Ibuki Hoshi

Ibuki Hoshi (星いぶき, Hoshi Ibuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working in the Japanese promotion Ice Ribbon where she is a one-time ICE Cross Infinity Champion. She is a former International Ribbon Tag Team Champion.^[3] She is currently inactive, due to maternity leave.

Ibuki Hoshi
Hoshi in 2024
Born	April 2003[1] Iwamizawa, Japan
Children	1
Family	Hamuko Hoshi (mother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Ibuki Hoshi
Billed height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Billed weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Trained by	Hamuko Hoshi
Debut	2017

Professional wrestling career

Ice Ribbon (2017–present)

Hoshi in 2019

Hoshi is best known for her time in Ice Ribbon. A home-grown talent, she made her professional wrestling debut in Ice Ribbon at New Ice Ribbon #809 on June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi to unsuccessfully challenge Hiragi Kurumi and Tsukushi for the vacant International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.^[4] She soon started pursuing for other various championships promoted by the company. At Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #879 on April 21, 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Miyako Matsumoto for the ICE Cross Infinity Championship.^[5] At Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #1048 on June 27, 2020, she unsuccessfully challenged Hamuko Hoshi for the IW19 Championship.^[6] At RibbonMania 2019 on December 31, Hoshi participated in Tequila Saya's retirement match, a 44-person gauntlet match also involving notable opponents such as Akane Fujita, Suzu Suzuki, Tae Honma, Satsuki Totoro, Rina Shingaki, Yuki Mashiro, Manami Toyota, Kaori Yoneyama, Syuri, Momo Kohgo and others.^[7] At New Ice Ribbon #1106 on March 27, 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Matsuya Uno and Ram Kaicho in a three-way match for the Triangle Ribbon Championship.^[8] Hoshi has won the first championship of her career at Ribbonmania 2021 on December 31, the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship which she won alongside Hamuko Hoshi by defeating Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera).^[9] Before taking a break from professional wrestling in the first half of 2022, Tsukasa Fujimoto chose Hoshi as one of her last tag team partners before eventually starting her hiatus.^[10] At Ice Ribbon 1297 ~ Ice In Wonderland 2023 on August 26, 2023, Hoshi defeated Yuuri to win the ICE Cross Infinity Championship for the first time.^[11] At Ice Ribbon Kamata on April 6, 2024, Hoshi announced that she will be going on hiatus after revealing she was pregnant, vacating the title in the process.^[12]

Independent circuit (2018–present)

As part freelancer, Hoshi is known for her tenures with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. At OZ Academy Flower Bloom In Yokohama, an event promoted by Oz Academy on September 17, 2018, she teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi and fell short to Aoi Kizuki and Tsubasa Kuragaki.^[13] She competed in Pro Wrestling Wave's Catch the Wave tournament, making her first appearance at the 2019 edition where she fought in the "Young Block", scoring a total of two points after competing against Hiro'e, Haruka Umesaki and Maria.^[14] At WAVE Sapporo WAVE ~NA MA RA 7 on September 15, 2019, Hoshi teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi and unsuccessfully challenged Yuki Miyazaki and Sakura Hirota for the Wave Tag Team Championship.^[15] At ZERO1 Yokohama Pro Wrestling Festival, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on May 4, 2019, she teamed up with Himeka Arita and Giulia to defeat Shoki Kitamura, and Amazon.^[16]

Personal life

Ibuki's mother is fellow professional wrestler Hamuko Hoshi. Hoshi also cited Hikaru Shida as one of her inspirations in wrestling.^[17] On April 6, 2024, Ibuki announced her pregnancy and will be taking a hiatus from wrestling, relinquishing the ICExInfinity Championship in the process.^[18]

Championships and accomplishments

• Ice Ribbon
  • ICE×∞ Championship (1 time)^[19]
  • International Ribbon Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hamuko Hoshi (1) and Hikaru Shida) (1)
  • 2nd Kizuna Tournament (2020)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 172 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023^[20]

References

1. Saalbach, Axel. "Ibuki Hoshi • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ibuki Hoshi/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 7, 2023.
3. InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Ibuki Hoshi/Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
4. 札幌リボン2017 12時00分開始. Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 11, 2017.
5. Ice Ribbon (April 21, 2018). ◆2018年04月21日 開始時間 18時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 17時30分 アイスリボン879. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2023.
6. Daly, Wayne (June 28, 2020). "Ice Ribbon Results: New Ice Ribbon #1048 – Tokyo, Japan (6/27)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
7. Dark Angel (January 19, 2020). "ce Ribbon: «Ribbonmania 2019» The farewell of Tequila Saya". superluchas.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
8. Harris, Bethany (March 27, 2021). "Preview: Ice Ribbon Korakuen Hall (3/27/2021)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
9. Dark Angel (January 8, 2022). "Ice Ribbon: "Ribbonmania 2021" Three titles in dispute". superluchas.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
10. Edwards, Scott (June 20, 2022). "Interview with Tsukasa Fujimoto: Talking Ice Ribbon's Future, Her Break, Manami Toyota & More". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
11. Daly, Wayne (August 26, 2023). "Ice Ribbon Results: Ice In Wonderland – Tokyo, Japan (8/26)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
12. Ice Ribbon ~Official English Account~ [@IceRibbon_eng] (April 6, 2024). "【ANNOUNCEMENT】Today at Ice Ribbon Kamata, Ibuki Hoshi announced that she has discovered that she will become a mother! Congratulations, Ibuki! 🎉 As she will be taking an extended maternity leave, she will be relinquishing the ICE x ♾ belt. A league tournament will be held starting from April 28th to June 23rd to decide the 38th ICE x ♾ champion! #iceribbon" (Tweet). Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
13. Wrestling Epicenter. "OZ Academy Flower Bloom In Yokohama 09/17/2018". wrestlingepicenter.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
14. "WAVE: «Catch the Wave 2019» In search of a queen". Súper Luchas. May 16, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
15. Pro Wrestling Wave (September 15, 2019). wave9・15札幌大会直前情報！. pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2023.
16. Pro Wrestling Zero1 (May 4, 2019). ZERO1横浜プロレスまつり2019 プロレスリングZERO１・サポーターズクラブ横浜支部発足記念大会. z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
17. WrestlePurists (May 4, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: IBUKI HOSHI TALKS HIKARU SHIDA, ICE RIBBON & MORE!". wrestlepurists.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
18. "Ibuki Hoshi reveals she's taking hiatus from Ice Ribbon because she is expecting a child". 6 April 2024.
19. Ice Ribbon. "ICE Cross Infinity Championship History". iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 17, 2023.
20. Ross, Patrick (October 19, 2023). "Full 2023 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.