Riho

For the given name, see Riho (given name).
Not to be confused with Rhio.

Riho
Riho in 2021
Born (1997-06-04) June 4, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan[2][3][4]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Black Cherry (#1)[5]
Lee Ho[6]
Riho
Riho-hime[7]
Billed height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Billed weight45 kg (99 lb)[1]
Billed fromShinagawa City, Japan[8]
Trained byEmi Sakura[3]
DebutMay 29, 2006[2][3][4]

Riho (里歩, Riho, born June 4, 1997)[2][3][4] is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is a former AEW Women's World Champion.

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 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 Jiyūgaoka 6-Person Tag Team, Sea Of Japan 6-Person 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 Sakura, who had left Ice Ribbon the previous January. In November 2014, Riho won the IWA Triple Crown Championship.

In May 2019, Riho began making appearances for AEW. She defeated Nyla Rose to become the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion, holding the title for 133 days before Rose defeated her at Revolution. Riho also began appearing in World Wonder Ring Stardom, working in conjunction with her AEW commitments. She won the High Speed Championship in her first match for the promotion, and held the title for 351 days, dropping it to AZM in July 2020.

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  2. ^ a b c 里歩. Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d 里歩. Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c りほ. Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
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  6. ^ "DDT ProWrestling" 新北京プロレス Japan Tour 2009 in Shinjuku Face (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  7. ^ Sakura, Emi (September 1, 2013). 【試合結果】2013年8月31日(土)板橋グリーンホール. Gatoh Move Sakura (in Japanese). Ameba. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Free Match – Riho vs Nyla Rose vs Yuka Sakazaki from AEW's Fyter Fest". YouTube.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.