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H.A.T.E.'s Tora Natsuko & Ryuka will defend their Goddesses of Stardom Championship for the fifth time. The challenging team is STARS' Hanan & Bea Priestley. Bea, who joined STARS, declared her challenge for the Goddesses Championship after securing direct victories against Ryuka and Natsuko, and chose Hanan, who has made a comeback after being sidelined, as her partner. Hanan, who was chosen, has temporarily dissolved her partnership with Iida Saya as wing☆gori and aims to reclaim the tag team belts with Bea in a new combination to break H.A.T.E.'s dominance. Standing in their way are Natsuko & Ryuka's BMI2000. With the belts on the line, they are an unshakeable team, so will the reigning champions extend their defense record, or will STARS turn the tables?
Hanan starts with Ryuka as the first to face off. They lock up and grapple, with Ryuka pushing Hanan into the ropes. Hanan attempts a dropkick, but Ryuka withstands it and delivers a shoulder tackle. Bee intervenes and delivers a double dropkick with Hanan. However, Ryuka separates them and teams up with Natsuko. Ryuka delivers a shoulder tackle to Hanan, and Natsuko lands a series of chops and a brainbuster. Hanan counters, dodging Natsuko and delivering a corner elbow. As Hanan runs, Ryuka interferes by pulling her leg from under the ring. Natsuko delivers a series of elbows, and Hanan hits a hip toss. Bee delivers a high kick to Natsuko and a foot stomp from the corner. Natsuko counters, and she and Bee exchange lariats. Natsuko lands a shoulder tackle, and their lariats hit each other. Hanan delivers a rolling elbow, and Ryuka lands a cross body followed by a face lock and another cross body. When Hanan's attempt at a Fisherman Suplex is thwarted, she feints and delivers an elbow. Hanan reverses in the corner and delivers a body attack. She teams up with Bee and they execute a brainbuster. Ryuka counters and crushes Hanan. When Ryuka gets behind Hanan, she dodges and delivers a Famouser. Hanan and Ryuka join hands and exchange elbows. Natsuko has tagged in and delivers a shoulder tackle to Hanan. Natsuko and Ryuka launch a corner attack, followed by a double body press, and Natsuko delivers a senton. 10 minutes have passed. Natsuko helps Hanan up, but Bee intervenes. After a series of dropkicks and knee attacks, Hanan planscha to the outside. Hanan is brought back in and delivers a sandwich lariat and a sandwich thrust kick to Natsuko and Ryuka. Ryuka delivers a Freezer Bomb. Natsuko delivers a diving body press, but Hanan lifts her shoulder. Natsuko attempts a Death Valley Bomb, but Bee makes the save. Dodging Natsuko and Ruanka, Bee delivers a thrust kick to Natsuko. Hana and Bee lift Natsuko up and slam her onto the mat. Hana attempts a Natsuko Blockbuster Hold, but Ruanka breaks it up with a box. Bee's kick accidentally hits Hana, and Natsuko attacks with mist. However, Hana rolls up Natsuko. Ruanka delivers a German Suplex, and Natsuko delivers a Swanton Bomb. The referee counts to three, and Natsuko defeats Hana
Comments from Natsuko & Ruanka
Ruika: "We successfully defended our titles against Bee and Hanan for the fifth time! I mean, they're an impromptu tag team, and it's only been a few matches since Hanan returned, and you'd think that someone who returns would come back stronger, but somehow, weren't they weaker than when we won the belts?"
Natsuko: "I've gotten weaker."
Ruika: "Hey? While Hanan was out for who knows how many months, Ruika grew so much, and now she's come so far that she's no match for him!"
Natsuko: "That's right, and the good thing about STARS was that no matter how many times you knocked them down, they'd always get back up. No matter how many times they fell, they'd get up again, and no matter what you did, they'd bounce back. I always thought that was their strength, but that's something that's missing in the current STARS."
Ruika: "No!"
Natsuko: "I thought so, Iwa... ah."
Ruika: "That was close!"
Natsuko: "Maybe it's impossible without him. Maybe I had too high expectations."
Ryuka: "We're at rock bottom! This is bad."
Natsuko: "Next time, I'd like to request someone with a bit more substance, Okada."
Comments from Hanan & Bee
Hanan: "(To Bee) I'm sorry..."