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Emi Sakura
Emi Sakura Professional wrestling career
IWA Japan and FMW (1994–2002)
In 1994, at the age of seventeen, Motokawa decided to
find a career in professional wrestling and after going to
auditions with the Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling (LLPW)
and Gaea Japan promotions, she was finally accepted into
the International Wrestling Association of Japan dojo for
training.[3][4] Motokawa, working under her real name,
made her professional wrestling debut on August 17,
1995, in a match against Kyoko Ichiki.[1][2] As IWA Japan
had no other female wrestlers, Sakura spent her first
year working almost exclusively with Ichiki. On August
13, 1997, Motokawa won her first championship, when
she defeated Luna Vachon at an IWA Japan event to win
Sakura in February 2011. American Wrestling Federation’s (AWF) World Women’s
Championship.[5] When IWA Japan started a working re-
Ring name(s) Black Cherry #3 lationship with All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW),
Emi Motokawa
Emi Sakura
Motokawa also began making appearances for AJW, un-
Kyoko Inoue #5 successfully challenging Momoe Nakanishi for the AJW
Junior Championship on August 26 and teaming with
Billed height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] Manami Toyota in the 1997 Tag League – The Best tourna-
Billed weight 64 kg (140 lb)[1] ment.[6][7] On January 24, 1998, Sakura defeated Momoe
Nakanishi to win the AJW Championship.[8] She would
Born October 4, 1976 (1976-10-04) [1][2] lose the title back to Nakanishi on April 12.[8] On March
Kimitsu, Chiba[1]
19, 1999, Motokawa lost the AWF World Women’s Cham-
Trained by Keisuke Yamada pionship to Yuko Kosugi, after which she left IWA Ja-
pan.[5]
Debut August 17, 1995[1][2]
On August 20, 1999, Motokawa began working regu-
Emi Motokawa (元川恵美, Motokawa Emi, born October 4, larly for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), where
1976)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known she often wrestled opposite Kaori Nakayama.[2][9] On Oc-
tober 24, 2000, Motokawa taamed with Azusa Kudo and
by the ring name Emi Sakura (さくらえみ, Sakura Emi).
Hisakatsu Oya to unsuccessfully challenge Nakayama, Ge-
After starting her career in International Wrestling Asso-
do and Jado for the WEW 6-Man Tag Team Champion-
ciation of Japan in August 1995, Sakura worked for sev-
ship.[10] Motokawa wrestled regularly for the promotion
eral promotions across Japan, winning numerous titles,
until August 2001, when she began suffering from various
before founding her own promotion, Ice Ribbon, in early
injuries, which eventually led her to undergo a hernia
2006. Sakura not only wrestled for the promotion, but
surgery.[11][12] While she was sidelined, FMW went out of
was also solely responsible for training wrestlers for the
business.
promotion, where she went on to become a two-time
ICE×60 Champion and a record five-time International
Ribbon Tag Team Champion. During 2009, Sakura held
Gatokunyan (2002–2006)
not only both the ICE×60 and International Ribbon Tag In 2002, Motokawa joined the Gatokunyan (GTKN) pro-
Team Championships, but also the Daily Sports and JWP motion, where she worked for the first year solely as a
Tag Team Championships and the NEO Singles and NWA trainer, before returning to the ring in 2003 under the
Pacific Women’s Championships, which led to the Tokyo new ring name Emi Sakura.[2] During her years in the
Sports magazine naming her the 2009 joshi wrestler of the GTKN, Sakura split her time between wrestling and train-
year. After six years with Ice Ribbon, Sakura left the pro- ing virtually all other wrestlers in the promotion.
motion for "personal reasons" in January 2012.
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Ice Ribbon (2006–2012) tles to Azumi Hyuga and Ran Yu-Yu at a JWP event.[42] On
December 17, in recognition of the six different champi-
In April 2006, Sakura left Gatokunyan to form her own
onships Sakura held in 2009, the Tokyo Sports magazine
promotion, named Ice Ribbon. Buying a dojo Saitama,[13]
named her the joshi wrestler of the year.[43] On December
Sakura continued to train wrestlers she had taken with
31, Sakura entered the Super-Ice Cup, where she put the
her from Gatokunyan, including Aika Ando, Aoi Kizuki,
ICE×60 Championship on the line in each of her matches.
