HANAKO & Maika Win Pro Wrestling EVE Tag Team Titles in STARDOM vs. Sendai Girls Clash

By: Noah Leatherland

HANAKO and Maika took a break from the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League to take a trip to the UK, making their debut for Pro Wrestling EVE. Now, they are set to return to Japan with the EVE Tag Team Championships in their luggage.

Hai High Mate’s EVE debut saw the ‘card subject to change’ asterisk come into play. At EVE for Vendetta on November 6th, the promotion’s tag team champions, French Art, needed to pull out and vacated the titles. HANAKO and Maika were then thrown into title contention, with a three-way bout being booked for later that evening. They faced NyteSkye and Sendai Girls’ Hyperactive for the vacant titles. Anita Vaughan and Safire Reed came out as the victors, claiming the belts for SENJO.

HANAKO and Maika would get a second bite at the cherry, as it was then announced that they would challenge Hyperactive at Elite Encounters II on November 8th. In a STARDOM vs. SENJO battle, Hai High Mate defeated Vaughan and Reed, securing the British tag belts for themselves.

Other joshi stars were also in action at Pro Wrestling EVE Elite Encounters II. Miyu Yamashita of TJPW defended the EVE International Championship against AEW’s Marina Shafir. The night would not end on a high for Yamashita, losing her title to the Death Rider, and heading back to Japan empty handed.