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WWE applied to trademark the term IYO SKY on July 31st with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing for the trademark notes that it is for the following, “G & S: Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including  Continue Reading »

Bayley, Dakota Kai and Io Shirai made their respective returns to the WWE as part of tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, confronting Bianca Belair. Bayley had been out of action since July of last year after suffering a torn ACL during training at the WWE Performance Center, while Kai was one of several names released by  Continue Reading »

Former WWE NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai’s contract with the WWE is set to expire next month and she has yet to sign a new contract with the company, according to a report from Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer. The report notes that Shirai, who has not wrestled since the WWE NXT Stand &  Continue Reading »

WWE have announced that tomorrow night’s match between Tommaso Ciampa and Dolph Ziggler on WWE NXT will be a Number One Contender’s Match for the WWE NXT Championship. The updated lineup for tomorrow night’s WWE NXT is below: — Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dolph Ziggler in a #1 Contender’s Match For The WWE NXT Championship. —  Continue Reading »

WWE have announced that the following teams will take part in the 2022 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, which kicks off on tomorrow night’s episode on the USA Network. — Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray. — Lash Legend & Amari Miller. — Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley. — Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro.  Continue Reading »

WWE NXT talents Tommaso Ciampa, Roderick Strong, LA Knight, Io Shirai and Dakota Kai are backstage at tonight’s WWE SmackDown taping in Kansas City, Missouri, according to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com. While it is possible that any of the above talent could make an appearance on WWE SmackDown, the expectation is that  Continue Reading »

Top international women’s wrestler Io Shirai, who is known for her work with the STARDOM promotion in Japan, will be leaving the company to sign a deal with the WWE, according to a report from Tokyo Sports. Based off the report, it would appear that 28-year-old Shirai (real name Masami Odate) will be working her  Continue Reading »

Io Shirai, who recently dropped the Wonder Of STARDOM Title, is back on the WWE radar, which has led many to believe that she could be receiving another tryout from the company ahead of the WWE Mae Young Classic II Tournament. Back in October 2016, it was reported that Shirai and Kairi Sane had been  Continue Reading »

Japanese women’s wrestler Io Shirai, who was on the WWE’s radar during last year, reportedly rejected a chance to appear in Ring Of Honor Wrestling’s Women of Honor Tournament, feeling as thought it could hurt her chances of going to the WWE at some point, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer. Shirai’s WWE  Continue Reading »

In an update on WWE passing on signing Japanese women’s wrestling star Io Shirai earlier this year, the issue was not due to Shirai’s back and neck as was first suggested, but rather due to an issue that the company found with her heart when she underwent medical testing, according to a report from The  Continue Reading »

Top Japanese women’s wrestler Io Shirai, who was scheduled to report to the WWE Performance Center shortly after taking time off due to a neck injury following her farewell from the STARDOM promotion in Japan, may actually not be heading to the WWE after all, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The  Continue Reading »

Io Shirai, who is expected to report to the WWE soon, has returned to the STARDOM promotion in Japan as she has been announced as part of the STARDOM 5* Grand Prix event. As of writing, there is no date set for Shirai to report to WWE, however she was reported to have signed around  Continue Reading »

Io Shirai, who works for the STARDOM promotion in Japan and is considered one of the biggest women’s wrestlers in the country, has accepted an offer from the WWE to join the company, according to a report from Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com. The report notes that 27-year-old Shirai had previously attended a WWE Performance Center  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Japanese sensation Io Shirai, silver medalist Jaime Espinal attend WWE tryout One of Japan’s top female wrestlers is attending a WWE tryout this week in Orlando, Fla. Twenty-six-year-old Masami Odate, better known by her ring alias Io Shirai, is among eight candidates that are working out at the WWE Performance  Continue Reading »

WWE are reported to be interested in signing Japanese women wrestler Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai to deals with the company, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The report notes that Shirai and Hojo have both apparently received offers to work for the company in 2017 and have informed the STARDOM promotion  Continue Reading »

NEWS In the crazy news department, Sugi San stated at Narita Airport early this morning in Tokyo that he was the one that planted the marijuana in the painting that NOSAWA & Io Shirai was caught with by customs agents after they returned home from Mexico last May. Both were arrested on drug charges which  Continue Reading »

Following the news earlier in the week that NOSAWA Rongai as well as Io Shirai were arrested in Japan for bringing 75 grams of cannabis into the country after attending an event in Mexico, New Japan Pro Wrestling have removed Black Tiger VII, who Rongai would portray, from the tournament and announced his replacement. Speaking  Continue Reading »

Reports coming out of Japan today state that popular Japanese wrestler NOSAWA Rongai (real name Kazushige Nosawa) and Io Shirai (real name Masami Odate) were arrested upon their arrival from Mexico at Narita Airport in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, due to police finding 75 grams of cannabis with a street value of 450,000 yen  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent Stardom live event. The event took place at the Shin-Kiba 1st Ring on April 22nd, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Singles Match Mayu Iwatani defeated Saki Kashima. Unit Opposition Tournament Semi Final Match Nanae Takahashi, Miho Wakizawa and Yuuri Haruka defeated Natsuki Taiyo, Yoshiko and Act Yasukawa. Unit Opposition  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent Stardom live event. The event took place at the Shin-Kiba 1st RING on February 5th, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Singles Match Act Yasukawa defeated Yuuri Haruka. Singles Match Miho Wakizawa defeated Natsumi Showzuki. Triple Threat Match Natsuki Taiyo defeated Yoko Bito and Saki Kashima. Singles Match Nanae Takahashi  Continue Reading »