Rhiyo
| Rhiyo | |
|---|---|
Rhiyo: Rhea Ripley (left) and Iyo Sky (right) | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Rhea Ripley Iyo Sky |
| Name(s) | Rhiyo Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky |
| Billed heights | Ripley: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Sky: 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Debut | October 11, 2025 |
| Years active | 2025–present |
Rhiyo are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky. They are signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw brand, in which they are former one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. The team's name is a portmanteau of their first names – Rhea and Iyo – although they are nonetheless also referred to by their individual names.
Background
On the March 3, 2025 episode of Raw, Sky defeated Ripley to win the Women's World Championship.[1] On the March 31 episode of Raw, Sky defended the title against Ripley with Belair as the special guest referee, but the match ended in a double disqualification. This led to a triple threat match on Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 on April 20,[2][3] where Sky retained the title.[4] At Evolution on July 13, Sky lost the title to Naomi, as she successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase during Sky's title defense against Ripley, ending her reign at 132 days.[5] On Night 2 of SummerSlam on August 3, Sky failed to regain the title from Naomi in a triple threat match also involving Ripley, whom Naomi pinned.[6]
History
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions (2025–2026)
Afterwards, Ripley and Sky maintained a friendly relationship, much to the dismay of Sky's former Damage CTRL stablemates The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), but more specifically Asuka, who confronted Sky multiple times, claiming that Sky should end her friendship with Ripley. At Wrestlepalooza, Sky was scheduled to face Stephanie Vaquer for the vacant title, where Asuka stated that she and Sane would help her win, but Sky declined their help; Sky subsequently lost the match.[7] Two nights later on Raw, Asuka confronted Vaquer, stating that Sky should have won the title instead. Ripley then interrupted her, stating that she was tired of Asuka's behavior. This led to a match between Ripley and Asuka being scheduled for later that night, but before that, Sky asked Ripley to call off the match, which Ripley declined, and stated that Sky should be careful with Asuka, which infuriated Sky. Later, Ripley defeated Asuka. Following the match, Asuka spat mist on Ripley before Sky made the save. However, Asuka performed a spinning backfist on Sky, betraying her. After that, Asuka and a conflicted Sane attacked Sky and Ripley.[8] On the following episode, Ripley called out The Kabuki Warriors, with Sky appearing instead. Sky then stated that Ripley was right about Asuka and Sane, but stated they were family and she still loved them. The Kabuki Warriors then appeared on the titantron, and Asuka said that she would forgive Sky if she apologized to her. Sky then left, only for the Kabuki Warriors to attack Ripley, prompting Sky to intervene. Asuka then spat mist on Sky before continuing the attack on Ripley. Later that night, Sane tried to convince Sky to apologize to Asuka, which Sky refused and told Sane to leave her alone. Sky subsequently revealed to Ripley that, after speaking with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce, she and Ripley, in the latter's home country of Australia, would face The Kabuki Warriors in a tag team match at Crown Jewel, where Ripley and Sky emerged victorious.[9]
On Raw's Netflix Anniversary Show on January 5, 2026, Rhiyo defeated The Kabuki Warriors to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for the first time together. After this, Ripley and Sky's team became a tag team dubbed "Rhiyo" (a portmanteau of their first names).[10] At Saturday Night's Main Event XLIII, Ripley and Sky retained the titles against The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez). On the February 27 episode of SmackDown, they lost the titles to The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend).[11]
Championships and accomplishments
- Dream Star Fighting Marigold
- Marigold Year-End Award (1 time)
- Best Match Award (2025) – Sky vs. Mayu Iwatani on October 26
- Marigold Year-End Award (1 time)
- WWE
References
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 3, 2025). "WWE Raw results (3/3): Powell's live review of Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship, War Raiders vs. The Creeds for the World Tag Titles, Elimination Chamber fallout". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 31, 2025). "WWE Raw results (3/31): Powell's live review of Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship with Bianca Belair as special referee, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, Logan Paul calls out AJ Styles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 7, 2025). "WWE Raw results (4/7): Powell's live review of CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Paul Heyman, War Raiders vs. New Day for the World Tag Team Titles, Lyra Valkyria vs. Bayley for the Women's Intercontinental Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 20, 2025). "WrestleMania 41 results: Powell's live review of night two with Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship, Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Damage CTRL's Reported Fate Following Dakota Kai's WWE Release". Wrestling On Fannation. 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ Mendoza, Jordan (August 3, 2025). "WWE SummerSlam 2025 results: Cody Rhodes beats John Cena before major return; winners". USA Today. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (September 20, 2025). "WWE Wrestlepalooza results: Barnett's review of AJ Lee and CM Punk vs. Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar, Iyo Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer for the Women's World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 22, 2025). "WWE Raw results (9/22): Powell's live review of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes' appearance, Stephanie Vaquer's first appearance as Women's World Champion, Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 29, 2025). "WWE Raw results (9/29): Powell's live review of The Usos vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in a tornado tag, Dominik Mysterio vs. Rusev for the Intercontinental Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (5 January 2026). "WWE Raw results (1/5): Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker for the World Heavyweight Championship, The Kabuki Warriors vs. Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Powell, Jason (27 February 2026). "WWE Smackdown results (2/27): Powell's live review of a meeting with the men's Elimination Chamber entrants, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky vs. Nia Jax and Lash Legend for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ "WWE Women's Tag Team Championship". WWE.