Crossbody of Work Episode 149: Io Shirai

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

Japanuary is coming to a close with the career of Io Shirai. We are specifically looking at her run in Stardom. Shirai had standout matches against Mayu Iwatani, Kairi Sane, Shayna Baszler and more, so we covered some of her very best before heading to NXT & WWE. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Axe body spray
• “Unskilled” labor
• Our logo’s origins
• The telephone game
• Ranking moonsaults

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

Io Shirai vs Yuzuki Aikawa – 2012 STARDOM 5Star GP
Link to the match here.

Match Two:

Io Shirai vs Meiko Satomura – STARDOM, July 2, 2016
Link to the match here.

Match Three:

Io Shirai vs Kairi Hojo – STARDOM 5Star GP 2016

Match Four:

Io Shirai (c) vs Mayu Iwatani – STARDOM World of Stardom Championship – STARDOM Year End Climax 2016

Match Five:

Io Shirai (c) vs Shayna Baszler – STARDOM World of Stardom Championship – STARDOM of Champions 2017
Link to the match here.

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