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>[STARDOM] Heartbroken Hazuki reveals her troubled feelings: "My feelings have come back a lot, but..."
>Hazuki (26), a member of the women's professional wrestling group Stardom, revealed her troubled feelings.
>In the Osaka tournament on the 14th, she lost to the champion Natsupoi and failed to take the Wonder throne. Since she had declared that this would be her last challenge after her sixth time, the shock was immeasurable. In the Tohoku series starting on the 18th, she was noticeably lacking in spirit, and players and fans expressed concern.
>Hazuki, who was interviewed on the 24th, reflected on the Wonder Championship match, saying, "I was putting pressure on myself by saying that this was my last time. But in the end, I was persuaded and the match was over. I feel pathetic, and I'm sorry to the fans. I usually decide not to cry in front of the audience even if I lose, but the moment I heard the three count, tears just started to come to my eyes..."
>Although she attended the autograph session the next day, she was unable to make eye contact with the fans. After returning to Tokyo, she holed herself up at home and refused to contact anyone. Hazuki confessed that she had given up hope during the Tohoku series, saying, "If I missed the series, I would miss people even more, and I wouldn't want to wrestle, so I didn't miss it. But to be honest, I felt like I was starting to hate wrestling, and even while I was playing, I would wonder if I was needed, and if I should change my environment, and so on."
>Still, at the Niigata tournament on the 23rd, she was given some encouragement from her fellow "STARS" members and Maika, who is also from Fukuoka, and there were moments when her smile returned a little. "I was saved by the warmth of STARS, and Maika hugged me and said, 'I'll accept you.' I think she said that because she knows the same pain. I felt her love." It seems to have touched her heart.
