Ice Ribbon 2/19/2022 - New Ice Ribbon #1180

Ice Ribbon 2/19/2022 - New Ice Ribbon #1180

Yuuki Mashiro and Saran vs Banny Oikawa and Kiku

Saran and Kiku both miss dropkciks on each other to start. Then they hair throw each other. Kiku then gets double foot choked on the ropes by Saran and Mashiro. Kiku is then tied up in the ropes and dropkicked.

Mashiro slams Kiku for 2 then Saran camel clutches her and nose hooks her. Kiku then hits Saran with a big dropkick. Banny gets in and kicks Saran while she is tied up in the ropes. Saran climbs Banny's back though and sleeper's her. Banny comes back with some kicks to Saran's back and chokes her with the inside of her leg.

Saran and Mashiro both get put in submissions but hit the ropes at 5 minutes. Banny ties up Saran's arm in the ropes and pulls. Mashiro gets in and hits some dropkicks on Banny. Banny hits some kicks on Mashiro then is eye poked and rolled up for 2. Saran and Mashiro double stomp Banny.

Mashiro and Kiku try pin attempts and Kiku dropkicks Mashiro against the ropes. Kiku botches a neckbreaker on Mashiro for 2 and Banny dropkicks Saran hard. Mashiro arm throws Kiku and wins it.

It was alright, just nothing too special and no real story to it.

Ibuki Hoshi and Nao Ishikawa vs Tsukasa Fujimoto and Rina Amikura

Tsukasa uses the ropes to flip out of an Ibuki armlock and they trade hammerlocks. Tsukasa bridges out of a pin and they both try to chop each other at the same time but back off. Rina drops down and Nao bunny hops over her and poses. Nao keeps posing and then is thrown by the hair by Tsukasa.

Nao bridges out of a pin and crossbodies a sitting Tsukasa then Ibuki gets in and hits her with some crossbodies. Ibuki splashes Rina in the corner for 2. Rina and Ibuki trade chops at 5 minutes and both machine gun chop each other.

Nao and Ibuki both try falling splashes on each other and Rina sentons her. Tsukasa sits on Ibuki and hits a bunch of double chops. Ibuki then octopus stretches Tsukasa and dropkicks her as she is tied up in the ropes. Tsukasa then octopus stretches her and dropkicks her in the ropes. They trade chops and Ibuki lightning spirals her for 2.

Nao running crossbodies Tsukasa then takes a crossface from Tsukasa. Ibuki breaks it up at 10 minutes then Nao is thrown into Ibuki. Tsukasa climbs Rina's back and they splash both opponents, then Tsukasa dropkicks both in the corner. Nao cartwheel splashes Tsukasa for 2. Tsukasa hits her with a PK and Rina butt drops Nao for 2.

Rina misses a splash then Nao does as well. Nao gets put laying over the top buckle and is dropkicked. They head ot the finishing stretch and Rina takes top rope crossbodies from Nao and Ibuki. Nao carthweels into a headscissors takedown on Rina but gets caught with a big powerslam for 2. Rina 2nd rope sentons Nao for the win.

 

This was fun. Tsuka and Ibuki are good and they worked a fast pace here. I didn't like some of the weak falling splashes but the chops were good.

Asahi vs Misa Kagura 

They rush at each other and Misa shoulders her at the bell. Asahi does a bad hair throw on her and foot chokes her some in the corner. Misa comes back and drops some elbows on her back then crabs her. Asahi comes back with a fujiwara armbar and Misa ropebreaks. She then gets 619'd.

They trade forearms and Asahi goes for a hurricanrana but is powerbombed and crabbed at 5 minutes. Asahi hits a top rope dropkick for 2 and gets nailed with a stiff dropkick. Misa lariats her for 2 at 10 minutes. Asahi then throws her into the ropes chest first and rolls her up.

The match was fast and pretty decent, then 10 minutes hit and they rushed to end it. It's a shame as it could have used a couple more minutes and a true finish. Maybe next time...

Tsukushi Haruka and Kaho Matsushita vs Maika Ozaki and Totoro Satsuki

Ozaki gutwrenches Tsukushi to start as the action breaks out. Totoro runs over Maika and is tied up in the ropes, where Kaho and Tsukushi dropkick her. Kaho hits some forearms on Totoro and struggles to get her down to where she can do stomps on her. Totoro then stands on her back and sits down hard on it. Maika then stands on Kaho's hands and dances before stomping them. Totoro pulls on Kaho's neck while she sits on her back.

Maika comes in and sleepers Kaho then headlocks her. Maika then runs her over with a shoulder at 5 minutes. Maika camel clutches Kaho then Totoro runs the ropes and just kicks her in a lame spot. Kaho comes back with a dropkick on Maika then Mika hits forearms on Tsukushi.

Tsukushi hits a dropkick and a short hurricanrana for 2. Tsukushi hits some face kicks and Maika goes for a TKO but Tsukushi does a cool reversal of it and kind of crossbodies her. Maika puts Tsukushi in a high crab then sentons her back for 2.

Tsukushi rebound germans Maika but Maika comes back with something like a seated spinebuster. Totoro gets in and sentons Tsukushi's back for 2. She then gori specials her and does an over the back backbreaker that is broken up at 10 minutes.

Tsukushi rolls Totoro into a stomp then dropkicks her hard against the ropes. Kaho comes in and hits dropkicks on Totoro and gets pushed by Tsukushi to shoulderblock her. Kaho hits some forearms then gets sandwiched lariated for 2. Kaho hits a bad side slam on Totoro for 2 then she and her partner dropkick Totoro off the top.

Totoro hits a crossbody on Kaho for 2 then splashes her for 2. Totoro does a forward rolling fireman's carry and wins it.

This was a good one. They kept a fast pace and worked well with their styles. Maika, Totoro and Tsukushi are some of IR's best girls and they carried this one with no problem. Kaho also did a good here as she did most of the selling

After the match, they sang happy birthday for Saran and gave her a gift then posed.

Overall thoughts: IR doesn't always have the greatest looking line-ups on paper, but they usually deliver. The main made it worthwhile and the 2nd match was good too. The third match would have been good but they had to end it as soon as 10 minutes hit and that hurt it.