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>[Stardom] Maika aims for "intense repayment" to Desperado in joint event: "Compared to Tanahashi-san, it's nothing"
>Maika from the women's professional wrestling group Stardom is giving back to El Desperado from New Japan Pro-Wrestling! At a joint New Japan and Stardom event (November 17th, Edion Arena Osaka 1st Stadium), she will team up with Zack Sabre Jr. to face Desperado and Starlight Kid in a mixed tag match. Maika spoke frankly about her feelings ahead of her "first encounter" with the senior wrestler who once taught her and whom she has always longed to face in a one-on-one match.
>Regarding the joint event, which will be the first in two years since its first event in November 2022, Maika said, "Last time I threw Tanahashi but lost, which was disappointing, so this year I want to win on that stage and make the event a huge success!"
>Since that day, he seems to have been working hard on muscle training, revealing, "I focused on building my physique so that I could throw Tanahashi, but when I actually threw him, I realized how heavy he was. When I watched New Japan matches, everyone was throwing each other lightly, but I thought this was tough. So I got even more fired up about muscle training, and I'm training to the point of straining my back."
>In the tournament, Maika, the winner of the "5STAR GP", will team up with Zack, the winner of the "G1 Climax". In fact, when she made her debut, Maika, who respected Zack, aimed to become the "female version of Zack Sabre Jr."
>"I used to do judo, and I got Mima Shimoda to tap out in my debut match, so I wanted to perfect my joint techniques. Before I knew it, I had become a power fighter," he said with a laugh. "That's why I'm happy to be teaming up with Zack this time. We're going to go wild together," he said, full of enthusiasm.
