Io Shirai made an appearance at WWE’s live event in Tokyo on Saturday. According to those in attendance, she confirmed that she is signing with WWE and will be heading to NXT. This was a rumor that has been floating around for several weeks.
Below are some photos of Shirai in the ring during the event:
And there’s the OFFICIAL confirmation, @shirai_io will be on the #NXT roster! pic.twitter.com/zlVAWyvjyS
— Sean (ショーン) (@bradcat) June 30, 2018
Io Shirai is officially coming to #WWENXT, folks!
it’s hype o’clock pic.twitter.com/lS25JZBjgO
— Tag Me In, Bro! (@TagMeInBro) June 30, 2018
She also posted this photo of a new mask on Twitter with the WWE logo on it:
新たな一歩。 pic.twitter.com/AKJTHF1fqo
— 紫雷イオ、Io Shirai (@shirai_io) June 30, 2018
Huge pickup for WWE!
On a related note, here are some more details about Shirai’s signing from several weeks ago. This includes some heat between her and Asuka.
