Hanan Turns Back Sister Hina in Tochigi Homecoming

Hanan kept the Wonder of Stardom Championship in the prefecture where she and her younger sister grew up, beating Hina in 19 minutes, 40 seconds at Light Cube Utsunomiya with a wrist-clutch backdrop hold. It was her fifth successful defense of the white belt, in front of a crowd STARDOM announced as a full house of 792.

Both sisters were born in Shimono, Tochigi Prefecture, and the main event was billed as their homecoming. It was the first time they had met with a championship at stake since a Future of Stardom title match in April 2022. Hina, of God's Eye, was making her second run at the Wonder title this year after losing to then-champion Konami in 18:38 at Korakuen Hall on Feb. 28.