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2025.02.09

"STARDOM in YAMAGUCHI 2025 ~Iwatani Mayu Triumph Tournament~"

Iwatani Mayu Triumph Return Special Tag Match

14 minutes 18 seconds

Iwatani Mayu: One-sprinkle-hardened

MATCH REPORT

Iwatani Mayu returns to his hometown of Yamaguchi. Initially, there was a planned live-up tag match between Iwatani Mayu and Kashima Saki vs. AZM and Watanabe Momo, but as of the day before, Kashima was disappointing due to poor health. Nakano Tamu enters Kashima and ends up teaming up with Iwatani to cross-border collaboration. Nakano has a desire to leave Iwatani and form the Cosmic Angels independent of STARS. The AZM & Momo Gumi, on the other hand, is a team that transcends the unit. This is the revival of Momoaz from Queen's Quest. For both, it is inevitable that they will aim to get revenge after losing to Iwatani's IWGP Women's Championship match. However, as Momo betrayed the QQ and joined the Oedo Team (now H.A.T.E.), it is unclear whether they will function as a team. Will Iwatani bring together a match that will surely be confused? As Icon Iwatani's triumphant return, a happy ending is desired...
Before the match, the mayor of Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, presented a bouquet of encouragement and a bale of rice bale to encouragement. Momo attacks Iwatani, who was called, and the match begins and H.A.T.E.'s second attacks Iwatani. Nakano and Kamitani also play together under the ring. Momo puts Iwatani back into the ring to cover it. Iwatani responded and Momo hit a string of soccer ball kicks and stomped him in the face. Iwatani tries to fight back with a chop, but Momo gets him down with a middle kick. Momo sends Iwatani out of the ring again. Natsuko uses Iwatani to body slam on the outside mat. AZM offers to join in, but Momo drops her out of the ring with an elbow. Momo covers Iwatani, who was returned, but the count does not enter. Momo provoked, "You're in the hometown, do your best, do your best." Iwatani dropkicks Momo's charge. When AZM enters, Iwatani gets a sling blade. Nakano received a touch and attacked the diving body to AZM. Momo takes Nakano's back, but Nakano turns around and DDTs together with AZM and Momo. AZM cut back Nakano's backdrop and dodged each other by kicking. AZM reads first and gives Nakano a penalty kick. Momo forcefully touched him and dropped AZM under the ring, then skewered Nakano and then got a drop kick and a middle kick. Nakano has a peach, a neckbreaker, and a double knee drop. Momo responds and Iwatani offers a touch. Iwatani dropkicks Momo. Peach skewers and fires a series of middle kicks. Iwatani dodged the charge and dropped kick. However, Momo dodged and kicked in a middle kick. When Momo went up to the corner, Iwatani also went up and repeatedly hit elbows, an avalanche Frankensteiner and a missile kick. Momo gives back, Nakano enters and aims to join Iwatani. AZM enters and runs into the two of them and they get a high kick, and Momo gets Iwatani and gets a Aoma Sword. Momo hits AZM. AZM kicks missiles to Iwatani and Numerouno. Iwatani cuts back and exchanges between AZM and elbows. AZM is a brainbuster bypassing Iwatani. Ten minutes passed, and Iwatani responded and AZM went to the corner. Iwatani catches up, but Momo takes the back. The AZM combines with a foot stamp and a trawler kick, peaches keep throwing tequila, and AZM rolls it up but cuts. AZM aims for Iwatani to be a Canadian Destroyer. Nakano stops him and Iwatani drops kicks, and AZM goes outside the ring. He sends peaches out of the ring with Corvata. Nakano plays a plancha and Iwatani plays a top-up dive. AZM is returned and Iwatani frog splashes. When AZM responded, Iwatani and Nakano competed with a trawler kick. Double DDT and German linkage. But the peach cuts. Momo hits Nakano at the referee and gets a mid-kick with AZM and Momo. Iwatani dodges and Momo attacks a bat. Iwatani dodged it and AZM was on the verge of accidental blast. Momo stops his bat, but he deliberately hits AZM. Nakano then took AZM's back and Tiger Suplex, and Iwatani declared a finish and made a Moonsalt Press. A three count came in and Iwatani fell on AZM.
Iwatani: "Good evening to everyone who came to the Yamaguchi tournament! Today's main event, Kashima Saki, has been missing, so I think many people wanted to see Momoaz and Mayusaki. Tam, today's Kairikaku return to Yamaguchi, a special place for me, and thank you for playing the game in a hurry."
Nakano: "I didn't want to join. But I'm glad I was able to join today at Iwatani's special place. Thank you. Congratulations on your Kairikaku return!"
Nakano left.
Iwatani: "Today is just one of 365 days, but has it been a memorable day for everyone? Thank you. I'm really glad I came today. Also, next year and the year after that, maybe it's the rest of this year, but will you come again to Stardom? Thank you. I've taken all of the faces, movies and photos, so I'll check all of them, whether they haven't come next year or who's coming, so I promise. I promise Mayu will come to Yamaguchi someday, so please make sure you all make a promise. We're looking forward to seeing you again in the Stardom ring. What should I do? Today, STARS and the forwards were in another organization (OZ Academy) and Iida broke a bone, and today they're coming, Komomo and Hanami. Shall we close together with the three of us? Mayor Mine, where are you? Will you close together? Really? Maybe it's good. It's only in the region. Is there a mayor? Please come. Is it okay to call you that mayor easily? Who is Kimura Taizo? Where is he? Did he go home? Where is he? Oh, he's completely in his casual clothes. He's not a sushi-san or B'z at all, just Kimura Taizo woke up. Everyone is in his busy schedule. Okataro is coming too? The other units won't come. Would you like to invite him? Don't expect it. If there are players who can come in other units, please come. You won't come. Is there anyone? Stop. No other units will come. Let's close. Trust in the present and shine tomorrow, We are Stardom! "

Iwatani: "We were able to win the match in the Yamaguchi tournament without any defense, but we were really planning to team up with Kashima Saki."
Nakano: "..."
Iwatani: "What, destiny?
" Nakano: "Fate? Amazing, you have a lot of things.
Iwatani: "I got a lot."
Nakano: "Congratulations on your triumphant return..." Iwatani
: "Thank you."
Nakano: "I really didn't like it, but I'm not going to team up. I was forced to be assembled because of Kashima Saki... but I'm glad I was able to team up today in an important place in Iwatani. But Tamu has been aiming for this belt (the IWGP women's) and you're also on your head. Just remember that. Congratulations on your triumphant return!"
Nakano runs off.
Iwatani: "Hi. There were so many people who celebrated it, and it was really important to return to triumphantly. I want to continue fighting without forgetting the support of everyone, and I was born in Yamaguchi. In Yamaguchi, or even the world, I'm wondering what they're saying, "I'm going to spread my name even more and more around the world..." I don't know, but I also got rice, and I'd like to eat it together. I wish they'd brought me a rice cooker. I really wanted to thank everyone for coming to the Yamaguchi tournament today! It was fun. See you later. Thank you very much!"