Ice Ribbon

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Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler who was active with IWA Japan and FMW in the 1990s as Emi Motokawa.{{cn|date=October 2024}} Ice Ribbon split off from Gatokunyan, Sakura's previous promotion, and held their first card on June 20, 2006 in Tokyo.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

The promotion built their own dojo in Warabi, Saitama.{{cn|date=October 2024}} Ice Ribbon's early shows mainly took place at the Saitama dojo, referred to by the promotion as the "Isami Wrestle Arena",[http://butoukan.ne07.jp/ Isami Wrestle Arena official site] in Japanese while several larger annual events, like Golden Ribbon and RibbonMania, began being held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.[http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/117848/Into-the-Indies-10.06.09:--Ice-Ribbon.htm 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.{{cn|date=October 2024}} The promotion's roster began to expand through collaborations with a TV program called "Muscle Venus"[http://muscle-venus.ne07.jp/ Muscle Venus official site] in Japanese and the 2009 film, "Three Count".[http://3count.ne07.jp/ Three Count official site] in Japanese 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, and Tsukasa Fujimoto remained active as wrestlers. Ice Ribbon additionally gained attention for training and debuting children as wrestlers. For example, Ice Ribbon wrestlers Riho 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/142086/Into-the-Indies-06.15.10:-Golden-Ribbon.htm | title = Into the Indies 06.15.10: Golden Ribbon | last=Byers | first=Ryan | date=June 15, 2010 | access-date=February 8, 2012 | work=411Mania}} 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 {{Nihongo|19 O'Clock Girls ProWrestling|19時女子プロレス|Jūkyū-ji Joshi Puroresu}}, an internet streaming program on Ustream.[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101126f3.html The Japan Times Online 2010.11.26: Women's wrestling seeks to regain its mojo] in English The show aired Fridays at 19:00 Japan time (10:00 UTC). 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.{{cite web|url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_241.html |script-title=ja:【記者会見】都宮ちい退団・19時女子プロレスについて |date=August 26, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2012 |work=Ice Ribbon |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919020253/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_241.html |archive-date=September 19, 2011 }}

