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The Triangle of Madness, consisting of Thekla, Julia Hart, and Sky Blue, who are signed to AEW in the United States, announced on Wednesday, July 15th, that they will challenge for the Artist of Stardom Championship (currently held by Ami Sorei, Hina, and Lady C)
During the live broadcast of "ImaSta! ~Catch Up on 5★STAR GP in 30 Minutes~," a new limited-time program for "Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP2026" that started that day, Thekla, Giulia, and Sky burst into the studio
Thekla, holding her favorite Otoko Ume Sour and wearing the AEW Women's World Championship belt around her waist, appeared with the two of them, saying, "Good evening, perverts!" and then announced, "We have an important announcement to make."
It was unilaterally announced that Thekla, J. Hart, and S. Blue will challenge for the Artist of the Year title at the 5★STAR opening event on the 18th at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota (Ota City General Gymnasium)
Shuri, who was a guest performer at the time, was furious at this outrageous act. "Don't mess with Stardom! God's Eye will take you down!" she shouted, grabbing Thekla by the collar
But Thekla grinned and said, "Okay, okay, calm down. God's Eye is finished. I'm going to beat you to a pulp, so there's nothing you can do."
J. Hart added, "I heard Stardom is looking for another wrestler for 5★STAR. They don't need to look anymore. I, J. Hart, will be participating. Consider it a gift from AEW." She called for entry into BLUE STARS-A, which had been vacant due to Bea Priestley's injury
Tekla boasted, "So this is a present from Triangle of Madness. A present for you perverts! Hahaha! Okay, that settles it. Stardom is going to be more devastated than ever before. Triangle of Madness will challenge for Artist of Stardom, and J. Hart will destroy the 5★STAR tournament. So you'd better come see it, even if you have to crawl there."
They then added cryptically, "Oh, that's right, where's Okada (President Taro)? Where's Okada? Isn't he here? Tell Okada to come too. I have a present for him as well. Another present," before the three of them swiftly disappeared into the night