Itoh Respect Army Builds Momentum at STARDOM in Kariya, Have Sights Set on Cinderella Tournament

By Noah Leatherland

STARDOM were in Kariya on their final stop before the Cinderella Tournament kicks off. Building momentum as a tag team, the Itoh Respect Army celebrated a victory before turning their attention to the tournament.

After losing in a non-title bout to tag champions Natsuko Tora and Ruaka, the Itoh Respect Army has bounced back. Maki Itoh and Kikyo Furusawa finished February with a three-way tag win in Korakuen Hall. Now, they have kicked off March with another W in their record. In Kariya, the team faced and overcame the duo of Natsupoi and Rian, with an Itoh Special making Rian submit.

Riding the high of victory, Itoh and Furusawa looked towards the Cinderella Tournament in their post-match comments. Though only one person can win the tournament, it appears both Itoh and Furusawa are dedicated to the Itoh Respect Army cause:

Maki Itoh: Next week is the Cinderella Tournament. I am sorry, but Itoh is going to win. This Itoh, the cutest in the world, will wear the cutest dress in the world, sell that dress at a pawn shop, and use the money to buy high quality material for the Respect T-shirts. So, please lose for me.

 

Kikyo Furusawa: Ah, that is a bit… I, Kikyo Furusawa, the second cutest in the world, will also wear the second cutest dress in the world and…

 

Itoh: What are you going to do with that money?!

 

Furusawa: With that money, I will make Itoh Respect Army T-shirts using high quality material!

 

Itoh: Alright! Let’s meet in the finals!

 

Furusawa: Let’s meet in the finals!

 

Itoh: Itoh Respect Army!

 

Both: Forever!

(Quotes translated via meraWRESTLING on X)

The STARDOM Cinderella Tournament kicks off on March 6th.

Here are the full results for STARDOM in Kariya, March 1st, courtesy of purolove.com:

• Yuna Mizumori def. Anne Kanaya (10:52)
• Hazuki def. Saori Anou and Waka Tsukiyama (8:09)
• Rina Yamashita & Akira Kurogane def. AZM & Miyu Amasaki (8:25)
• Maki Itoh & Kikyo Furusawa def. Natsupoi & Rian (12:25)
• Natsuko Tora, Konami, Ruaka & Rina def. Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara, HANAKO & Ranna Yagami (12:56)
• Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime def. Ami Sohrei, Hina, Lady C & Kiyoka Kotatsu (11:59)