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  • IYO SKY and Naraku Are Now Married

    IYO SKY and Naraku Are Now Married

    IYO SKY and Naraku (EVIL in NJPW) recently announced that they have tied the knot.

    Former WWE Women’s Champion has posted the news on social media along with a statement. She reflecting on how both started their wrestling careers in Japan before eventually reuniting in WWE.

    She said they are excited to support each other as both partners and WWE Superstars, sharing the challenges and successes of their careers together.

    To everyone who has always shown us such warm support. 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.

    We will never forget our gratitude to all the fans who have supported and guided us thus far, as well as to everyone involved, and we intend to forge ahead together toward even greater heights. We are still a work in progress, but we humbly ask for your continued guidance and support.

     We at SEScoops congratulate the couple on their marriage.

  • Asuka Makes Emotional Raw Appearance Amid Retirement Rumors

    Asuka Makes Emotional Raw Appearance Amid Retirement Rumors

    Asuka has left the building.

    There has been a lot of speculation about the future of the wrestling legend after she shared an emotional moment with IYO SKY following her loss to the fellow countrywoman at the Backlash PPV. With tributes pouring in from WWE superstars, many believe that we might have already seen the last of the former Women’s Champion in a WWE ring.

    The company continued playing coy about the situation as Michael Cole announced on this week’s Raw that Asuka’s future was ‘up in the air’ following her PPV loss. The former Champion then made an appearance on the Red Branded Show, where she once again shared the screen with SKY.

    Asuka Is Proud of IYO SKY

    After giving a big hug to her longtime rival, the former Damage CTRL member told IYO that she was proud of her for taking over her position:

    “I was looking for someone to take over my position; finally, you became the person. I’m so glad it was you. I’m proud of you.”

    SKY responded to the comment saying that even if they fight, they will always be family. After sharing some more words in Japanese, IYO said goodbye to her mentor and Asuka was then seen walking out of the building with a suitcase in hand.

    The latest segment doesn’t confirm if the Japanese star has left the company for good, but it does indicate that we’re not going to see her on TV atleast for a while.

  • WWE Backlash 2026 Preview: Match Card, How to Watch

    WWE Backlash 2026 Preview: Match Card, How to Watch

    WWE Backlash 2026 takes place Saturday, May 9 at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, the first Premium Live Event following WrestleMania 42. The post-WrestleMania fallout show streams on the ESPN app in the United States and Netflix internationally.

    Backlash has long served as the first major reaction to WrestleMania, the show where new champions defend, fresh challengers emerge, and unfinished business gets settled. Backlash 2026 is no exception. The card is built almost entirely on storylines that either began at WrestleMania 42 or were specifically held off the Las Vegas card to land in Tampa.

    This is also the first Backlash to stream on ESPN in the United States, marking a new chapter for WWE’s Premium Live Event distribution after the Peacock contract expired at the end of Clash in Paris last August.

    Full Match Card

    MatchStipulation
    Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob FatuWorld Heavyweight Championship
    Seth Rollins vs. Bron BreakkerSingles Match
    Asuka vs. IYO SKYSingles Match

    Additional matches expected. Check back for updates as WWE finalizes the card on the next two episodes of SmackDown and the May 4 Raw.

    Match Previews

    World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu

    WWE Backlash Tampa

    Reigns reclaimed the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 Night 2. Fatu was the first challenger to step up, and he spent two weeks proving he belongs in the main event.

    • The challenge: Fatu confronted Reigns on the Raw After WrestleMania and demanded a Backlash title shot.
    • The statement: Pinned Solo Sikoa in the SmackDown main event April 24, then dismantled the rest of MFT solo.
    • The personal layer: On April 27 Raw, Fatu cut a raw promo about 12 years of struggle and being ignored by Roman, Jey, and Jimmy. Solo was the only family member who reached out.
    • What’s at stake: The Usos have warned Fatu that winning means taking the title, the ula fala, and family leadership.
    • The wrinkle: Fatu has never challenged for a world title in WWE. He’s also never looked more ready than he does right now.

