KC Cassidy

KC Cassidy
Birth name Cassie McIntosh[1]
Born (1992-11-10) 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]

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)

Royce posing before a match in 2016

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]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Johnson, Mike (April 13, 2015). "WWE ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNINGS, WELCOMES THEM TO PERFORMANCE CENTER". PWInsider. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bobby, Melok (June 11, 2015). "A dream come true for NXT recruit Cassie McIntosh". WWE.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (7 August 2015). "Undertaker on Raw update, stable gets name change, WWE divas receive new ringnames and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Namako, Jason (July 22, 2015). "WWE NXT Results - 7/22/15 (Balor/Owens Contract Signing)". Wrestleview. Retrieved July 23, 2015. Eva Marie def. Cassie by pinfall with the Sliced Red (Sliced Bread #2).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Peyton Royce profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "K.C. Cassidy". Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia.
  7. 1 2 3 "Peyton Royce". WWE. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 http://www.viciouspursuit.com/trainers.php
  9. ↑ Simon, Leo Brown (November 20, 2014). "Women wrestle for breast cancer support network in Melbourne's first all-female fight". WrestleView. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Women wrestle for breast cancer". November 20, 2014.
  11. 1 2 WWE.com, Staff (April 10, 2015). "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ Namako, Jason. "10/10 SHINE Results: Ybor City, Florida (Ivelisse/Eagles)". Wrestleview. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=11675
  14. ↑ Casey (August 24, 2014). "Jessie McKay, KC Cassidy, and Evie get a WWE tryout". Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Namako, Jason (May 15, 2015). "WWE NXT RESULTS - 5/13/15 (FINAL TAKEOVER HYPE)". WrestleView. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Trionfo, Richard (June 17, 2015). "WWE NXT REPORT: JOE VERSUS OWENS, FINN BALOR . . . THE EARLY YEARS WITH COMMENTS FROM BECKY LYNCH, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 James, Justin (September 9, 2015). "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/9 - Week 179: Finn Balor & Samoa Joe vs. Lucha Dragons, Ciampa & Gargano also in Dusty Tag Classic match, more; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jason, Namako (December 9, 2015). "WWE NXT Results - 12/9/15 (Final TakeOver: London hype)". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ James, Justin (January 13, 2016). "1/13 WWE NXT – Women’s #1 contender Battle Royal, NXT Title drama, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Trionfo, Richard (October 21, 2015). "WWE NXT REPORT: A LOOK AT APOLLO CREWS TALKS, CORBIN VERSUS RHYNO, JOE AND TYLER TALK ABOUT THEIR MATCH NEXT WEEK, AND A COWBOY ARRIVES AT FULL SAIL". PWInsider. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Jason, Namako (June 24, 2015). "WWE NXT Results - 6/24/15 (Finn Balor vs. Rhyno)". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  22. ↑ Cassidy, KC (January 10, 2016). "PEYTONROYCEWWE". Instagram. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Holla Back (R&B Divas IV)". firstcom MUSIC. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Beautiful Sexy Fierce". iTunes. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  25. ↑ Simon, Leo Brown (November 20, 2014). "Women wrestle for breast cancer support network in Melbourne's first all-female fight". WrestleView. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Women wrestle for breast cancer". November 20, 2014.

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