Remy LeBreh
Linconia
She'll be in a Mania title match within 2 years, book it.
IYO SKY [ Io Shirai ] Official Stan Thread
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Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Iyo Sky lmao
The matching jackets is a nice touch.
I'm pretty ok with the name change, it's not horrible. I like that it's being stylized in all caps.
Match was aight for what it was. Io didn't get a whole lot of offense in (I think they cut to commercials while she was on offense) but at least she didn't job on her debut or anything. Hopefully those two can have a rematch down the line at a PLE with some higher stakes, cuz they did like 1% of what they could do.
The new gear tho
I think I posted earlier in this thread that she should get her thighs out again but I didn't think it would actually happen
MightyHealthy
said what he said
One of the best joshi in a long time has been WWE-ified, what a statement
El Cocodrilo
Superstar
She already spent 10 years sawdusting herself for ~1500 salarymen at Korakuen hall
She's already one of the most decorated joshi of all-time, Stardom's GOAT, etc
so going back to Japan at this point couldn't really enhance her legacy. Sure, she could have insane matches with Utami and take a bunch of crazy neck bumps, but as a fan I'm glad she isn't doing that stuff anymore.
WWE is the best place for her to be right now. Make some highlight reel moments and get that WWE money.
CBoz
We Are NXT!
So WWE can't own Io Shirai. If she wanted to use Io Shirai on main she likely had to give up the trademark rights to it. Not sure how people don't understand this by now. WWE wants something they can own and market off of but she also wants something she can use outside of WWE if need be.WWE can't stop with their WWE horseshyt
Why can't she just be Io Shirai
The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
That's how I imagine a retard or a 5 year old saying her regular name. Adapting her to most of their audience
Vic Damone. Jr
Don't support the phonies, support the real
Same font
Also interesting that Io and Asuka never touched at all during either altercation
Norrin Radd
To me, my board!
Kabuki Warriors V2 incoming
Same font
Also interesting that Io and Asuka never touched at all during either altercation
El Cocodrilo
Superstar
tell that to Samoa Joe and CM Punk
They can license names and make money off of merch just fine, there's just certain things they do that are fukking dumb like this and it comes down to they pay some people to be "creative" so they gotta justify their paychecks
CBoz
We Are NXT!
Those two have had those names locked up for way longer. In the end you and me don't know the details of any of this. Maybe she didn't want to go that route with it. Maybe she doesn't actually own Io Shirai (not her real name). We don't know the details. Just accept it as is and move on. It's just funny to me people still get butt hurt over name changes. Hell they may have even changed it for dumbass Americans to actually understand and pronounce her name.
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Playaz Eyez
Veteran
I fully believe this is the biggest reason for the change. They’ve often presented stuff to audiences as remedial as possible, so it makes sense they’ve almost give her a very phonetically spelled name.