    Singles Match: Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

    Rollins Breaker WWE Backlash

    This was supposed to happen at WrestleMania. Six months of Vision fallout finally pays off in Tampa.

    • The breakup: Breakker and Bronson Reed turned on Rollins last October, kicking him out of his own stable.
    • The injuries: A Crown Jewel shoulder injury forced Rollins to relinquish the World Heavyweight Title and shelved him for four months. Breakker tore a hernia in early February.
    • The WrestleMania spear: Breakker returned at WM 42 Night 1 and speared Rollins to set up Gunther’s win.
    • The challenge: Rollins blamed Breakker for both his Mania loss and Reigns winning the title. Breakker, with Paul Heyman in his corner, accepted on April 27 Raw.
    • What’s at stake: Rollins’ first PLE singles match since WrestleMania, and Breakker’s first chance to prove he carries a featured spot without stable backup.

    Asuka vs. IYO SKY

    Iyo Sky vs Asuka Backlash Tampa

    Another match WWE originally targeted for WrestleMania 42 finally has a date, with one major piece of the storyline missing.

    • The betrayal: Asuka and Kairi Sane turned on SKY last September, fracturing the post-Damage CTRL alliance.
    • The receipts: SKY and Rhea Ripley beat The Kabuki Warriors at Crown Jewel and Survivor Series WarGames, then took the Women’s Tag Titles on the Raw on Netflix Anniversary Show in January.
    • The flashpoint: Asuka interfered in SKY’s Women’s Intercontinental Title match against Becky Lynch on April 27 Raw, costing SKY the win, then attacked her with the Asuka Lock.
    • The missing piece: Kairi Sane was released by WWE on April 24. Laredo crowds chanted “We Want Kairi” during the post-match attack.
    • What’s at stake: Personal pride for both, with SKY needing a win after the IC Title loss and Asuka looking to reassert herself as the women’s division’s top heel.

    How to Watch

    • Date/Time: Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. PT
    • Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida
    • Streaming: ESPN Unlimited (United States), Netflix (international markets)

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  • Roman Reigns Title Defence And More Added To Backlash

    Roman Reigns Title Defence And More Added To Backlash

    Multiple matches have been confirmed for Backlash.

    Tonight’s episode of Raw from Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas, opened with a Seth Rollins promo. The Architect talked about Roman Reigns winning the World Heavyweight Championship and his loss to Gunther at WrestleMania, blaming both these developments on Bron Breakker.

    The Vision star, accompanied by Paul Heyman, then made his way to the ring. After some back and forth, Rollins called Breakker ‘Baby Steiner’ and announced a match between the two for the upcoming PPV.

    Later in the show, we saw IYO SKY challenging Becky Lynch for the Women’s IC title. Asuka cost SKY the bout with her interference, and a match between the two was then announced for Backlash.

    The main event of the show featured Roman Reigns calling out Jacob Fatu for his answer, after he gave the Samoan Warewolf a week to reconsider his challenge to the Tribal Chief.

    Fatu ended up attacking Roman when Reigns claimed that allowing Jacob to challenge for the championship would be nepotism. As the former US Champion was making his way back up the ramp, the Head of The Table grabbed the mic and made the World title match official for the May 9 PPV.

  • IYO SKY’s Heartfelt Tribute To Kairi Sane After WWE Exit

    IYO SKY’s Heartfelt Tribute To Kairi Sane After WWE Exit

    Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane

    IYO SKY has broken her silence on Kairi Sane’s WWE departure with one of the most personal tributes posted by any current WWE Superstar this weekend.

    Sane was among the many talents released by WWE on April 24 in the company’s annual post-WrestleMania roster trim. The cuts also included Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, the Motor City Machine Guns, and the entire Wyatt Sicks faction.

    Sky, who was working a heated on-screen rivalry with Sane and Asuka heading into WrestleMania 42, posted a lengthy message to X on Saturday that pulled the curtain back on their real-life friendship.