Hikari Minami, Mai Ichii, Makoto, Riho and Seina. Ice Rib-
After defeating Miyako Matsumoto and Hikari Minami in
bon held its first two shows on June 20, 2006.[14][15] Saku-
her first round and semifinal matches,[44][45] Sakura was
ra wrestled her first match for the promotion on Octo-
defeated in the finals on January 4, 2010, by Tsukasa Fu-
ber 15, losing to Riho.[16] Sakura spent most of her first
jimoto in just six seconds.[45] With the defeat, Sakura’s
year in Ice Ribbon, working with her then-nine year old
reign ended at 84 days and ten successful defenses.
pupil.[17][18][19] From the start, Ice Ribbon had a close re-
Also in January, Sakura debuted her newest trainee,
lationship with the NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling pro-
the thirteen year old Tsukushi, with whom she would
motion, which led to Sakura and some of her trainees
work for most of the year.[46][47] On April 3, Riho won the
making semi-regular appearances with the promo-
ICE×60 Championship for the first time and immediate-
tion.[20] On July 16, 2007, Sakura teamed with Yoshiko
ly afterwards nominated her trainer Sakura as her first
Tamura to defeat Haruka Matsuo and Misae Genki for
challenger for the title, however, as the title had a 60 kg
the NEO Tag Team Championship.[21] They would lose
(130 lb) weight limit, Sakura first had to drop 10 kg (22 lb)
the title to Ayako Hamada and Kaoru Ito just thirteen
of weight before being eligible to challenge for the ti-
days later.[22] During 2008, Sakura made her acting debut,
tle.[48][49] On May 3 at Golden Ribbon, Sakura defeated Riho
working on the film Three Count, which was set in the
to win the ICE×60 Championship for the second time.[50]
world of professional wrestling and also starred fellow
After successful defenses against Tsukasa Fujimoto and
wrestler Kyoko Inoue and Yoshiko Tamura.[23] From the
Tsukushi,[51] Sakura lost the title to Hikari Minami on Ju-
cast of the film, Sakura received three more trainees to
ly 19.[52] On September 19, Sakura unsuccessfully chal-
her Ice Ribbon dojo, Hikaru Shida, Miyako Matsumoto
lenged Kaori Yoneyama for the JWP Openweight Cham-
and Tsukasa Fujimoto.[24][25][26] On November 15, 2008,
pionship and was then, as per stipulation of the match,
Sakura teamed with male wrestler Masa Takanashi to
shaved bald.[53] In late 2010, Ice Ribbon started an inter-
unsuccessfully challenge Riho and Yuki Sato for the In-
promotional storyline rivalry with the Sendai Girls’ Pro
ternational Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[27] The fol-
Wrestling, which saw Sendai Girls’ founder Meiko Sato-
lowing April, Sakura teamed with another one of her
mura arrive to Ice Ribbon on September 23 to defeat
trainees, Makoto, facing Nanae Takahashi and Minori
Sakura in a singles match.[54] Two days later, Sakura and
Makiba in a losing effort in a match for the vacant Inter-
Nanae Takahashi defeated Gentaro and Mai Ichii for the
national Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[28]
International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[55] On
On May 3, 2009, Sakura defeated Nanae Takahashi at
November 22, Sakura made her debut for Smash at
a NEO event to win the NEO Singles and NWA Pacific
Smash.10, where she teamed with Kaori Yoneyama in a
Women’s Championships.[29] Her reign ended just two
losing effort against the team of Kana and Syuri.[56] After
days later, when she was defeated by Yoshiko Tamura.[30]
a three month reign, Sakura and Takahashi were stripped
On July 5, Sakura and Nanae Takahashi defeated Tamura
of the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship on
and Fuka in the finals to win NEO’s Mid Summer Tag
December 11, after a title defense against Hikaru Shida
Tournament VIII.[31] On July 19, Sakura teamed with
and Yoshiko Tamura ended in a twenty minute time limit
Kaori Yoneyama at a Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling
draw.[57] Sakura and Takahashi attempted to regain the
Project (JWP) event to defeat Command Bolshoi and
title on December 23, but were defeated in the finals of a
Megumi Yabushita for the JWP Tag Team and Daily
tournament by Muscle Venus (Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa
Sports Tag Team Championships.[32] Sakura won her first
Fujimoto).[58] The following day, Sakura returned to
