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established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan.

History

Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler who was active with IWA Japan and

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in the 1990s as Emi Motokawa. Ice Ribbon split off from Gatokunyan, Sakura's previous promotion, and held their first card on June 20, 2006 in Tokyo. The promotion built their own

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. Ice Ribbon's early shows mainly took place at the Saitama dojo, referred to by the promotion as the "Isami Wrestle Arena", while several larger annual events, like ''Golden Ribbon'' and ''RibbonMania'', began being held at

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in Tokyo.411mania.com: Into the Indies 10.06.09: Ice Ribbon
in English The early roster of Ice Ribbon was made up of wrestlers who transferred from Gatokunyan. The promotion's roster began to expand through collaborations with a TV program called "Muscle Venus" and the 2009 film, "Three Count". As part of these collaborations, Ice Ribbon recruited and trained several actresses as wrestlers. Among the actresses trained by Ice Ribbon, Hikaru Shida,

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, and Tsukasa Fujimoto remained active as wrestlers. Ice Ribbon additionally gained attention for training and debuting children as wrestlers. For example, Ice Ribbon wrestlers

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and Hiragi Kurumi made their debuts at the age of nine, while Hikari Minami and Tsukushi were eleven and twelve, respectively, when they made their debuts. 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 , an internet streaming program on

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. The show aired Fridays at 19:00 Japan time (10:00

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). 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 the ''19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestling'' turning into a regular professional wrestling program with no distinct concept. 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 like Etsuko Mita, Tanny Mouse and

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also made several appearances for Ice Ribbon. 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. Starting in late 2010, Ice Ribbon was involved in a year-long interpromotional storyline rivalry with the Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotion, which saw Ice Ribbon and Sendai Girls' wrestlers make regular appearances for the opposing promotion. Through its relationships with American promotion Chikara and the British Pro-Wrestling: EVE, Ice Ribbon's wrestlers have also made appearances in the United States and the United Kingdom. Ice Ribbon has additionally had close relationships with the

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(DDT),

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(BJW),

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, 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 in

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. Following Sakura's departure, Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto took over the training duties at the Ice Ribbon dojo. In 2012, Ray, Sayaka Obihiro, and Ice Ribbon dojo graduates Hikari Minami and Riho also left Ice Ribbon, while Dorami Nagano took a sabbatical to concentrate on her studies. 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. 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. 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, performing

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's new entrance theme and, on March 7, the two promoting the first "Hyper Ribbon" event, which featured both matches and musical performances. 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. Following Sayaka Obihiro's December 2012 departure from Ice Ribbon, the promotion put ''19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestling'' on hiatus as it considered the future of the program. On January 4, 2014, Ice Ribbon was dealt another blow, when Hikaru Shida announced she was also leaving the promotion the following March. On January 22, longtime

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signed a contract with Ice Ribbon. Following her September 2015 retirement, she became a referee and trainer for Ice Ribbon. On January 3, 2016, Ice Ribbon Aoi Kizuki announced her departure from the promotion. In March 2017, Hana Date, Karen Date, Nao Date and Nori Date, four mixed martial artists representing Team Date, signed with Ice Ribbon. In 2018, Team Date's contracts with Ice Ribbon expired. In February 2021, the Ice Ribbon dojo hosted the Warabi Regional bracket for United States–based

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(AEW)'s Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament. The tournament was broken into two separate brackets, with eight women competing in matches in the Jacksonville Regional bracket 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 on ''

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'' to determine the overall winner, with the overall tournament winner facing Ice Ribbon alumni Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship at

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. The tournament was won by

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. In September 2021, president of Ice Ribbon Hajime Sato appeared alongside Kounosuke Izui, promoter of Lady's Ring, on an episode of ''CMLL Informa'' to announce the establishment of a working relationship between the two promotions and the Mexican-based

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(CMLL). On December 12, 2023, Ice Ribbon was acquired by management company Rebellions Co., Ltd. Multiple wrestlers left the promotion as full-time wrestlers on December 31, 2024, including Mio Shirai, Yuki Mashiro, Saran, Mifu Ashida and Nanae Furukawa.

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* Aiki * Aja Kong *

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* Ami Miura * Amu Yumesaki * Aoi Kizuki * Arisa Nakajima *

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* Azumi Hyuga * Chii Tomiya * Chie Ozora * Crea * Dorami Nagano * Gami * Giulia * Haruka Umesaki *

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* Hikari Shimizu * Hikaru Shida * Hinata * Hiragi Kurumi * Hiroe Nagahama * Itsuki Aoki * Kaho Kobayashi *

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* Kaoru Ito * Kazumi Shimouma * Kiku * Mai Sakurai * Kiyoko Ichiki * Maika Ozaki *

* Makoto * Maria * Maruko Nagasaki * Matsuya Uno *

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* Mayumi Ozaki *

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* Mifu Ashida * Mika Iida * Miku Aono *

* Misa Matsui *

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* Miyuki Takase * Mochi Miyagi * Momo Kohgo * Nanae Furukawa * Nanae Takahashi * Nao Ishikawa * Nao Kakuta * Neko Nitta * Rabbit Miu * Riko Kaiju * Rina Amikura * Rina Shingaki * Rina Yamashita * Risa Sera * Rydeen Hagane * Sachie Abe *

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* Sakura Hirota * Saori Anou * Saran *

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* Sawako Shimono * Sayaka Obihiro * Suzu Suzuki * Tae Honma * Tanny Mouse * Tequila Saya * Thekla * Tsukushi Haruka * Yako Fujigasaki * Yuko Sakurai * Yuu Yamagata * Yuuri * Yuuki Minami

Male

* Choun Shiryu * Banana Senga *

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* Hartley Jackson * Hideki Suzuki *

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* Jun Kasai * Koju Takeda * Masashi Takeda *

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* Shoki Kitamura * Takayuki Ueki *

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* Toshiyuki Sakuda *

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* Yasu Urano *

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* Yoshihisa Uto

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Ice Ribbon official site
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