Ice Ribbon 6/25/2022 - New Ice Ribbon #1209

Ice Ribbon 6/25/2022 - New Ice Ribbon #1209

AKARI and Yuuki Mashiro vs Ibuki Hoshi and Yuko Sakurai 

Akari is double shouldered to start then hits a nice shotgun dropkick on Ibuki.Yuuki and Ibuki do some high speed counters and then stand off. Yuuki goes for eye pokes but Yuko blocks them, then Yuko cobra twists her. Ibuki goes for a running cutter on Yuuki but is thrown off then Yuuki spin kicks her. Yuuki and Akari put their opponents in crossfaces at the same time. Yuuki ties up Ibuki in the ropes and dropkicks her back then Ibuki does the same to her.

Ibuki double chops her down then is pulled down by the hair. Yuuki's eye poke is blocked and she goes for an armbar. Yuuki lays on her back and ties up her arms. Ibuki then criss crosses her and dropkicks her. Ibuki high kicks her then is side thrown for 2. Yuko and Akari get in and Yuko shoulders her. The two trade chest forearms then Yuko slams her. Yuko dragon sleepers Akari.

Akari northern lights suplexes Yuko then Yuko suplexes her. Ibuki accidentally chops her own partner when Yuuki slips out of Yuko's grips then Akari lariats Yuko. Akari then puts Yuko in a deep tequila sunrise and taps her out.

Ibuki grabs Yuuki by the hair after and they fight.

This was a fast paced and good opener.

Saran vs Misa Kagura

Saran stands on and stomps her hands early. They trade forearms and Saran goes down. Misa hits some arm throws then sentons her for 2. Misa bodyscissors Saranthen pulls her arms back and then sits on her. Misa then footchokes her then Saran does an up and over in the corner. Saran hits dropkicks then grounded chokes her. Saran dropkicks her after the ropes.

Saran pounds on her with chest clubs and is lariated. Misa shoulders her over and they trade forearms. Saran ducks when she isn't supposed to and gets forearmed in the head. They kind of all stop and expose that it wasn't supposed to happen. Misa then lariats her over and wins it.

Saran was doing well here and was having a good showing up until the forearm to the head, which exposed the match.

Amin vs Sumika Yanagawa

Sumika chest clubs her on the ropes then Amin shoulders her over. Sumika hiptosses her then snapmares her. She then grounded full nelsons her. Sumika does a small handstand into a double kneedrop. She then splits to avoid a lariat and headscissors her over. Sumika runs at her in the corner but Amin moves then Amin splashes her. Amin pedulum bronco busters her then does her falling splash.

Amin misses a splash then takes boots to the face. Amin slams Sumika then backrolls into a butt drop. Amin racks her over her shoulder then splashes her in the reverse tree of woe position. Amin hits a senton and a splash for 2. Amin misses a 2nd rope senton then Sumika hits bad kicks. Sumika rolls into an indian deathlock on her.

Sumika hits a bad spinkick for 2 then Amin powerslams her for 2. Amin then rolling sentons her for 2 and hits a 2nd rope senton for 2. Amin then top rope sentons her and wins it.

Sumika can do some athletic stuff, but she does it slow an it looks weak, negating the idea and bringing down matches. Amin is also limited though she does have some personality. This wasn't too good and went on too long.

Sumika refuses Amin's hug after.

Asahi and Kaho Matsushita vs Totoro Satsuki and Yappy

Totoro and Asahi do a test of strength then Totoro shoulders her over. Totoro stands on her back. Totoro armdrags Asahi then Asahi lariats her. Kaho and Asahi then double basement dropkick Totoro. Totoro knocks Asahi off the apron then Yappy puts Kaho on the 2nd rope buckle and chops her. Yappy then splashes her.

Yappy sits on Kaho's back and pulls her arms. Totoro butt drops Kaho's back then stretches her. Kaho tries some forearms on Totoro then Totoro hits some back. Asahi hits a top rope dropkick on Totoro. Asahi has her in a reverse full nelson and flips over forward, then Totoro flips her back.

Totoro corner lariats her then Asahi 619's her. Asahi hits a top rope meteora then Totoro hits a nice lariat on her. Yappy gets rolled up by Kaho then Kaho and Asahi hit a double sideslam combo. Asahi and Kaho put a leglock/headscissors combo on her then Totoro breaks it up with a senton. Totoro slams Asahi onto Kaho then Yappy hits a 2nd rope legdrop. Kaho sunset flips Yappy then Asahi jumps on Yappy to push her over.

Totoro takes a double dropkick then Kaho and Asahi roll up Yappy and win it.

This was a fun little match. Asahi and Kaho tried hard here and worked well as a team and Yappy/Totoro are both decent workers who used their mass here.

Overall thoughts: The main and opener were good and made this a decent one.