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Inaba Azusa and Rian clash in the first round of the tournament. In fact, Rian is older than Azusa. As a member of Stardom,
Rian doesn't want to lose to Azusa, who is from another organization... After feeling each other out, Azusa grabs Rian's arm and twists it. Rian gets free and Azusa puts her in a headlock. Rian throws Azusa into the ropes and delivers an arm whip followed by a dropkick. As Rian tries to run, Azusa pulls her hair and delivers a series of hair whips. Azusa goes for the cover, but Rian kicks out. Azusa delivers a series of elbow drops to Rian's left knee and then a leg lock. Rian escapes and Azusa delivers a body slam and a soccer ball kick. Rian kicks back and goes in with an elbow. Azusa stands her ground and fights back. As Rian collapses, Azusa stands firm. Rian goes in with another elbow. Azusa applies a knee bar, but Rian manages to escape. Azusa unleashed a barrage of stomps, and Rian responded with a crossbody attack and a series of dropkicks. When Azusa retaliated, she delivered a middle kick. When Rian retaliated, Azusa hit an elbow drop to her left leg and then applied a kneebar. When Rian escaped, Azusa hit a big boot and a double kick. When Rian retaliated, Azusa charged at her, and she hit a hurricanrana and a diving body attack. When Azusa retaliated, she hit a neckbreaker and then the Inaba Azusa's Sister Super. Rian dodged and rolled her up. When Rian charged, Azusa hit a double kick. Rian got up and charged at Azusa, who hit three brainbusters and then held her. When Rian kicked out, Azusa hit the Inaba Azusa's Sister Super. The referee counted to three, and Azusa defeated Rian.
"It's boring when someone from this group wins. Every year someone from this group wins, so next time it has to be Azusa-sama who wins! Well, in addition to leading the younger generation, there are also belts that I'm aiming for, so I'm going to win the next round, the second round, the third round, and the final. Inaba Azusa's old lady hunt, Kurtz."
"This was my first time competing in the Cinderella Tournament, and my first opponent was Azusa. I really wanted to win. I haven't been able to win on my own yet, and this was my chance to win, but I couldn't, so I'm really frustrated. If I ever get to play against Azusa again, I'll definitely make the three-pointer."