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The legendary tag team "Tokyo Sports Lovers!" made a one-night-only comeback. At "NEW BLOOD 30" (held on the 25th at Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo), Saki Kashima of God's Eye and Fukigen Desu★ of HATE formed a cross-promotion tag team to face off against Tetsu Akira and Kian Furusawa
The revival of "Tokyo Sports Daisuki!" has become a hot topic in some circles, but for those who don't know, let me briefly explain. It was a "bizarre tag team" formed around 2021 by Kashima and Fukigen during their time as Oedo Tai, the predecessor to HATE, and it was only because of the two of them that they could use the names of specific media outlets without permission
Whenever the team lost, it was commonplace to blame the Tokyo Sports newspaper. Furthermore, Kashima was the only place in the world that could understand Fukigen's unique, almost alien, language, "Deesu." Thanks to Kashima's interpretation, some media outlets even published interviews titled "Fukigen Desu★Interview." Looking back now, it seems like a miracle…
The duo also participated in the tag team league that year, but their biggest goal of taking over the front page of Tokyo Sports was not achieved, and their tag team was dissolved in June 2023 when Kashima left Oedo Tai
On this day, their first comeback in about three years, the two appeared carrying copies of the Tokyo Sports newspaper. As if it were the most natural thing in the world, they used them as weapons as they pleased. However, the moment Kashima caught Furusawa, whether by accident or intentional, Fukigen smacked Kashima on the head with the Tokyo Sports. From there, Kashima was put in danger when Furusawa put him in an ankle lock
He managed to escape to the ropes, but clutched his left leg and cried out in agony, "Wait, wait! It hurts, it hurts!" As Furusawa was shaken by the loud boos, Kashima secretly loosened his shoelaces
As Kashima tried to escape, Furusawa caught his left leg and attempted another heel hold, but his shoe slipped off... Immediately afterward, Kashima's Supapapapaan (a last-ditch effort) connected perfectly, and he secured a magnificent three-count
After the match, Fukigen grabbed the microphone and appealed to the audience by saying "Desu."
Then Kashima translated, "What's this about the 4/4 Osaka tournament? You want to have a singles match between Fukigen and Kashima?" Even after three years, his ability to understand the foreign language hadn't diminished
This confirms a singles match between the two at the April 4th event at the Osaka Herbis Hall. Kashima has announced her retirement at the April 26th event at the Yokohama Arena, so this will likely be their final singles match