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Ice Ribbon

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Ice Ribbon(アイスリボン,Aisuribon)is ajoshi puroresu(women's professional wrestling)promotionestablished in 2006 byEmi Sakura,after her split with Gatokunyan.

Ice Ribbon
Founded2006
StyleJoshi puroresu
HeadquartersWarabi,Saitama,Japan
Founder(s)Emi Sakura
Owner(s)Rebellions Co., Ltd.
SisterCorazon Joshi Puroresu[1]
Shinshu Girls Pro Wrestling
Split fromGatokunyan

History

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Emi Sakura
Former logo of the promotion (2006–2022).

Ice Ribbon was founded byEmi Sakura,a professional wrestler who was active withIWA JapanandFMWin the 1990s as Emi Motokawa.[citation needed]Ice Ribbon split off from Gatokunyan, Sakura's previous promotion, and held their first card on June 20, 2006 in Tokyo.[citation needed]

The promotion built their owndojoinWarabi, Saitama.[citation needed]Ice Ribbon's early shows mainly took place at the Saitama dojo, referred to by the promotion as the "Isami Wrestle Arena",[2]while several larger annual events, likeGolden RibbonandRibbonMania,began being held atKorakuen Hallin Tokyo.[3]

The early roster of Ice Ribbon was made up of wrestlers who transferred from Gatokunyan.[citation needed]The promotion's roster began to expand through collaborations with a TV program called "Muscle Venus"[4]and the 2009 film, "Three Count".[5]As part of these collaborations, Ice Ribbon recruited and trained several actresses as wrestlers. Among the actresses trained by Ice Ribbon,Hikaru Shida,Miyako Matsumoto,andTsukasa Fujimotoremained active as wrestlers. Ice Ribbon additionally gained attention for training and debuting children as wrestlers. For example, Ice Ribbon wrestlersRihoandHiragi Kurumimade their debuts at the age of nine, while Hikari Minami andTsukushiwere eleven and twelve, respectively, when they made their debuts.[3][6]Some of the children who made their professional wrestling debuts as part of Ice Ribbon, such as Aoi Kizuki,Makoto,Moeka Haruhi,Kurumi, and Riho, are still active as wrestlers.

In 2009, Ice Ribbon was sold to Neoplus. On May 28, 2010, Ice Ribbon announced a new project called 19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestling(19 khi nữ tử プロレス,Jūkyū-ji Joshi Puroresu),an internet streaming program onUstream.[7]The show aired Fridays at 19:00 Japan time (10:00UTC). The original concept of the show saw Ice Ribbon rookie Sayaka Obihiro being assigned full-time to the project and facing Ice Ribbon wrestlers in weekly matches. The concept was abandoned on August 26, 2011, when the project was officially brought under the Ice Ribbon banner, with Obihiro again becoming a regular member of the Ice Ribbon roster and the19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestlingturning into a regular professional wrestling program with no distinct concept.[8]

From its inception, Ice Ribbon had a close relationship with NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, which saw Ice Ribbon wrestlers Emi Sakura, Aoi Kizuki and Makoto make regular appearances for the promotion, while NEO wrestlers likeEtsuko Mita,Tanny Mouse andYoshiko Tamuraalso made several appearances for Ice Ribbon.[9]The relationship lasted until NEO folded on December 31, 2010, with Emi Sakura, Hikaru Shida, Makoto and Tsukasa Fujimoto appearing at the promotion's final event.[10]Starting in late 2010, Ice Ribbon was involved in a year-long interpromotional storyline rivalry with theSendai Girls' Pro Wrestlingpromotion, which saw Ice Ribbon and Sendai Girls' wrestlers make regular appearances for the opposing promotion.[11][12]Through its relationships with American promotionChikaraand the BritishPro-Wrestling: EVE,Ice Ribbon's wrestlers have also made appearances in the United States and the United Kingdom.[13][14]Ice Ribbon has additionally had close relationships with theDDT Pro-Wrestling(DDT),Big Japan Pro Wrestling(BJW),JWP Joshi Puroresu,Pro Wrestling Wave,and Reina Joshi Puroresu promotions.

On December 14, 2011, Ice Ribbon's founder Emi Sakura announced that she was leaving the promotion for "personal reasons" following the January 7, 2012, event inSendai.[15]Following Sakura's departure, Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto took over the training duties at the Ice Ribbon dojo.[16]In 2012,Ray,Sayaka Obihiro, and Ice Ribbon dojo graduates Hikari Minami and Riho also left Ice Ribbon,[17][18][19][20]while Dorami Nagano took a sabbatical to concentrate on her studies.[21]To combat the decreasing number of wrestlers on its active roster, Ice Ribbon introduced the first six wrestlers trained by Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto: Eri Wakamatsu, Fumiko Sato,Risa Okuda,Rutsuko Yamaguchi, Oshima Kujira and Shoko Hotta.[16]Wakamatsu and Hotta, along with Ayano Takeda and Hiroko Terada, two other Shida and Fujimoto trainees who debuted before the end of 2012, all ended their professional wrestling careers by April 2013.[22]Trainee Risa Sera (previously known as Risa Okuda) is still active in wrestling.

