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IYO SKY was interviewed by The Japan Times ahead of this weekend's WWE events in that country. “Japanese professional wrestling is more like a ‘sports broadcast,’ so wrestlers only need to concentrate on the match,” SKY said when asked about the differences between WWE and traditional Japanese professional wrestling. “But WWE is a TV program, so the match and drama need to be conveyed to viewers through the camera. To do this, while fighting opponents during a match, wrestlers do countless other things simultaneously — all in English. It's no exaggeration to say that it's completely different from a match in Japan.”
The following lineups have been announced for WWE's events at Sumo Hall:
10/17:
*WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk.
*WWE Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez.
*Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY vs. The Kabuki Warriors.
*Jey Uso & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bron Breaker & Bronson Reed
*Also appearing are WWE United States Women's Champion GIULIA, AJ Styles, LA Night, Kofi Kingston, Bayley, Roxanne Perez and more.
10/18:
*CM Punk & Shinsuke Nakamura & Jey Uso vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed.
*WWE Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky
*The Kabuki Warriors vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez
*Also appearing are WWE United States Women's Champion GIULIA, AJ Styles, LA Night, Kofi Kingston, Bayley, and more.
Thanks to Walt Wolansky.
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