Iyo Sky Nationality

Last Modified Apr 16, 2025 12:12 GMT
Iyo Sky Nationality
Iyo Sky (Getty)

Iyo Sky is a Japanese professional wrestler who performs at WWE on Monday Night RAW. The reigning Women's World Heavyweight Champion made her professional wrestling debut in 2007, at the age of 16, on the Independent Circuit. Her first ring name was Io Shirai, and she teamed up with her sister Mio Shirai as Team Makehen for three years before the two sisters joined hands with Kana, better known by the name Asuka.

In the 2010s, she started wrestling in Mexico, and the next year, Sky became a member of World Wonder Ring Stardom and wrestled there for seven years. There, she won the World of Stardom Championship, Wonder of Stardom Championship, Artist of Stardom Championship, and many more accomplishments. She finally joined WWE in 2017 and was promoted to the WWE main roster in 2022. In WWE, she has won the WWE Women’s Championship, Money in the Bank, NXT Women’s Championship, NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship, WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship, and Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. As a member of Damage CTRL in 2022, Io Shirai was renamed Iyo Sky, her current ring name.

What is the nationality of Iyo Sky?

Iyo Sky is Japanese by nationality. Her real name is Masami Odate, and she was born on May 8, 1990, in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. She was raised in Japan and spent the early years of her wrestling career wrestling on the Japanese independent circuit and then on World Wonder Ring Stardom. Sky is, undoubtedly, considered one of the best Japanese wrestlers to ever work for WWE, and is one of the most well-known Japanese wrestlers in the world.

Iyo Sky Hometown

Iyo Sky is originally from Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. In wrestling, she is billed from Tokyo, Japan. She learned the craft of wrestling under the guidance of Takashi Sasaki and Tomohiko Hashimoto. She and her two sisters was raised by their single mother.

FAQ's On Iyo Sky Nationality

A. Iyo Sky’s sister is Mio Shirai, a fellow professional wrestler. 

A. No, Iyo Sky reportedly does not have any children. 

A. Iyo Sky has two sisters including Mio Shirai. 

A. WWE reportedly changed Io Shirai to Iyo Sky to claim ownership of her name. 

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