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>Stardom President Taro Okada sums up the "5-hour show": "We'll do anything as long as it's interesting.
>The big match of the women's pro-wrestling "Stardom" event, the Yokohama BUNTAI event on April 27, ended with a great success.
>The event was held to celebrate the reopening of the Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium, the "sacred ground" for professional wrestling and martial arts in Yokohama, and drew 2,735 spectators (according to the organizer's announcement). Six title fights were held, and the event lasted about five hours until the main match between champion Maika Maika and Momo Watanabe for the world title.
>After the tournament, President Taro Okada (36) said, "The audience reacted with shouts when they saw the fighters fight today. I think they cheered with more enthusiasm than ever before, so Stardom will continue to run higher and higher. I felt I could do that response with this player," he reflected.
>In addition to the title match, there were many other surprises, such as Starlight Kid's banishment from Oedo Tai and Thekla's joining Oedo Tai after an absence of about four months. Meanwhile, not only did Aja Kong and Kaoru Ito make their first appearance, but Ice Ribbon's Tsukasa Fujimoto made an electrifying appearance. Her active interaction with players from other organizations was remarkable, such as her request to face Mayu Iwatani in a "Best Friends" match with Arisa Nakajima.
>President Okada said, "We will do anything interesting to enliven the women's pro wrestling world. Whether it is in a Stardom ring, a ring of another organization, a ring in Japan, a ring in the U.S., or anywhere else, it is the same. Whenever we have a spark that something interesting is going to happen, we will take care of it together," he explained.
