The IInspiration
Professional wrestling tag team
The IInspiration are an Australian professional wrestling tag team consisting of Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They were originally known for their run in WWE as The Iconic Duo and later The IIconics, before moving on to other companies, most notably Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
McKay and Lee, who were real-life friends prior to being a team, both attended Westfields Sports High School and were trained by Madison Eagles. Prior to WWE, Kay and Royce wrestled in Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance (PWWA) in Australia under the names Jessie McKay and KC Cassidy. They debuted as a team on 8 May 2015, shortly after being both signed on WWE's division NXT, and were used as jobbers on house shows, not picking up a single victory during their first year and a half as a team; during that time, they were renamed Jessie and Cassie, before they took on the names of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, which they would keep for the rest of their time in WWE. The two debuted on NXT television on 5 October 2016, later dubbing themselves The Iconic Duo, and later the IIconics, unsuccessfully chasing after the NXT Women's Championship. They made their move to the main roster by joining SmackDown on 10 April 2018, now as The IIconics, and captured the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35 the following year, becoming the first all-Australian tag team champions in WWE history, and the first Australians to win a title at WrestleMania, WWE's flagship event. The two would break-up as the result of losing a feud with The Riott Squad in August 2020, and eventually be released simultaneously by the company in April 2021.
The two resumed teaming up following their releases, now going by the name The IInspiration. They eventually signed with TNA (then Impact Wrestling) in October 2021, and would win the Knockouts Tag Team Championship in their debut match at Bound for Glory, with the title renamed Knockouts World Tag Team Championship during their reign; after losing the titles, the two would step away from in-ring action in April 2022, ending their tenure with Impact Wrestling, although they would continue their podcast together until 2024.
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