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Peyton Royce
Birth nameCassie McIntosh[1]
Born (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Peyton Royce[2]
Cassie[3]
KC Cassidy[4]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4]
Billed weight132 lb (60 kg)[4]
Billed fromBitchville, Australia[5]
Sydney, Australia[6]
Trained byLance Storm[1]
Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia[1]
WWE Performance Center[7]
Debut28 February 2009[4]

Cassie McIntosh (born 10 November 1992) is an Australian model[1] and professional wrestler[4] currently signed to WWE under the ring name Peyton Royce,[2] performing on their developmental territory NXT.

In February 2009, Royce made her professional wrestling debut at Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance (PWAA) as KC Cassidy,[4] 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, Royce signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.[11]

Early life

Cassie McIntosh was born in Sydney and later moved to Melbourne, and then Calgary, Alberta, Canada to train with Lance Storm.[6] Prior to her training, she excelled in dance. She attended the same high school as fellow wrestler Billie Kay.[7][6]

Royce began watching wrestling at the age of 9, and cites Eddie Guerrero as her inspiration to become a professional wrestler.[7]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2009–2015)

On 28 February 2009, Royce 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.[4] For the next year in the promotion, She traded victories with Jessie McKay in singles matches, including a loss in a PWWA championship match.[4] On 7 January 2011, she unsuccessfully challenged Madison Eagles for the championship.[4] Royce made two appearances for the American all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes, as a tag team partner for Bambi Hall.[4] She 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 received a tryout with WWE during their tour of Australia in August 2014.[7][14] On 13 April 2015, WWE announced Royce as part of a new class of NXT trainees.[11] She made her televised in-ring debut on the 15 May episode of NXT, in a loss to the NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks.[15] On the 22 July episode of NXT, Royce competed in a match against the debutant, Eva Marie, in which she was defeated.[3] On 7 August, she was given the new ring name Peyton Royce.[2]

After competing in most of her matches at NXT as a face,[16][17] Royce competed on her first match as a heel on the 9 December episode of NXT, losing to the NXT Women's Champion Bayley in a non-title match.[18] On the 13 January 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 in-ring televised action, Royce returned on the 18 May episode of NXT, where she was defeated by Carmella[20] and following another long hiatus, she made her imminent return to television on the 5 October episode of NXT, where she was accompanied by her new ally, Billie Kay, and achieved her first live victory in the company by defeating Danielle Kamela.[21] On the 16 November episode of NXT, Royce along with Kay attacked Liv Morgan during their match that ended in disqualification, before Aliyah and Ember Moon saved her.[22] This resulted in a six-women tag team match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto that was taped and aired for the 23 November episode of NXT, in which Aliyah, Moon and Morgan defeated Royce, Kay and their mysterious partner Daria Berenato.[23]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Mike (13 April 2015). "WWE ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNINGS, WELCOMES THEM TO PERFORMANCE CENTER". PWInsider. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Namako, Jason (22 July 2015). "WWE NXT Results – 7/22/15 (Balor/Owens Contract Signing)". Wrestleview. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Eva Marie def. Cassie by pinfall with the Sliced Red (Sliced Bread #2).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Peyton Royce profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "K.C. Cassidy". Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia.
  6. ^ a b c "Peyton Royce". WWE. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e Bobby, Melok (11 June 2015). "A dream come true for NXT recruit Cassie McIntosh". WWE.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b c http://www.viciouspursuit.com/trainers.php
  9. ^ a b Simon, Leo Brown (20 November 2014). "Women wrestle for breast cancer support network in Melbourne's first all-female fight". WrestleView. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Women wrestle for breast cancer". 20 November 2014.
  11. ^ a b WWE.com, Staff (10 April 2015). "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE.com. Retrieved 14 March 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 (24 August 2014). "Jessie McKay, KC Cassidy, and Evie get a WWE tryout". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  15. ^ a b c Namako, Jason (15 May 2015). "WWE NXT RESULTS – 5/13/15 (FINAL TAKEOVER HYPE)". WrestleView. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d Trionfo, Richard (17 June 2015). "WWE NXT REPORT: JOE VERSUS OWENS, FINN BALOR . . . THE EARLY YEARS WITH COMMENTS FROM BECKY LYNCH, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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  21. ^ a b c d e f Richard, Trionfo (5 October 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: THE DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC STARTS, ONE OF LAST YEAR'S WINNERS MAKES AN IMPACT, PEYTON ROYCE RETURNS, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  22. ^ Richard, Trionfo (16 November 2016). "WWE NXT TELEVISION REPORT: TAKEOVER IS SUNDAY, ALMAS VERSUS ALEXANDER, THE DRIFTER IS BACK, A WOMEN'S TRIOS TEAM, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  23. ^ Richard, Trionfo (23 November 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: MATCHES FROM TORONTO, COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS AT TAKEOVER, AND THE REMATCH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED". PWInsider. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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  26. ^ a b Jason, Namako (24 June 2015). "WWE NXT Results – 6/24/15 (Finn Balor vs. Rhyno)". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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