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Cosmic Angels is shaken by Tam Nakano's retirement. Natsupoi, Saori Anno, and Sayaka Kurei team up against H.A.T.E.'s Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, and Azusa Inaba. Kamitani, the World of Stardom Champion, is the one who forced Nakano into retirement. For Cosmic Angels, this is a revenge match, and for Kurei, who has declared her intention to challenge for the title next, it is a preliminary match. Kurei lost to Kamitani in a singles match during her first trip to Okinawa. How will she fare against Kamitani, who forced Nakano into retirement and is now set to challenge for the top title?
Kurei calls out "Kamitani!" to the champion with the red belt. As Kamitani turns her back, Kurei attacks, and the match begins. Kamitani throws Kurei out of the ring and takes the fight outside. Kamitani brings Kurei back into the ring and delivers a series of stomps and a hair whip. Kurei charges in with a series of elbows, but Kamitani sends her flying with one blow. Natsuko sprays water at Kurei, and also sprays some on the sidelines. Natsuko then hits Kurei with a running lariat, a brainbuster, and a camel clutch. Kamitani sprints between the ropes and delivers a dropkick. Azusa hits Kurei with a hair whip and a series of double kicks. When Kurei retaliates, Azusa hits her with a soccer ball kick. As Kurei retaliates, Azusa stomps on her face. Kurei and Azusa exchange elbows, and Azusa taunts Kurei with "Come on!" and jumps for an armbar. Anno tries to break it up, but H.A.T.E. separates them. Azusa body slams Kurei. When Kurei kicks out, Azusa warns her, "I'm gonna lift you up!" Kurei counters with a dropkick. Natsupoi delivers a diving body attack and an armbar to Azusa, but Azusa escapes. Natsupoi puts her right arm on the ropes and kicks upwards. Kamitani enters the ring and Natsupoi delivers a dropkick to both of them. Azusa retaliates with a series of elbows. Natsupoi kicks her arm upwards and charges forward, but Azusa delivers a spinning kick. Natsuko pushes Natsupoi away and goes for the cover.
Natsupoi delivers a back kick followed by a neckbreaker. Anno delivers a dropkick and a neckbreaker to Natsuko. She gets behind Natsuko but Natsuko resists and Azusa delivers a double kick, followed by a crossbody to Natsuko. Kamitani delivers a corner knee attack and a dropkick to Anno. Anno retaliates and Kamitani punches her in the stomach. After a struggle for the back, Anno delivers a missile kick and a fisherman suplex. Kurei offers to tag in and delivers a dropkick to Kamitani. Kamitani dodges and delivers a dropkick of her own. Kamitani provokes Kurei into hitting her with an elbow. Kamitani retaliates with a series of elbows, sending Kurei to the ground. Kurei gets up and delivers another series of elbows, which Kamitani receives with her arms outstretched. Kamitani elbows Kurei as she charges. Kurei dodges Kamitani and lands an elbow attack, followed by a series of dropkicks. She drives Kurei into the corner, brings her back to the center, and slams her down with a neckbreaker. However, Kamitani raises her shoulder. Kamitani dodges Kurei, and H.A.T.E. launches a series of corner attacks. Kamitani slams her backwards, but it's only a two count. Natsuko and Azusa team up, but Anno and Natsupoi deliver a thrust kick. Natsupoi jumps to the outside with a plancha. Kurei hits Kamitani, who has returned to the ring, with three missile kicks. Kamitani endures them and taunts her, "Come on!" Kurei landed four hits and went for cover after cover. Kamitani held on for 15 minutes. Kamitani stopped Kurei's spear attempt and went for a fisherman suplex. Kurei dodged Kamitani's lariat and landed a spear. Kamitani countered and Kurei went for a Falcon Arrow. Kamitani countered with a spin kick. Anno and Natsupoi teamed up but Natsuko intercepted Kurei and Anno. Natsupoi got a lariat. Kurei got a cannonball, and Kamitani and Azusa exchanged kicks. Kamitani did a double kick, but Kurei managed to counter. Kamitani went for a star crusher, but Kurei avoided it and rolled her up. She rolled her up with a jackknife, and when it was countered, she rolled her up again. The referee counted to three, and Kurei took the pinfall victory over the red belt champion.
Kurei: "Kamitani-san, do you remember the promise you made to me when I made my debut? You promised that one day you would fight me for the Wonder belt. The color may be different, but the World belt, my feelings haven't changed at all since then. So..."
Kurei takes out the contract.
Kurei: "I brought this! Please let me challenge you! Please!"
Kamiya: "That promise from back then... I get it. I'll engrave in your mind just how scary the red belt is. Don't get scared and run away."
Kurei: (Whispering) "Yes! I won today and I'll be allowed to challenge you! I know better than anyone how reckless this challenge is. But I want to have a match with the current Kamiya-san. And I want to win! So please cheer me on! Thank you!
" Anno: "Go Kurei. Everyone, please cheer her on too. It's going to be okay. Stardom will be bringing Stardom pro wrestling to all over Japan. Time flies, and next month, on June 27th, we'll be back in Kochi, at Kochi Cerise, so Natsumi and Kurei would love to see you all again."
Kurei: "Yes. I would love to come back to Shikoku and see you all again!" Please support me and Stardom!
Kurei: "I was able to hand over the contract that was torn to shreds the first time. I guess that means I've been properly recognized as a challenger. Today, with the help of the two of you, I finally, finally managed to win, but the match is just me against Kamitani. No matter how reckless people say it is, I absolutely want to have the match and I want to win!
So until that day, not just until that day, I'll keep trying my best forever. I'm going to create the future of Stardom.
" Natsupoi: "Kurei, I don't think the red belt will be that easy to get. You know that better than anyone. But you know, just the other day Kurei was trembling and working hard to gather up the contracts, trembling and working for her whole life Seeing her speak with such determination, I thought Kurei is truly strong. Next to me, she was sobbing, but couldn't cry even though she wanted to. Kurei, you'll be alright. Let us support you here." Kurei:
"Thank you."
Natsupoi: "Kurei is strong!"
Anno: "Today, I could really feel the passion in every single technique Kurei used against Kamiya, and the confidence she has. It made me want to try harder too. Of course, there are times when I feel anxious and don't know what to do. But I have to keep moving forward, keep delivering my message. Kurei is doing it. Keep going." Natsupoi:
"Can I say this? Bye-bye!"
Natsupoi leaves.
Anno: "...Who's going to take over? I'm not taking over."
Anno leaves.
Kurei: "What's Bye-bye...?"