Riho
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Riho in September 2014
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| Born |
June 4, 1997 Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Black Cherry (#1) Lee Ho Riho Riho-hime |
| Billed height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 42 kg (93 lb) |
| Trained by | Emi Sakura |
| Debut | May 29, 2006 |
Riho (里歩 Riho?, born June 4, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler and idol. She was trained by Emi Sakura and debuted for her Ice Ribbon promotion in May 2006, at the age of nine. She would work for the promotion for the next six years, becoming the its first Triple Crown Champion, having won the ICE×60 Championship, the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship and the Triangle Ribbon Championship once each. She also became a DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team, DDT Nihonkai Six-Man Tag Team and UWA World Trios Champion, unifying the three titles in July 2010, teaming with The Great Kojika and Mr. #6. Riho left Ice Ribbon in September 2012 to join Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling, a new promotion founded by Emi Sakura, who had left Ice Ribbon the previous January. In November 2014, Riho won the IWA Triple Crown Championship.
In 2006, when Riho was only nine years old and still in elementary school, she and her three years older sister Seina began training professional wrestling under Emi Sakura at her Ice Ribbon dojo. She made her debut in an exhibition match against Nanae Takahashi on May 29, 2006 in Shinagawa, Tokyo. On July 25, Riho made her debut for Ice Ribbon at the promotion's third ever event, defeating Makoto. Riho's first year in professional wrestling consisted mainly of matches with Emi Sakura, Hikari Minami and Seina. In March 2008, Riho and Seina faced each other in a four match series, which Riho won 3–1.
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