championship in Ice Ribbon on September 21, when she
Smash at Happening Eve, where she was defeated by Jessi-
and Yoneyama defeated Takahashi and Makiba for the In-
ca Love.[59]
ternational Ribbon Tag Team Championship, becoming
In February 2011, Sakura formed a tag team with the
Triple Crown Tag Team Champions in the process.[33]
debuting Ray, her old Gatokunyan trainee.[60] On March
Sakura’s streak of title wins continued on October 12,
19, Sakura and Ray defeated Muscle Venus in a non-title
when she defeated Makoto for Ice Ribbon’s top title, the
match to earn a match for the International Ribbon Tag
ICE×60 Championship.[34] During the next month, Sakura
Team Championship on March 26, where they became
successfully defended the ICE×60 Championship eight
the new champions.[61][62] On April 10, Sakura attempted
times, defeating Hikari Minami,[35] Mai Ichii,[35] Chii
to become a double champion, but her match for the
Tomiya,[36] Riho,[37] Tsukasa Fujimoto,[38] Makoto,[39]
IW19 Championship with Tsukushi ended in a nineteen
Yukie Abe,[40] and Misaki Ohata.[41] On December 13,
minute time limit draw.[63] On June 1, Sakura and Ray
Sakura and Yoneyama lost all three of their tag team ti-
lost the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship to
2
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the Lovely Butchers (Hamuko Hoshi and Mochi Miyagi) • Smash Mouth (Inverted facelock spun out into a
in their fifth defense.[64] Sakura regained the title from DDT)[84][85]
the Lovely Butchers on August 13, teaming with Mako- • Surfboard[80][86]
to, who had just announced that she was leaving Ice Rib- • Trouble Clutch (Arm trap single leg Boston
bon to join the Smash promotion on a full-time basis.[65] crab)[79]
After the two had successfully defended the title against • • "Sakura Ebichu" by Ice Ribbon-Project[87]
Hikari Minami and Riho on August 17,[66] Sakura defeat- • by Ice Ribbon-Project[87]
ed Makoto in her Ice Ribbon farewell match on August 21,
after which the International Ribbon Tag Team Champi-
onship was vacated.[67] In October, Sakura, Hikari Mina-
Championships and accom-
mi, Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto traveled to Not- plishments
tingham, England to take part in events promoted by
• • AJW Championship (1 time)[1]
Pro-Wrestling: Eve and Southside Wrestling Entertain-
• • AWF World Women’s Championship (1 time)[1]
ment (SWE).[68][69][70] On October 27, Sakura led Team
• • DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
Ice Ribbon to Sendai Girls’ Dantai Taikou Flash tourna-
(4 times)[1][88]
ment, a single-elimination tournament, where different
• • ICE×60 Championship (2 times)[1]
joshi promotions battled each other. Ice Ribbon, repre-
• International Ribbon Tag Team Championship (5
sented by Sakura, Hikari Minami, Hikaru Shida, Tsukasa
times) – with Kaori Yoneyama (1),[33] Nanae
Fujimoto and Tsukushi, was eliminated from the tour-
Takahashi (1),[55] Ray (1),[62] Makoto (1),[65] and
nament in the first round by their rival, Team Sendai,
Tsukushi (1)[74]
represented by Meiko Satomura, Dash Chisako, Kagetsu,
• Pubil Belt 24 Championship (1 time)[1]
Miyako Morino and Sendai Sachiko.[71][72] On December
• • Daily Sports Tag Team Championship (1 time) –
14, Sakura surprisingly announced that she was leaving
with Kaori Yoneyama[1]
Ice Ribbon for "personal reasons" following the January
• JWP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
7, 2012, event in Sendai.[73] The storyline rivalry between
Kaori Yoneyama[1]
Ice Ribbon and Sendai Girls’ ended on December 25 at
• • NEO Singles Championship (1 time)[1]
RibbonMania 2011, where Sakura and Tsukushi defeated
• NEO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko to win the vacant In-
Yoshiko Tamura[21]
ternational Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[74] Howev-
• NWA Pacific Women’s Championship (1 time)[1]
er, Sakura’s and Tsukushi’s reign would last only three
• Mid Summer Tag Tournament VIII (2009) – with
days, before they lost the title to Hikaru Shida and Maki
Nanae Takahashi[31]
Narumiya.[75] On January 7, 2012, Sakura was defeated by
• • Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (2009)[43]
Tsukushi in her Ice Ribbon farewell match.[76]
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