, I don't care about Queen's Quest anymore. I'm busy. I have to go to America and have a match. It was suddenly scheduled, and it's crazy. Fine, AEW, Amelia, just wait. You damn bastards."
| 8-man tag match | ||
| Maika | 13 minutes 15 seconds, backdrop hold |
Iwatani Mayu |
| Gina | Hannan | |
| Gassan Kazuka | Iida Saya | |
| HANAKO | Mukogo Peach | |
E neXus V's team of Maika, Gina, Tsukiyama Waka, and HANAKO will face off against STARS' team of Iwatani Mayu, Hanan, Iida Saya, and Kogo Momo in an all-out 8-person tag team match. Maika and Gina, who faced off against each other for the red belt at Yoyogi on June 22nd, will once again take to the ring as a team. This will be Tsukiyama's return match after being absent. The overall strength of the units will be put to the test in this match against STARS.
Tsukiyama and Kogo volunteer to start the match and the bell rings. After a lock-up, Tsukiyama applies a headlock. There is some rope work and Kogo dodges Tsukiyama's dropkick. After an exchange of arm whips, Kogo lands a dropkick. Maika interferes and Tsukiyama and Maika launch a series of corner attacks. Tsukiyama calls out to the retreating Maika, but she doesn't respond. HANAKO also doesn't get involved, and Tsukiyama delivers a series of hip attacks to Kogo alone. Kogo delivers an arm whip followed by a dropkick. When Iwatani enters the ring, STARS team up and attack Tsukiyama. Iwatani delivers a body slam, a soccer ball kick, and a reverse Boston crab to Tsukiyama. When Tsukiyama escapes, Iwatani holds him to the ropes. Iida tags in and delivers a series of chops to his back. When Iida applies a submission hold, STARS prevents EXV from intervening. Tsukiyama escapes and delivers a series of elbows. Iida takes the hits, gets back up, and takes him down in one blow. Tsukiyama delivers a dropkick and passes to Gina. Gina delivers a dropkick to Iida. Iwatani intervenes and teams up with Iida. Gina delivers a neckbreaker to both of them at once. Iida counters, and both clasp their hands behind their backs and exchange chops. Iida delivers a series of chops, but Gina pulls his leg back to prevent him from running, then chops him and lifts him up. Iida counters with a reverse chop. Hanan delivers a knee attack and a dropkick from behind. Gina hits Hanan with a thrust kick and a lariat. HANAKO hits Hanan with a shoulder tackle and an elbow. She teams up with Tsukiyama for a clothesline. Hanan dodges, but Tsukiyama and HANAKO team up again. HANAKO slams Tsukiyama down and goes for the cover. Hanan kicks out and counters with a tomoe nage followed by an armbar. Iida breaks up and teams up with Hanan, but is sent flying by a shoulder tackle. HANAKO lifts Kogo up and throws him at Iwatani. HANAKO pulls Hanan up and attempts a brainbuster and an Argentine backbreaker. Hanan counters and rolls her up. Maika and HANAKO team up and slam Hanan down, but STARS breaks up. HANAKO goes for another Argentine backbreaker on Hanan. Hanan counters, but STARS works together to separate them. They isolate HANAKO and team up for a face crusher. Hanan hits a back drop and holds her down. HANAKO was unable to kick out, and the referee counted to three. After the match, Iida and Hanan proudly showed off the NEW BLOOD Tag Team belts to Tsukiyama and HANAKO.
wing☆gori comment
| Future of Stardom Championship Match | ||
| 《Christ》 | 15 minutes of time out of draw | 《Challenger》 |
| Rinan | Nanami | |
*The match ended in a draw, and Rinami successfully defended her title for the ninth time
At "NEW BLOOD 13" on June 21, Rina did not have a Future of Stardom Championship defense match scheduled, but she nominated Nanami of Diana as her next challenger, and the title match will take place at this event. This will be Rina's ninth title defense. If she defends the belt in this match, she will tie her older sister Hanami's record of 10 defenses. This is a fight that Rina absolutely cannot afford to lose. If she wins, she will have to decide who to challenge in the next match where the record will be at stake, and if Nanami wins, the belt will end up in the hands of another promotion. There is also the possibility that Nanami will achieve the remarkable feat of winning the title on her first challenge, so Rina will need to be extremely careful under pressure.
