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God's Eye's Ranna Yagami and Sareee face off in a one-on-one match. Sareee, who has her sights set on the IWGP Women's Championship held by Shuri, wants to defeat Yagami, Shuri's protégé, with a decisive victory. Yagami, on the other hand, has no intention of being a stepping stone. How far can she push Sareee? This looks like it will be an important match for the future as well... Champion Shuri has just successfully defended her title against Alex Windsor in England. It can be said that this situation will motivate Sareee even more. As
Sareee enters the ring, Yagami surprises her with a dropkick to the back. She sends her outside the ring and delivers a middle kick from the apron. However, Sareee body slams her onto the mat outside the ring. As Sareee tries to return, Yagami pulls her leg and delivers a series of elbows outside the ring. Sareee retaliates with an elbow of her own and brings Yagami back into the ring. Sareee throws Yagami into the ropes and delivers a dropkick, then applies a reverse figure-four leglock. Sareee then pulls her hair and shakes her. When Yagami escapes, Sareee delivers a foot stomp, a body slam, an Indian deathlock, and a sickle hold. Yagami resists, so Sareee drives her into the corner and delivers a series of stomps followed by a stomp to the face. Sareee taunts, "Is this the end?" Yagami drives Sareee into the corner and delivers a running high kick followed by a soccer ball kick. Sareee retaliates, "Don't mess with me." Yagami retaliates with a series of kicks, but Sareee bridges and delivers a dropkick. Yagami gets up and charges in with a series of elbows. Sareee accepts the challenge, saying, "Bring it on!" Sareee knocks her down with one blow, and Yagami follows up with a series of low and middle kicks. Yagami dodges Sareee and grabs her arm. Yagami goes for an armbar, but Sareee reaches the ropes. Yagami lands a middle kick and climbs to the corner. Sareee catches up and drops her with a back drop, then climbs to the corner herself and lands a missile kick. Yagami kicks out, and Sareee declares she's going for the FINI type and jumps from the second base for a foot stomp. Yagami dodges and lands a Zero Fighter Kick. Yagami slaps and charges forward. Sareee, having read her move, lands a series of dropkicks and shouts "It's over!" before hitting a fisherman suplex. Yagami kicks out, and Sareee shouts "It's over!" before hitting a diving foot stomp. However, Yagami manages to kick out. Sareee climbs up again and shouts "It's over!" before hitting another one. Yagami can't kick out, and Sareee wins.
Saeee: "Hey Yagami! You're one of Stardom's youngsters, but you're pretty good. I don't know about the others, but if what I said hurts you, then come on! Come and try to beat me! I got a little bit of your feeling that you'd fight in Shuri's place. But you know what, it's still not enough. Hey, it's up to you whether you're satisfied with the current situation and just keep going up in the ring like an ordinary person, or whether you seriously want to change something, struggle desperately, and come up with a fight that will kill you. Do your best!"
Yagami: "I know that without you telling me! I think this Stardom ring is the best ring in the world. That's why I'm so incredibly frustrated that I lost to you, Sareee, today! I'm going to work harder and harder than anyone here and become stronger, so I'm definitely going to beat you next time! I'm definitely going to beat you!" But I'm truly, truly grateful that I was able to fight like this today. Thank you so much."
Yagami bows and Sareee approaches. Yagami pushes Sareee away. Sareee slaps her, and Yagami slaps her back. Sareee throws Yagami out of the ring. Shuri appears and embraces Yagami from outside the ring, then climbs into the ring.
Shuri: "I'm back! Sareee, sorry to keep you waiting. I defended the IWGP (Women's) belt and came back to Japan from London today. Thank you so much for having a singles match with my Ranna. Wasn't my Ranna great?"
Sareee: "Sorry, I was imagining something like this (points to a low position with her hand). Considering that, she was pretty good."
Shuri: "But she's going to grow and become amazing from now on, so look forward to it. Once again, I'm looking forward to the IWGP title match at Yoyogi on June 21st."
Shuri extends her hand for a handshake, but Sareee doesn't respond and takes the microphone.
Sareee: "Shuri, I've been thinking every day about what I'm going to do to you if you break your promise again..."
Shuri: "Wait, wait, wait, I haven't broken my promise."
Sareee: "No, you broke it once, didn't you? Your promise to me."
Shuri: "Huh? I didn't break it. Wait, you came out on the monitor and we decided it together. Huh? We decided it, didn't we? We did, right?"
Sareee: "No, you... have amnesia? You said it was okay for me to be your opponent for your first title defense in Yokohama, didn't you? I've been saying that all this time."
Shuri: "I said it was okay, but when you came, we hadn't decided on a date, so we decided to do it on June 21st."
Sareee: "This isn't something you should do in front of the audience, is it? Something like this. I've always thought that it's strangely difficult to communicate with you."
Shuri: "Sorry..."
Sareee: "Everyone's laughing, but I'm really angry."
Akari: "I see... yeah, I guess so."
Sareee: "Well, that's fine. You kept your promise to go to London and defend your title this time. So I think that on June 21st at Yoyogi, I can have a fair and square fight with Akari. Let's continue that fight that ended in a draw and settle it completely. I'm looking forward to it."
Akari: "I'm looking forward to it."
"Today, I was paired with Yagami Ranna, a disciple of Akari, and I seriously wondered what the point was, but I guess she had a lot of momentum. I don't know. I hadn't seen her match, so I didn't know what kind of wrestler she was, but I always thought the young wrestlers at Stardom were terrible, but Yagami Ranna was good. Well, now that Akari and I have been paired, I think as a disciple she should have come as much as her, or even more than that, but I think what's to come is something to look forward to. And Akari, if you could have come to the venue, you made it in time for the match today. You were excited and thinking in the ring. I couldn't make it, but now that I've calmed down, I wonder why she didn't have a match even though she was able to come. I mean, if she got back in the morning, she'd be able to make it, of course. I wonder if she didn't feel that way. If she was able to come out at the end like that, I think the audience would have been so much happier if she had done it. So, I've realized once again today that I have to make sure that I put that belt around my waist on June 21st, and that I have to liven up Stardom and the world of pro wrestling even more. Akari and I will fight hard and show what real women's pro wrestling is like in the ring."
"Thank you for the Korakuen Hall event and for the singles match with Saree. I was really torn about whether to wear Akari's costume today, but I didn't think for a second that I was replacing Akari. I went in with the intention of fighting as Yagami Ranna herself, carrying myself, God's Eye and Stardom on my shoulders. That's why I'm so disappointed that I lost so badly. I was really, really disappointed when the match was over. But I think that today was a turning point in my professional wrestling career, having faced such a huge wall as Saree less than a year and a half after my debut, and having had the chance to experience Saree's strikes. Thank you Saree. But next time, I'll definitely win!"