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IYO SKY Marries NXT’s Naraku, Marking WWE’s First Japanese Couple

The newlyweds say working in WWE together lets them better support each other.

Overview

  • The pair disclosed Sunday on social media that they are married, posting an official statement and wedding photos.
  • In a Model Press interview, they called themselves WWE’s first Japanese couple and said they aim to support one another through the challenges of working abroad.
  • Naraku, formerly EVIL in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, left after roughly 15 years, debuted on NXT on April 28, and later defeated Lince Dorado.
  • IYO SKY, formerly Io Shirai, is an established main-roster star with past world and tag team titles and a 2023 Money in the Bank cash-in.
  • They shared images in both Western wedding attire and traditional kimono, and SKY said they chose to reveal the marriage now that both work under the same WWE banner.