The gong sounds and both slowly move to the center. In a test of strength in the lock-up, Nanami pushes Rina into the ropes for a clean break. From the lock-up, Rina grabs Nanami's arm, and Nanami retaliates, and they grapple for the arm. Rinami puts Nanami in a headlock and takes her to the ground. They break and glare at each other, then Rinami lands an elbow. Nanami retaliates, and they exchange elbows. Nanami tries to charge in with a flurry of blows, but Rinami pulls her hair and takes her down. Rinami drives Nanami into the corner with a series of hair whips and stomps on her face. Nanami kicks out of the cover at one count, and Rinami puts her in an armbar. Nanami escapes, but Rinami tightens her grip on her arm. "Is that all you've got?" Rinami taunts, and after taking a series of elbows, she gets back up. Rinami charges in with a big boot, but Nanami replies with a shoulder tackle and a body slam. Rinami grabs both of Nanami's legs and signals for a cover, gets the count, and then applies a reverse Boston crab. Rinami tries to escape, but Nanami pulls her back to the center. As Rinami escapes, Nanami hits her with a running lariat. When Rinami retaliates, Nanami withstands a hip throw and delivers an elbow. Rinami counters with a hip throw, shouting "Don't underestimate me!" Rinami lands a running double knee, Nanami a lariat, and when Rinami charges, Nanami anticipates and delivers a shoulder tackle. Rinami attempts a Manji hold and rolls her up, but only gets a two count. Rinami drives Nanami to the ropes and delivers a big boot. She climbs to the corner, and Nanami catches up to her, delivering a series of elbows from below and a deadly drive. Rinami gets up and slams Nanami backwards. Nanami immediately slams Rinami to the mat with a back suplex. Both are down, and Nanami charges, Rinami lands a big boot, Nanami delivers a shoulder tackle and a body slam. Nanami gets fired up and heads to the corner. Rinami dodges a diving body press and delivers a dropkick and a Northern Lights suplex. When Nanami retaliates, Rinami lands a diving double knee drop. 10 minutes have passed. When Nanami raises her shoulder, Rinami pulls her up and prepares for the Pink Devil. Nanami counters and goes for a sleeper hold. Rinami's feet reach the ropes and she escapes. Nanami pulls Rinami up and delivers a high-angle Northern Lights suplex. When Rinami retaliates, Nanami attempts a suplex. Rinami counters with a jackknife suplex. Nanami counters again and delivers another suplex. She climbs to the corner and drops a diving body press. However, Rinami's shoulders rise. 2 minutes remaining. Nanami demands a three count. Rinami counters the throw with a Hydrangea. 1 minute remaining. Nanami's feet reach the ropes. Rinami pulls Nanami up and attempts the Pink Devil, but Nanami counters and rolls her up. Rinami managed to counter at the last second, and with 10 seconds remaining, she landed the Pink Devil before time ran out.
Rinami: "Damn it, Nanami. I absolutely want to continue this. It's not over like this. Next time, I might even challenge you for your title. We'll definitely continue this.
" Nanami: "Rinami-san, thank you for fighting me today. To be honest, I'm really frustrated, but it's a draw today. I haven't lost to you yet. The Diana (WWWD) crystal I have isn't a belt, it's a tiara, but if you're okay with it, Rinami-san, I'll gladly wait. I definitely want to have a singles match with you again in the near future."
Rinami: "I'll do it! I can't talk big today, but next time..."
Yagami Ranna appears.
