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Artist of Stardom champions Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, and Saori Anno will defend their titles for the third time against Neo Genesis. Neo Genesis won the unit league tournament and declared their intention to challenge for the Artist and Goddess titles. First, they aim to win the Artist title with the Starlight Kid, AZM, and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki. Having won the unit league tournament and declared their intention to take all the unit titles, Neo Genesis will be starting well by winning the Artist belts, which are a unit title, and they will be determined to win it. On the other hand, the top trio of Cosmic Angels has taken the title from E neXus V and has defeated H.A.T.E. and their fellow Cosmic Angels members. And now, for the first time, they will face Neo Genesis. The winner of this match is likely to become the main player in the unit rivalry.
Before the bell, Neo Genesis launched a surprise dropkick, and AZM and Kid, along with Amasaki, attacked Natsupoi with dropkicks. Amasaki delivered a corner elbow, and Natsupoi responded with a dropkick. Anno hits Tensaki with a missile kick. Nakano corners Tensaki and attacks. Nakano and Natsupoi deliver a back kick, Anno hits a big boot, and the trio hits a dropkick. Tensaki retaliates with an elbow. Nakano takes the elbow and stands up, saying, "Is that all you've got?" and "Come on, give me more." Tensaki charges forward, aiming for a DDT, but Nakano counters with a slap, and Tensaki jumps in and hits a DDT. Kid hits Nakano with a dropkick. Natsupoi tries to stop Kid, but Kid makes them collide and hits Nakano with a hurricanrana. Kid hits Anno with a moonsault attack and a standing moonsault press. Nakano counters, and Kid goes for a fisherman suplex. Nakano counters and hits a dropkick, saying, "Don't mess with me." Natsupoi hits a body attack, then an armbar and an armlock. Kid dodges Natsupoi's dropkick and hits a leg breaker from the apron, a dragon screw, and returns to the ring for a stretch muffler. AZM captures Anno and Amasaki capture Nakano to support Kid. When Natsupoi escapes, kicks are exchanged. Natsupoi throws an elbow, Kid takes it, stomps on her foot, and kicks her in the knee. Kid throws a dropkick to the knee, and Natsupoi lands a series of elbows. Natsupoi pretends to take the kick and says "Come on!", then throws a back kick. Kid delivers a brainbuster. Kid also attempts a spinning diving body press from Natsupoi, but Natsupoi dodges it. Natsupoi pulls Kid up and goes for the Fairing Ring. Kid counters, and he and Nakano exchange thrust kicks, Natsupoi throws a dropkick, and then forcefully throws a German suplex. Kid delivers a double knee attack from behind. Natsupoi lands a back kick, and both are down. AZM dodges a neckbreaker and delivers a series of brainbusters to Anno, who retaliates with a brainbuster of her own, and 10 minutes have passed. AZM dodges Anno's charge, and NeoGen delivers a triple dropkick. AZM hits Anno with a missile kick followed by an armlock. Anno escapes, and Natsupoi interferes, elbowing AZM. Anno and Natsupoi then deliver a series of thrust kicks to AZM and Kid, before heading to the corners in two directions. AZM and Kid perform a superplex arm whip followed by a diving foot stomp, and the champions perform a trio German suplex. The champions climb to the corners as a trio and dive in three directions, with Nakano and Natsupoi going to the outside, and Anno hitting AZM with a missile kick followed by a fisherman suplex. AZM hits Anno with a high kick and a German suplex hold. Anno kicks out, and the challengers team up to slam Anno down, with Kid performing a spinning diving body press and AZM delivering a diving foot stomp. However, Nakano and Natsupoi break up the hold. AZM declared she would finish the match with a Buzzsaw Kick and went for a Canadian Destroyer on Anno. Anno countered with a German Suplex, but AZM kicked it out. 15 minutes had passed when Anno slammed Natsupoi down and Natsupoi hit a Fairial Gift. Nakano hit a Tiger Suplex on AZM, but Kid and Amasaki managed to break it up. Nakano tagged in Anno, saying "Finish it!", and Anno hit a Tantandol, but Kid made the save. Anno went for a Japanese Ocean Suplex on AZM. AZM countered with an Azumi Sushi, but Anno kicked it out at the last moment. Anno hit a Numero No. AZM hit a Potering, but Amasaki made the save. Amasaki hit Anno with a DDT, and AZM and Amasaki double-teamed Anno down on the mat, but Natsupoi made the save. Kid separated them with a Tiger Driver on Natsupoi. AZM hit Anno with a double-arm Canadian Destroyer (one up), then Azumi Sushi. The referee counted to three, and AZM pinned Anno.
