The IInspiration lose in under 90 seconds in AEW Dynamite debut
The AEW Dynamite debut for The IInspiration didn’t go too well for either Cassie Lee or Jessie McKay.
The duo made their debut on AEW TV as part of Wednesday’s show from El Paso, Texas, taking on The Brawling Birds of Alex Windsor and Jamie Hayter.
That debut lasted just under 90 seconds bell to bell as the undefeated Birds finished off the former WWE Women’s and former TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with their Two Birds One Stone Hart Attack-esque finisher. That was preceded by Lee and McKay asking for their entrance music to be played twice so they could continue to dance.
The two made their AEW debut as part of last month’s two-night tour of Australia, first appearing on the Sunday non-televised House Rules event, defeating two local wrestlers. They made their first on-screen appearance on last Saturday’s Collision in a pre-taped promo, calling out Hayter and Windsor.
Lee and McKay wrapped up their most recent TNA stint in January, dropping the Knockouts titles to The Elegance Brand. They are on multi-year deals with AEW and will head to Japan later this month to challenge for the TJPW Princess Tag Team titles.
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