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All you need to know about Riho, the first AEW Women's Champion

Riho is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE's major rival wrestling promotion, the All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion.

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All you need to know about Riho, the first AEW Women's Champion

Apart from AEW, Riho also works freelance for independent promotions such as World Wonder Ring Stardom. At the World Wonder Ring Stardom, Riho is the High-Speed Champion in her first reign.

Riho was born on June 4, 1997, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. Her other ring names include Black Cherry, Lee Ho, and Riho-Hime. Riho is 5 ft and 1 inch tall and weighs 42 kg. She was billed from Shinagawa City in Japan and has been trained by Emi Sakura.

Riho debuted for Ice Ribbon promotion in May 2006, at the age of just nine years. She went on to continue to work at the Ice Ribbon promotion for the next six years, becoming its first Triple Crown Champion. She has won the ICE×60 Championship, the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship and the Triangle Ribbon Championship once each. She is also a DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team, DDT Nihonkai Six-Man Tag Team, and UWA World Trios Champion. Riho unified those three titles in July 2010, teaming with The Great Kojika and Mr. #6. After leaving the Ice Ribbon in September 2012, Riho joined the Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling, a new promotion founded by her trainer Emi Sakura.

Riho made her debut for the All Elite Wrestling on May 25, 2019. For her debut match, Riho competed in the six women tag-team match at AEW Double or Nothing. Later at the Fyter Fest, Riho participated and won a triple threat match on June 29, 2019. On August 31 at the AEW All Out, Riho defeated Hikaru Shida, and won her right to face Nyla Rose for the inaugural AEW Women's Champion. On October 2, at AEW Dynamite, Riho defeated Nyla Rose and became the first-ever AEW Women's Champion.

Championships and Accomplishments

  • All Elite Wrestling
    • AEW Women's World Championship (1 time, current)
  • DDT Pro-Wrestling
    • DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Great Kojika and Mr. #6
    • DDT Nihonkai Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kenny Omega and Mr. #6, and The Great Kojika and Mr. #6
    • UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with The Great Kojika and Mr. #6
  • Fuka Matsuri
    • Fuka Matsuri Rumble (2010)
  • Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling
    • Asia Dream Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with "Kotori"
    • IWA Triple Crown Championship (2 times)
    • Super Asia Championship (1 time, current)
    • Gatonun Climax (2014)
    • Go Go! Green Curry Khob Khun Cup (2013) – with Antonio Honda
    • Super Asia First Champion Determination Tournament (2017)
  • Ice Ribbon
    • ICE×60 Championship (1 time)
    • International Ribbon Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yuki Sato
    • Triangle Ribbon Championship (1 time)
    • Teens5 Tournament (2012)
    • First Triple Crown Champion
  • Singapore Pro Wrestling
    • Queen of Asia championship (1 time, current)
  • World Wonder Ring Stardom
    • High Speed Championship (1 time, current)
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