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The Neo Genesis team of Starlight Kid, AZM, and Mitsuyoshi Amasaki will clash with the H.A.T.E. team of Konami, Rina, and Fukigen Desu★ in a title match for the Artist of Stardom Championship. Originally scheduled for July 6th at Korakuen Hall, Rina was injured in July 4th in Itabashi and had to withdraw. The title match was postponed. However, Rina has returned in the 5★STAR GP, and the match has been rescheduled for this event. Rina, who made great strides in the single league matches, will now aim for the top belt in a six-person tag team match. Rina's performance will likely be key to this title match.
Rina volunteered to start the match and began with an exchange of elbows with AZM. When AZM tried to throw a punch, Rina delivered a powerful elbow. "Don't mess with me," AZM said, and they grabbed each other's hair and dodged kicks. NeoGen attacked Rinami in a coordinated attack, and Kid tagged in and did a standing moonsault to Rinami. When Rinami retaliated, Kid delivered a series of stomps. Konami pulled Kid's leg from under the ring and the fight went outside. Rinami grabbed AZM and threw him into the audience. Rinami returned and stomped on Kid, who had been returned by Konami. Fukigen and Rinami hit Kid with big boots, Konami hit a PK, and then caught Kid in H.A.T.E. and struck a pose. Rinami did a hair whip to Kid, cornered him and stomped on his face. Konami also stomped on Kid's face and said, "It's been a while!" before delivering a soccer ball kick. She caught him at the ropes and attacked with H.A.T.E. Konami covered Kid with one leg and taunted him, "What's wrong, champion?" Konami takes down Kid with an elbow and follows up with a series of stomps. Fukigen attempts a corner attack on Kid, but Kid falls, allowing Fukigen to dodge. Fukigen threatens a brainbuster, but Kid counters with a fisherman suplex. Amasaki delivers a dropkick to Fukigen from behind. Konami interferes, but Amasaki and AZM separate them with a coordinated attack. Amasaki hits both Rinami and Fukigen with a DDT. Fukigen dodges Amasaki, pokes him in the eye, threatens a brainbuster, and rolls him up. Rinami hits Amasaki with a corner double knee attack and a missile kick. Amasaki hits Rinami with a DDT and a Northern Lights suplex. Rinami counters Amasaki's DDT attempt with a hip throw. Amasaki stops Rinami's charge, but Rinami retaliates. Amasaki hits Amasaki with a swinging DDT. AZM, Amasaki. Kid delivers a spear attack, and the trio delivers a dropkick. When Rinami retaliates, AZM applies an armbar and then an armlock. Rinami dodges AZM's charge and Konami delivers a big boot, and Rinami delivers another big boot. 10 minutes have passed. Rinami delivers a diving double knee drop to AZM, shouting "Not yet!" and heading to the corner again. AZM delivers a series of elbows from below, and Rinami kicks him away, but AZM delivers a superplex arm whip and a diving foot stomp from the opposite corner. Rinami dodges and goes for a reverse pin and a jackknife pin. Kid delivers a dropkick, and Konami of Azumi Sushi breaks up AZM. AZM pulls Rinami up and goes for a Canadian suplex. Fukigen rolls up AZM and delivers a high-angle German suplex, and Rinami delivers a jackknife pin. Amasaki successfully breaks up the pin. Rinami pulls AZM up and goes for the finish with a Pink Devil. AZM countered with a high kick, and Rina hit a big boot. Both were down. Konami and Kid entered the ring. Kid hit a body attack, and Konami applied a sleeper hold. Amasaki broke it up and hit Rina and Fukigen with a DDT. Konami charged towards Amasaki. AZM hit a brainbuster. Kid did a plancha to the outside. Kid brought Konami back into the ring and hit a spinning diving body press. Konami kicked out, and Kid went for a moonsault press. However, Konami dodged and hit a German suplex. 15 minutes had passed. Konami applied a sleeper hold to Kid. Kid dodged, but Konami cornered her and H.A.T.E. delivered a series of corner attacks. Rina and Fukigen lifted her up and Konami hit a diving face crusher. Konami went for the cover, but Kid kicked out. Konami pulled Kid up and took her back. Kid countered with a Black Tiger Divine Punishment. NeoGen slams Konami with a combined attack, and Kid attempts a moonsault, but it's broken up. Kid helps Konami up and goes for a Tiger Suplex. Rina brings out a chair and hits her, while Natsuko and Momo distract the referee. Konami applies a sleeper hold, but NeoGen breaks it up. However, H.A.T.E. intervenes and Konami continues the sleeper hold. Kid gets up, and Konami throws her backward. Kid gets up, but Konami attempts a German Suplex, but NeoGen breaks it up. Rina and Fukigen separate them, and Konami hits Kid with a Buzzsaw. However, Kid lifts her shoulder. Konami kicks Kid in the face, but Kid dodges it. Kid attempts a Momo☆Latch, but it's also countered. Fukigen hits Kid with a Sobat, and Rina with a Pink Devil as Kid charges. Konami applies a sleeper hold. She transitions into a body scissors and Kid gives up. Konami defeats Kid, and the Artist of the Year title changes hands.
