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IWGP Women's Champion Sareee will face Suzu Suzuki in her second title defense. In her first defense, she avenged her loss to Konami in the opening match of the 5★STAR GP, and this time it's a decisive match against Suzu, who drew with her at the Kyoto event. It's highly likely that the same reversal of fortunes will occur as in the Konami match, with cheers for H.A.T.E. and boos directed at champion Sareee. What will happen when Suzu's frenzied fighting style is added to the mix? The IWGP Women's Championship match is one to watch, not only for the belt but also for the outcome of the boos
The gong sounds and chants of "Suzu" begin. Neither woman moves, and as they slowly take steps forward, the chants of "Sareee" grow louder. They exchange elbows, and both women take the other's elbows. Suzuki elbows Sareee as she charges. Sareee is not thrown off and drives Suzuki into the ropes, then stomps on her face, drawing boos. Suzuki doesn't let her run and sends her out of the ring. Sareee is thrown into the audience and retaliates. Suzuki sprays water, and Sareee elbows her. "Wait a minute," Suzuki says, but Sareee elbows her. They kick each other in the face outside the ring. Back in the ring, Suzuki delivers a series of elbows and a soccer ball kick. Sareee retaliates and goes for the cover, but only gets a two count. Sareee does a hair whip to Suzuki. Suzuki immediately retaliates. They grab each other's hair near the corner, and the referee separates them. Sareee puts Suzuki in a sleeper hold. Sareee gets on top, but Suzuki goes for her arm. She goes for an armbar, but Sareee's foot reaches the ropes. Suzuki dodges Sareee's charge and lands a corner elbow attack, then a corner knee attack. She climbs to the corner and lands a missile kick. Suzuki gets behind Sareee, but Sareee counters with a foot stomp. They exchange kicks and elbows. Sareee anticipates Suzuki's charge and lands a dropkick, then a figure-four leglock, and moves to the ground. Suzuki's foot reaches the ropes, and 10 minutes have passed. Sareee lands a series of diving foot stomps. Suzuki retaliates, and Sareee kicks her in the face. Suzuki retaliates against Sareee's charge with a thrust kick and a middle kick. Sareee retaliates, and Suzuki goes for the tequila. Sareee countered and locked Suzuki in an armbar, then locked both of her arms. When Suzuki escaped, Sareee attacked by hooking her right arm on the ropes, drawing boos from the crowd. Sareee's sliding kick sent Suzuki to the outside. Sareee climbed onto the corner and attempted a plancha. Suzuki caught up and went for a deadly drive. Sareee dodged with a headbutt from behind and delivered a dropkick from the front on the apron. Sareee got into position for a suplex on the apron. Suzuki resisted and delivered an elbow, then made a neck-cutting gesture before delivering a piledriver on the apron. Suzuki rallied, "Cheer for her!" The crowd chanted Sareee. Suzuki slammed Sareee onto the mat outside the ring. Both were down, and Sareee delivered a series of elbows before bringing Suzuki back into the ring. Suzuki did a German suplex, but Sareee quickly got up and did another German suplex. Suzuki dodges Sareee's charge and puts her on the corner, then climbs up herself and slams her down with a superplex German suplex. Both are down. Suzuki signals the finish and heads to the corner. Sareee pulls her leg back but Suzuki kicks her away and climbs up. Sareee catches up and delivers a superplex back drop. Both are down. At the seven count, they exchange elbows. Suzuki lands a series of headbutts. Sareee retaliates and 20 minutes have passed. Suzuki lands a headbutt and a buzzsaw kick. Sareee stops her charge and delivers a back suplex, then tries for another but Suzuki hits a tequila shot. Sareee kicks out and the crowd chants "Sareee!". Suzuki lands a locomotion German suplex. Sareee kicks out and rolls her up, then delivers a foot stomp from the front. Suzuki kicks out and Sareee delivers a series of back suplexes. However, Suzuki's shoulder is raised. Sareee secured the three-count with a headbutt and a wrist-clutch suplex
Sareee: "I successfully defended the IWGP (Women's) title for the second time! I can only really say what I think honestly and straightforwardly, so there might be times when I don't get my message across properly, but that's precisely why I'm going to say this to Suzu Suzuki today. You're the best! I can't easily find another wrestler who is this rewarding to be a part of. I want to keep inspiring each other and fighting against each other more and more. Let's lay bare these real emotions that are inside us in this ring!"
Suzuki: "Sareee... You're good at mic work! Hey, hey, hey, wow, you're really strong. Strong."
Sareee: "You too."
Suzuki: "Thank you. I've been looking for someone like you. I've wrestled a lot of people since coming to Stardom, but there's no one as wild as you. Let's definitely do it again. I'll come back stronger. Thank you."
Suzuki leaves the field
Sareee: "I want to compete with wrestlers from all over the world, not just Stardom wrestlers, for this IWGP Women's belt. I believe this belt is a belt that can be worn anywhere in the world. And now that I've won this belt, I definitely want to make that happen. So I'm sure there are people all over the world who are after my belt, right? I'm not going to run or hide. I'll be waiting, so please come and support me."
"I've successfully defended the IWGP (Women's) title for the second time. Suzu Suzuki's match in Kyoto ended in a 15-minute draw, but she's incredibly strong, and I feel like I really connect with her, maybe it's just me, but that feeling comes across in the ring. It's a clash of souls. I think this is the kind of fight I want to have. But I hope that more and more people will join in, not just Suzu. I'm really glad I was able to defend the title today. Before the 5★STAR awards ceremony started, they chose the match where I was humiliated and choked out amid a storm of boos. Personally, I'm incredibly frustrated. I'll never forget this frustration. Just you wait and see. I made a strong vow today to make sure I get my point across. I want to fight more and more. Now that I'm wearing the IWGP belt, I feel I need to send the message out from here that it's a belt that's recognized not just within Stardom, but around the world. If there's anyone who wants to take it, I sincerely hope they'll step forward. Thank you."
"Wow...! Oh, that's bad. That's bad! Ugh, she's really strong. She's really strong. As expected, as expected. There's no one who doesn't know the wrestler Sareee. Well, today Sareee-chan praised Suzuki Suzu-chan with a great mic performance! I lost today, but I'm going to go home and sleep feeling good! Ah, I'm tired, so I'll come back later. Hold onto that belt for a while. Thanks."