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A six-person tag team match between Cosmic Angels' Tam Nakano, Saori Anno, and Aya Sakura, and E neXus V's Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO, and Rian. Cosmic Angels and E neXus V are in different blocks, so they won't face each other in the official tag league matches. The only chance they might face each other is in the finals. Will this be a prelude to the battle for the championship? Young talent will likely be put to the test in this match.
Sakura and Rian start the match. Sakura takes Rian to the ground with a tackle and gets her back. Rian grabs Sakura's arm, and Sakura gets hers back. Rian puts Sakura in a headlock, and Sakura throws her into the ropes and delivers a dropkick. Sakura tries to dash, but Tsukiyama interferes, and the trio attacks one after another, with a flurry of kicks. Sakura kicks out, and Rian gets a body slam and a knee drop. Anno gives Rian a hair whip, holds her in the ropes and attacks, then calls in Nakano, and Sakura joins in. Anno puts Rian in a one-legged cover. Nakano gets back up after receiving a barrage of elbows from Rian. Nakano knocks her down with one hit, but Rian lands a cross body. HANAKO hits Nakano with a shoulder tackle. Anno interferes and teams up with Nakano. However, HANAKO dodges and lands a series of corner body attacks, then a series of corner body attacks, and a body press on Nakano. HANAKO locks Nakano in an Argentine backbreaker. Nakano counters, dodges a lariat and lands a dropkick and a knee attack. Sakura hits HANAKO with a dropkick and a barrage of elbows. HANAKO catches a knee kick and slams her to the mat. However, Sakura dodges a knee drop and lands a dropkick. Sakura and HANAKO exchange elbows. HANAKO attempts a brainbuster, but Sakura counters. HANAKO attempts a lariat, but Sakura jumps in and goes for a triangle choke. HANAKO lifts Sakura up and slams her into the corner, but Sakura dodges the charge and delivers a running knee kick, then dives from the corner aiming for a knee attack. HANAKO catches her and delivers a brainbuster. Tsukiyama hits Sakura with a series of elbows, and Sakura knocks her down with a middle kick. Anno hits Tsukiyama with a dropkick, but Tsukiyama dodges the neck kick and delivers a hip drop, and Anno counters the hip attack with her foot. Tsukiyama and Rian work together, with Rian delivering a cross body followed by a hip drop from Tsukiyama. Anno kicks out and Tsukiyama goes for the Palo Special. Nakano cuts in with a middle kick from behind. 10 minutes have passed. HANAKO hits both of them with a lariat. HANAKO drops Tsukiyama onto Anno. Tsukiyama hits the Gokuraku Don, but Anno kicks out. Tsukiyama declares she's going for the finish. However, Nakano delivers a thrust kick from behind, Sakura delivers a diving knee attack, and Anno delivers a fisherman suplex. When Anno got back to Tsukiyama, Tsukiyama countered with a Gokuraku Don, but it was broken up. Kozuen and the other two hit Tsukiyama with a heel drop, and Anno secured the three-count with a Tantandol.