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The HATE wrestlers suffered contrasting fates. At the "Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026" Red Stars A official match held at Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall No. 2 on July 25th (Saturday), HATE's Rina faced Tetsu Akira
Having made it through the qualifying rounds to compete, Tetsu attacked with a barrage of dropkicks, body slams, and elbows, but his opponent turned the tables with a hip throw. He followed up with a double knee drop
He then endured the Iron Neck Slash, Fisherman Suplex, and Modified Facelock, and refused to be pinned for a three count in the pinning contest. He turned the tables again with a counter Big Boot, and finally caught his opponent in a Hydrangea, forcing him to tap out
She suffered a defeat in her first match on the 19th (Toyohashi) against local player Sayaka Kurei, starting with a loss, but now her record is 1 win and 1 loss
After the match, she reflected, "This is our first two points here. Last year, we started with four straight wins, so I was a little worried when we lost to Kurei right at the beginning, but still, if you give up, it's over in this league. And Akira. Well, I've always complained about the right to play in 5★STAR, but last year I made it to the top four in my first appearance and got four trophies, and although I didn't win the championship so it's nothing to brag about, it was my first appearance, and Akira is also making his first appearance today, and once you're playing, being a rookie doesn't really matter. Akira needs to have that kind of spirit and the determination to win, otherwise the value of 5★STAR will go down, so I want him to be aware of that and play accordingly. I think Akira understands that without me having to say it. So it was fun playing."
At the Joetsu tournament on July 26th, she will face off against her stablemate, Natsuko Tora. Rina proudly declared, "I won last year, and this year I'm going to take down Natsuko Tora again!"
Meanwhile, Tora Natsuko, also from Red Stars A, faced off against Aoki Itsuki. Ignoring Aoki who enthusiastically extended her hand saying, "Please take care of me!", Tora briefly shook Aoki's hand as she again requested a clean fight, and then immediately launched her attack
However, after being provoked with "You run too, I'll catch you," he ran towards the ropes, only to be thrown down in a crab hold and lose his pace
That's when he snapped. He punished him with angry kicks and powerful chops. After that, he continued to pounce with a counter lariat, a senton, and a diving body press from the second rope
Furthermore, while his second, Rina, distracted the referee, he struck her with a chair. He tried to finish her off with a Death Valley Bomb and a Swanton Bomb, but she dodged them and he ended up hurting himself. From there, she cleverly reversed positions and defeated him with a Jinrin II (a modified spinning prawn hold)
In her opening match on the 19th (in Toyohashi), she used a weapon against Tomoka Inaba and was disqualified, resulting in two consecutive losses to start the tournament. She did not appear backstage after the match
Following her victory against Tomoka Inaba in Ota Ward on July 18, Aoki secured her second consecutive win to start the season and boasted, "Two points, that's a double peace sign, isn't it? If this keeps increasing, my hands will become like those of a thousand-armed Kannon, and what do you call it, when it reaches its maximum, I'll sprout my hands all over this area and make a thousand-armed Kannon acrylic stand. I'll conquer 5★STAR and definitely make a thousand-armed Kannon acrylic stand."
He also sent a message to Tora saying, "Natchan, thank you so much for those two valuable points today. Just live your life honestly. Natsuko, thank you so much today!"