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Mina Shirakawa, who has announced her joining AEW, will have her last match in Japan as a Stardom wrestler. Her final match will be a four-way singles match against all members of E neXus V. She will face Maika, with whom she has started a unit, for the second time, following their match at Korakuen Hall. What message does Shirakawa want to convey to each of them in her final match?
Following Shirakawa, Maika enters the ring. Maika requests, "Mina Shirakawa, this is my last match in Japan, so please call me out one last time." Shirakawa calls out Maika as requested, "She is the empress MAIKA!" The two shake hands and the bell rings. Maika takes the microphone and says, "Can you wait a moment?" She then appeals, "We only have three minutes, but I gave it my all at Korakuen Hall, so today is photo time!" The two pose facing all four directions, including taking selfies. Maika attacks, saying, "Thank you!", but Shirakawa dodges. After striking a pose together, Shirakawa delivers a neckbreaker. Shirakawa retaliates against Maika's elbow. "This is for Gina!" Maika said with a chop. Time ran out as she pinned her down. However, Maika said, "Thank you!" and delivered a body slam. The second opponent was Rian. Rian offered a handshake, and Shirakawa accepted as the bell rang. Rian delivered a series of dropkicks and a headlock. Shirakawa threw her into the ropes, but Rian delivered a series of dropkicks. Shirakawa countered, but Rian dodged her charge and rolled her up. Rian kicked out and delivered a diving body attack from the corner. Shirakawa countered, but Rian rolled her up several times. Rian delivered a series of elbows, which Shirakawa accepted. Shirakawa countered with an elbow. Rian countered Shirakawa's attempt at a DDT and rolled her up. Shirakawa hit a backfist and a Glamorous Driver MINA to secure the pinfall. The third opponent was Tsukiyama Waka. Both shook hands, and Tsukiyama delivered a series of dropkicks and hip attacks. Shirakawa countered, dodging Tsukiyama's lariat and delivering a Palo Special, a dropkick, and a series of hip butts. Tsukiyama sat on the mat, allowing Shirakawa to hit him with a hip butt. Shirakawa followed up with a series of hip butts, finishing with a dropkick. After an exchange of elbows, Shirakawa landed a slap, a dropkick to the knee, and a figure-four leglock. However, time ran out. The last of the four was HANAKO. HANAKO rushed into the ring and delivered a lariat followed by a brainbuster. Shirakawa countered, and HANAKO went for an Argentine backbreaker. Shirakawa escaped and applied a figure-four leglock. HANAKO escaped, and Shirakawa went for a sling blade from the corner. However, HANAKO managed to counter. Shirakawa landed an elbow, a backfist, and declared she was going for the finish, attempting a Glamorous Driver. HANAKO resisted, but Shirakawa delivered an Implant DDT. HANAKO countered, and Shirakawa landed a high kick. HANAKO dodged and delivered a high-angle back drop. Shirakawa countered with an Argentine back drop, and HANAKO slammed her into the corner as time ran out.
Shirakawa: "Not yet, I won't let you surpass me! Ha... E neXus V, you were always by my side. I couldn't be in Japan last year, but even then..."
At that moment, Iida Saya's song started playing, and she rushed into the ring.
Iida: "Hey Shirakawa, you're going overseas, aren't you? I haven't had enough of a showdown with you yet!"
Shirakawa: "I'll do it, Iida-chan!"
A one-minute, one-fall match was decided, and the bell rang.
Iida sent Shirakawa flying with a shoulder tackle, cornered her, and unleashed a barrage of chops. Shirakawa tried to escape, but Iida cornered her again and delivered a series of chops. Shirakawa fought back as time ran out, but Iida threw her into the ropes and delivered a jumping chop. Then, AZM's song started playing. AZM stands in front of Shirakawa.
Shirakawa: "You like me, don't you?"
AZM: "I don't like you!"
The bell rings and the match begins, with an exchange of kicks. Shirakawa dodges and goes for a figure-four leglock. AZM dodges and goes for a submission hold as time runs out. Then Hanan's theme music plays and Hanan enters the ring. The bell rings and Hanan unleashes a flurry of running elbow smashes. They exchange elbows and time runs out.
Hanan: "There are so many people watching. I'm sure there are still many people who want to tell Shirakawa Mina how they feel, right? Everyone come up!"
The wrestlers enter the ring one after another, and a 5-minute, one-fall match is announced. The wrestlers launch a series of corner attacks. Maika finishes it off with a corner lariat. Shuri, Unagi, Anno, Mizumori, Maika, and Yuria surround Shirakawa, and she stands up after receiving an elbow from Shuri. Shirakawa fought back, landing elbows and double chops one after another. The wrestlers cheered, "Let's do it!" Mizumori delivered a body press. Unagi hit a guillotine, and Anno a brainbuster. Shuri delivered a series of soccer ball kicks. Yuria went for a cover after a running guillotine. Shirakawa kicked out, and Maika hit a lariat. Everyone got into the ring and went for the cover. Shirakawa kicked out, and time was up.
Shirakawa: "Haa... I can see a lot of black dots in my eyes now. But I don't know how much I can do, but this is Anjo, right? I've never beaten Nakano Tam. Haa... Tam, beat me and let me go to America. Nakano Tam!"
Nakano appeared, and a 3-minute, one-fall match began. The two shook hands, and Shirakawa hit an elbow. Nakano hit an elbow, saying, "It's Tam's homecoming!" Shirakawa retaliated. They exchanged elbows. Nakano hit a counter thrust kick followed by a German suplex. Shirakawa countered Nakano's attempt at a VSD with a Glamorous Driver. Nakano countered again, but Shirakawa landed a back elbow. Nakano hit a spin kick, and Shirakawa returned with a back elbow. As Shirakawa charged, Nakano landed a high kick, and Nakano attempted a Violet Shooting, but Shirakawa dodged it and delivered a knee attack followed by a DDT. The time limit was drawn as Shirakawa was on top of Nakano. After the match, both wrestlers made a pinky promise in the ring.
Shirakawa: "No one's entrance music will be playing anymore, will it? Sigh... It's been four and a half years at Stardom. I, Shirakawa Mina, have been nurtured by all the wrestlers and all the fans. Thank you so much. In life, there are many times when you encounter things that make you think, 'This is impossible,' or 'I can't do this.' Everyone has overcome those days and continued to live, and that's why you're here watching now. You only live once, so I will continue to live honestly to my feelings and become what I want to be. I will continue to show you all my ever-challenging spirit. Lastly, this is getting long, so I'll convey my feelings to everyone backstage through E neXus V. Shirakawa Mina's first chapter as a professional wrestler ends here in Anjo, but as a wrestler, I will continue to show you many dreams in my second chapter, so please keep watching. Thank you so much for meeting me. E neXus V is here, thank you!"