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The Ito Respect Army (RG), aiming to become an official unit, has made a fresh start. In a six-person tag team match, Ito RG, consisting of Maki Ito, ○Kian Furusawa, and Rian, faced Saya Iida, Matoi Hamabe, and Utami Hayashishita
The previous day's solo event, "Ito Respect Army Summit 2026," was a great success, but President Taro Okada did not give it his official endorsement, instead imposing a new condition for official recognition: "a total of 1 million or more views on TikTok videos."
The match continued with Rian being caught, but with an assist from Furusawa, Ito landed the world's cutest knuckle on Iida, regaining the momentum. She then used Hamabe as a springboard to hit Utami with a swing DDT and a dropkick, finishing her off
This spurred Furusawa into action, engaging in a fierce elbow exchange with Hamabe, and then following up with his signature ankle hold. At a crucial moment, he delivered a triple stunner to his opponents, and finally, Furusawa defeated Hamabe with a leg-lock style ankle hold
[Ito RG's story]
Is this for today's Furusawa ?
Ito 's part for today. The match is over.
Are you going to upload it right away, Rian ?
Ito gave it away.
Furusawa was quick. That's a victory TikTok.
Ito: That's right. We've become TikTokers too.
Furusawa needs to reach 1 million total views. That's right, I need to film some TikTok videos today as well. I'm busy.
Ito : Okay, so we're TikTokers and we'll be heading home now. Thank you.
[A conversation between Saya Iida, Matoi Hamabe, and Utami Hayashishita]
Iida, are you okay? Your leg. This is STARDOM's first show after the summer break, and STARS started with a loss. It's not that we're being lazy or anything. I think the Ito Respect Army held an event and they all came together as one, and they seemed stronger than before. I felt like we were pushed back a little, but STARS still has a lot more to do.
Hamabe:I lost today. It's been a while since I fought Kian. But the move that was used against me today was the same move that was used against me in our singles match at 5★STAR. I'm really, really frustrated, but if she uses her legs, I'll try to use my arms. Thank you very much.
When is Shimi Iida coming ?
Shimi STARS? That's so straightforward. But I'm really happy to hear you say that, and today, working with Iida and seeing Matoi-chan, who also did judo, really touched my heart. I don't know much about STARS yet, so it might be a bit much to join, and there might be other attractive aspects to it. Please let me extend my time. Please let me think about it.
Iida, I'm fine. I'll be waiting for you anytime. Thank you very much.