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Utami Hayashishita, who returned to the Stardom ring after approximately two years, secured a victory against her long-time rival, Saya Kamitani. At "STARDOM THE CONVERSION 2026" on Saturday, June 20th (National Yoyogi Gymnasium No. 2 in Tokyo), she teamed with AZM, Mitsuyoshi Amasaki, and Starlight Kid in the "Momo Watanabe Comeback Special 8-Person Tag Team Match" against HATE, consisting of Watanabe, Kamitani, Konami, and Bea Priestley. In Watanabe's return match, who had been out of action since November of last year due to treatment for an injury, Utami finally faced Kamitani
Utami, AZM, Amasaki, Kamiya, and Watanabe were all once members of Queen's Quest. Having parted ways, this match became a battle intertwined with various grudges and motives
The match had devolved into a chaotic brawl involving eight wrestlers, and it was just past the 9-minute mark when Kid finally tagged in Utami, and Utami finally faced Kamiya. She threw an elbow, and Kamiya returned the favor. They exchanged a total of 41 elbows
He then attempts a bat-hanging drop, but his impaling attack is dodged, and he is subjected to a concentrated barrage of attacks from HATE. He manages to create a one-on-one situation again, but this time he is hit with a fierce attack from Kamiya's Frankensteiner
Even so, she didn't allow a follow-up with a counter lariat. Just as she was about to press her advantage, Watanabe took advantage of the referee's blind spot and swung a black bat with full force. Utami dodged it at the last moment, causing it to hit Kamiya by mistake. Then, Utami and Watanabe's Magic Killer connected perfectly with Kamiya, and Utami immediately followed up with a Crusade to secure the three-count
After the match, Utami took Kamiya's hand as she lay sprawled on the ground, but Kamiya shook her off. Meanwhile, an uneasy atmosphere hung between Kamiya and Watanabe
After the match, Utami reflected, "I think Kamiya was really looking at me until the very end, but I think there are still things we haven't been able to communicate to each other. Today isn't the end, and I feel like I still have to keep fighting against Kamiya."
She then added, "I've learned so much about the current Stardom that I didn't know before, and I want to say this here and now," before declaring, "I'm officially joining Stardom!"
Meanwhile, Kamitani spat out, "Watanabe Momo, you did that on purpose, didn't you? It was the same at Yokohama Arena, it's the worst. Hayashishita Utami, I'm devastated to have lost to her. What was the point of everything I've done over the past two years?" and left backstage
Watanabe said with a defiant smile, "That loss wasn't my fault. Kamiya wasn't that weak before I withdrew. So it couldn't possibly be my fault. Right, Kamiya? It was all her fault."