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>The "troublesome female professional wrestler" Sayaka Unagi (38) has declared war on her former senior, Tam Nakano of Stardom.
>She made a surprise appearance at the Hamamatsu tournament on the 7th, where the final tournament of the tag league "Goddess of Stardom" was held, and challenged Nakano to a one-on-one match at the Tokyo Garden Theater (Ariake) on January 3rd of next year. After the tournament, Unagi responded to an interview and said with a brazen look, "Why did I come? When you say Hamamatsu, you think of Unagi, right? It's boring if I go to Tokyo, so I came here to destroy the tag league."
>Unagi joined Stardom in November 2020. She formed the group Cosmic Angels (CA) with Nakano and Shirakawa Mina, and the three were crowned Artist Champions.
>However, she suddenly left Stardom in October 2022, and entered her "Gyan period" where she mainly competed in other promotions. She said that it was a big decision to return to her old home. "It was the place where I got fired, so it took courage to take the plunge. But Stardom is where I decided to make a living in pro wrestling. In 2025, Unagi Sayaka definitely wants to come out on top, so the main reason is that I want to do it as my first match of the new year against an opponent I have to beat."
>During her time in Gyan, she set a goal of "breaking Stardom's dominance." However, when she returned to her old home mat for the first time in about two years, she was disappointed by the scenery. "When I was there, Stardom was the overwhelming leader, but it's sad that they're no longer called the leader these days. That's why I want to make people realize that I live in a small world," she warned.
>"(When I was a flight attendant, Nakano told me) 'Go through more and more hardships to become stronger,' but I've suffered more than anyone else over the past two years, and I want to prove here that I'm done." The controversial female wrestler is dominating the headlines this New Year.
