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>There are levels it takes to be recognized as a true ace in a company. It’s why after the perfect Steel Cage match on Sunday, I was ready to call Utami Hayashishita the new one of STARDOM.
>I’ve been very open on how no one had come and taken that title from Mayu until now.
>Utami already had the accolades for it. She’s long had the talent for it (and frankly is SO MUCH better now than she was as champion). But she needed to have the ability to lead and have a focus on her with no gold around her waist. It took a long time to get here.
>She did a lot of nothing in 2022 outside of the 5STAR Grand Prix, where she showed she evolved as a wrestler, and becoming the Queen’s Quest leader.
>But with her back against the wall, she showed why she can now lead her own team and now her own promotion into the future.
>Utami Hayashishita is an all-time wrestler in the making. Each level of her getting there has been both painful and exciting for her. Growth is necessary and while she’s long been great, now she’s truly at her very best.
>History is to be made soon by the new ace.