AZM: "I got the belt! Am I AZM? AZM? Thank you, hahaha. (To the Azumi chants) Wow, thank you. Thank you! I've got the pink belt back after five years! Ah, I'm so happy. Hey, Nakano Tam, who said I'm Kid's shit? Don't underestimate me, I'm your senior! Well, I'm so happy that we were able to win the belt with these members. I'm so happy I can't find the words, what should I do? Right. Sorry my head isn't working properly. Well, Neo Genesis now has two double champions. That's amazing. Neo Genesis is going to take all the belts, so look forward to it. And after this, Suzuki Suzu will be challenging for the red belt, so please support Suzuki Suzu as well."
AZM: "Neo Genesis has won the Artist of the Year title! Wow, I'm so happy."
Kid: "Winning the league tournament and then this..."
AZM: "Isn't the momentum just perfect?"
Kid: "It's perfect, isn't it?"
AZM: "I've always wanted to wear the belt with Mitsuyoshi, and Kid has always been on the opposite side of the ring, and now we can finally wear the belt together.
" Kid: "That's true."
AZM: "I think this is a very, very valuable victory. Nakano Tam called Kid shit, though."
Kid: "Take that back."
AZM: "That's right, really. But I think I got fired up thanks to Tam Nakano, and I'm really grateful to Cosmic Angels for that. I want to go head-to-head with Natsupoi, Saori, and Tam again. I took it from Natsupoi again."
Kid: "You took Wonder and Artist from Natsupoi. I don't think there's anything left to take from her (laughs). But Natsupoi didn't have the eyes I like. I mean, Cosmic Angels have won Best Unit multiple times, and they're especially known for their strong unit feel within Stardom, and to have taken it from a top-tier trio means that it's not an exaggeration to say with pride and confidence that we, Neo Genesis, are the core of Stardom's units!"
AZM: "That's right, that's right. I think it's incredibly valuable just to have won it, and from now on, let's raise our value even higher than Cosmic Angels."
Kid: "That's right, there's something I wanted to say after we won. The top-tier trio is just too strong."
AZM: "They're strong."
Kid: "But we, who came from the very top, are even stronger. But I think more young wrestlers should be drawn to the Artists. We have Future Champion Mitsuyoshi, and it would be great to have a trio of young wrestlers and experienced wrestlers like this, or even a trio of just young wrestlers. It doesn't have to be limited to Future or NEW BLOOD; I think more young wrestlers should be drawn in. We have so many units and wrestlers, so let's revitalize Stardom with more Artists. That's what I think. The top tier was just too strong."
AZM: "That's fine. But we won."
Kid: "We are strong, though."
AZM: "Mitsuyoshi said the same thing."
Kid: "(The artists) are like the core of the unit."
Amasaki: "I thought the core of the unit was the one that took on challenges, but since joining Neo Genesis, I feel like I'm at the center of it all, and I want everyone to feel that way."
Kid: "From there, there might even be the possibility of connecting to Future or Wonder. I think it's okay to bring on more and more."
Amasaki: "Speaking of Future, next up is HANAKO. The challenger has been decided, what do you think?"
Kid: "Where is it going to be?"
Amasaki: "We have an away tour next, right? On the last day, (February 12th) Osaka?"
AZM: "That's good, it's in Kansai."
Amasaki: "It's Kansai, so it's just right, isn't it? It's next to (Kyoto). We didn't have a show in Kyoto this time. We'll be waiting in Osaka. I'm looking forward to it." Kid: "Please
continue to support Neo Genesis..."
All three: "Thank you."