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The singles match between Maki Ito and Aya Sakura has been unofficially titled "The Cutest of Cute Championship Match." Essentially, the goal is to determine who is cuter through a battle. Ito claims to be the cutest in the world, while Sakura claims to be the cutest in Kobe. The winner will receive a handmade belt. If Ito loses, will she be forced to leave Stardom?
Ito extends both hands, and Sakura responds, but Ito pulls back and strikes a cute pose, then Sakura attacks and delivers a body slam, cornering her against the ropes and stomping on her face. "Let's finish this!" Sakura says and takes Ito's back. In the struggle for the back, Ito involves the referee and pulls out the belt. She throws it at Sakura and Ito goes down, staging a weapon attack. Sakura is confused with the belt in her hand. "It's cardboard!" she says and destroys the belt. "Don't mess with me!" she says and delivers a dropkick. Ito hits her with a Kokeshi doll. Ito corners Sakura and delivers the world's cutest knuckle attack. Sakura counters, and Ito applies a sleeper hold, a backbreaker, and a modified reverse figure-four leglock. Sakura escapes, and Ito delivers a series of stomps to her back. Sakura lands an elbow, and Ito taunts her, "Come on!" and accepts. Sakura lands a dropkick, a corner knee kick, and a soccer ball kick. Ito counters, and Sakura delivers a series of middle kicks. As Ito charges, Sakura lands an elbow and a middle kick. Ito kicks her in the face and climbs to the corner. Sakura also climbs up and delivers a slap, then announces she's going for a superplex. Ito endures and lands a series of slaps, then a powerbomb. Sakura dodges Ito's stunner and delivers a German suplex, Ito retaliates with a no-hands headbutt, and Sakura lands a high kick, leaving both down. Both get back up and exchange elbows, then Sakura applies a triangle choke. Ito escapes and applies a reverse Boston crab. Sakura reverses and pulls her back into a triangle choke. Ito manages to escape. Sakura also hits a Northern Lights suplex, but only gets a two count. Sakura declares she's going for the finish and lands a series of kicks, heading for the Sakura Ranman. Ito dodges and lands a headbutt, a stunner, and a running foot stomp. Sakura kicks out, and 10 minutes have passed. Ito hits a stunner and attempts a Texas Cloverleaf. Sakura reverses and goes for the cover, but Ito kicks out and rolls her up. Ito reverses. Ito stops Sakura as she kicks out and rolls her up. Sakura managed to retaliate at the last moment, delivering a kick to the face
Ito stopped Sakura's charge and delivered an Ito Deluxe after a Texas Cloverleaf. Sakura tapped out, and Ito won
Ito: "Ito won! Sakura Aya, let's have you listen to what Ito has to say. I'd love for you to go to 551 with Ito."
Ito hands the microphone to Sakura
Sakura: "Ito-chan! I know a good restaurant in Namba, let's go!"
Ito kicked Sakura and then delivered a stunner
Ito's comment
"Ito won! Congratulations, congratulations, Ito-chan, you're amazing, thank you. Somehow you managed to win without getting fired from Stardom. You can now continue to call yourself the cutest in the world. There's no way I'm going to 551 with Sakura Aya. I'm going alone. But anyway, I hope we can continue to do fun things together as good comrades, Sakura Aya and Ito. The cutest in the world is Ito-chan. I know that. Bye-bye."
Sakura's comment
"Maki Ito, I lost to her. I agreed that if she lost, she would demand her head, and if I lost, I would do whatever she said. Something heavy like being fired might come. I went into today's match prepared to leave the company! And I lost. I was filled with anxiety about what they would say to me in the ring. But then, 'Let's go eat...' What's that? I'll go eat with you anytime! And then, friend, she came to Stardom looking for a friend. So I thought we had become friends by making a promise to go eat together! And then what? Fuck you? Maybe this was all a dream. Maybe the match and the loss were all a dream."