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E neXus V's Rice or Bread, the team of Wakana Tsukiyama and HANAKO, will defend their NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championship for the fourth time. Their challengers this time are the tag team of Momo Kogo and Yuria Hime, who hopes to join STARS. Yuria has become an apprentice to Saya Iida and has also expressed her desire to join STARS. However, having yet to win a match on her own, Yuria wants to gain recognition by achieving results before becoming a member of the unit, and is aiming to win the belts as a tag team with Kogo. Kogo, who has now teamed up with Yuria, is in a position to lead her partner in the tag team, as Mayu Iwatani has left the company. If the challengers win, it will be the first championship for both Yuria and Kogo, and Yuria's entry into STARS will likely become a reality, but the champions have no intention of losing the belts so easily. With Maika out of action and Mina Shirakawa having moved overseas, the belts are essential as they will indicate the future of EXV. This is a NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championship match, and neither team can afford to lose
Yuria nominated Tsukiyama to start the match. Yuria applied a headlock, and Tsukiyama tried to break free, but Yuria took her to the ground. Yuria maintained the headlock. Yuria was thrown into the ropes, but she slammed a big boot into Tsukiyama's face. Yuria ran, but Tsukiyama dodged and teamed up with HANAKO for a press. HANAKO stood defiantly in front of Yuria. Yuria landed a series of elbows, but HANAKO took them. HANAKO sent Yuria flying with one blow and went for the cover. Tsukiyama landed a series of hip butts on Yuria and a hip attack. HANAKO hit Yuria with a body slam, a sleeper hold, and when Yuria escaped to the ropes, HANAKO delivered a series of stomps. Yuria landed a series of elbows, but HANAKO once again took them. HANAKO sent Yuria flying with one blow and threw her into the ropes. Yuria kicked HANAKO in the knee and delivered a dropkick. Kogo tagged in and landed a series of dropkicks, separating the champions, and then hit HANAKO with a chin crusher and a body attack. HANAKO countered Kogo's attempt at the Nectar Peach, stopping the hurricanrana and slamming her to the mat before delivering a knee drop. Tsukiyama hit Kogo with a corner hip attack followed by a dropkick and a series of hip attacks. When Kogo retaliated, Tsukiyama delivered a complete shot. Tsukiyama then went for the Gokuraku Don. Kogo endured, and Yuria came to her aid with a big boot, allowing Kogo to hit a 619. Kogo then went for the Peach Squeeze 100%, but HANAKO broke it up. Kogo and Tsukiyama exchanged elbows. Tsukiyama landed a series of elbows, which Kogo blocked and charged. Tsukiyama countered with an elbow, but Kogo countered with a dropkick. Tsukiyama delivered a hell thrust followed by a cross body. Kogo countered with a thrust kick. Both were down and tagged out, and Yuria dodged HANAKO's big boot. HANAKO stopped Yuria and delivered a body slam followed by a reverse Boston crab. Yuria escaped, and Kogo interfered with HANAKO's charge with a dropkick. HANAKO and Tsukiyama teamed up, but Kogo and Yuria delivered dropkicks, and then a double dropkick to HANAKO. Yuria shouted "I'm gonna fly!" and did a plancha to the outside. Yuria brought HANAKO back in and did a running guillotine. HANAKO kicked out, and Yuria hit her with a series of big boots to the face. Kogo and Yuria kicked Kogo at HANAKO and then did a double neckbreaker. Yuria shouted "Here we go!" and drove HANAKO into the corner. HANAKO turned and did a body attack and a shoulder tackle. Tsukiyama and HANAKO perform a combined press. However, Yuria's shoulder rises. HANAKO puts Yuria in a reverse Boston crab. HANAKO doesn't let her escape and pulls her back to the center. Kogo tries to break up the hold, but Tsukiyama hits a missile kick. Yuria and HANAKO exchange big boots, with HANAKO sending Kogo flying. HANAKO attempts a brainbuster, but Yuria rolls her up. HANAKO kicks out and goes for a brainbuster. However, Yuria kicks out at the last moment. 15 minutes have passed. HANAKO runs in and hits a lariat. Yuria can't kick out, and HANAKO wins
HANAKO: "Rice or Bread has successfully defended the NEW BLOOD Tag Team Championship for the fourth time! Peach and Lily, Yuria, your greed, no, that's not it. Your insatiable desire, your strong will, somehow reminds me of Mina (Shirakawa), who was your mentor. I wonder how she's doing? It brought back so many nostalgic feelings. But you know, this belt can't be taken away by willpower alone. With that inherent strength of will, don't give up, and come challenge for this belt again and again."
