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World of Stardom Champion Sayaka Kurei put on a fierce demonstration in her final preliminary match. In the main event of "STARDOM in UTSUNOMIYA 2026 Jun." held at Light Cube Utsunomiya on June 7th (Sunday), she teamed with Saori Anno to face Suzu Suzuki and Akira Tetsu
This was the fifth preliminary match against Suzuki, whom she will face in her V2 title defense at the June 20th Yoyogi tournament. In the previous preliminary matches, she had a record of 1 win and 3 losses. Moreover, two of those losses were by direct pinfall
On this day, they faced each other as starters, and as soon as the gong sounded, they engaged in a fierce elbow exchange. However, after being grabbed by the hair and thrown, he was subsequently caught in a difficult situation by his opponents
Nevertheless, Anno changed the momentum, and after receiving the tag, Kurei caught Tetsu in a body-lock sleeper hold. After that, she and Suzuki continued to fight, seemingly ignoring the match itself
After about 10 minutes, there were moments when she was cornered by Tetsu's relentless attacks, but she refused to be pinned. With an assist from Anno with a neckbreaker, she unleashed a powerful missile kick. She eliminated Suzuki with three Tokimeki Spears from both the front and back, and then countered with a Tokimeki Bullet that hit Tetsu squarely. Finally, she delivered the finishing blow and secured the three-count at 14 minutes and 55 seconds, right in front of the next challenger
After being declared the winner, Kurei said, "I came here intending to get a three-count directly against Suzu Suzuki, but I'll save that for Yoyogi. Please wait for me."
Then Suzuki admitted, "Well, even though Akira lost, a loss for the team is a loss. The reason for our defeat was that I couldn't help Akira," but then added, "You're finally starting to get a little interesting, aren't you? Though it's a little too late. I thought your stomach was going to be torn open by that spear. There are two weeks until Yoyogi. Think carefully about how you can beat me. You'll only be the red champion for two more weeks, so do your best!" and left the ring
Due to family reasons (attending her sister's wedding), Suzuki will be absent from the Korakuen Hall event on June 14th, so the next time the two will face each other will be at the main event at Yoyogi on June 20th
Kurei concluded the event by saying, "I'll definitely defeat you at Yoyogi, so please wait for me. No matter how big your dream is, no matter who you are, you can say it out loud without being ashamed, and I will prove that in the ring. I love professional wrestling, and I love all of you who love professional wrestling!"