On SSWA Episode 58, FGA Pride Champion made a surprise appearance before the show's main event. The following is footage from the event:
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As there is a short break in the action, the deep riffs of an electric guitar and hard thumps of drums combine with a Shamisen. This music catches the crowd off guard. The lights dim, except for a single pink spotlight. BABY METAL’s “Megitsune” ramps up, and as the main part of the song kicks in, the SSWA crowd goes wild as the FGA Pride champion, Fujiko Mine emerges from behind the curtain! She is dressed in her street clothes, consisting of a pair of skinny blue jeans, converse sneakers, and a “YOU CAN’T STOP FUJIKO” shirt. She carries the Pride championship at her side as she walks to the ring. Once she gets there, she climbs up the steel steps, and then enters the ring. She is given a microphone, and after soaking in the positive reaction from the crowd, she elects to speak.
"I know, I know! I’m surprised to be here in the Shooting Star arena!"
The crowd cheers for the recognition.
"Now, I don’t know if you guys have been paying attention to things over in Frontier Grappling Arts, but your girl Fujiko just happened to become the new Pride champion over there."
There are a fair amount of cheers for this statement. She can’t help but smile.
"Some of you may be asking: Okay, Fujiko...what does that matter here? What does that mean for SSWA? Well…I’ll tell you."
A coy smirk crosses her face.
"After I won this belt, I made a promise to be a fighting champion. I made a promise to make this Pride championship mean something. I made a promise to try and be the best Pride Champion in this championship’s history. And so what better way to do that than to...well, defend this championship?"
A murmur washes over the crowd.
"Well, after some convincing...the FGA office as struck a deal with SSWA...and I am now allowed to come here and issue an open challenge to anyone in SSWA to face me for the FGA Pride championship."
The crowd explodes into cheers at the announcement. Their reaction makes Fujiko smile again.
"So if you think you can take this from me, then you have until the twenty-fifth to accept my challenge. Pride Rules match for the FGA championship. I’ll be ready & willing. Will you be able?"
With a cocked eyebrow, she places the microphone on the mat and raises the Pride title over her head. “Megitsune” plays through the arena as Fujiko retreats backstage.
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We reported a few weeks back that Fujiko wanted to be a fighting champion. By the looks of things, it appears that Fujiko is a woman of her word. The question now is, which SSWA star is willing to step into the ring and challenge the Pride Champion?