In February 2012, Ice Ribbon formed a partnership with Japanese pop group hy4_4yh (Hyper Yo-yo). The partnership led to the group making musical appearances at Ice Ribbon events, performingMaki Narumiya's new entrance theme and, on March 7, the two promoting the first "Hyper Ribbon" event, which featured both matches and musical performances.[23][24]On December 12, 2012, Neoplus officially announced the creation of Corazon Joshi Puroresu, Ice Ribbon's sister promotion, which features a more theatrical take on professional wrestling.[1]Following Sayaka Obihiro's December 2012 departure from Ice Ribbon, the promotion put19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestlingon hiatus as it considered the future of the program.[25]On January 4, 2014, Ice Ribbon was dealt another blow, when Hikaru Shida announced she was also leaving the promotion the following March.[26]On January 22, longtimefreelancerMio Shiraisigned a contract with Ice Ribbon.[27]Following her September 2015 retirement, she became a referee and trainer for Ice Ribbon.[28]On January 3, 2016, Ice Ribbon Aoi Kizuki announced her departure from the promotion.[29]

In March 2017, Hana Date, Karen Date, Nao Date and Nori Date, fourmixed martial artistsrepresenting Team Date, signed with Ice Ribbon.[30]In 2018, Team Date's contracts with Ice Ribbon expired.

In February 2021, the Ice Ribbon dojo hosted theWarabi Regionalbracket for United States–basedAll Elite Wrestling(AEW)'sWomen's World Championship Eliminator Tournament.The tournament was broken into two separate brackets, with eight women competing in matches in theJacksonville Regionalbracket and eight women competing in Ice Ribbon's Warabi Regional bracket. The winner of each bracket will then face each other in the tournament final onAEW Dynamiteto determine the overall winner, with the overall tournament winner facing Ice Ribbon alumniHikaru Shidafor theAEW Women's World ChampionshipatRevolution.[31]The tournament was won byRyo Mizunami.

In September 2021, president of Ice Ribbon Hajime Sato appeared alongside Kounosuke Izui, promoter of Lady's Ring, on an episode ofCMLL Informato announce the establishment of a working relationship between the two promotions and the Mexican-basedConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre(CMLL).[32]

On December 12, 2023, Ice Ribbon was acquired by management company Rebellions Co., Ltd.[33] [34]Multiple wrestlers left the promotion as full-time wrestlers on December 31, 2024, includingMio Shirai,Yuki Mashiro,Saran,Mifu Ashidaand Nanae Furukawa.[35]

Roster

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Wrestlers

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Ring name Real name Notes
Ancham Unknown Freelancer
Akane Fujita[36] Unknown FantastICE Champion
Freelancer
Arisa Shinose Unknown
Banny Oikawa[37] Unknown Inactive
Grizzly Fujitaki Unknown
Hamuko Hoshi[38] Unknown International Ribbon Tag Team Champion
Ibuki Hoshi Unknown Inactive
Kaho Matsushita Unknown
Kaori Yoneyama Kaori Yoneyama Freelancer
Triangle Ribbon Champion
Kirari Wakana Unknown
Kyuri Unknown
Makoto Unknown International Ribbon Tag Team Champion
Freelancer
Manami Katsu Unknown ICE Cross Infinity Champion
Mayuka Koike Unknown
Misa Kagura Unknown Freelancer
Nanae Furukawa Unknown
Saran Unknown
Sumika Yanagawa Unknown Freelancer
Totoro Satsuki[39] Unknown
Tsukasa Fujimoto[40] Tsukasa Fujimoto
Tsukina Umino Unknown
Yappy[41] Yapi Santiago
Yuna Manase Unknown Freelancer
Yuki Mashiro Unknown
Yuu Hanaya Unknown

Alumni/notable guests

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Female

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Male

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Referees

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See also:Referee (professional wrestling)
Ring name Real name
Mio Shirai[42] Unknown

Broadcast team

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Ring name Real name Notes
Ai Hara[43] Unknown Ring announcer
Chiharu[44] Chiharu Ono[45] Ring announcer

Backstage personnel

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Ring name Real name Notes
Manami Toyota[46] Manami Toyota Managing Supervisor

Championships

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As of February 14, 2025

Active

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Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes
ICE×∞ Championship Manami Katsu 1 January 13, 2025 32+ Tokyo, Japan DefeatedYuki MashiroatNew Ice Ribbon #1394.
FantastICE Championship Akane Fujita 1 December 31, 2021 1,141+ Tokyo, Japan DefeatedRina YamashitaatNew Ice Ribbon #1129.
International Ribbon Tag Team Championship
Mukomako
(Hamuko HoshiandMakoto) 		3
(5, 9) 		July 14, 2024 215+ Tokyo, Japan DefeatedBig☆Dekai(Satsuki TotoroandYuna Manase) atIce Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #1358.
Triangle Ribbon Championship Kaori Yoneyama 2 February 11, 2025 3+ Tokyo, Japan DefeatedKyuriand Arisa Shinose in athree-way matchatIce Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #1400.

Formerly promoted

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Championship Last champions Reign Date won Location
IW19 Championship Tsukushi Haruka 4 September 18, 2021 Tokyo, Japan
Reina World Tag Team Championship Muscle Venus
(Hikaru ShidaandTsukasa Fujimoto) 		2 May 25, 2013 Yokohama,Japan
Young Ribbon Mixed Tag Team Championship Yuko MiyamotoandRisa Sera 1 March 24, 2013 Warabi,Japan

References

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  2. ^Isami Wrestle Arena official sitein Japanese
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  9. ^"『 đệ 1 hồi NEOﾘﾎﾞﾝ』".Ice Ribbon(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon June 21, 2013.RetrievedMarch 9,2012.
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  19. ^"Mang quảng さやかが12・31 sau lặc viên đại hội を cuối cùng にアイスリボン lui đoàn を phát biểu! 12・28『19 khi nữ tử 』でIW19 vương tọa へ の chọn chiến が quyết định!".Battle News(in Japanese). December 1, 2012.RetrievedDecember 1,2012.
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