Io Shirai
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:06 pm
BIOGRAPHY
NAME
Io Shirai
NICKNAME
"Genius of the Sky", "Ace"
ALIGNMENT
Babyface
HOMETOWN
Tokyo, Japan
AGE
33
HEIGHT
1.55 meters (5'1")
WEIGHT
54 kg (119 lb)
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
03/04/2007
BACKSTORY
Without a doubt one of the greatest wrestlers active today. Debuting in 2007 and forming a team alongside her sister Mio and Kanna (now Asuka), she began to cut her teeth in the world of pro wrestling at a young age. By 2011 she signed with the brand new STARDOM promotion and quickly became their ace, putting on highlight reel worthy matches against the best of the best in women's wrestling. As the standard bearer for STARDOM she became their first grand slam champion, the most dominant World of Stardom Champion to this day, founder of the legacy stable Queen's Quest and countless other accolades. After doing everything there was to do at home she signed with WWE in 2018 and went on to have a highly successful run as NXT Champion, NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, Ms. Money in the Bank and WWE Women's Champion. However, after reaching the top of the mountain there, she felt a bit empty and unfulfilled. As a result, she decided to return to professional wrestling, shockingly leaving WWE and heading to EBWF for the first time in her illustrious career.
ENTRANCE MUSIC
Drama Over the Limit
Finishing Moves:
PRIMARY FINISHER
Top Rope Moonsault
SECONDARY FINISHER
Arcoris de Io (High Bridge German Suplex)
SIGNATURE MOVES
Io de Janeiro (Inverted Gedo Clutch)
Io Galaxy Meteor (Running Shooting Star Splash)
Shinkansen Attack
COMMON MOVES
Asai Moonsault
Springboard front dropkick
Meteora to an opponent seated in the corner
Tiger feint kick
Arm trap crossface
Double underhook backbreaker
Flapjack
Victory roll into a Double foot stomp
German suplex
Suicide dive
Spanish fly
TITLE HISTORY
Stardom - World of Stardom Champion (2x, most total days and defenses), Wonder of Stardom Champion (2x), Goddess of Stardom Champion (1x), Artist of Stardom Champion (6x), High Speed Champion (1x), SWA World Champion (1x).
WWE - NXT Women's Champion (1x), NXT Women's Tag Team Champion (1x), WWE Women's Tag Team Champion (1x), WWE Women's Champion (1x)
N/A in EBWF
NAME
Io Shirai
NICKNAME
"Genius of the Sky", "Ace"
ALIGNMENT
Babyface
HOMETOWN
Tokyo, Japan
AGE
33
HEIGHT
1.55 meters (5'1")
WEIGHT
54 kg (119 lb)
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
03/04/2007
BACKSTORY
Without a doubt one of the greatest wrestlers active today. Debuting in 2007 and forming a team alongside her sister Mio and Kanna (now Asuka), she began to cut her teeth in the world of pro wrestling at a young age. By 2011 she signed with the brand new STARDOM promotion and quickly became their ace, putting on highlight reel worthy matches against the best of the best in women's wrestling. As the standard bearer for STARDOM she became their first grand slam champion, the most dominant World of Stardom Champion to this day, founder of the legacy stable Queen's Quest and countless other accolades. After doing everything there was to do at home she signed with WWE in 2018 and went on to have a highly successful run as NXT Champion, NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, Ms. Money in the Bank and WWE Women's Champion. However, after reaching the top of the mountain there, she felt a bit empty and unfulfilled. As a result, she decided to return to professional wrestling, shockingly leaving WWE and heading to EBWF for the first time in her illustrious career.
ENTRANCE MUSIC
Drama Over the Limit
Finishing Moves:
PRIMARY FINISHER
Top Rope Moonsault
SECONDARY FINISHER
Arcoris de Io (High Bridge German Suplex)
SIGNATURE MOVES
Io de Janeiro (Inverted Gedo Clutch)
Io Galaxy Meteor (Running Shooting Star Splash)
Shinkansen Attack
COMMON MOVES
Asai Moonsault
Springboard front dropkick
Meteora to an opponent seated in the corner
Tiger feint kick
Arm trap crossface
Double underhook backbreaker
Flapjack
Victory roll into a Double foot stomp
German suplex
Suicide dive
Spanish fly
TITLE HISTORY
Stardom - World of Stardom Champion (2x, most total days and defenses), Wonder of Stardom Champion (2x), Goddess of Stardom Champion (1x), Artist of Stardom Champion (6x), High Speed Champion (1x), SWA World Champion (1x).
WWE - NXT Women's Champion (1x), NXT Women's Tag Team Champion (1x), WWE Women's Tag Team Champion (1x), WWE Women's Champion (1x)
N/A in EBWF