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Former Future Champion HANAKO has defeated her contemporaries who debuted on the same day. At "STARDOM in OSAKA 2026 Apr." on April 4th (Herbis Hall, Osaka), she will face Sakura and Aya in a singles match in the semi-final
HANAKO was challenged to an elbow exchange before the bell rang, but she remained calm. She sent her opponent flying with a powerful shoulder tackle. Then, sitting cross-legged confidently in the center of the ring, she declared, "Come on!" and withstood a soccer ball kick
After enduring a triangle choke, middle kicks, and a leg lariat, he unleashed a superplex followed by a regular brainbuster. He then followed up with a powerful big boot
In the end, he fended off Sakura's fierce attack and delivered the final blow with a powerful JP Coaster
After the match, she spoke into the microphone, saying, "It hurts. I barely managed to win. Sakura called me to this match, and although there was no Future theme, I'm really happy and feel that it's very special to have been able to compete at this milestone of three years since my debut." She was expressing her gratitude to her contemporary
She also added the message, "I'll be waiting for you on a higher stage than you. Come at me anytime!"
Sakura then shouted, "I don't feel like thanking you for having a singles match with me!" and protested fiercely, her emotions on full display. To summarize what she was saying, which was difficult to understand at this point, Sakura had planned for the two to fight for the Future Championship on March 25th, the 3rd anniversary of their debut. However, just before that, at the March 15th Yokohama event, HANAKO lost to Yagami Ranna and was dethroned. The championship match between the two never materialized
He had hoped to vent his frustration by winning this match, but when even that failed, his anger exploded. He condemned Hanako, blaming her entirely
"It's all your fault you lost, you idiot! My plans went completely awry! But you can talk big for now. I'm moving on to the next stage. I'll be the first to take the white belt and look down on you," she said, climbing onto the corner and looking down at HANAKO. Then HANAKO also climbed onto the corner, and they slapped each other to motivate each other