{"id":138574,"date":"2022-04-27T11:33:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=138574"},"modified":"2022-04-27T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:33:44","slug":"the-iinspiration-announces-indefinite-end-to-in-ring-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/27\/the-iinspiration-announces-indefinite-end-to-in-ring-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The IInspiration announces indefinite end to in-ring competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-746248423\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>On Wednesday morning, The IInspiration, formerly known as The IIconics in WWE, announced an indefinite leave from in-ring competition. Cassie Lee, Jessica McKay, and Impact Wrestling <a href=\"https:\/\/impactwrestling.com\/2022\/04\/27\/the-iinspiration-stepping-away-from-in-ring-action\/\">released a statement<\/a> praising their time together.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts World Tag Team Champions The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay) confirmed today that they will be indefinitely stepping away from in-ring action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IInspiration have been a great part of IMPACT\u2019s Knockouts roster and wonderful to work with,\u201d said IMPACT Executive Vice-President Scott D\u2019Amore. \u201cCassie and Jessie are incredibly talented performers. Everyone at IMPACT wishes them every success in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IInspiration issued a joint statement: \u201cWe first want to thank Scott D\u2019Amore and the entire IMPACT family. \u201cWe have had such an amazing experience, working with the incredible IMPACT staff and roster. We will cherish these IMPACT memories forever. We are excited to start a new chapter in our lives and explore other opportunities that may come our way.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iAWxJ9ighL\">pic.twitter.com\/iAWxJ9ighL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cassie Lee (@CassieLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CassieLee\/status\/1519315480313479168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lee and McKay joined Impact Wrestling after being released from WWE in April of 2021. The debuted for Impact Wrestling as The IInspiration at Bound For Glory the same year. The IInspiration are former Knockouts Tag Team Champions. In WWE, they won the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35 in a fatal four-way match against Sasha Banks &amp; Bayley, Tamina &amp; Nia Jax, and Natalya &amp; Beth Phoenix.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/27\/adam-page-announces-he-has-covid-19-wont-be-on-aew-dynamite-this-week\/\">Adam Page announces he has COVID-19, won\u2019t be on AEW Dynamite this week<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1869287499\"><div id=\"pwtor-4011277228\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>On Wednesday morning, The IInspiration, formerly known as The IIconics in WWE, announced an indefinite leave from in-ring competition. 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