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Kurei wins! At the World of Stardom Championship held on April 26th (Sunday) at "ALL STAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2026" (Yokohama Arena), Kurei Sayaka defeated the reigning champion, Kamitani Saya, to become the 21st champion
It was as if we were seeing "that scene from back then." Kyurei appeared at the entrance gate clad in a pure white gown, a spear clutched in her hand. Her mentor, Tam Nakano, also entered the ring with a spear during her active career. Moreover, at her final match as an active wrestler on April 27th last year at Yokohama Arena, she was handed a spear by a member of COSMIC ANGELS as she entered the ring
Early in the match, Kyurei was taken outside the ring and subjected to a chain-assisted choking attempt. She was then thrown onto the ramp and writhed in agony. Nevertheless, she managed to land a diving body attack from the apron to the outside, and refused to back down in the elbow exchange
She followed up with a Violet Shooting on the apron and a Plancha from the top corner, and landed a Heart-Pounding Spear from both the front and back, but her third attempt was blocked. She then fell victim to a Star Crusher, but Kurei was not finished yet
He continued to unleash Violet Shooting and then captured the opponent with a body-lock sleeper hold. He relentlessly continued to choke the opponent. After another 20 minutes, he connected Tokimeki Spear, Tokimeki Falcon Arrow, and Tokimeki Spear, but suffered heavy damage from a Avalanche-style Star Crusher
Even if he's told goodbye forever, he won't allow the three count. At this point, HATE, the enemy's second, finally interferes. The COSMIC ANGELS also join in, and the ring descends into chaos
When Watanabe's high kick accidentally hit Kamiya, Kyurei seized the opportunity to press her advantage. From there, she landed a Violet Screwdriver and a Tokimeki Spear, and finally, at 27 minutes and 5 seconds, secured a convincing three-count with her first-ever Firebird Splash. She broke through the stronghold of Kamiya, who had defeated Nakano Tam a year ago in a "loser retires match," and finally put an end to the "Saya-sama reign" that had lasted since December 2024
The new champion, who shouted, "Sayaka Kurei has defeated Saya Kamiya!", then offered words of gratitude, saying, "Saya Kamiya, seeing you achieve one dream after another that no one thought you could accomplish, a dream that no one even dared to talk about, has given me the strength to stand here proudly. Thank you."
Then Kamiya said, "I'll lend you that red belt of yours, Saya-sama, for just a little while. Take good care of it. I'll come and get it back for you soon." She left the stage in tears
Kyurei concluded the event by saying, "I proved today that in professional wrestling, no matter how much people laugh at your dream, no matter how impossible it may seem, if you say it out loud and work hard towards it, it can come true. I really love professional wrestling and Stardom!"
Backstage after the match, Maki Ito, who had defeated Natsupoi in the first match of the day, appeared and declared, "I, Maki Ito, must defeat Sayaka Kurei, the mastermind behind the evil heel unit COSMIC ANGELS. Because Maki Ito is the light of Stardom, and the Ito Respect Army is justice. Let me challenge for that red belt."
The new champion accepted the challenge, saying, "Okay. Now that I'm the World of Stardom Champion, I won't refuse anyone who challenges me, no matter how incomprehensible the challenge may be. I'll make your pitch-black eyes colorful." This set up a decisive clash in the V1 match
[Kamiya's story] My red belt, my red belt, and so many other things I wanted to do... Right now I'm at a loss for words. But I want to make it clear that I'm definitely not ending it here