Summary

Sareee says her career has moved into "Chapter 4" following her 15th anniversary event, where she celebrated a major personal milestone and looked ahead to the next phase of her run. She reflected on the show as a success, highlighted revenge over Chihiro Hashimoto in the main event, and reaffirmed her long-term goal of running Nippon Budokan for her 20th anniversary.

She also addressed the next major match on her schedule, an AAAW Championship bout against Takumi Iroha at Marvelous' 10th anniversary show on May 5 at Yokohama BUNTAI.

Quote from Sareee

Sareee said she was satisfied with her anniversary event even though it did not fully sell out.

"I am glad that the event went well. I was hoping for it to become a complete sell-out, but it couldn’t. However, I am satisfied. I was able to show what I believed in and my 15-year history. Also, the people who came to the event or watched it by PPV seemed happy. I appreciate everyone from the bottom of my heart."

On her anniversary main event and getting revenge on Hashimoto, Sareee said:

"Yes, the main event had all my rivals. The best out of the best of four Joshi pro wrestlers, all in there, same ring. Got together and fought. I think we all share the same belief that pro wrestlers should be strong. Hashimoto even mentioned it at the end of the mic. Being able to win with those members and getting the three-count from Hashimoto was really something. That was important for me. I was happy SPARK RUSH won. And I am glad I won against Hashimoto and got my revenge. I think the level of SPARK RUSH was also elevated from that match. We needed that as SPARK RUSH. We need to go to a higher level as SPARK RUSH.

"Yes, although we will fight in a tag match very soon again, I am always ready to have a singles match against them."

Sareee later discussed facing SPARK RUSH partner Takumi Iroha for the AAAW Championship:

"We are SPARK RUSH as a tag team, but we are also rivals. If we are going to have a match, I don’t want to lose. If she wasn’t planning to challenge me, I think I would have mentioned it also. It was the correct timing. I wanted to see who is stronger now if we had a match. It has been seven years since we had our last singles, and many things have changed. Even in a tag team match against each other, it has been two years already. Marvelous will be having their big 10th anniversary, and I also think this is a great time and perfect place to have our match."

On her goals for this new stage of her career, Sareee said:

"My goal for Chapter 4 will be to make myself level up in all categories. Being a better wrestler, but also having more name recognition outside of the pro wrestling industry. All of that should help me increase my chances of doing and succeeding in the 20th anniversary event at the (Nippon) Budokan. The preparation for my road to Budokan has started. I will just have to continue to believe in my pro wrestling and myself, and keep training hard. I would also like to help the younger wrestlers who also want to get stronger, like Chi Chi, Miku (Kanae), and others in the industry. When I have a chance, win back the IWGP Women’s Championship again. Keep challenging and winning against my rivals and make myself ready to accept challenges from new rivals that have yet to come."

Sareee also reflected on how each phase of her career shaped her.

"My first chapter was all about my debut until before going to the USA. It started when I was fifteen, not knowing anything. I went through tough training and had a hard time. The rookies had to do chores for the seniors back then as a part of the program. I was the only one, so I had to do chores for many seniors. But I kept going on and didn’t run away because I wanted to get stronger and believed in myself of making it to the top one day. I trained very hard and was desperate to make it. I didn’t give up.

"Chapter 2 was about me during WWE. It was my first time living outside of Japan. Everything was a new challenge. It was a great opportunity, and I felt that only the chosen ones could sign with WWE. Its the best and biggest pro wrestling company in the world. So it was a great honor to go there. I was able to learn many things.

"Chapter 3 was about myself returning to Japan. Becoming a freelancer and wanting to do what I believe in to the fullest. That made my mind and body stronger. The experience at WWE was a great plus for me. It made me realize who I was and what I wanted to do when I returned to Japan. I was able to win the IWGP Women’s belt. I was able to get the Tokyo Sports Award. Even with all those booings, I was able to be strong and just kept going because I believed in myself and the style of pro wrestling. My fans were able to support me through that tough time, too, so I wanted to never give up and keep fighting for the fans and for myself.

"And, from now on, the start of Chapter 4.

"All the chapters have made me into the pro wrestler I am today. All of my history has been important to me. I’m looking forward to the challenges that may come in Chapter 4. But I will continue to believe in my pro wrestling. That will never change!"

What Sareee vs. Takumi Iroha Means for Marvelous

Sareee naming the Iroha match as the right moment adds clear weight to Marvelous' 10th anniversary card, because the bout is framed as both a title fight and a rivalry test between SPARK RUSH partners. If Sareee's "Chapter 4" push is going to center on bigger stages and bigger stakes, this AAAW Championship match is positioned as one of the first defining checkpoints in that plan.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.