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The tag team match between STARS' "OZ Academy Tag Team Champions" Hazuki & Koguma and God's Eye's Shuri & Yagami Ranna is a showdown over Koguma and Yagami's bear pose. The day before in Takadanobaba, Koguma and Yagami had a preliminary match in a six-person tag team match, where Koguma's team provoked Yagami by wearing Shuri's mask. Yagami stubbornly refused to do the bear pose in that match as well, but what will happen to Shuri if she doesn't do the bear pose again today?
As Shuri's theme music plays, the words "NO BEAR" and "The woman who doesn't do the bear pose" are displayed on the screen. Koguma makes a bear pose towards Shuri as she is called out. Shuri glares at Koguma. Yagami volunteers to go first, saying, "Shuri-san, I can do it. I can do it, so it's okay." Yagami points to Koguma and nominates her. Koguma says, "I can do it," and goes first. Yagami provokes Koguma into doing a bear pose. Shuri asks, "Are you okay?" Koguma approaches Yagami in a bear pose. Just as he speaks, Yagami rolls him up for a pin. Koguma counters with a 120% schoolboy pin, but it's broken up. Koguma says, "Did you trick me? You said you could do it." Yagami replies, "I can beat a bear." Koguma charges forward, landing a series of elbows. Shuri then delivers a knee strike. Yagami puts Koguma in a camel clutch, and when he fakes a forced bear pose, goes for a sleeper hold, the crowd boos. Yagami says, "I'm not gonna do a bear pose!" and delivers a soccer ball kick. Shuri follows up with a soccer ball kick, saying, "What bear!" "Did you think it would end in one hit!" and delivers another. Koguma counters and charges forward with an elbow. Shuri stands firm and takes the hit. "Is that all you've got, bear?" she taunts. Koguma charges forward, saying, "My spine hurts, so I can't hit you." Then Shuri takes her down and stomps on her back repeatedly. Koguma dodges the charge and hits a DDT. Hazuki uses Shuri as a springboard to drop Yagami, then hits Shuri with a senton and a face lock. Yagami tries to break it up, but Hazuki hits them both with a senton and a face wash on Shuri. Shuri withstands Hazuki's brainbuster and they exchange elbows. Hazuki dodges a lariat and rolls Shuri up for a dropkick. Koguma dodges Shuri and does a bear pose. They get into a four-point stance, but Shuri breaks free. Koguma jumps on Shuri and grabs both her arms, but is slammed into the corner. Koguma dodges Shuri's charge and does a bear pose, but Shuri hits her with a dropkick and a front neck chancery. Yagami hits Koguma with a dropkick, a corner middle kick, and a dropkick. Koguma retaliates but isn't allowed to do the bear pose, and Yagami hits her with an elbow. Yagami dodges Koguma's face crusher and delivers a soccer ball kick. Koguma dodges the charge and teams up with Hazuki. Shuri and Yagami perform a deadly drive in two directions. Yagami knocks Koguma down with a series of middle kicks. Koguma anticipates Yagami's charge and goes for a face crusher and camel clutch, but Shuri prevents her from executing the forced bear with a soccer ball kick. Amidst boos, Hazuki hits a Codebreaker on both of them, Koguma puts Shuri in a camel clutch, and Yagami prevents her from executing the forced bear with a soccer ball kick. Amidst boos, Hazuki and Koguma block Shuri and Yagami's teamwork. Koguma hits Yagami with a missile kick. Yagami retaliates, and Koguma transitions to a swing sleeper hold and then to the ground. However, Shuri breaks the sleeper hold. Koguma and Hazuki hit Shuri with a DDT, Koguma puts Shuri in a camel clutch, and Hazuki puts Yagami in a camel clutch. Koguma executes the forced bear. Yagami unleashed a barrage of elbows on both of them. Koguma hit Yagami with a face crusher, Hazuki delivered a running elbow, and lifted her up in a Canadian suplex, but Yagami made them collide and hit them both with a Zero Fighter Kick, followed by a series of mounted elbows on Koguma. Yagami countered Koguma with a high kick. Hazuki tried to break it up, but Shuri separated them, and they delivered a combined kick to Koguma. However, Koguma fought back. Yagami declared the finish and kicked Koguma. Koguma dodged, and with an assist from Hazuki, rolled her up with a 120% schoolboy pin. Defeated Shuri and Yagami were disappointed...
Koguma: "Yagami, you understand, right?"
Yagami: "I'm not going to do the bear, and I absolutely cannot do it. But I know that things can't go on like this. So, Koguma, please have a singles match with me on February 2nd at Korakuen Hall. If I lose there, I'll do the bear. But if I win, please never let God's Eye do the bear again."
Shuri: "Oh, please. Seriously, please."
Yagami: "Leave it to me."
Koguma: "Yagami, that's it. That's it. That's what I've been waiting for. I don't know how long you've been doing this, but I don't think there's ever been anyone who has thought so seriously about whether or not to do the bear with such passion. Yes, you get booed a lot, but that's how you've grown so far, and now you finally have a chance to go to college. I've been kicked so much I don't really know what's going on. I can't stand up because of you, my spine hurts. Of course I accept your challenge. Bear vs. Bear, please. (Stands up) Here we go. Everyone, let's make Ranna do a spectacular bear in front of a packed Korakuen Hall, please!" "If you lose, you have to do it properly. You said it yourself, didn't you? God's Eye doesn't lie."
Koguma and Yagami shake hands.