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Shuri, who defeated Mayu Iwatani to become the IWGP Women's Champion, is facing her second title defense. Her challenger is Sareee, with whom she had a one-on-one match that ended in a time-limit draw. Sareee has been eagerly awaiting this match, and now that Shuri has successfully defended her title overseas, the long-awaited title match is finally happening. This is Sareee's second challenge for the IWGP Women's Championship. Will Shuri crush Sareee's long-held dream and continue her road to further defenses, or will Sareee defeat Shuri and seize the center of Stardom? It's a title match to watch.
After feeling each other out, they lock up and break. After a struggle for the back, Shuri twists Sareee's arm. The match moves to the ground, and Shuri attempts a kneebar before switching to a sleeper hold. Sareee escapes, and the ground battle continues. Sareee escapes again, and they lock up once more. Sareee applies a headlock followed by an arm whip. After dodging kicks, they grab each other's hair. Sareee corners Shuri and delivers a hair whip. Shuri slams her into the corner, but Sareee delivers a hair whip, corners Shuri again, and stomps on her. Sareee applies an Indian deathlock followed by a sickle hold, but Shuri counters with a sleeper hold. Sareee escapes, and Shuri delivers a series of soccer ball kicks. Sareee retaliates, and Shuri delivers a series of corner knee attacks and a soccer ball kick. Sareee retaliates with a soccer ball kick of her own. After an exchange of soccer ball kicks, Sareee delivers a dropkick. Shuri tackles both of them and takes them to the entrance ramp. They grapple for mount and exchange elbows. Shuri delivers a DDT on the ramp, a running knee attack, and then a knee attack back in the ring. Shuri runs along the apron, but Sareee stops her and delivers a dragon screw. 10 minutes have passed. Sareee goes outside the ring and they exchange elbows. They slam their foreheads into the apron and exchange elbows on the apron. The elbow exchange continues when they return to the ring. When Shuri runs, Sareee drops a dropkick. When Sareee runs, Shuri slams a knee into her. Shuri applies an armbar. When Sareee escapes, she slaps Shuri on the corner and delivers a superplex. From the opposite corner, she delivers a series of diving foot stomps. When Shuri kicks out, Sareee delivers a diving foot stomp and a dropkick to the face. 15 minutes have passed. Sareee applies a figure-four leglock. Shuri escapes, but Sareee applies the figure-four leglock again. Shuri hits a German suplex but only gets a two count. Shuri goes for a sleeper hold and takes Sareee to the center to prevent her escape. Sareee manages to escape and delivers a back drop. Shuri charges after a dropkick. Sareee dodges and lands an elbow, then a neckbreaker. Shuri hits a Codebreaker. Elbows are exchanged, Sareee lands a flurry of headbutts, and Shuri retaliates with a barrage of blows. Headbutts are exchanged again, and both go down outside the ring. 20 minutes have passed. They return to the ring at the 19 count, Sareee dodges a lariat and lands a German suplex, and Shuri returns the favor with a German suplex of her own. Shuri lands a series of middle kicks, and Sareee jumps in for a kneebar and an Achilles lock. When Sareee escapes, Shuri tightens the hold again. However, Shuri's hands reach the ropes. Sareee climbs to the corner and Shuri slaps her, then hits a superplex and grabs her arm. 25 minutes have passed. Shuri applies an armbar, but Sareee's feet reach the ropes. Shuri puts Sareee on the ropes and hits a DDT. Sareee's shoulders are raised. Sareee anticipates Shuri's charge and hits a hurricanrana. When Sareee counters, she goes for a cross armbar. Shuri counters and lands a knee strike. Sareee dodges Shuri's attempt at a buzzsaw kick and rolls her up with a jackknife pin. Shuri counters with a high kick. Sareee dodges the buzzsaw and lands a savate kick, while Shuri lands a knee attack. Sareee counters, and Shuri goes from an armbar to an armlock. She transitions into a Suzaku, but Sareee's feet reach the ropes. Shuri picks up Sareee and slams her to the mat with a Ryuen, but it's only a two count. Shuri lands a well-aimed buzzsaw kick. 30 minutes have passed. Shuri pulls Sareee up and attempts a shoulder throw for Shukai. Sareee struggles and loses her balance. Sareee lands a double knee attack followed by three consecutive back suplexes. Shuri counters, and Sareee attempts a back suplex in the Shinto clutch style. Shuri escaped to the ropes and countered with a high kick. Shuri headbutted, but Sareee stopped her charge and did a suplex. When Shuri countered, Sareee executed a wrist-clutch suplex. The referee counted to three, and Sareee defeated Shuri.
Sareee: "Shuri, wait a minute. You're one of the few rivals who has put this belt on the line with me and fought me as Sareee-IZM, and I truly don't want to lose to you. Thank you so much for today. We don't need any more words than this. I'm looking forward to fighting you again, so don't give up so easily!"
Shuri: "I'm not discouraged! But Sareee, you were strong! I lost today. But I will definitely take that belt back. Remember that!"
Shuri leaves the ring.
Sareee: "I did it! I finally got it. I'm Sareee, the 5th IWGP Women's Champion. No matter what anyone said to me, I believed in myself and kept going. That led to last year's Women's Pro Wrestling Awards, and today I achieved my long-held goal of becoming the IWGP Women's Champion. I don't lie in the ring. These tears, these shouts, they're all part of my fighting spirit. Now that I'm wearing this belt, I'm going to make this IWGP Women's belt even more exciting. To all the fans who have supported me this far, thank you so much. Please continue to follow me. Thank you!"
"I finally wanted the IWGP (female) to be the one. I've been told many things since I returned from America. I've been told that I've failed and I just couldn't do it, but for me, this outcome saved me everything. I'm really glad that I didn't give up. I really feel that the god of wrestling is always there, and that if I work hard, he will support me. I really wanted to take this belt from Iwatani Mayu. He's lost once. But more than that, I'm so glad that I was able to fight with Juri today. He was really strong, and that's why I think there's a meaning to taking it. I was prepared to be responsible for this belt as an incredibly heavy and heavy thing. I'm here, so I'm going to move forward so that there's absolutely no shame in me having this belt wrapped around me. I'm definitely not going to run away. I'm definitely not going to put it on a belt that's just to protect, so anyone will stand there. Today, Stardom player, I've wrapped this belt around and not one person in the ring. Is that okay? I wonder if that's really okay. I'm really looking forward to who will be the first to aim for this belt from now on. But I'm definitely not going to give it that easily, so I'll definitely make this belt the best belt in the world. Thank you so much for today. I think this is where it starts, and I'll continue to move forward. Thank you very much."