RED STARS-B Official Match

Saya Iida, the "sharp and muscular gorilla" of today, is in top form. On July 20th (Monday, public holiday), at the midsummer festival "Sammy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026" held at the Osaka Herbis Hall, she defeated Lady C in a Red Stars B official match, securing her second consecutive victory to start the tournament

Iida is 145 cm tall, while Lady is 177 cm. From the start, Iida didn't let the 32 cm height difference bother her, and she unleashed relentless elbows. Furthermore, she took her opponent's elbows head-on

Despite suffering a big boot, a ground cobra, and even a 10-rotation giant swing outside the ring, Iida's spirit remained unbroken

He retaliated with a counter brainbuster and withstood a powerful Choom Slam that took advantage of the height difference. He fought back with a sliding lariat from behind and an elbow drop. He landed an Iida Rocket and then unleashed a lariat just over 10 minutes in. Finally, he forced a submission with a Giant Killer (modified Flying Dragon Naked Choke)

After the match, she cheered on her opponent, saying, "Lady. How long are you going to mope around, you idiot? 5★STAR has started, you know. Don't keep dwelling on the fact that you lost the Artist title. If you don't look ahead, you'll never be able to wear the belt again. If you want to wear the belt again, you have to climb back up on your own. I properly beat you today. I hope this will wake you up."

He added, "For now, I've scored two points against the ladies, making it four. 5★STAR has only just begun, but there's still a chance we can go undefeated. I'll continue to unleash my Iida spirit, along with these muscles," as he looked ahead to the next battle

At the Ryogoku tournament on December 29 last year, she challenged the then-champion Konami, and at the Yoyogi tournament on June 20, she challenged the current champion Hanan, also from STARS, but in both cases she was unable to win the Wonder Championship. Starting with the league tournament, which will be a fresh start, she will once again put herself in contention for the title