After collecting herself, Sakura sprinted across the ring filling waving to the crowd. She gave a special wave to her fans on the balcony. She was joined by Kurea, who guided her to the ring. After that, her opponent made her entrance. Unlike Sakura, Yoshiko didn't bother to acknowledge the fans. She just kept her angry eyes pointed at the idol.
"Here we are, at a grudge match that's been months in the making! Yoshiko, who wished to take on Jackal Tojo when she came to Japan, was known to be furious when the chance instead went to her opponent, Sakura Hagiwara! After weeks of anticipation, these two will finally settle it in the ring!"
"All right, Hagiwara." Kurea said. "Remember, Yoshiko will be relying on her rage. If she gets ahold of you, it's a relentless assault that's hard to escape. Don't give her the chance to turn the tables on you."
"Got it." Sakura said. "And Kurea, thanks for being here."
"Don't make a habit of it. All right." Kurea said. "I'm just here because I'm still peeved at Yoshiko."
Sakura looked onto the crowd and saw Yoshi at the front row. She gave him a playful wink that made him blush before turning to face Yoshiko who was ready to explode.
DING-DING!
Yoshiko started with a mad dash ready to attack Sakura. The idol got the early advantage by ducking down and tripping her to the corner. Sakura turned her around and fired knee strikes to her stomach. But Yoshiko quickly recovered and shoved Sakura backwards. She then ran at her again with a clothesline, but Sakura ducked and was ready to attack from behind. However, Yoshiko saw this coming and spun backwards landing a strong straight punch to her face.
After gaining the upper hand, Yoshiko struck Sakura with a punt kick to her stomach sending her to a neutral corner. The Sweet Diva idol picked herself up with the ropes, but Yoshiko splashed herself onto her crushing her in the corner. Sakura fell into a sitting position after that, which Yoshiko followed by pressing her foot on her chest. She grinded her foot and used the ropes for leverage.
"Hey, get off of her!" Kurea shouted. "The last thing she needs right now is your smelly foot stinking up her body!"
Yoshiko heard that and removed her foot. She exited the ring to confront Kurea.
"What did you say, you dumbass broad?"
"You heard me!" Kurea answered.
"I'll deal with you later! But first…"
Yoshiko turned back to the ring only to find Sakura perched on top of her corner. She leaped off to land right on top of Yoshiko. It connected, but she didn't fall down. Instead, Yoshiko hooked her arms around Sakura and slammed her down onto the mat. The crowd gasped right before Yoshiko yanked Sakura from the ground and threw her back into the ring. She followed and covered her.
1… 2…
Kurea wasn't going to let Sakura lose. So she grabbed her foot and placed it on the rope. "Hey, ref!" she crieed out. "Her foot's on the rope!"
"What?!" Yoshiko asked angrily as she got off Sakura. "I'm going to have your head for this!"
Sakura got up to her feet and ran to the ropes. Yoshiko turned back to Sakura just as she bounced back ready for a dropkick. Yoshiko couldn't stop it in time. She got hit with the kick and dropped to the ground. After that, Sakura tried to pin her.
1… 2…
Yoshiko kicked out. Sakure then placed Yoshiko in a headlock. Yoshiko was shown to struggle in Sakura's grip. Still, she managed to return to her feet with the idol hanging on her back. She ran backwards and slammed Sakura to the nearest corner.
After Sakura gasped and let go, Yoshiko turned and grabbed her head. "You airheaded bimbo!"
She slammed Sakura's face down to her rising knee to stun her. She then picked Sakura up holding her in a torture rack. Sakura yelled out in pain feeling her back being bent.
"Hagiwara, do you give up?"
"NO!"
Yoshiko clenched her teeth before she started to spin. She twirled around swinging Sakura's limbs around. She stopped right before dropping a Samoan drop on her. After the impact, Yoshiko hooked Sakura's leg. This time, she was too far for Kurea to save.
1… 2…
Sakura still kicked out. She shifted her shoulder up making Yoshiko upset. The larger woman grabbed Sakura by her black hair and held her up. "Time to end you, you entitled bitch!" She shot a headbutt that sent Sakura crashing down to the mat. She then dragged her to the corner where she climbed up to the middle rope.
Everyone knew what was coming next. It was her finishing move, Yoshiko From the Top. They all watched with worry as Yoshiko bounced on the middle ropes. She jumped off ready to crash down. However, much to everyone's surprise, Sakura managed to roll away letting her opponent crash on the mat. Sakura then grabbed Yoshiko's legs and applied a standing inverted cloverleaf. The large woman yelled out in pain as Sakura tightened the hold.
"Yoshiko, you give up?"
"No!"
Yoshiko only had to crawl a couple of feet to reach the ropes. The referee talked Sakura into letting go and she waited for Yoshiko to stand back up. All she had to do now was wait, and it paid off. As soon as Yoshiko swung her own punch, Sakura managed to duck just in time and counter with her Sakura Special. Though, much to everyone's surprise, Yoshiko didn't fall down. She stumbled and struggled to retain her balance. Sakura decided she had to try again, so she flipped for another Sakura Suplex. This time, Yoshiko fell to the mat vulnerable for Sakura to pin.
1… 2… 3!
DING-DING!
"Hagiwara wins! After a match full of climatic details, the pop idol managed to show her opponent that she's more than just a pretty face! And now, thanks to her, Berserk and Miyabi are both one point away from winning this event!"
Sakura celebrated for a bit before noticing Yoshiko get up to her knees. She approached her. "So are we done?"
"…Yeah. I admit, for a bimbo, you're pretty tough. But I still think Jackal Tojo would've gotten a better match from me."
Sakura shrugged before leaving the ring. She shook hands with Kurea thanking her for being her corner girl. She then went to Yoshi and gave him a sweet peck on the cheek.
Sakura left the arena and the fans were eagerly awaiting what would come next. The main event was ready to begin and everyone was looking forward to it.
It was time for Misaki vs Juri.
SCORE:
Berserk—4
Miyabi—4