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 Yoshiko Tamura also made several appearances for Ice Ribbon.{{cite web|url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_49.html |title=『第1回NEOﾘﾎﾞﾝ』 |access-date=March 9, 2012 |work=Ice Ribbon |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621110547/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_49.html |archive-date=June 21, 2013 }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://neopro.ne07.jp/page/fightData_334.html | script-title=ja:2010年12月31日(金) | access-date=March 9, 2012 | work=NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling | language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229123509/http://neopro.ne07.jp/page/fightData_334.html | archive-date=December 29, 2010 | url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_386.html |script-title=ja:後楽園大会 ﾘﾎﾞﾝの騎士たち |access-date=March 9, 2012 |work=Ice Ribbon |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621103334/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_386.html |archive-date=June 21, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_509.html |title=RibbonMania2011 |access-date=March 9, 2012 |work=Ice Ribbon |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191553/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_509.html |archive-date=January 11, 2012 }} 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_52357.shtml | title = Radican's Chikara DVD Review Series: Chikarasaurus Rex Night 2 - Claudio vs. Del Rey, Kidd/Cabana vs. Saint/Quack, Kingston, Generico, FIST | last=Radican | first=Sean | date=August 20, 2011 | access-date=May 7, 2012 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{cite web | url = http://www.evewrestling.com/articles/eve-news/2011/10/06/eve-v-ice-ribbon-this-weekend | title = EVE V Ice Ribbon - This Weekend! | date = October 6, 2011 | access-date = May 7, 2012 | work = Pro Wrestling EVE | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426054256/http://www.evewrestling.com/articles/eve-news/2011/10/06/eve-v-ice-ribbon-this-weekend | archive-date = April 26, 2012 }} Ice Ribbon has additionally had close relationships with the DDT 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 in Sendai.{{cite web|url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_318.html |script-title=ja:【選手情報】1.7でさくらえみが退団 |date=December 14, 2011 |access-date=December 15, 2011 |work=Ice Ribbon |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501103820/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_318.html |archive-date=May 1, 2012 }} Following Sakura's departure, Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto took over the training duties at the Ice Ribbon dojo.{{cite web | url = http://ameblo.jp/ringstars/entry-11383438788.html | script-title=ja:新人デビュープロジェクトを発表／アイスリボン記者会見 | date=October 19, 2012 | access-date=October 20, 2012 | work=Ringstars | publisher=Ameba | language=ja}} In 2012, Ray, Sayaka Obihiro, and Ice Ribbon dojo graduates Hikari Minami and Riho also left Ice Ribbon,{{cite web | url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_420.html | title=【選手情報】所属選手『Ray』退団 | date=May 14, 2012 | access-date=September 24, 2012 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711020129/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_420.html | archive-date=July 11, 2012 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_565.html |script-title=ja:後楽園ﾎｰﾙ｢ﾘﾎﾞﾝの騎士たち2012｣12時試合開始 |access-date=September 24, 2012 |work=Ice Ribbon |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929011224/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_565.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}{{cite web | url = http://battle-news.com/news/2012/12/001591.php | title = 帯広さやかが12・31後楽園大会を最後にアイスリボン退団を発表！12・28『19時女子』でIW19王座への挑戦が決定！ | date=December 1, 2012 | access-date=December 1, 2012 | work=Battle News | language=ja}}{{cite web | url = http://ameblo.jp/ringstars/entry-11440380306.html | script-title=ja:みなみ飛香がアイスリボンを退団 | date=January 2, 2013 | access-date=January 2, 2013 | work=Ringstars | publisher=Ameba | language=ja}} while Dorami Nagano took a sabbatical to concentrate on her studies.{{cite web | url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/btext_7485.html | script-title=ja:【おはようニュース!（`・ω・´）6/18】 | date=June 18, 2012 | access-date=September 24, 2012 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218193647/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/btext_7485.html | archive-date=February 18, 2013 | url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_676.html | script-title=ja:【選手情報】ﾃﾞﾋﾞｭｰﾌﾟﾛｼﾞｪｸﾄﾒﾝﾊﾞｰの進退について | date=March 29, 2013 | access-date=April 1, 2013 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413131916/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_676.html | archive-date=April 13, 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 Maki Narumiya's new entrance theme and, on March 7, the two promoting the first "Hyper Ribbon" event, which featured both matches and musical performances.{{cite web | url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_571.html | script-title=ja:ｱｲｽﾘﾎﾞﾝ368 18時00分開始 | access-date=March 9, 2012 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621122011/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_571.html | archive-date=June 21, 2013 }}{{cite web | url = http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_598.html | title = hyR_Byh (ﾊｲﾊﾟｰ☆ﾘﾎﾞﾝ)に密航せよ!vol.1 | access-date = March 9, 2012 | work = Ice Ribbon | language = ja | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130621123749/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_598.html | archive-date = June 21, 2013 | url-status = dead }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_583.html | title=ｱｲｽﾘﾎﾞﾝxｺﾗｿﾝｼﾞｬﾊﾟﾝの共同事業について | date=December 12, 2012 | access-date=December 12, 2012 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218185102/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_583.html | archive-date=February 18, 2013 }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_606.html | script-title=ja:【お知らせ】19時女子ﾌﾟﾛﾚｽについて | date=January 7, 2013 | access-date=January 7, 2013 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520105140/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/newsData_606.html | archive-date=May 20, 2013 | url-status=dead }} On January 4, 2014, Ice Ribbon was dealt another blow, when Hikaru Shida announced she was also leaving the promotion the following March.{{cite web | url = http://ameblo.jp/ringstars/entry-11743376146.html | script-title=ja:【結果】アイスリボン１・４横浜 | date=January 5, 2014 | access-date=January 5, 2014 | work=Ringstars | publisher=Ameba | language=ja}} On January 22, longtime freelancer Mio Shirai signed a contract with Ice Ribbon.{{cite web | url = http://iceribbon.com/news_detail.php?id=167 | title = 【選手情報】1/22(水)紫雷美央がアイスリボン、Ozアカデミー、Wave、ユニオン、史上初の4団体所属選手に!! | date=January 22, 2014 | access-date=January 22, 2014 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja}} Following her September 2015 retirement, she became a referee and trainer for Ice Ribbon.{{cite web | url = http://iceribbon.com/news_detail.php?id=1005 | script-title=ja:【8/16記者会見】9月よりMioがアイスリボンにスタッフとして入団！雪妃真矢CDデビュー！ 11/19第3回世羅りさプロデュースデスマッチ興行！ | date=August 17, 2016 | access-date=March 4, 2017 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja}} On January 3, 2016, Ice Ribbon Aoi Kizuki announced her departure from the promotion.{{cite web | url = http://iceribbon.com/news_detail.php?id=812 | title = 【【お知らせ】希月あおい1月9日横浜リボンで退団 | date=January 4, 2016 | access-date=January 4, 2016 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=ja}}

