Cassie Lee breaks silence following WWE return after 1,622 days

Cassie Lee is a former WWE Superstar. (Photo: @cassielee on IG)
Cassie Lee is a former WWE Superstar. (Photo: her Instagram handle)

Former WWE star Cassie Lee, more famously known as Peyton Royce, returned to the company after 1,622 days on Tuesday's episode of NXT. Lee has now broken her silence after many TNA Wrestling stars invaded NXT ahead of No Mercy.

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After feeling disrespected during NXT Homecoming last week, more than half of the TNA locker room attended Tuesday's show in Orlando. They wreaked havoc during the closing moments of the Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams match for the NXT Title and the TNA World Championship.

In an Instagram post, Cassie Lee shared several images from TNA's invasion of NXT. She was with her tag team partner, Jessie McKay, previously known as Billie Kay, who was also released alongside Lee on April 15, 2021.

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"Rather be the hunter than the prey," Lee wrote.

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Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay are now known as The IInspiration, which is similar to their WWE tag team name, The IIconics. They are both former WWE Women's Tag Team and TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions.

The IIconics were on NXT from 2015 to 2018 before getting called up to the main roster, where they lasted for three years. They joined TNA Wrestling after their release in 2021. However, they left after just a year and took a break for nearly three years.

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List of TNA stars who invaded NXT feat. Cassie Lee

There were a lot of TNA stars who showed up on NXT this past Tuesday as part of the show. Joe Hendry teamed up with Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors of Chase U, losing to DarkState in a six-man tag match. Mike Santana was the guest commentator for the main event.

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Santana was confronted by Trick Williams, leading to a brawl and subsequent invasion. In addition to Hendry and Santana, here's the list of TNA stars who took over NXT on Tuesday, as per MuscleManMalcolm on YouTube.

  • Zachary Wentz
  • Frankie Kazarian
  • Moose
  • Steph De Lander
  • Mance Warner
  • Eric Young
  • Xia Brookside
  • Lei Ying Lee
  • Heather by Elegance
  • Vix Crow
  • Cedric Alexander
  • Cassie Lee
  • Jessie McKay
  • Steve Maclin
  • Matt Cardona

Out of the names mentioned, only Moose, Mance Warner, and Heather by Elegance weren't previously signed to WWE or NXT. De Lander was Persia Pirotta, Lei Ying Lee was Xia Li, Crow was Alicia Fox, Lee was Peyton Royce, McKay was Billie Kay, Maclin was Steve Cutler, and Cardona was Zack Ryder during their time in the global juggernaut.

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