Yuria: "HANAKO-san, Tsukiyama-san, thank you for accepting my challenge. And Komomo-san, thank you for putting up with my selfishness. Today I really wanted to take the belts that Komomo-san and I both hold, and I'm so frustrated that I lost again. I wanted to win today and join STARS. I wanted to win more matches and join STARS. But Yuria has a strong will, so I will not give up just because I lost today. I will challenge for the belts of the two of us together with Komomo-san many more times, and next time, I will definitely take both of our belts."
Kogo: "First of all, thank you so much to Yuria for giving me this opportunity. Seeing how hard Yuria worked today, I was really impressed and moved, and just as Yuria said, I felt that with Yuria by my side, we should continue to challenge for this belt and definitely win it. I was hoping that if we won today, we could talk about her joining STARS in a good mood, but Yuria said she wouldn't give up, so I hope she can join STARS in a way that she feels comfortable with. I really want to say that she should come right now and that she's very welcome, but I hope she can join in a way that she feels comfortable with. And Rice or Bread, I thought they were a really great tag team and that they deserve to be champions. So, I will definitely not give up and will continue to challenge them with Yuria. Thank you very much."
Tsukiyama: "Yuria probably has a lot of aspirations and a lot of things she wants, but she really wants all of them, doesn't she? Don't you think that's great about Yuria!? It's been a while since I've seen Komomo in NEW BLOOD. Wait, it's been a while since she's performed, right?"
Kogo: "It's been ages!"
Tsukiyama: "It's been a while since your last appearance, so I think Komomo from NEW BLOOD was a good choice! Did you have fun?"
Kogo: "Yeah."
Tsukiyama: "How was today's NEW BLOOD? Now, everyone who appeared in NEW BLOOD, we'd love to see you all come out again. Everyone, please come out! (All the wrestlers gather) We want to make NEW BLOOD even more exciting, and it would be great if women's professional wrestling as a whole could become even more exciting. If you want to appear in NEW BLOOD, please speak up. Now, let's take a commemorative photo with everyone who appeared today!"
HANAKO: "Believe in your size and shine tomorrow, NEW BLOOD 23!"
HANAKO: "Thank you for coming to NEW BLOOD 23. Rice or Bread has successfully defended their title for the fourth time, so I think we've defended it the most right now? We've broken a new record. We're looking ahead to the fifth, sixth, and beyond, and we want to get stronger and defend this belt even more."
Tsukiyama: "That's right. I wonder if NEW BLOOD will be held during the 5★STAR GP period? It might be a little while before the next one, but let's all get excited about NEW BLOOD, both the wrestlers who are in it and those who only appear occasionally. If you want to participate, please tweet to @OkadaPresident."
HANAKO: "Yuria, I finally got to fight you today, and I have to say that your strong will and ambition are something to be proud of, and something I really respect because I don't have those qualities myself! I want you to be even more ambitious and challenge for this belt."
Tsukiyama: "I also have times when I feel like it's okay to be ambitious, and I go through periods of feeling down, and HANAKO-chan goes through that too. I'm sure Komomo and Yuria go through that too, but we can't keep saying that. In order to survive and win in Stardom, I want to say that I, HANAKO-chan, Yuria, and Komomo all need to come on stronger...but we're going to go even further. To do that, we need to replenish our energy. Let's eat!"
HANAKO: "Let's eat!"
Yuria: "I'm so incredibly frustrated. Today, I came here with all my heart to win the NEW BLOOD Tag Team belts with Komomo, but I ended up losing. I'm sorry."
Kougo: “Not at all, not at all.”
Yuria: "But I won't give up just because I lost once, so I'll definitely challenge Rice or Bread again with Komomo soon, and Peach and Lily will definitely win the NEW BLOOD Tag Team belts next."
Kogo: "Yuria, you're truly amazing. The result wasn't what we hoped for today, but it was a match where we could really feel how hard you tried, and I think it was great. Seeing you today, and seeing you say you wouldn't give up, made me decide that Peach and Lily will continue to aim for the NEW BLOOD tag team belts. I've decided that too. So, we'll both keep working hard and move forward. Thank you for today."
Yuria: "Thank you very much."