Konami: "Hey, I choked Kid out and became the new Artist Champion. It feels great to be champion again after so long. Fukigen, Rina, and Konami, the three of us wearing the belts, it's like everything has come full circle and I can't help but feel like fate exists, haha. Oh, by the way, Starlight Kid, it looks like you're going to have a 10th anniversary show. You're still only thinking about yourself, aren't you? Isn't that why your friend lost this important Artist belt to you? Hey, how do you feel?"
Kid tries to stand up, clinging to Konami. Konami hits him with the belt, stomps on him, and sprays black paint on his face. She then presses his face against Kid's portrait, making a fish print.
Konami: "I've made yet another new memory with Kid. My precious face stamp series is all messed up because of the mask you're wearing. What about your stamp?! It's so lame. But there's no doubt that we've made a new memory together today, as contemporaries. I'll cherish it!"
Hanan, Iida Saya, and Kogo Momo of STARS appear.
Kogo: "We came to see you. New champions HATE, we started the STARS reform from this Korakuen Hall, and there were times when it was incredibly tough with just the three of us, but we overcame that and today we defeated HATE as well. As STARS, we want to shine even brighter as the regular army at the center of Stardom and liven up Stardom, so... hey, listen to me. We're going to challenge for that artist's belt, and STARS will wear that belt!"
Rinami: "Wait a minute. We've got a pink belt! And, and, what's with that essay-like sentence?! You want to challenge?" Ah... well, STARS is practically obsolete, so it's an eyesore to HATE. I guess I'm willing to accept the challenge in the sense of wanting to crush them. But Hanan... I understand you, Iida, I understand you too, but Kogo Momo, I'm talking about you. It's because people like you can easily get title matches that Stardom gets taken lightly. This isn't a joke fight, it's the real deal. Want to talk back? Go ahead, talk back." Kogo:
"Don't think you can keep taking us for granted. I'll show you in the title match."
Hanan faces Rina. However, she seems overwhelmed with emotion and can't find the words.
Hanan: "It was a close call, STARS. It was a close call, but the three of us made it this far, the three of us... Can you feel how much we've invested in this belt? We've become stronger than before, and we've gained a bond stronger than anywhere else! (Approaches Rinami and grabs her hair) Try and crush us if you can."
Rinami: "Listen, you know that, don't you? We're related by blood, after all. I've seen what you've been up to. I've seen what you've been thinking about as you've rebuilt STARS. Sorry, I made a decision on my own, but I'm going to fight STARS. Anyway, we won, so you can go home today."
Konami: "Ah, that's nice, sisters. I'm kind of moved! Well, I'm lying though. Go home already, STARS!" The three of us became the champions of this artist today. And as you can see, HATE is now poised to sweep all the belts in Stardom, no, in the world of pro wrestling. Hey Momo, you're uncrowned... That's good, you had a cool crown (from winning the 5★STAR GP), that's good enough. HATE will continue to charge ahead with this momentum. The bond of HATE never ends!
Konami: "I choked Starlight Kid out with my sleeper hold (laughs)"
Fukigen: "Yes!"
Konami: "So these three are the new champions. I think HATE has the most belts in Stardom right now. But, you know, there are still a lot of belts that Stardom is missing. So, we're going to bring all the belts to H.A.T.E."
Rinami: "And as I said on the mic earlier, the next challengers are STARS. I only told Kogo Momo about what happens in the ring, but Hanan and Iida, I want to tell you all what it took you three to rebuild STARS. "I don't understand it at all. But from H.A.T.E.'s perspective, STARS is an eyesore, so next time, we'll put this belt on the line and crush your whole unit."
Konami: "Yeah. We've had a long-standing connection, and now we've come back together as the same unit, and we've been given the opportunity to challenge for the belt, and we've won it, and I feel like this is really destiny."
Rina: "It is destiny."
Konami: "So, our bond is different from the bonds other units talk about. We're carrying a different burden. The three of us will protect this belt forever, so anyone can come at us."
Fukigen: "Yes!"
Iida: "That's so lame, seriously! Stop making excuses and just try and win. That's all."
Hanan & Kogo: "Yes."
Iida: "Let's go!"
The three of them leave.