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On September 27th at Korakuen Hall, Honma Tae, who is about to retire, will be taking part. After the match, Yagami Ranna, who faced Honma in a two-person tag match, requested a singles match against Honma, and this match was decided. Yagami had met Honma through competing in another organization, and had expressed a desire to "fight more senior wrestlers from other organizations," which led to her appealing to the organization to allow Honma to compete in NB. On March 27th in Shinagawa, where the match took place, Honma and Sekiguchi Sho defeated Hina and Yagami. Yagami had directly forced Honma to give up with a Tae Lock. Will Yagami be able to get revenge in Honma's final Stardom match and show proof of her growth? Yagami would like to go beyond the boundaries of a challenge match and send Honma off, but..
Yagami asked for a handshake, to which Honma replied, "This is my final love call, please take care of me," and the match began. They locked up, and Yagami delivered a high kick. Honma dodged, and Yagami dodged a dropkick, too. They dodged Yagami's kicks, and then they stared each other down. They locked up, and Honma applied a headlock. Yagami swung him into the ropes and armwhipped him, and Honma retaliated with a dropkick. Honma said, "Yagami, they told me to pull myself together." He cornered her and declared, "This is my last singles match. Ranna, thank you for all your love. I'll hit you 10 times!" After hitting her 10 times, Honma covered, saying, "It's the last one, so it's okay." However, the count was halted, with "knuckles are illegal." Honma attempted a dropkick to the back, but Yagami countered. Honma applied a hanging armbar, a dropkick, and an armbar. Yagami followed with a dropkick, followed by a series of middle kicks, a soccer ball kick, and an armbar. Honma escaped, and Yagami stomped on him. Stopping Yagami's charge, Honma applies an armpit hold, shouting, "Don't mess with me!". He goes for his leg, but Yagami manages to escape. Honma delivers a dropkick to the face and a missile kick, saying, "Thanks, Ranna." Yagami returns the blow, and Honma goes for a DDT. Yagami holds on and counters with an elbow, which Honma hits back with. Yagami jumps in and applies an armbar. When Honma escapes, Yagami takes a penalty kick and kicks his arm to cover. However, Honma raises his shoulder. Yagami shouts, "I'm going up!" and goes for a suplex, but Honma counters with a DDT, but Yagami quickly gets up and kicks him, and both are down. With both on their knees, they trade elbows. Even after getting up, they trade elbows, with Yagami hitting multiple times, and Honma blocks. Honma grabs the arm and hits multiple elbows. Yagami hits multiple middle kicks, multiple elbows, and a Zero Fighter kick. 10 minutes have passed. When Honma returns, Yagami shouts, "I'm going to finish you off!" and delivers a high kick. Honma dodges the move and rolls him up. He returns it, but he jumps in and applies an armbar and a triangle choke. Yagami counters with a high kick, jumps in and grabs Honma's arm. Honma holds on, and Yagami delivers a triangle kick from the corner. Honma returns, and Yagami delivers a beat strike. The three count is reached, and Yagami has defeated Honma
Yagami: "Tae-san, thank you for listening to my final love call today. I may have only had a small part in your pro wrestling history, but for me, the wrestler Tae Honma will always live on in my heart. Thank you so much."
Homma: "Ranna, although she's not my direct junior, it's rare to find a junior who sends me so many love calls. It made me happy. I was hoping to be Ranna's wall until the very end, and even give her one of my favorite techniques to end the match in style, but I lost. That's right. Besides joint locks, Ranna has some brutal kicks too. She's amazing. When I first saw Ranna, I thought, I love her, her fighting style is so cool, I really love it, and today I realized once again that I wasn't wrong. I'll keep watching you, so I hope you reach the top. I'm rooting for you."
The two exchange handshakes and hugs
Yagami: "Today was my first time winning in the main event, and my first time closing, but first of all, I'd like to ask all the wrestlers who competed in NEW BLOOD today to come up. I believe that anything I put my dreams into action will come true in Stardom, and I also believe that it will come true in the NEW BLOOD ring. I truly believe that it was fate that I was able to have a singles match with Tae like today, and I'm really glad that I took action. I believe that this NEW BLOOD ring will carry the future of women's professional wrestling, so I hope that everyone will continue to support me. Thank you! I would like to close by saying, "Believe in the future and shine tomorrow, NEW BLOOD 24!"
Yagami: "Yes, thank you so much for accepting my final love call today."
Honma: "Thank you. That final love call was heavy. It was heavy. But I'm happy. It's rare to have the opportunity to fight so many times with someone who isn't your direct junior, so I think it's the power of Ranna's words. It's already been nine days since her retirement, but Ranna has carried that on to today, and I think it's truly amazing. Thank you."
Yagami: "Thank you. I didn't know I was going to retire until the new year, but I'm really glad. I was surprised when he announced it."
Homma: "But I'm glad it happened today. But I'm frustrated that I lost. It's frustrating, but since I'm retiring now, I'd like to pass on some of my submission techniques to Ranna, and I'd be happy if she continues to use them."
Yagami: "I will use it. But I want to keep Tae's presence in my heart and become the future of women's professional wrestling."
Homma: "I won't die."
Yagami: "Yes (laughs)"
Homma: "It's cute, isn't it? Did you hear the ending? It was completely monotone."
Yagami: "It's my first time."
Homma: "Ah, that's right. I absolutely love the difference between her personality and her appearance when she steps into the ring. I hope this is conveyed to more and more people, and that fans will discover more and more of Ranna's good points. Seriously, aim to be the top. I'm rooting for you."
Yagami: "Yes, thank you."
Homma: "Thank you very much. I'm on the road to retirement, so it hurts (wry smile)."