Yagami: "Since today's match ended in a draw and Rinami-san successfully defended her title, just as I said at the NEW BLOOD tournament the other day, I will be the next challenger for that Future belt."
Rinami: "Today was my ninth attempt, even though I didn't win. The next one will tie the record for most title defenses. I don't want you to think I'm an easy opponent in this important match, so you're currently competing in Catch the WAVE (of WAVE). Go get some results before you challenge me."
Rina's comment
"Damn. Ah, it was a match I absolutely wanted to win no matter what. Today's match was so close to breaking the record for most title defenses, so I felt I absolutely had to win, and I'm really frustrated, but today was just the beginning for me and Nanami, so let's continue our rivalry and
keep the story going. I'll challenge for that title anytime. And next up is Yagami Ranna. I haven't said it's confirmed yet, but if Yagami does well in Catch the WAVE, which she's currently competing in, I'll choose her as my opponent for my title defense match to tie my record for most title defenses. I'm sorry this is so long, but today I defended the Future belt for the ninth time, and it was the semi-main event at Korakuen Hall. I think today's match order is a result of me becoming the champion of this belt and raising its value, so I will continue to defend this belt and definitely achieve the record for most title defenses."
Nanami's comment
Comment from Ranna Yagami
| Goddess of Stardom Championship Match | ||
| 《Chair Group》 | 16 minutes 19 seconds, body lock sleeper hold → TKO |
《Challenge》 |
| Hazuki | Juri | |
| Cogma | wavelet | |
*Shuri & Konami become the 33rd Goddesses of Stardom Champions
Hazuki and Koguma, who successfully defended the Goddesses of Stardom Championship against Hanan and Iida Saya in a STARS internship match at the Yoyogi tournament, have named God's Eye's Shuri and Konami as their next challengers. Moreover, the champions have chosen this tournament, just one week later, and given that the teams have completely different styles, it's a big gamble. For Konami, who was nominated, this is the biggest opportunity since her return. If she takes the belts, it will be Shuri's first Goddess of Stardom title win since Giulia, so it's a big opportunity for her as well. The match
starts with Koguma and Konami as the first to go. It begins with a ground battle, and Konami goes for a neck hold. Konami gets up with a headlock and returns to the ground. Konami escapes Koguma's head scissors. Shuri kicks Koguma in the back and enters the ring, and works with Konami to attack Koguma. Shuri throws Hazuki to the ground, and inside the ring, Konami hits Koguma with a soccer ball kick and a sleeper hold. Shuri kicks Koguma with a soccer ball kick. She taunts her with "You're not doing the bear thing today, are you?" and delivers another one. She corners Koguma and delivers a series of stomps and a running knee. Konami holds Koguma to the ropes and applies a chokehold. Koguma charges forward but Konami kicks her in the face. Koguma gets behind Konami but Konami breaks free and charges, and Koguma hits a neckbreaker. Hazuki uses Konami as a springboard to deliver an elbow to Shuri who is on the sidelines, then a brainbuster and a face wash to Konami. Konami dodges the senton and delivers a neckbreaker. Shuri hits Hazuki with a dropkick, a running knee, and a front neck chancery drop. Hazuki kicks out and Shuri delivers a series of knees. Koguma, who had tagged in, delivers a running body attack, Hazuki hits a missile kick, and Koguma hits a diving body attack. Shuri kicks out and delivers a series of strikes, a DDT, and a well-aimed knee attack. As Shuri climbed onto the corner, Koguma caught up and delivered a superplex. Koguma blocked Shuri's high kick but was countered. Koguma dodged Shuri's dash and delivered a German suplex. Konami and Hazuki exchanged elbows. Hazuki landed a series of blows and a back elbow. Shuri interfered, but Koguma came in and teamed up with Hazuki. Shuri and Konami performed a running knee followed by a soccer ball kick, and Konami hit Hazuki with a PK. Hazuki retaliated, and Konami delivered a series of strikes. Hazuki