KC Cassidy
| KC Cassidy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cassie McIntosh[1] |
| Born | November 10, 1992 [1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Peyton Royce[3] Cassie[4] KC Cassidy[5] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[5] |
| Billed weight | 132 lb (60 kg)[5] |
| Billed from | Bitchville, Australia[6] Sydney, Australia[7] |
| Trained by | Lance Storm[1] Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia[1] WWE Performance Center[2] |
| Debut | February 28, 2009[5] |
Cassie McIntosh[1] (born 10 November 1992)[1] is an Australian model[1] and professional wrestler[5] currently signed to WWE under the ring name Peyton Royce.[3]
In February 2009, McIntosh made her professional wrestling debut at Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance (PWAA) as KC Cassidy,[5] and would compete on the independent circuit with multiple promotions for several years, becoming a one-time PWA Women's Champion,[8] and winning the Vera and Jenny Memorial Cup for the support of breast cancer.[9][10]
In 2015, McIntosh signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, Florida under the ring name Cassie (later changed to Peyton Royce).[11]
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Early life
McIntosh was born in Sydney, New South Wales and later moved to Melbourne, Victoria, and then Calgary, Alberta, Canada in order to train with Lance Storm.[7] Prior to her training, McIntosh excelled in dance. She attended the same high school as fellow wrestler Billie Kay.[2][7]
McIntosh began watching wrestling at the age of 9, and cites Eddie Guerrero as her inspiration to become a professional wrestler.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2009–2015)
In 2009, on February 28, McIntosh made her professional wrestling debut in Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance as KC Cassidy, teaming with Robbie Eagles in a mixed tag team match, defeating Madison Eagles and Mike Valuable.[5] For the next year in the promotion, Cassidy traded victories with Jessie McKay in singles matches, including a loss in a PWWA championship match.[5] On January 7, 2011, she unsuccessfully challenged Madison Eagles for the championship.[5] Cassidy made two appearances for the American all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes, as a tag team partner for Bambi Hall.[5] Cassidy was originally the scheduled opponent for Su Yung at a Shine Wrestling event in Ybor City, Florida, but instead became the replacement opponent for Rhia O'Reilly.[12] She also appeared for promotions Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia, New Horizons Pro Wrestling, Melbourne City Wrestling and River City Wrestling.[8][13]
WWE
NXT (2015–present)
McIntosh received a tryout with WWE during their tour of Australia in August 2014.[2][14] On April 13, 2015, WWE announced McIntosh as part of a new class of NXT trainees.[11] She made her televised debut on the May 15 episode of NXT, in a loss to the NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks.[15] On the July 22 episode of NXT, McIntosh faced off the debuting Eva Marie, in a losing effort.[4] On August 7, Cassidy was given the new ring name Peyton Royce.[3]
After competing in most of her matches at NXT as a face,[16][17] Royce competed on her first match as a villainess on the December 9 episode of NXT, losing to the NXT Women's Champion Bayley in a non-title match.[18] On the January 13, 2016, episode of NXT, Royce competed in a number one contender's battle royal for Bayley's NXT Women's Championship, which was won by Carmella.[19] After some hiatus from live in-ring television action, Royce returned on the May 18 episode of NXT losing to Carmella.[20]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As KC Cassidy
- Signature moves
- Bridging fisherman's suplex[17][20]
- Corner foot choke[18][20]
- Diving crossbody, from the second rope[17]
- Forward Russian legsweep[6]
- Hey Mickey (Tiger feint kick to the head of an opponent draped over the second rope)[6]
- Hurricanrana, sometimes while performing a backflip[6][16]
- Kneeling jawbreaker[4][18]
- Multiple kick variations
- Multiple pinning variations
- Back slide[15][17]
- Crucifix[22]
- Oklahoma roll[22]
- Small package[15]
- Schoolgirl, sometimes while spinning[16][21][22][23]
- Running crossbody block[15][16]
- Running knee strike, to the head of a bent over opponent[18][20]
- Sleeper hold, sometimes while trapping the opponent's arm[17][18][20]
- Standing dropkick, sometimes done repeatedly in succession[21][22]
- Thesz press, followed by multiple mat slams[23]
- Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown[23]
- Nicknames
- "The Venus Fly Trap of NXT"[24]
- Entrance themes
Championships and accomplishments
- Melbourne City Wrestling
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Women's Championship (1 time)[8]
References
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External links
- Peyton Royce's profile on WWE.com
- KC Cassidy on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- KC Cassidy on Instagram
- 1982 births
- Australian female professional wrestlers
- Living people
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia)
- Professional wrestling managers and valets
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Professional wrestling trainers
- Expatriate professional wrestlers