    “My Proud Best Friend”

    Writing in Japanese and translating the message herself, Sky reflected on the years she and Sane spent navigating life in America together as foreign performers.

    “I understand that everyone, as an athlete, eventually faces a turning point when thinking about their life and career, but I feel so heartbroken that it came at such an unexpected time,” Sky wrote. “Kairi was truly loved by all her colleagues, not just as a performer but as a person.”

    Sky described Sane as “a comrade-in-arms who faced countless hardships in America, shed so many tears, and grew together with me,” before landing on the detail that hit hardest with fans: “It’s so hard to accept that Kairi won’t be in the passenger seat of the rental car anymore.”

    She closed the post by expressing confidence in Sane’s next chapter, telling her best friend, “We’ll be best friends forever and always.”

    Kairi Sane Already Looking Ahead

    The tribute followed Sane’s own farewell statement earlier in the day. As SEScoops reported, Sane wrote that she would “set sail in my own time,” nodding to her Pirate Princess persona and signaling she has no plans to step away from wrestling entirely.

    Sane returned to WWE at Crown Jewel in November 2023 after a stint back in Stardom. During her two runs with the company, she won the 2017 Mae Young Classic, captured the NXT Women’s Championship, and held the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship three times alongside Asuka as the Kabuki Warriors.

    Her final WWE match took place on the April 20 episode of Raw, when she and Asuka lost to Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY in a tag team bout.

  • Rhea Ripley Defeats Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42 to Win Women’s Title

    Rhea Ripley Defeats Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42 to Win Women’s Title

    Rhea Ripley is the new WWE Women’s Champion. The Eradicator defeated Jade Cargill on Night 2 of WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, hitting the Riptide for the pinfall to end Cargill’s reign that had stretched past 165 days.

    The finish came after Cargill’s allies Mia Yim and B-Fab tried to swing the match in the champion’s favor, only for IYO SKY to sprint down and even the odds. With the interference cleared, Ripley connected with the Riptide and pinned Cargill clean to capture the title.

    RHIYO Pays Off at WrestleMania

    The result delivers the payoff WWE had been building since early April, when Ripley brought SKY over to SmackDown as her backup plan against the numbers game. Cargill described the trio as “allies of convenience” rather than a stable in the lead-up to the event, and that loose alliance proved unable to hold up under WrestleMania pressure.

    Ripley and SKY celebrated in the ring together after the bell. The RHIYO reunion has been one of the most over moments in the women’s division this year, though the heavy emphasis WWE has placed on the friendship has fans bracing for an eventual turn between the two.

    How the Match Played Out

    Cargill controlled the early exchanges with her power game, dropping Ripley with a shoulder block, bodyslam, and a Ripcord superkick into a facebuster. Ripley fired back with a dropkick that sent the champion to the floor, but Cargill answered with a snap scoop powerslam and a Blue Thunder Driver that nearly ended it.

    The two traded strikes from their knees in a heated exchange before Ripley connected with an enzuigiri and a spinebuster for a near fall. After the interference attempt was neutralized by SKY, Ripley landed the Riptide for the three count.

    Ripley Captures Title for First Time Since 2025

    The win marks Ripley’s first singles title reign since March 2025. She earned the WrestleMania shot by winning the Women’s Elimination Chamber on February 28 in Chicago, outlasting Alexa Bliss, Kiana James, Asuka, Tiffany Stratton, and Raquel Rodriguez.

    For Cargill, the loss ends a championship run that began on the November 1, 2025 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event when she defeated Tiffany Stratton. She had not suffered a one-on-one defeat in roughly seven months heading into the match.

    What’s Next for SmackDown’s Women’s Division

    Ripley now leads the SmackDown women’s division as champion with SKY still primarily aligned with Raw. Tiffany Stratton remains a looming presence on the blue brand, and Cargill is expected to invoke her rematch clause.

    WrestleMania 42 streamed live on Peacock and ESPN from Allegiant Stadium across both nights of April 18 and 19. Full coverage of Night 1 results is available here.

