IInspiration Remain TNA Knockouts Tag Champs Amid Unsigned Deals

The IInspiration, the reigning TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, are currently working for TNA without signed contracts after their most recent agreements expired following the Oct. 12 Bound For Glory pay-per-view, industry sources say. Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay retained the titles at the event but, as of this week, have no new deals finalized with the promotion even though both sides are reportedly interested in continuing the relationship and an extension is expected.

Lee and McKay, who perform together as The IInspiration, have been operating on short-term deals since leaving their previous employer. That contract structure, which they have favored to allow flexibility for outside projects and scheduling, carried into their second run with TNA after they returned at the Against All Odds event in June. Their second tenure followed an earlier stint that began in October 2021 and paused in April 2022 when the duo stepped away from in-ring competition. They recaptured the Knockouts Tag Team Championships in early October and successfully defended the titles at Bound For Glory.

The current status leaves the champions technically free agents, though sources indicate the...