is a Japanese

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currently working as a feelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu,

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and Big Japan Pro Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (1994–present)

Ichiki made her

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debut at ''IWA Japan Opening Year '94 Final Battle'', an event promoted by the International Wrestling Association of Japan where she fell short to Cynthia Moreno. During her freelancing work, Ichiki made appearances for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. Ichiki wrestled for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling on August 13, 1996, at ''AJW Discover New Heroine'', where she competed in a battle royal won by Chiquita Azteca and also involving notable opponents such as Command Bolshoi, Etsuko Mita, Jaguar Yokota, Kaoru Ito,

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, Tomoko Miyaguchi, Takako Inoue, Yumi Fukawa and others. She has had a brief tenure with Gaea Japan and participated in a tournament for the

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placing herself in the block B where she unsuccessfully competed against Sonoko Kato. At ''JWP Beauty'', an event promoted by JWP Joshi Puroresu on August 26, 2001, Ichiki wrestled two times. First in a battle royal won by Kayoko Haruyama and also involving Azumi Hyuga, Kaori Yoneyama, Tsubasa Kuragaki and others, and secondly in a tag team match in which she teamed up with Ran YuYu to defeat Azumi Hyuga and Tsubasa Kuragaki. Between 2001 and 2004, Ichiki has a brief tenure with

. Her most notable work was recorded during the 2002 Neo Japan Cup, where on the third night of the show from May 6, she participated in a 300.000 Yen battle royal won by Ran Yu-Yu and also involving Carlos Amano, Mima Shimoda, Kyoko Inoue, Yoshiko Tamura, Yuki Miyazaki and others. At ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #50 ~ Summer Vacation Approaching!'', an event promoted by

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on July 15, 2013, Ichiki unsuccessfully faced

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for the AWF World Women's Championship. Ichiki has been inactive in professional wrestling since 2014.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1998–2000)

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which Ichiki both lost. At ''BJW World Extreme Cup 2000'' on May 14, Ichiki won the short-lived BJW International Eight Man Scramble Championship by defeating the reigning champion

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and

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, Chihiro Nakano, Harley Lewis, Kamikaze,

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and Terry Bull in a

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. On the fifth night of the 2000 edition of the Maximum Tag League II from July 2, Ichiki defeated Misae Genki to win the

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Ice Ribbon (2008–2010)

Ichiki made her debut in Ice Ribbon at ''Ice Ribbon Future Star Vol. 8'' on June 1, 2008, where she defeated

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. Her most notable work in the promotion was winning the

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from Seina at ''Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #32'' on January 18, 2009. She wrestled her last match at ''Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #180'' on May 3, 2010, where she teamed up with

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to defeat Chii Tomiya and Masahiro Takanashi.

Championships and accomplishments

* Big Japan Pro Wrestling **

( 1 time) ** BJW International Eight Man Scramble Championship (1 time) * Ice Ribbon **

( 1 time)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ichiki, Kiyoko 1973 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers People from Hyōgo Prefecture Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture ICE Cross Infinity Champions