Add as a preferred source on Google IYO SKY surprised fans this Sunday, May 17, when she announced on her official X account that she is married to NARAKU, formerly known as EVIL.
The post was written in a very personal tone. In the statement, SKY said she and NARAKU began their pro-wrestling careers in Japan and followed different paths, but now share the same stage in WWE.
“On a personal note, we would like to announce that NARAKU (formerly EVIL) of WWE and IYO SKY (formerly Io Shirai) of WWE are now married.”
“We began our professional wrestling careers in Japan, each seeing different landscapes and ‘skies,’ but starting this early summer, we feel a deep sense of connection and joy at becoming colleagues and comrades as we take on the same stage—WWE—across the ocean.”
“From now on, as a married couple, we will support each other in our daily lives. As WWE ‘Superstars,’ we will share both the lonely ‘darkness’ and the glory, lifting each other up and striving to shine even brighter.”
IYO SKY is currently one of the top names in WWE’s women’s division. NARAKU, meanwhile, recently arrived in WWE NXT.
Before the name change, he was known worldwide as EVIL and had a long, successful run in NJPW. WWE officially revealed the NARAKU name earlier this month, shortly before his NXT debut.