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Newcomer Hamabe Matoi joined E neXus V, consisting of Maika and Shirakawa Mina, to form a trio, and they will face Cosmic Angels' Natsupoi, Shirakawa Mina, and Kure Sayaka in a six-person tag match. Like the second match, which followed, Nakano Tam, Anna Saori, and Sakura Aya vs. Tsukiyama Waka, Hanako, and Rian, this is a matchup that will not be held in the unit league. Both matches are likely to be played with the finals in mind.
Called by Shirakawa, Hamabe declared, "Here we go!", and stepped up to face Natsupoi. Hamabe swung her into the ropes and performed an arm whip, and Natsupoi got on top to cover, but Hamabe countered. Natsupoi charged in with a back kick, and Kozuen performed a trio of drop kicks. Natsupoi ties up Hamabe's hair, but lies repeatedly that she doesn't have it. From below the ring, Shirakawa checks in, saying, "They've found out." Kuri body slams Hamabe. Mizumori follows with a body slam and then applies a reverse crab hold. Kuri and Natsupoi pull Maika and Shirakawa's legs to prevent them from cutting off. Hamabe manages to escape on her own. Natsupoi dropkicks Hamabe from behind, corners her and hits her with a series of elbows. After being thrown into the corner, Hamabe hits a dropkick and tags in Maika. Maika corners Natsupoi and the other three, but Natsupoi and Kuri dodge a charge and hit a dropkick, but Maika hits them all with a brainbuster. Mizumori delivers a spear dropkick to Maika. Mizumori and Maika collide with each other's shoulders. Maika wins, but Mizumori hits a flying shoulder tackle. Maika powerslams her. Shirakawa hits Mizumori with a thrust elbow and a corbata-style Kawazu Otoshi. Mizumori and Natsupoi combine to slam Shirakawa to the mat. Mizumori hits a lariat, but Shirakawa returns. Kuri hits a series of dropkicks on Shirakawa. Shirakawa dodges Kuri's charge and hits a neckbreaker. Kuri returns with a series of elbows. Shirakawa hits a rolling elbow, but Kuri jumps in and applies a sleeper hold. She goes for a spear, but Shirakawa dodges it and Maika catches it, slamming her to the mat. Hamabe stands Kuri up, and Shirakawa dives, but it only gets a two count. 10 minutes pass. Shirakawa goes for an implant DDT on Kuri. Kuri rolls her up and hits a Tokimeki Spear, but Hamabe cuts her off.
Maika separates Mizumori and Natsupoi with a lariat, and Shirakawa counters with a back elbow, bringing Maika in for a combined press. Shirakawa then hits an implant DDT. After the three count, Shirakawa pinned Kuri.
」 English: Shirakawa: "So hot (laughs). It's been a while, Osaka! It's been a while since I got on that away bus, and that's how I felt. I'm so happy to be able to meet all the Stardom fans, and everyone in Osaka, again in 2025! Today, the New Year's Unit League Match kicks off. For some reason, Enexus V's T-shirts are yellow this time. And she (Hamabe) is wearing an orange costume! So, so, how was EXV's match today?"
Hamabe: "It was fun. It was fun."
Shirakawa: "Was it fun? You were desperate at the end, weren't you? Having fun from your heart is what conveys your feelings to the audience the most, so that's really important. So, everyone, there's a Unit League Match, so I want things to get a little more heated, so let's cheer! Osaka Takoyaki is what we're after! Osaka Takoyaki is what we're after! Osaka Takoyaki is what we're after! Osaka Takoyaki is what we're after! Thank you!"