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Iyo Sky has been active in the main roster of WWE since 2022, and she has been treated as a main eventer ever since she joined the main roster. She started her main roster career as a member of the faction run by Bayley, which also consisted of Dakota Kai as a member. The name of this faction was Damage CTRL, and it had been a big attraction during its time.
Iyo Sky won the Money in the Bank ladder match in 2023 and went on to win the WWE Women's Championship successfully. She also defended the title at WrestleMania XL against her former teammate Bayley. Later, she won the WWE Women's World Championship too, and presently she stands as a two times World Champion in WWE.
Why Iyo Sky changed her ring name after her main roster debut
During her NXT career, she was famous under the ring name Io Shirai. But for some backstage reasons, her ring name has been changed after she made her main roster debut in 2022. Recently, she talked about changing her ring name after making her main roster debut and also revealed the reason. Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on the Insight Podcast, she revealed the following;
Iyo Sky was known as Io Shirai while working in the NXT
“So that’s interesting, because I was Io Shirai even in NXT. I thought when I joined WWE, I would get a new ring name, but WWE didn’t ask me, and I kept using Io Shirai. That makes me happy, but I was wondering [about it]. Then I got called up to the main roster, then that time was SummerSlam 2022.”
“So Hunter asked, because that time was I was injured, broken ankle, almost got cleared. And then Hunter called me. ‘Are you ready to go to Raw?’ And I totally didn’t expect that, he told me with Bayley and with Dakota Kai, because she was not working with WWE. That was makes me so happy, because Bayley, Dakota and me make a new unit, oh my gosh.”
She will enter the War Games match at the upcoming Survivor Series event
“Then he says, please think of something new for a ring name. Oh my gosh. I don’t have any time, because maybe that was only five days before SummerSlam. Iyo Sharai means purple thunder in Japanese. So that’s why I tried to think something when you’re hearing my name, you could imagine like a fire or like a water whatever, like a strong fist whatever. Sky, because if you hear me, if you hear Iyo Sky, you think of the sky, and you won’t forget my name. So that’s why I decided to put sky. IYO SKY, Io Sharai, both similar sounds.”
Iyo Sky started her main roster journey as a heel, and she remained a heel for over a year in WWE. But seeing her immense popularity among the fans, the WWE official decided to turn her face. She is still working as a face, and she will enter the War Games match at the upcoming Survivor Series event as a part of the babyface side.
