The IInspiration didn’t present up at AEW Grand Slam Australia like many have anticipated — however they didn’t keep away for lengthy.
Jessica McKay and Cassie Lee made their AEW debut on February 15, 2026 on the Home Guidelines reside occasion in Brisbane, Australia. The previous TNA Knockouts Tag Crew Champions competed in opposition to Frankie B and Aysha, and after the match, they grabbed the microphone and confirmed they’re now All Elite.
The debut got here after rumors advised they might be heading to AEW earlier this month. Dave Meltzer had beforehand reported rising curiosity from AEW following The IInspiration’s exit from TNA. Within the February 6 version of the Wrestling Observer Publication, Meltzer wrote:
“We’ve heard a variety of speak of The IInspiration (Jessica McKay & Cassie Lee) coming in, actually ever since they left TNA for one more alternative proper after dropping their tag titles to The Magnificence Model on the AMC debut present on 1/15.”
Now formally a part of the AEW roster, The IInspiration carry identify recognition, chemistry, and expertise to a girls’s division that continues to evolve. The larger query now turns into how AEW plans to place one of the recognizable tag groups in current girls’s wrestling historical past.
Ought to AEW fast-track The IInspiration into the ladies’s tag title image, or construct them up slowly within the division first? Drop your ideas within the feedback and tell us.