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5★STAR GP champion Rina made her presence felt. In the first match, a tag team match, she teamed with Ruanka to face Natsupoi and Kanaya Anne. As the arena was filled with loud "Rina" chants, she was the first to step into the ring and faced Natsupoi, who will retire from active competition after the Yokohama Budokan event on January 3rd next year
She immediately grabbed Kanaya's hair and attacked her with full force. In their second encounter, they engaged in a fierce elbow exchange. The summer champion showed off her skills to the fullest. Finally, she defeated Kanaya with Pink♥Devil, winning her first match since winning the 5★STAR tournament
[Linan's story]
This is my first match since winning 5★STAR, my first match as champion. I thought it was a bit of a shame that my opponent at this crucial time was Natsupoi, who has decided to retire and is nearing the end of her career. However, it's also true that I've been eyeing Natsupoi's neck for the past year since last year's 5★STAR ended in a 1-1 tie, so I was happy to finally get a glimpse of her today. Hey, don't get the wrong idea. Everyone is making a big mistake if they think I'll let you have a grand finale on your retirement road. I'm going to drag you down until the very end. And I know everyone is wondering what I'm going to do now that I've won 5★STAR, but don't rush me. I've got my plan. There are still many big matches coming up, like at Yokohama Budokan, but I've already decided which belt I want to go for, and I'm going to lock onto that belt. What I want to show you isn't just me winning the belt, but the view beyond winning the belt, so don't get the wrong idea
[Anne Kanaya's story]At the Korakuen Hall match before the Yokohama Budokan, I was so happy to see the audience's faces after so long, and I thought I'd win today and carry that momentum into Yokohama Budokan. But the 5★STAR winner is strong after all, and I'm incredibly frustrated. I didn't even get to participate in 5★STAR, so to be honest, I felt very confident. But I've said that I'm going to get my first win against Bea (Priestley) at Yokohama Budokan no matter what, so I'm definitely going to get it from Bea. Bea, I know you had a frustrating summer. But I feel the same way. I'm going to pour all those feelings into this, so just wait.
[Natsupoi's Story]I think she's grown so much. You can tell just by being next to her. Throughout this summer break, she came to every match that Saori and I had, and she was always there to support us. But it's not just that. There were all sorts of wrestlers from other organizations and all sorts of other wrestlers, right? You saw so many of them. I think that in addition to your own daily efforts, you've learned so much from watching all sorts of wrestlers. Today is no exception. It's special to be able to face the 5★STAR champion at this time. You can do it, you can do it, you can do it! Right?!