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STARS' Hanan & Kogo Momo, Neo Genesis' Seira Mei & Amasaki Mitsuyoshi, and God's Eye's Hinan & Lady C will all be fighting in this 3-Way Tag Team Match. For Amasaki and Hinan, who will face off for the Future of Stardom Championship on February 24th in Utsunomiya, this will be their second consecutive preliminary match. The day before in Takasaki, challenger Hinan pinned champion Amasaki directly, but... Lady, who declared her challenge for the Artist of Stardom Championship after pinning AZM, announced her title partners for the title fight the day before in Takasaki as Yagami Ranna and Inaba Tomoka. This will also be a preliminary match for Lady against Amasaki, one of the current Artist of Stardom champions. Furthermore, despite Iida's absence, the Goddess of Stardom Championship match has already been scheduled for Utsunomiya. Champion Hanan and challenger Seira will also clash in this match.
All three teams charge in at once, exchanging elbows. Kogo grabbed Hinami and Hanan grabbed Amasaki and delivered dropkicks. Hanan then body-slammed Hinami. Kogo followed up with three more body-slams on Hinami. When Hinami retaliated, Seira interfered with Kogo's charge, and she and Amasaki exchanged dropkicks. Amasaki hit Hinami with a series of elbow attacks followed by a camel clutch, and Seira ran along the ropes, feigning a dropkick but delivering a slap instead. Hinami and Amasaki exchanged elbows. Hinami countered Amasaki's charge with a hip throw, and then a hip throw on Seira as well. Hinami then hit hip throws on Hanan and Kogo. Lady delivered a shoulder tackle to STARS all at once, followed by a cobra twist, and Seira tried to break it up but Lady stopped her and went for a cobra twist of her own. Amasaki tried to break it up but Lady did a giant swing 10 times. Kogo kicked Lady away and applied a modified Manji hold. At the same time, Hanan put Seira in a sleeper hold, and Hinan put Amasaki in a sleeper hold. Lady escapes, and Kogo rolls her up and delivers a dropkick. Kogo goes for the Nectar Peach, but Lady counters with a big boot. Kogo dodges Lady's charge and delivers an armbreaker and a diving body attack. However, Lady manages to turn the tables. Hanan delivers a knee attack to Lady's back and a running elbow smash. Lady dodges Hanan's body attack. Seira eliminates Lady and delivers a missile kick to Hanan. Hanan tries to hit Seira with a Seventeen, but Amasaki makes the cut. Hanan goes for a back drop, but Seira counters with a shooting star. However, Kogo makes the cut in time. Hanan and Seira exchange elbows. Lady delivers a neckbreaker to both of them and goes for a back drop on Seira. Seira counters with a lariat, and Lady delivers a big boot. Hanan delivers a diving body attack to Lady and a Famouser to Seira. Tensaki and Hinami dodge each other's dropkicks. Tensaki and Hinami pinned Mukai with dropkicks. Tensaki and Hinami exchanged elbows, and Hinami delivered a neckbreaker. Hinami went for Tensaki, but Mukai cut her off and hit Hinami with a 619. Hanan hit Hinami with a Famouser, and Mukai with a neckbreaker. However, Lady broke it up. 10 minutes had passed. Hanan and Mukai teamed up, but Lady and Hinami exchanged neckbreakers. Hinami hit Tensaki with a hip throw and a waterwheel drop. Tensaki attempted a DDT, but Hinami kicked out. Lady stopped Tensaki and teamed up with Hinami to slam her down. Hinami hit Tensaki with a modified rock bottom, but Seira broke it up. Lady hit Seira with a big boot. Hinami declared she was going for the finish and lifted Tensaki up. Tensaki countered, but Hinami went for the Gedo Clutch, and Tensaki countered again and got the three count with an Amanohashidate.
Amasaki: "In the second preliminary match, champion Amasaki Mitsuyoshi has won! I don't know what kind of resolution you were talking about yesterday, but I understand Hinami's resolve, so I will definitely respond to that feeling on February 24th in Utsunomiya."
Amasaki proudly displays the belt to Hinami.
Seira: "Hey Hanami, I'd like to settle things with you in a singles match as soon as possible, but for now I'll get a three-count directly from you, Goddess."
Hanami: "Iida-chan, how's your hand? Tell me how it's doing."
Iida enters the ring.
Iida: "This hand is doing well. This hand is doing well, so for you impatient people, there's a Sendai tournament before Utsunomiya. I'll give you a preliminary match!"
Iida removes the tape and shows her right hand, which Suzuki slaps.
Suzuki: "You look like you're in a lot of pain. This isn't going well at all. Your title match isn't going to end like this. You too, be prepared!"
Iida: "Read the room."
Suzuki slaps Iida's hand again.