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Sakura Aya of COSMIC ANGELS (COSMIC ANGELS), who was having a homecoming match in her hometown, gave a pep talk to Kanaya Anne, who was returning to the ring. At "STARDOM in KOBE 2026 May." held on Saturday, May 30th at the Kobe Sambo Hall 2F Grand Exhibition Hall, Kanaya, who had been absent since the Gunma tournament on May 16th to have a plate removed from an injury sustained last year, returned after two weeks. She teamed with COSMIC ANGELS' Natsupoi, Mizumori Yuna, and Sakura to face HATE's Konami, Kamitani Saya, Bea Priestley, and Rina
Kanaya bravely delivered a dropkick to Bee, but was drawn into a brawl outside the ring, where she was subjected to a fierce attack from the opposing team. Nevertheless, in a venue filled with loud "Anne" chants, she showed her determination by delivering 17 consecutive elbows to Konami, and then successfully executed a combined dropkick with Sakura
Furthermore, with the help of his own team, he managed to apply a bulldog headlock to Kamiya, but the former world champion proved to be a formidable opponent. He was caught in HATE's evil coordinated attack and ultimately fell victim to Kamiya's star crusher
After the match, Sakura grabbed the microphone and thanked everyone, saying, "Thank you for making it in time for my homecoming," and then called out, "Next time I come back to my hometown of Kobe, I'll be even stronger, I'll be a full member of Cozuen, and we'll come back together."
During the Golden Week tour, Kanaya directly appealed to join Kozuen. However, Sakura and Kurei Sayaka imposed a "Sakura and others' evaluation" on him, which is currently underway. Please check Sakura and Kurei's social media for updates
Backstage, Kanaya said, "During my absence, Sakura judged me a lot... I wanted to repay her for that by winning today, but I still have a long way to go. I can't become a Kozuen member like this, so I'll practice more so that I can definitely become an official member, and one day I'll tell Sakura how I feel, and I'll definitely beat Sakura and work hard to become a Kozuen member!"
Then Sakura, humming the Soran Bushi folk song, said, "Hey, we're going to intensive training! It doesn't matter if it's after the game. Soran, Soran, Dokkoisho!" and disappeared with Kanaya