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Maika, who had been sidelined due to a right elbow injury, returns for the first time in seven months since the May 6 Fukuoka event. She teams up with Saori Anno and Sayaka Kurei of the Cosmic Angels. The match is an eight-person tag team match, with the third person being designated as "X." The identity of "X" will be revealed during the entrance. Is "X" someone connected to Maika, or someone else? As Maika nominated, their opponents are H.A.T.E., including Natsuko Tora, consisting of Saya Kamitani, Natsuko, Ruika, and Azusa Inaba. For Natsuko and Ruika, this will be a revenge match against Kurei, who defeated them in the tag league finals. Furthermore, for Kamitani and Anno, it will be a preliminary match leading up to their World of Stardom Championship match on December 29 at Ryogoku.
The identity of "X" is Gina from E neXus V, and this will be her return match. Before the bell rings, Anno's team launches a surprise attack, and the match begins with a brawl outside the ring. Kurei is brought back, and Natsuko covers her with one leg. Ruanka drives Kurei into the ropes and delivers a body attack from behind. Kurei retaliates with a series of elbows. Kurei jumps on Ruanka and applies a sleeper hold. Natsuko and Ruanka try to team up, but Kurei delivers a dropkick. However, Ruanka counters with a shoulder tackle. Natsuko and Ruanka team up, stopping a spear and delivering a brainbuster, followed by a double body press. Azusa stomps on Kurei's face, then delivers a soccer ball kick and a penalty kick. Kurei retaliates, and Azusa delivers a body slam. Kurei slips past Azusa and delivers a dropkick. Gina enters the ring, and Natsuko and Ruanka team up. Gina was thrown into the corner, but she dodged Ruika and delivered a neckbreaker to both of them. Gina then stopped Azusa and delivered a side slam, a modified Magistral, and a chop. Anno brought Azusa back and pointed to Kamitani. Kamitani and Anno exchanged kicks. Kamitani dodged Anno's big boot and delivered a knee kick. Anno dodged a charge and delivered a big boot, and Kamitani retaliated. Anno retaliated again, and they exchanged big boots. Anno delivered a flurry of blows, Kamitani countered with a big boot, and Anno delivered a neckbreaker. Both of their big boots clashed. Maika entered and took down Natsuko and Ruika who were waiting on the sidelines, then delivered a shoulder tackle and three consecutive brainbusters to Kamitani. Kamitani countered with a series of elbows. Maika delivered an elbow, and Kamitani delivered a dropkick. Kamitani climbed onto the corner, but Gina stopped her, and Maika delivered a superplex. 10 minutes had passed. H.A.T.E. hit Maika with a series of lariats, followed by a sandwich lariat from Natsuko and Ruanka. Kamitani declared she was going for the finish and attempted a Star Crusher, but Maika countered, Gina hit a lariat, and Maika followed with another lariat. Natsuko and Ruanka teamed up, but Gina and Kurei separated them. Kamitani hit Maika with a double kick, and Maika hit a lariat, a rolling lariat, and a Michinoku Driver. However, Ruanka pulled the referee's leg to prevent the count. Kamitani threw her backwards and attempted a chair attack on Maika. Anno intervened, snatched the chair, and struck Kamitani in the back. She faked another hit to the head, but instead gave the chair to Kamitani and delivered a dropkick, followed by a lariat from behind by Maika, and then a Michinoku Driver by Maika. The referee counted to three, and Maika pinned Kamitani.
Maika: "I'm back, everyone! Thank you. But I'm not the only one. Welcome
back, Gina!" Gina: "I'm so happy to be back. Thank you so much to the Stardom staff, EXV, and everyone who believed in
." Maika: "Now that we're back, the era of H.A.T.E.'s dominance is over. I'm going to put an end to it and make Stardom even more exciting, so everyone please look forward to it."
Comments from Maika's team
: Gina: "Thank you, Korakuen Hall! The atmosphere is wonderful. Korakuen Hall is a very special place. It is the center of Japanese wrestling. Today we showed our strength and won. Thank you very much."
Maika: "I was a little worried about what would happen to E neXus V, but Gina came back at the same time as my return, so E neXus V is just getting started. There's also an Artist match today. I believe in them. And HATE has been doing whatever they want today, but it's about time to put an end to it. Someone has to stop HATE. I think I'm the one to stop them, so Stardom is going to get even more interesting. Everyone please look forward to it. Thank you very much."