Iyo Sky
Masami Odate (大館昌美, Ōdate Masami, born May 8, 1990), better known by her ring name Iyo Sky (イヨ・スカイ, Iyo Sukai) and her former ring name Io Shirai (紫雷 イオ, Shirai Io), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand. She previously wrestled in WWE's developmental brand NXT and competed in the second Mae Young Classic tournament in 2018, making it to the finals.[13]
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| Ring name(s) | Biba Kasai Hitokiri[1] Io Shirai[2] Iotica Iyo Sky[3] Midnight Angel[4] Oyuki[2][5] T-2 Mask[6] Tenkū Shōjo Lusca[7] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 1 in[8] |
| Billed weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[2][9] |
| Born | May 8, 1990
(aged 36)[2] Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan[10] |
| Billed from | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trained by | Takashi Sasaki[11] Tomohiko Hashimoto[12] |
| Debut | March 4, 2007[2] |
Shirai is also known in Japan for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom. There she was a former two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, six-time Artist of Stardom Champion, two-time World of Stardom Champion, the first SWA World Champion, one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion, and one-time High Speed Champion. She was called the "ace" of Stardom. Her sister Mio Shirai is also a former professional wrestler.
During her time in WWE she won the WWE Women's Championship, the Women's World Championship, the NXT Women's Championship, and the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship once each, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice with Dakota Kai, the women's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2023, and the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in 2022 with Kay Lee Ray.
Championships and accomplishments
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Sky as WWE Women's Champion in October 2023
- JWP Joshi Puroresu
- 5th Junior All Star Photogenic Award (2007) – with Mio Shirai
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 4 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2018[14]
- Pro Wrestling Wave
- TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mio Shirai[2]
- Captain's Fall Six Person Tag Team Tournament (2009) – with Gami and Mio Shirai
- TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Tournament (2009) – with Mio Shirai
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 7 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2020[15]
- Tokyo Sports
- World Wonder Ring Stardom
- Artist of Stardom Championship (6 times) – with Mayu Iwatani and Takumi Iroha (1), Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani (1), HZK and Momo Watanabe (1), AZM and HZK (2), and HZK and Viper (1)
- Goddess of Stardom Championship (1 time) – with Mayu Iwatani[2]
- High Speed Championship (1 time)[2]
- SWA World Championship (1 time)
- Wonder of Stardom Championship (2 times)[2]
- World of Stardom Championship (2 times)[2]
- First Grand Slam Champion[9]
- Artist of Stardom Championship Tournament (2017) – with AZM and HZK
- Goddess of Stardom Championship Tournament (2015) – with Mayu Iwatani
- Goddesses of Stardom Tag League (2015) – with Mayu Iwatani
- Red Belt Challenger Tournament (2013)
- SWA World Championship Tournament (2016)
- 5★Star GP (2014)[2]
- 5★Star GP Award (4 times)
- Stardom Year-End Awards (8 times)
- Best Match Award (2015) vs. Meiko Satomura on December 23[18]
- Best Match Award (2016) vs. Mayu Iwatani on December 22[19]
- Best Match Award (2018) with Mayu Iwatani vs. Kagetsu and Hazuki on June 17[20]
- Best Tag Team Award (2015) with Mayu Iwatani[18]
- MVP Award (2013, 2014, 2016)[21]
- Outstanding Performance Award (2017)[22]
- WWE
- WWE Women's Championship (1 time)[23]
- Women’s World Championship (1 time)
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dakota Kai[24]
- NXT Women's Championship (1 time)[25]
- NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Zoey Stark[26]
- Women's Money in the Bank (2023)[27]
- Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2022) – with Kay Lee Ray[28]
- NXT Year-End Award (3 times)
- Other titles
- Americas World Mixed Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nosawa[2]
Iyo Sky Media
Sky as WWE Women's Champion in October 2023
She is a former one-time WWE Women's Champion.
She is a former one-time Women's World Champion.
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References
- ↑ Moore, John. 11/30 Moore's Lucha Underground TV Review: Pentagon Jr. vs The Black Lotus Triad in a Gauntlet, Japanese stars Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo, and Mayu Iwatani make their debut, Matanza speaks. Pro Wrestling Dot Net (December 1, 2016). Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (May 21, 2014). Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ Iyo Sky. WWE. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. Daily Update: WWE UK, The Hardys, Reby goes off on Impact. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (March 10, 2017). Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ↑ Oyuki (in es). Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ↑ Shirai, Io. T-1 (in ja). Shirai Shimai (May 2, 2010)Livedoor. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). JWP Joshi Puroresu (September 23, 2009)FC2. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ↑ Iyo Sky. WWE. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 No Title (in ja). Inoki Genome Federation. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). New Japan Pro-Wrestling (August 9, 2016). Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ 【M.I.O大阪リポート】美央、新人時代のコーチ・貴に8年分の成長をぶつける／イサミと桜花が仲間割れ...M.I.O6・19新宿での一騎打ちが決定／AAAで人気を博したマスクウーマンのKaguyaが引退 (in ja). Union Pro Wrestling (May 9, 2015)DDT Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ Io Shirai. Puroresu Central. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ Johnson, Mike. Nikki Bella vs. Ronda Rousey, Last Woman Standing, NXT Women's Title & More WWE Evolution PPV Coverage. PWInsider (October 28, 2018). Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ PWI Ratings for Io Shirai. Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ Barrasso, Justin (January 7, 2021). "The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2020". Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/01/07/best-wrestlers-in-the-world-2020-wwe-aew-njpw. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 22, 2016). Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (September 19, 2017). Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 27, 2015). Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 24, 2016). Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 25, 2018). Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 28, 2014). Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ No Title (in ja). World Wonder Ring Stardom (December 26, 2017). Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ↑ WWE Women's Championship. WWE. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. WWE. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ NXT Women's Championship. WWE. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ↑ NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. WWE. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa vs. The Usos, two MITB ladder matches, Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor for the World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. Dominik Mysterio. Pro Wrestling Dot Net (July 1, 2023). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ Women's Dusty Cup Champions Kay Lee Ray & Io Shirai challenge Mandy Rose for NXT Women's Title. WWE (March 22, 2022). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ↑ WWE.com Staff. The 2018 NXT Year-End Awards were presented on the NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Pre-Show. WWE (January 26, 2019). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 WWE.com Staff. 2020 NXT Year-End Award Winners. WWE (December 30, 2020). Retrieved March 26, 2021.