JPN
The spring festival "Cinderella Tournament 2026" opened on the 6th at the Chunichi Hall in Aichi, and in the highly anticipated match between two members of the "Ito Respect Group," Maki Ito defeated Kian Furusawa, showing the pride of a master
This highly anticipated match took place in the first round. Ito hesitantly grasped Furusawa's outstretched hand, but Furusawa immediately went for a neck hold. This confirmed Furusawa's seriousness, and from there, Ito shifted into high gear. He landed powerful elbows and slaps, then locked in a sleeper hold and wouldn't let go. He then attempted to cripple Furusawa's mobility with a modified muffler hold
However, she faced a tough period after her protégé retaliated with a loud "Kian" chant. Despite this, she withstood 16 consecutive elbows from Furusawa without guarding, and then landed a stunner. Finally, she caught him in the Ito Deluxe and forced him to submit
Ito appeared backstage sobbing, covering her face and saying, "I hurt my precious friends."
Then Furusawa, in tears, promised, "Master, it hurts. I will never forget the pain I felt today, but I believe it is pain that will make me stronger. I will definitely become stronger with the tough love you have given me."
Each time Ito called out, "Will you continue as the Ito Respect Corps?", "The Ito Respect Corps will definitely be a hit!", "We'll definitely get the company to sell official Ito Respect Corps T-shirts!", and "We'll definitely make a banner!", Furusawa would respond, and finally they all shouted in unison, "Ito Respect Corps, forever!"