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The Artist of Stardom Championship match took place on Saturday, June 20th at "STARDOM THE CONVERSION 2026" (National Yoyogi Gymnasium No. 2, Tokyo), where the champions, "Dream Trine" Sorei Ami, Hina, and Lady C, defeated the Ito Respect (RG) Army, consisting of Ito Maki, Furusawa Kian, and Rian, to successfully defend their title for the second time
The entrance scene of the Ito RG group, who boast a "100% attendance rate," was spectacular. They performed magnificent choreography to Ito RG's official theme song, "Setsunairo." Furusawa and Rian have both mastered it perfectly. The level of perfection is incomparable to when they practiced with El Desperado of New Japan Pro-Wrestling on the 15th
However, Dream Train, who had received special training from former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett, also known as "Kenshiro with the Blue Eyes," just three days earlier, overpowered Ito RG with sheer strength
After Furusawa landed a triple dropkick, Sorei followed up with a series of chops. Furthermore, Hinami engaged in a fierce elbow exchange with Ito, inspiring her teammates
Dream Trine struggled against Rian's fierce attack, which had garnered support from the crowd, and there were moments when Hinami was caught in a combination move by Ito RG, but they didn't allow any decisive opportunities. After eliminating Ito and Furusawa, they unleashed their combined move, the Flapjack Neckbreaker, on Rian. Finally, Hinami delivered the finishing blow with a Mad Splash. Dream Trine, who had just defeated "Cosmic Carnival" Natsupoi, Mizumori Yuna, and Sakura Aya at the Korakuen Hall event on June 14th, successfully defended their titles for the second consecutive time in just five days
After the match, Hinami boasted, "If they're going to give 100% in their entrance, we'll give 100% in the ring, and we won, and we could feel their fighting spirit. But we're the ones who won today." However, she added, "I was a little moved by their entrance," praising the challenger team
Lady also appealed, "I hope that many more people will challenge for this artist's belt, even if they're not in a unit like Ito RG."
Meanwhile, Rian emphasized that Ito RG "didn't win the belt, but I think we did a good job with our entrance," to which Ito proudly replied, "We did a good job with our entrance. 100% is about the entrance, but that's only if the match is great. I think we did a good job."
Furthermore, he questioned, "There's one thing I don't like. Despite how popular we are at the venue, there's still no talk of us becoming an official unit." Furusawa agreed, saying, "That's strange."
Ito emphasized, "If we were made an official unit, we could definitely make money. In that case, let's call in Taro Okada (the president) and try to persuade him. We are a cash cow," and the three concluded with "Ito Respect Army, forever!"