In a showdown months in the making, IYO SKY will take on her one-time ally Asuka at WWE Backlash.
Asuka and SKY have been at odds ever since The Empress of Tomorrow betrayed her friend in September. On the Raw after WreslteMania, IYO teamed with her longtime ally and newly crowned WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley to hand The Kabuki Warriors a tag team defeat, a loss that left Asuka irate.
The following week, Asuka reemerged to cost The Genius of the Sky a Women’s Intercontinental Title Match against Becky Lynch before unleashing a vicious post-match attack.
Asuka is a four-time Women’s Champion on the main roster, Royal Rumble winner, Money in the Bank winner and still holds the record for longest reign with the NXT Women’s Title at more than 500 days.
Despise her enormous success, Asuka has remained hostile toward The Genius of the Sky, who has won two Women’s Championships on the main roster and claimed a Money in the Bank victory in 2023. Now, Asuka has set out to destroy IYO once and for all.
Don’t miss WWE Backlash, streaming live Saturday, May 9, at 6 ET/3 PT on ESPN Plus in the United States and Netflix internationally.
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