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>In the Japanese mat world, the most "good-looking" person right now may be Stardom's Utami Hayashishita.
>Perhaps "good-looking" is not the right word to use to describe a female athlete, but Hayashishita herself has said so, so please forgive me. In any case, she has a high awareness of the importance of being "cool.
>One of the most common attractions of women's professional wrestling is that "all the wrestlers are sparkling. However, according to Hayashishita, "pro-wrestlers are the object of admiration, and it is natural for them to be sparkling. I want people to watch professional wrestling and matches. Sparkling and capable, yet Hayashishita was oriented toward coolness. This is because the wrestlers she had seen since he was a fan were strong, awesome, and cool. Not only the male athletes, but also Io Shirai (now WWE/NXT), who was a senior member of Stardom.
>In November 2020, she won the organization's most prestigious title, the "Red Belt," or World of Stardom. This was a great accomplishment in just over two years since her debut. Moreover, the opponent for the belt was Mayu Iwatani, known as an "icon," or the face of the organization. The pressure was tremendous.
>I was already aware that I was a top competitor, but now that I was wearing the red belt, I felt even stronger. I had to take over the belt from Mayu Iwatani and lead the organization. I think I have become a better professional wrestler, and I think that is because I always thought about how I should act as the "red belt champion. Until I defended the belt a few times, I might have lost some of the pressure. To be honest, there was a time when I hated wrestling for the first time.
