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Hana, who had been absent, made her return to the ring. She appeared at the Osaka tournament and declared her return to competition at this event. She teamed up with members of STARS, of course. STARS, consisting of Hana, Iida Saya, Kogo Momo, and Bea Priestley, clashed with H.A.T.E.'s Tora Natsuko, Ruanka, Inaba Azusa, and Fukigen★. The match is expected to revolve around the rivalry between Hana and Natsuko & Ruanka, including their past conflict over the Goddess Championship, but...
Fukigen announced herself as the first to enter the ring with "Desu". Iida came out from STARS. After some feeling each other out, Fukigen tried to eye poke. Iida stopped her and applied a top lock, but Fukigen retaliated. They did some rope work, but Fukigen struck a smoking pose. Iida threw her down but got eye poked. STARS entered and attacked Fukigen in a coordinated attack, and all four delivered a dropkick. Azusa interferes with Iida, and H.A.T.E. captures her in their corner. Azusa scores a penalty kick after a soccer ball kick. Iida retaliates, but Azusa stomps on her face. Natsuko repeatedly tackles Iida. Iida retaliates with a series of chops. Natsuko blocks and delivers an elbow, a shoulder tackle, and a running lariat. Iida returns the favor with a shoulder tackle and passes the ball to Hanan. Hanan hits Natsuko with a dropkick and a knee attack. H.A.T.E. interferes, but Hanan and Kogo compete with body attacks. Hanan tries to lift Natsuko, but Natsuko resists and scratches her face. Natsuko stops Hanan's charge and performs a backflip. Hanan prepares to lift Natsuko with an elbow attack, but Natsuko crushes her and goes for a senton. Ruanka delivers a crossbody to Hanan. When Hanan retaliates, she and Ruanka exchange elbows. Hanan counters Ruanka with a Famouser. Bee hits Ruanka with a series of lariats and a feint punch. Hanan intervenes and calls in STARS. STARS attempts a combined face crusher but her leg is pulled. H.A.T.E. isolates Bee and launches a series of corner attacks. Natsuko and Ruanka land kicks from both sides, and Ruanka delivers a freezer bomb. Bee retaliates, and Ruanka declares she's going for the finish and takes Bee's back. Bee counters, and Iida lands a lariat, followed by a knee. Azusa and Fukigen attack Hanan, and Hanan and Kogo exchange thrust kicks, with Kogo performing a swan dive plancha to the outside. Bee attempts a suplex on the returning Ruanka. When Ryuka endured, her box punch missed, and Hanan separated them with a dropkick, allowing STARS to execute a combined face crusher. Bee kicked out, and 10 minutes had passed. Bee landed a Kamigoye and got the three count.
Bee: "Last time at Korakuen Hall, I pinned Natsuko. And today, I pinned Natsuko's tag team partner, Ryuka. That means we've beaten both Goddess champions, right? So I think it's time for Bee and the STARS members to challenge for the Goddess title. What I'm thinking about now is who I should choose from STARS. Iida is strong and a wrestler suited for singles matches. So, my partner will probably be Hanan
." Hanan: "Me, right? Me and Bee. OK OK OK. I've just returned and I'm super motivated! So I'll definitely seize this chance. Let Bee and I challenge for the Goddess belts!"
Natsuko: "Ah, you guys were the 02line last time and "No, I think we seized the opportunity to take on the challenge ourselves. Well, I'll consider it for a bit."
Hanan: "So, it's no problem then, right, Bea? OK. Since there are four STARS here today, can we do We Are STARS? Then, we'll keep going and going to the center of Stardom. We Are STARS!"
STARS' comments
Bea: "Today, Hanan is back! She's very excited after pinning both Ruanka and Natsuko. Let's challenge for the Goddess belts."
Hanan: "It's the first time I've teamed up with Bea, so I'm really surprised, but I'm going to make the most of this chance, so Bea and I will definitely go for the Goddess belts!"
Kogo: "We've been waiting so long for Hanan to come back, so we're really happy to be fighting together today. Let's keep this momentum going!"
Hanan: "It's the 15th anniversary."
Iida: "That's right, it's Stardom's 15th anniversary, and Hanan has returned on this momentous 15th anniversary, so this must be fate. You can do it, no doubt about it. We'll be cheering you on."
Hanan: "Thank you."