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The Cinderella Tournament semi-final is a sisterly showdown between Hanan and Rina. Both hold the record for the most defenses of the Future of Stardom Championship, with Rina having previously broken Hanan's record. Hanan is also the previous year's Cinderella Tournament champion and is aiming to become only the third person in history, after Mayu Iwatani and MIRAI, to win the tournament twice in a row. This is a sisterly showdown that neither of them can afford to lose. Who will advance to the final, Hanan or Rina?
Rina attacks Hanan as she enters the ring. Rina throws Hanan into the audience and enters the ring. As Hanan enters, the bell rings, and Rina delivers a series of stomps followed by a hair whip, yelling, "I'm not gonna lose to you!" and stomping on her face. Rina delivers a body slam, and when Hanan escapes, she applies an armlock. When Hanan escapes, Rina puts her right arm on the ropes, chokes her, and kicks her. She then delivers an elbow to Hanan's right arm. Hanan is thrown into the corner and counters with a body attack, a knee attack from behind, and a dropkick to the back. When Rinami counters, Hanan applies a sleeper hold followed by a modified sickle hold. When Rinami counters, Hanan anticipates Hanan's charge and delivers a dropkick and a big boot. Hanan counters, dodges the kick, and lands an elbow. Rinami retaliates, and they exchange elbows. Rinami lands a series of elbows, and Hanan attempts a hip throw. Rinami quickly gets up and retaliates. They grab each other's hair and Rinami throws Hanan backwards. Hanan hits a Famouser as Rinami charges. Both are down, but get up and charge. Rinami lands a big boot, and Hanan lands an elbow smash. When Rinami goes outside the ring, Hanan flies up with a plancha. Hanan brings Rinami back into the ring and hits a running elbow smash and a Famouser. When Rinami retaliates, Hanan goes for a blockbuster. Rinami resists, and Hanan delivers an elbow. "Rinami!" she shouts, offering her chest. Rinami goes for an elbow, and Hanan provokes her with "More!" and delivers a series of elbows. Rinami blocks and hits Hanan with a knee to her right arm, Hanan feints and delivers an elbow smash and a DDT. However, Rinami manages to counter. Hanan shouts "Let's finish this!" and takes Rinami's back. Rinami resists and reaches the ropes. Hanan gets back, but Rinami counters with a Northern Lights suplex. Hanan counters, and Rinami delivers a series of diving double knee drops. However, Hanan manages to raise her shoulder. Ten minutes have passed. Rinami applies a Manji Gatame and slams Hanan down, and when Hanan counters, she tries to force a submission with a Hydrangea. Hanan refuses to give up, shouting "No! No!" Hanan managed to escape. Rinami went for the Pink Devil, but Hanan countered with the Seventeen. Rinami reversed and pinned her. Hanan was countered and hit the Seventeen again. Rinami managed to counter at the last moment and pulled Hanan up. Then Hanan slammed her down with a back drop. Rinami got up and charged, but Hanan stopped her and hit a blockbuster hold. Hanan went for a back drop. Rinami countered and went for a reverse pin followed by a jackknife. Hanan countered and hit a back drop. Rinami landed and slammed her down with the Pink Devil. Rinami hit the Pink Devil again. Hanan couldn't counter and Rinami won, advancing to the finals.
"Cinderella is over. Umm, this is... ah, it's frustrating. I can't put it into words at all, it's frustrating! Rina got the three points... ah, it's so frustrating, but even though it's frustrating, it feels like it was fun. My goal with Rina has always been for people to see us now, and I've always been frustrating that she didn't see us as the future of Stardom. I think that's what I felt too, and Rina felt too, and now people are finally watching us, but I realized it took so long. That was frustrating, too, but I think it was because I was frustrating that I was able to work hard, and ah, I don't know what to say anymore, but it's frustrating, but anyway I'm glad I was able to match with Rina, and I really felt in this semi-final that she has high expectations of us, and that made me really happy. I was happy, but next time I'll definitely get the three points from Rina. I'll definitely beat Rina next time, so for now Rina, I want you to win. Thank you."