Kiyoko Ichiki
| Kiyoko Ichiki | |
|---|---|
 Ichiki in May 2010 | |
| Born | February 21, 1973[1] Kobe, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kiyoko Ichiki |
| Billed height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Trained by | Kotetsu Yamamoto |
| Debut | 1994 |
Kiyoko Ichiki (市来貴代子, Ichiki Kiyoko) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a feelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Independent circuit (1994–present)
[edit]Ichiki made her professional wrestling debut at IWA Japan Opening Year '94 Final Battle, an event promoted by the International Wrestling Association of Japan where she fell short to Cynthia Moreno.[4]
During her freelancing work, Ichiki made appearances for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. Ichiki wrestled for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling on August 13, 1996, at AJW Discover New Heroine, where she competed in a battle royal won by Chiquita Azteca and also involving notable opponents such as Command Bolshoi, Etsuko Mita, Jaguar Yokota, Kaoru Ito, Mariko Yoshida, Tomoko Miyaguchi, Takako Inoue, Yumi Fukawa and others.[5] She has had a brief tenure with Gaea Japan and participated in a tournament for the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship placing herself in the block B where she unsuccessfully competed against Sonoko Kato.[6] At JWP Beauty, an event promoted by JWP Joshi Puroresu on August 26, 2001, Ichiki wrestled two times. First in a battle royal won by Kayoko Haruyama and also involving Azumi Hyuga, Kaori Yoneyama, Tsubasa Kuragaki and others, and secondly in a tag team match in which she teamed up with Ran YuYu to defeat Azumi Hyuga and Tsubasa Kuragaki.[7] Between 2001 and 2004, Ichiki has a brief tenure with NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. Her most notable work was recorded during the 2002 Neo Japan Cup, where on the third night of the show from May 6, she participated in a 300.000 Yen battle royal won by Ran Yu-Yu and also involving Carlos Amano, Mima Shimoda, Kyoko Inoue, Yoshiko Tamura, Yuki Miyazaki and others.[8] At Gatoh Move Japan Tour #50 ~ Summer Vacation Approaching!, an event promoted by Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling on July 15, 2013, Ichiki unsuccessfully faced Emi Sakura for the AWF World Women's Championship.[9] Ichiki has been inactive in professional wrestling since 2014.
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1998–2000)
[edit]A promotion with which she spent significant time with was Big Japan Pro Wrestling. As a promotion rookie, she began competing in a "trial series" of three initiation matches. The first one took place at BJW New Year Great Series 2000 on January 2, where she fell short to Tomoko Watanabe. The next two matches have been against Devil Masami and Dynamite Kansai which Ichiki both lost.[10] At BJW World Extreme Cup 2000 on May 14, Ichiki won the short-lived BJW International Eight Man Scramble Championship by defeating the reigning champion Great Kojika and Masayoshi Motegi, Chihiro Nakano, Harley Lewis, Kamikaze, Misae Genki and Terry Bull in a scramble match.[11] On the fifth night of the 2000 edition of the Maximum Tag League II from July 2, Ichiki defeated Misae Genki to win the BJW Women's Championship.[12]
Ice Ribbon (2008–2010)
[edit]Ichiki made her debut in Ice Ribbon at Ice Ribbon Future Star Vol. 8 on June 1, 2008, where she defeated Makoto.[13] Her most notable work in the promotion was winning the ICE Cross Infinity Championship from Seina at Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #32 on January 18, 2009.[14] She wrestled her last match at Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #180 on May 3, 2010, where she teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi to defeat Chii Tomiya and Masahiro Takanashi.[15]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kiyoko Ichiki • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kiyoko Ichiki/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Kyoko Ichiki/Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ JoshiCity (January 12, 2015). "Kyoko Ichiki: Celebrating a Forgotten Joshi Star". joshicity.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Quebrada. "Shukan Puroresu Video Vol. 24 Manatsu no Ya no Budokan (Budokan Midsummer Night) DISCOVER NEW HEROINE Commercial Tapes 8/12/96 & 8/13/96 Tokyo Nippon Budokan". quebrada.net. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Quebrada. "GAEA Champ Forum #29 2/15/97 WRESTLING BIBLE taped 1/12/97 Hyogo Kobe Fashion Mart & WAR CRY taped 1/19/97 Tokyo Korakuen Hall &GAEA Champ Forum #30 3/1/97 WINNING ROAD taped 2/16/97 Tokyo Korakuen Hall". quebrada.net. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Quebrada. "JWP Official Release 8/6/01 & 8/31/01 Tokyo". quebrada.net. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 6, 2002). "NEO Japan Cup 2002 - Tag 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 15, 2013). "Gatoh Move Japan Tour #50 ~ Summer Vacation Approaching!". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Bilibili. BJW New Year Great Series 2000 Day 1 - 五寸钉铁丝双板死亡赛 山川竜司 vs. 本間朋晃. bilibili.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Quebrada. "BJPW Big Japan Pro-Wrestling DVD 2000 Dai Nihon Puroresu Videos Tapes" BJW Battle Station 6/7/00 World Extreme Cup Final taped 5/14/00 Shinkawasaki. quebrada.net. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Big Japan Pro-Wrestling - "MAXIMUM TAG LEAGUE II 2000"". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Ice Ribbon (June 1, 2008). ◆2008年06月01日Future Star Vol.8 北千住シアター1010ミニシアター. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ ｱｲｽﾘﾎﾞﾝ32 北沢大会. Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Ice Ribbon (May 3, 2010). ◆2010年05月03日 開始時間 12時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 11時30分 ゴールデン・リボン 後楽園ホール大会(アイスリボン180). iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Big Japan Pro-Wrestling Women's Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.