Iyo Sky is a professional wrestler currently performing at WWE on Monday Night Raw. She made her professional wrestling debut in 2007, at the age of 16 in 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 up in Japan and spent the early years of her wrestling career while wrestling in 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.
What is the ethnicity of Iyo Sky?
Iyo Sky is ethnically Japanese. Born Masami Odate in 1990, she began her professional wrestling career in Japan at a young age. Her debut in 2007 alongside her sister even took place while she was still attending high school. Sky has always been proud of her Japanese nationality and is the second Japanese woman to win the Money in the Bank briefcase and Women’s World titles in WWE after her former tag team partner Asuka.
Iyo Sky Birthplace
Iyo Sky was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. In wrestling, she is billed from Tokyo, Japan. Sky was trained by Takashi Sasaki and Tomohiko Hashimoto. She and her two sisters was raised by their single mother.
Iyo Sky Hometown
Iyo Sky was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and is billed from Tokyo, Japan. It is not known when exactly or if she moved from Kanagawa to Tokyo. However, as per the information available, her hometown is in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
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.