In March 2017, Hana Date, Karen Date, Nao Date and Nori Date, four mixed martial artists representing Team Date, signed with Ice Ribbon.{{cite web | url = http://battle-news.com/?p=28464 | script-title=ja:【試合結果】3･26 アイスリボン後楽園ホール大会 【ICE×∞】世羅りさvs山下りな 【リボンタッグ】水波綾＆大畠美咲vsつくし＆柊くるみ 葛西純＆松本都vsジャガー横田＆藤田あかね | date=March 26, 2017 | access-date=April 1, 2017 | work=Battle News | language=ja}} 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 All Elite Wrestling (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 AEW Dynamite to determine the overall winner, with the overall tournament winner facing Ice Ribbon alumni Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship at Revolution.{{cite web |last1=Upton |first1=Felix |title=Where AEW Is Taping Japanese Side Of Women's Eliminator Tournament |url=https://www.ringsidenews.com/2021/02/09/where-aew-is-taping-japanese-side-of-womens-eliminator-tournament/ |website=Ringside News |date=9 February 2021 |publisher=Gannett |access-date=2021-02-10 |ref=GannettRingside}} The tournament was won by Ryo Mizunami.

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 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/cmll-oficializa-su-alianza-con-ice-ribbon/|title=CMLL makes its alliance with Ice Ribbon official|work=Súper Luchas|date=September 29, 2021|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}

On December 12, 2023, Ice Ribbon was acquired by management company Rebellions Co., Ltd.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=業界初！株式会社リベリオンズ、ライブ・エンターテイメント企業の間接業務の共通化による成長を目指す「Project R （プロジェクトアール）」を始動 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000134165.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES |language=ja-JP}}

{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title="Ice Ribbon Participates in "Project R" - A press conference held in Tokyo on Dec 12 announced Ice Ribbon's participation in "Project R" along with pro basketball & handball teams. Ice Ribbon, previously owned under NeoPlus, Inc., has now become Ice Ribbon, Inc.|url=https://twitter.com/IceRibbon_eng/status/1735180987603321034|access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Twitter |language=en-US}} Multiple wrestlers left the promotion as full-time wrestlers on December 31, 2024, including Mio Shirai, Yuki Mashiro, Saran, Mifu Ashida and Nanae Furukawa.{{cite web |year=2024 |title=Yuki Mashiro ends contract with Ice Ribbon, will continue with promotion as freelancer|publisher=Post-Wrestling|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/11/02/yuki-mashiro-ends-contract-with-ice-ribbon-will-continue-with-promotion-as-freelancer/|access-date=13 March 2023}}

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