stopped them, and Koguma delivered a dropkick, and Hazuki and Koguma applied a reverse Boston crab. However, Shuri broke it up. Hazuki and Koguma teamed up, but Shuri and Konami stopped them and performed a series of submission holds. Konami applied a modified head scissors to Hazuki and grabbed her arm. Hazuki escaped, and Konami delivered a sliding kick. 10 minutes had passed. Konami delivered a German suplex. Shuri enters the ring and attacks Konami with a middle kick from both sides. Konami climbs to the corner and delivers a neckbreaker and a triangle lancer, but Hazuki's foot gets caught on the ropes. Konami climbs to the corner but Koguma cuts her off and slams her head into the ropes. Hazuki delivers a double kick to Shuri. Koguma does a plancha and Hazuki does a tope to the outside. Hazuki puts Konami on the corner and does a Canadian suplex, and Koguma follows up with a neckbreaker. However, Konami kicks out. Hazuki does a Codebreaker from the corner but Shuri cuts her off. Koguma does a body attack to Shuri but gets hit with a German suplex. Everyone is down. Hazuki and Konami get up and Hazuki does a double kick, and Konami retaliates. Hazuki reads Konami's movements and applies a face lock. Konami escapes and goes to the outside. Hazuki chases after her but Konami does a back drop. Konami hits Hazuki with a chair and brings her back into the ring. Konami attempted a buzzsaw kick to finish the match, but Hazuki dodged it and delivered a Hazuki strul. Konami countered with another buzzsaw kick. When Hazuki countered, Konami applied a sleeper hold. She continued to apply the hold in a body lock, resulting in a TKO. Konami won, and the title changed hands.
Konami: "I won! FWC, sisterly love? I certainly felt a strong bond. But the victory today was between master and apprentice!"
FWC left the ring and exited.
Konami: "Now it's our turn to be champions. Come back and try to take it back. And Shuri, thank you so much for today. When I left Stardom, there were times when I thought I might never be able to wrestle again. But wrestling is all I have, and it was because of the God's Eye unit that Shuri created that I was given this opportunity to return to this ring. Shuri, even when I was a trainee and went through a lot of tough times, you were always on my side and always by my side. That's why, because of who you are, I wanted to wear this belt together with you, and I thought it would only have meaning if I wore the Goddess belt with you. That's why I absolutely couldn't lose today, and I knew I'd never get another chance like this, so I couldn't let this chance slip away. I was determined to win by any means necessary today. Thank you so much as always, Shuri. Let's protect this belt together. Let's definitely achieve the record for most title defenses with our master-disciple love."
Natsuko and the Oedo Tai appear.
Natsuko: "Master-student love? Ah, that's wonderful. All the units are so friendly with each other, I'm jealous. Declaration of war. You guys are our next target."
Akari: "The fact that Oedo Tai has come means they want to challenge Goddess, I guess. Well, no matter who our opponents are, we will continue to defend Goddess! I'm so happy we could roll it together, thank you! Today, I'd like to end with God's Eye. Don't lose to yourself, surpass your limits, God's Eye!" Konami: "Never End!"
Akari & Konami's comments
Shuri: "We both won the Goddess title. I'm so incredibly happy."
Konami: "Thank you. FWC was really strong. They had a lot of tag team moves, and I was on edge the whole time, but I knew I absolutely couldn't lose, and that this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. But I'm so glad we managed to win. From now on, we'll take this belt and become a new wall for Stardom, and we'll try to set a record for the most title defenses. Also, there are some goals I want to achieve during this Goddess title match, so I hope to make them a reality in this title match."
Shuri: "Oedo Tai came after the match, but no matter who our opponents are, we will both defend the Goddess title. And God's Eye, the bond of God's Eye, and Stardom. We won't let anyone be sad anymore. We'll make Stardom even more exciting. Thank you."