Rookie of Stardom 2026 Round 2

The "Rookie of Stardom 2026" tournament, which determines the strongest rookie, held its two semi-final matches at "STARDOM NIGHTER in KORAKUEN 2026 Apr." (April 8th, Korakuen Hall), with Emma Mashima and Kian Furusawa advancing to the finals (April 11th, Korakuen Hall)

First-round seeded Kian Furusawa faced Akira Tetsu, who had defeated Matoi Hamabe in Hamamatsu on April 5th. She seized an opportunity with a concentrated barrage of precise attacks on Tetsu's left leg, and followed up with an ankle lock. She withstood Tetsu's fierce onslaught and landed a low dropkick, then caught him in a leg roll ankle lock and forced him to tap out

As a result, the final match at the Korakuen Hall event on the 11th will be between Mashima and Furusawa

Furusawa roared, "I didn't have much confidence in myself before, but now I feel confident. I'm going to unleash this confidence and my strength to make Emma give up and become the Rookie of the Year. I've won!" Her eyes gleamed with determination for the decisive battle three days later