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>Rina (18), the artist champion of the women's professional wrestling organization "Stardom," is determined to forge ahead on the road to defending her title.
>At the Korakuen Hall event on the 10th, she teamed up with Konami and Fukigen Death from the same villainous group "HATE" to defeat Starlight Kid, AZM, and Miyu Amasaki, and became the champion for the first time. In an interview the day after the fierce battle, Rina said, "Until a year ago, the Artist's Belt felt like something far away from me, but now I have the pink belt in my hands, and it makes me very emotional. This pink belt suits me more than anyone in the world."
>Konami and Fukigen, who shared the title, were comrades during their time in the unit "TOKYO CYBER SQUAD," founded by their late mentor Hana Kimura. "I'm really happy that the three of us were able to wrap up an artist together. I promised Konami that we'd do a fist-five if we won. It made me glad that I'd continued wrestling, and I wonder if that message reached (Hana)," she said, gazing into the distance.
>After the match, STARS' Hanan, Saya Iida, and Momo Kohgo challenged her, which she accepted. The championship match was set in stone. Rina stated, "People who don't have any results like Momo Kohgo, can challenge for the Stardom title, so people like Sareee look down on Stardom. That's why I have to show them the reality, and as champion, I think I have to reform the organization from that perspective." Her sister Hanan also declared war, crying, saying, "STARS has been on the edge of its limits up until now... Go ahead and crush them if you can." Rina responded, "I knew because my mother told me how Hanan was troubled by the problems with STARS and came home crying at her Coming of Age Ceremony. However, since she decided to be a part of STARS, she has to stick to it, and I'm going to do everything in my power to crush them."
