The IInspiration are an Australian professional wrestling tag team consisting of Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee. They are best known for their time in WWE as The Iconic Duo and later The IIconics, under the individual names of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce.
McKay and Lee, who are real-life friends, 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 NXT brand, 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 their most recent names of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. The two debuted on NXT television on 5 October 2016, later dubbing themselves "the Iconic Duo" and later "the IIconics" which they unsuccessfully chased 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 on April 2021. They resumed teaming-up following their releases.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Running knee (Lee) strike to the head of an opponent held in a wheelbarrow position (McKay)
- Sick Knee from Sydney (Running one-handed bulldog onto Kay's knee)
- Signature moves
- Double arm wringer, followed by a back kick to the opponent's midsection and back
- Double corner foot choke
- Double suplex
- Irish whip by Kay into a spin kick by Royce
- Leg lock (Lee) followed by big boot (McKay)
- Rope stunner (McKay) followed by spinning heel kick (Lee)
- Rope stunner (Lee) followed by running fist (McKay)
- Running (McKay) facebuster to the corner boot (Lee)
- Entrance themes
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- "Femme Fatale" by CFO$
- "Sultry XO" by CF0$
- Independent circuit
- "The IInspiration" by Harley Cameron Feat. Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee
- IMPACT Wrestling
- "The IInspiration" by Harley Cameron Feat. Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee
- World Wrestling Entertainment
Championship and accomplishments[]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #50 of the top 50 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020
- IMPACT Wrestling
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- NXT Year-End Award
- Breakout of the Year (2016)