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Saya Iida, the "sharp and muscular gorilla" of today, is in top form. On July 20th (Monday, public holiday), at the midsummer festival "Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026" held at the Osaka Herbis Hall, she defeated Lady C in a Red Stars B official match, securing her second consecutive victory to start the tournament
Iida is 145 cm tall, while Lady is 177 cm. From the start, Iida didn't let the 32 cm height difference bother her, and she unleashed relentless elbows. Furthermore, she took her opponent's elbows head-on
Despite suffering a big boot, a ground cobra, and even a 10-rotation giant swing outside the ring, Iida's spirit remained unbroken
He retaliated with a counter brainbuster and withstood a powerful Choom Slam that took advantage of the height difference. He fought back with a sliding lariat from behind and an elbow drop. He landed an Iida Rocket and then unleashed a lariat just over 10 minutes in. Finally, he forced a submission with a Giant Killer (modified Flying Dragon Naked Choke)
After the match, she cheered on her opponent, saying, "Lady. How long are you going to mope around, you idiot? 5★STAR has started, you know. Don't keep dwelling on the fact that you lost the Artist title. If you don't look ahead, you'll never be able to wear the belt again. If you want to wear the belt again, you have to climb back up on your own. I properly beat you today. I hope this will wake you up."
He added, "For now, I've scored two points against the ladies, making it four. 5★STAR has only just begun, but there's still a chance we can go undefeated. I'll continue to unleash my Iida spirit, along with these muscles," as he looked ahead to the next battle
At the Ryogoku tournament on December 29 last year, she challenged the then-champion Konami, and at the Yoyogi tournament on June 20, she challenged the current champion Hanan, also from STARS, but in both cases she was unable to win the Wonder Championship. Starting with the league tournament, which will be a fresh start, she will once again put herself in contention for the title
In another Red Stars B match, "Deathmatch Amazoness" Yamashita Rina faced HATE's Inaba Azusa. Having lost to Seira Mei in the opening match, and having fought a fierce battle with Hayashishita Utami the previous day at the Toyohashi tournament but ending in a 15-minute time limit draw, she entered this match with one draw and one loss, in a do-or-die situation, when she was suddenly ambushed by Azusa
The fight spilled outside the ring, resulting in a crash into the audience seats. However, Yamashita remained calm and composed. She even had the composure to call out to Azusa and engage in an elbow exchange while sitting on a chair
Furthermore, she managed to silence Azusa and hold on to the point of not letting her say "old hag," but finally, she was hit with an elbow while Azusa called her "old hag!"
Nevertheless, he countered with a thrust kick and punished him with a powerful brainbuster. Although the Splash Mountain was blocked, he finished him off cleanly with an implant
After the match, she addressed Azusa Inaba, saying, "Azusa Inaba is like a bonus point to me. I don't mind her being an old hag. It's so refreshing for an old hag to beat a young one. Let me teach Azusa a gentle lesson. If you want to shake my mental state, you'll have to bring up a joke other than 'old hag.' That's all." She then looked ahead to making a comeback