  • Rhiyo Reunites On SmackDown

    Rhiyo Reunites On SmackDown

    RHIYO is back together.

    Tonight’s episode of SmackDown featured a singles match between Rhea Ripley and Mia Yim. This came after Yim and B-FAB joined forces with the Women’s Champion Jade Cargill to take on The Mami a couple of weeks ago.

    Michin tried her best to take out the former Judgment Day star, hitting her with moves like Frankensteiner and Sole Food. Ripley refused to stay down, however, and in the end, she won the match after locking her opponent in the Prism Trap submission.

    B-FAB tried to attack Rhea as the bell rang, but the former champion was able to cut her off with a headbutt. Jade Cargill then got on the apron, but it was Mia Yim who got the first shot at Mami.

    The Women’s Champion finally entered the ring and positioned her WrestleMania opponent for the Jaded finisher. Before she could execute the move, however, IYO SKY’s music hit.

    Cargill quickly retreated as SKY hit the ring. Rhea Ripley then also recovered and the former Women’s Tag Champions then took out B-FAB and Mia Yim with dual dropkicks.

    IYO SKY is not booked for a match at WrestleMania 42 and after tonight’s events, it seems likely that she will accompany Rhea Ripley for her title match at the Show of Shows.

  • Rhea Ripley Breaks Silence After Tag Title Loss

    Rhea Ripley has reacted to her SmackDown loss.

    The latest episode of the Blue Branded show saw The Mami and her partner IYO SKY putting the tag team titles on the line against Nia Jax and Lash Legend. Legend picked up a surprise victory for her team in the match, pinning The Eradicator in the process of becoming the new tag team champions.

    The former Women\’s Champion broke her silence after the show with a short social media post where Rhea Ripley apologized to SKY for the loss. Her partner quickly responded, telling her not to say sorry:

    Rhiyo won the tag team titles by defeating the Kabuki Warriors during the Raw Netflix anniversary special earlier this year. The loss to The Irresistible Forces ends their reign at 54 days.

    The Mami is scheduled to take part in the Women\’s Elimination Chamber match tomorrow night alongside names such as Raquel Rodriguez, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Kiana James, and Tiffany Stratton. The winner of the match will go on to challenge Jade Cargill for the Women\’s title at WrestleMania 42.

    Rhea is unlikely to be kept off the Mania card, so she is one of the favorites to win the cage match. Where that leaves her tag team partner is something we will have to see.

  • Watch: IYO SKY Delivers Signature Trash Can Dive at Survivor Series: WarGames

    IYO SKY continued her legendary WarGames tradition Saturday night at Petco Park, launching her signature trash can dive from the top of the cage during the Women’s WarGames match at Survivor Series 2025.

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    SKY perched atop the cage as AJ Lee attempted to hand her the trash can but couldn’t reach. Rhea Ripley solved the problem by lifting Lee onto her shoulders, allowing SKY to grab the can and place it over her head before launching herself with a Swanton Bomb across all the opposing competitors.

    The move has become synonymous with SKY’s WarGames appearances. This marked SKY’s sixth WarGames match, making her the only wrestler on the entire roster to compete in the stipulation every year since WWE began featuring it.

    The high-risk maneuver helped propel Team Rhea to victory, as AJ Lee ultimately secured the win by forcing Becky Lynch to tap out to the Black Widow. Charlotte Flair, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, and AJ Lee defeated Asuka, Kairi Sane, Lash Legend, Nia Jax, and Becky Lynch in the opening match of the premium live event.

    SKY has previously spoken about the terrifying nature of the stunt. At a previous post-show press conference, she explained her mindset: “It’s completely…it’s so dark, I can’t see anything. But I just jump off. That’s it. So that’s it, that simple. I trust the trash can.”

    Survivor Series: WarGames 2025 took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California, marking the fourth consecutive year WWE has featured WarGames matches at the event and the first time the brutal steel cage match was held outdoors.

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