| IYO SKY | |||
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| Ring Names | Io Shirai IYO SKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
| Born | May 8, 1990 (33) | ||
| Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan | |||
| Died | |||
| Resides | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Billed | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Trained by | Takashi Sasaki Tomohiko Hashimoto | ||
| Debut | September 26, 2018 | ||
| Retired | |||
Masami Odate is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Iyo Sky.
Biography[]
There are plenty of high-flying Superstars, but there’s only one Genius of the Sky.
An aerial artist without peer, IYO SKY first established herself when she touched down in NXT in the summer of 2018. Moonsaults, hurricanranas and springboard dropkicks were SKY’s stock-in-trade, and you’d expect nothing less from a Superstar who cited Rey Mysterio as her greatest inspiration.
At SummerSlam 2022, the dangerous SKY stepped onto the main roster when she emerged alongside Bayley and Dakota Kai as Damage CTRL and stood defiantly in the face of Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch. It wasn't long before the explosive high-flyer and Dakota overcame Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah to bring the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships into the nefarious faction.
At WWE Money in the Bank 2023, SKY ascended to a whole new level when she won the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. She cashed in the coveted contract to defeat Bianca Belair just moments after The EST of WWE overcame Asuka and Charlotte Flair in a WWE Women's Championship Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam!
Clichéd though it may be, the sky truly is the limit for SKY. Luckily, we all have a front-row seat to her air show.
- WWE.com
Other media[]
In March 2017, Odate was featured in a gravure spread on the Weekly Playboy magazine. Odate as Io Shirai and Iyo Sky is a playable character in video games WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22, WWE 2K23 and WWE 2K24.
Personal life[]
Odate was previously in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Kazushige Nosawa; the two lived together in Koto, Tokyo. She is a fan of Hiroshi Tanahashi and Momoiro Clover Z.
On May 23, 2012, Odate and Nosawa were arrested at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba upon their return from Mexico under suspicion of trying to smuggle 75 grams of marijuana, hidden inside paintings of the two, into the country. Both Odate and Nosawa denied the charges, claiming that the paintings were gifts from fans. Odate was released from a detention center on June 12. On June 21, Odate held a press conference, publicly apologizing to her fans, employers and co-workers, while again denying the charges. Odate also revealed that she had not considered retirement, but wanted to work again and regain the trust of her peers and fans, while also revealing that she and Nosawa had ended their relationship. On June 28, Japan's public prosecutor's office decided not to prosecute Odate over the incident. On July 9, Mexico based Japanese wrestler Takuya Sugi held a press conference and confessed to planting the drugs on Shirai and Nosawa. According to Sugi, Masahiro Hayashi, who worked as a liaison between AAA and Japan and who had a personal grudge with Nosawa, had promised him a contract extension with AAA in exchange for the deed.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- WWE
- WWE Women's Championship (1 time)
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dakota Kai (2)
- NXT Women's Championship (1 time)
- NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zoey Stark
- Women's Money in the Bank (2023)
- Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2022) – with Kay Lee Ray
- NXT Year-End Award (3 times)
- Future Star of NXT (2018)
- Female Competitor of the Year (2020)
- Overall Competitor of the Year (2020)
Social Media[]
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WWEShirai
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirai_io
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirai_io