Wrestler Profile

Riho

Riho is AEW's founding fairy — the promotion's first Women's World Champion, crowned on Dynamite's debut episode after defeating Nyla Rose in a David-versus-Goliath statement that set the division's tone. Wrestling since age nine, she carried fifteen years of experience into that moment while barely out of her teens.

Her feather-light frame conceals genuine steel: 619s, diving stomps and bridging pins delivered against opponents twice her size, a formula honed in Japan's Gatoh Move and DDT. Her matches with Serena Deeb and Toni Storm remain division-quality benchmarks.

Japan-based scheduling makes her AEW appearances occasions rather than routine. WrestleRanks voters rank Riho on history: the first name in the division's record book, permanently.

Promotions

Riho is associated with AEW (2025–2026).

PWI rankings history

Riho has been ranked in PWI's annual women's rankings 4 times, first at No. 45 in 2019 and most recently at No. 126 in 2023. The highest placement is No. 8, reached in 2020.

Placements by year: 2019 (No. 45), 2020 (No. 8), 2021 (No. 141), 2023 (No. 126).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2023 edition.

Riho in the WrestleRanks rankings

Riho is tracked as a professional wrestler on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Riho ranking page.

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