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The competition for the right to challenge for the World Championship is intensifying. At "STARDOM GW TOUR 2026 in FUKUOKA DAY2" held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka on Wednesday, May 6th, HATE's Tora Natsuko, Ryuka, and Inaba Azusa faced Anno Saori, Suzuki Suzu, and Tsukiyama Waka in a six-person tag team match
Tora and Suzuki engaged in a fierce elbow exchange. Tora then followed up with a combined body press with Ruanka and a senton. Suzuki hit Tora with a tequila shot, but Tora stopped him with a Blue Mist spray and finished him off with a Death Valley Bomb for the three count
Seeing Suzuki's face stained blue, Tora burst into laughter and declared, "Suzuki Suzu! The Red Belt tournament is full of monsters like this. Don't cry and give up just because you lost today. That's all!"
Meanwhile, Suzuki expressed her anger, saying, "That's dirty. It won't come off," and spat out, "The red belt or whatever, if that's what you want, I'll fight anyone. But I'll win and take the red belt! Be prepared!"
In addition, Starlight Kid teamed with AZM and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki in a six-person tag team match against Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, and Rian. Despite being subjected to a fierce attack from the opposing team, she managed to catch Rian in a Black Tiger Leg Kill and forced her to tap out
After the match, she took to the microphone and declared, "02line (AZM & Amasaki) have returned as Goddess Champions, and I am on the Red Front. It seems like there are other people aiming for the red title who are getting excited, but I am the one who will take the red title! Watch me closely!"
At the Yokohama Arena event on April 26, Sayaka Kurei defeated Saya Kamitani to win the World Championship for the first time. With the long reign of the reigning champion coming to an end, an era of fierce competition has begun. Maki Ito is scheduled to challenge for the title at the Inazawa event in Aichi on May 23, but several other talented wrestlers have already stepped forward to claim the right to challenge for the title after that
The Golden Week tour, which kicked off with the Fukuyama tournament on April 29th, saw Tora, Suzuki, Maika, and Kid all express their strong desire to win the World Championship. The battles, with an eye on what comes after Kurei vs. Ito, seem far from over