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In the Future of Stardom Championship match held on the 15th at Yokohama Budokan, challenger Ranna Yagami defeated HANAKO to become the 14th champion
Despite being at a disadvantage in terms of physique, Yagami attacked the champion using his signature kicks and joint locks. At a crucial moment, he landed a jumping knee strike. At 11 minutes and 49 seconds, he finished him off with a Beat Strike, sending the arena into a frenzy
After the match, Yagami grabbed the microphone and sent a message to her contemporary, HANAKO, saying, "I will defend my title carrying HANAKO's feelings and the feelings of all the past champions, so please watch me."
There is only one opponent for her first title defense. It is Sakura Aya, who was defeated in the semi-finals of the "Cinderella Tournament" that day and was watching the match from the corner of the venue. Yagami designated the young wrestlers-focused event "NEW BLOOD 30" (Tokyo, Shinkiba 1stRING) on March 25 as the venue for the decisive battle, and called out, "I'm waiting for your challenge. Sakura, you better come and take it seriously."
The rules for the title state that the winner must be "within three years of debut or under 20 years old." Since Sakura will reach her third anniversary on March 25th, this will be her last chance
The new champion, who proudly declared, "Please look forward to Ranna Yagami's future," is set to liven up the championship scene
[Sakura's story] "Hey, Hanako, why did you lose?! I didn't want to see you lose to any of my同期 (fellow trainees) other than me. Congratulations on becoming the new champion, Ranna. I'm glad you nominated me first. I'm going to win on the last day of the Future Championship and relinquish the belt. I'll beat Ranna and relinquish it on March 25th. I'm definitely going to win. Because I've never lost to Ranna. Hanako will have to relinquish the Future Championship belt, something she wanted to do but couldn't, so just watch and wait."