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Reinforcements have arrived for the isolated and helpless Utami Hayashishita. On Sunday, June 14th, at "STARDOM in KORAKUEN 2026 Jun." (Korakuen Hall, Tokyo), Utami participated in an 8-person tag team match. She teamed up with Saori Anno, Maika, and Fuwa-chan to face off against HATE's Natsuko Tora, Konami, Ruanka, and Azusa Inaba
At the June 6 Sendai event, he challenged Kamiya to a match at the June 20 Yoyogi event. However, Kamiya, who was on a US tour and absent from that event, refused a singles match, saying it was "a hundred years too early," but set a condition: "I might consider a tag team match."
In the sudden brawl outside the ring, she was stomped on by Momo Watanabe, who had just announced her return, and fell victim to the evil tag team of HATE. There was a moment when she fought back with an assist from her own team, landing a bat-hanging drop on Tora, but in the end she was attacked with a black bat by Watanabe who interfered, and was pinned for the three count by Tora's Swanton Bomb
After returning to the Stardom ring, Utami suffered two consecutive losses to HATE. Backstage after the match, she managed to stammer out, "I want to fight Saya Kamitani in any form. It doesn't even have to be a singles match. Besides, there are other people besides Kamitani to whom I need to convey my feelings."
The story took a dramatic turn after the main event. In the main event Goddesses of Stardom Championship match, the champions 02line (AZM & Mitsuyoshi Amasaki) were challenged by FWC (Hazuki & Koguma). This match was originally scheduled to take place at the Aichi event on May 23rd, but was postponed due to Amasaki's absence
The match was a heated battle with neither side giving an inch. The action started a little over 15 minutes into the match. AZM landed a diving foot stomp on Hazuki, and Tensaki followed up with a plancha to the outside. Another breathtaking exchange ensued, but in the end, AZM defeated Hazuki with a double-arm Canadian Destroyer followed by an Azumi Sushi
After the match, Maika and Hanako, the "Cup High Mate," called for the next challenge, making it highly likely that they will face the title in the V2 match
Furthermore, there was a surprise backstage afterward. Shimi appeared during the 02line's comments. She then called out, "There are so many things I want to tell you, but I want you to be by my side at Yoyogi."
The three were once allies in Queen's Quest (QQ). However, QQ disbanded after Shimi left the group in March 2024
With a complicated expression on her face, AZM replied, "First of all, I can't honestly say 'welcome back,' but we also have a lot we want to say to Utami. First of all, I'd be happy to stand beside you in the ring at Yoyogi."
Then Tensaki said, "You may have stood before us looking for a glimpse of the past, but we are different now than we were back then," and added, "It is also our responsibility that that past unit disbanded. As the current '02 line, we will stand beside you," and the three shook hands