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At "STARDOM in OTSU 2026 Feb." (February 20th, Ukaru-chan Arena, Shiga), Saki Kashima secured her second consecutive victory against Saori Anno, who was making a homecoming appearance in her hometown
"I'm pretty tired. My stamina isn't what it used to be, so I'll retire in Yokohama in April," Kashima casually announced after her match at Korakuen Hall on January 10th. This will be her second singles match since announcing her retirement. Following her tough opponent Shuri at Osaka on February 7th, her opponent this time is Anno, who will be greeted with enthusiastic cheers from her hometown crowd
After an unusually long hug, the gong sounded, and Kashima pulled off a lightning-fast, game-changing comeback. In just seven seconds, Kashima secured the victory…
After the match, she left the ring as if she were running away, but Anno, who wasn't ready to let it end like that, called out to her, "Wait a minute! I haven't even expressed my love to you yet. Let's do it again!"
Kashima still tried to escape, but the God's Eye members blocked his path and carried him back to the ring
Having resigned himself to his fate, Kashima exchanged another long hug before the rematch, attempting another comeback, but to no avail. He then fled outside the arena and headed towards the local mascot, "Biwaken." Anno joined him there, and together with their corner men, they happily took out some photos. What on earth were they up to...?
After that, she continued to use all the techniques she had at her disposal, including her "playing dead" technique, to disrupt Anno's pace, and then she unleashed another miraculous comeback. At 3 minutes and 51 seconds, she secured another three-count and claimed the victory
After the match, Anno thanked Kashima, saying, "I'm really happy that I was able to have a dream singles match in a dream venue." Kashima replied, "I'm happy that Saki Kashima was a part of it, and she smelled nice," as she sniffed Anno's hand
Furthermore, she asked for a rematch, saying, "I haven't won yet, so can we have another match somewhere?" But Kashima left backstage saying, "Tell me later what perfume you're wearing. Ahh, it smelled so good."