{"id":237878,"date":"2026-04-11T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/tony-khan-has-given-up-on-them-will-never-be-seen-again-fans-react-to-former-wwe-champions-booking-in-aew\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:05:00","slug":"tony-khan-has-given-up-on-them-will-never-be-seen-again-fans-react-to-former-wwe-champions-booking-in-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/tony-khan-has-given-up-on-them-will-never-be-seen-again-fans-react-to-former-wwe-champions-booking-in-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTony Khan has given up on them,\u201d \u201cWill never be seen again\u201d &#8211; Fans react to former WWE champions\u2019 booking in AEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5152081\" data-slug-id=\"2765644\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wrestling fans are reacting to a pair of former WWE champions going missing from AEW programming despite appearing on the promotion&#8217;s sister-brand. The stars in question, The IInspiration, signed with the Tony Khan-led company earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>News broke around January that Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay were on their way out of TNA. The erstwhile Iconic Duo were rumored to have signed with All Elite Wrestling the following month, and made their official debut for the company at AEW House Rules Australia, where they defeated Aysha and Frankie B. The following month, The IInspiration wrestled their first match on All Elite Wrestling television, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-breaking-2-ex-wwe-stars-debut-aew-dynamite-get-squashed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">losing to the dominant Brawling Birds on Dynamite<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Cassie and Jessie have been missing from AEW programming since then. During their absence from the company, however, the former WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions have been competing for TJPW and Ring of Honor, which operates as a sister-promotion to All Elite Wrestling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-two-ex-wwe-stars-make-grand-debut-tony-khan-s-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">They made their ROH debut with a victory over Viva Van and Frankie B<\/a>, lost to Hyan and Maya World on tapings from April 1, and defeated B3CCA &amp; Madi Maxx on the more recent tapings from April 6. <\/p>\n<p>Fans have now taken to X\/Twitter to comment on The IInspiration being seemingly relegated to the Ring of Honor roster, following just one appearance on AEW&#8217;s weekly TV. Several users argued that the duo should have stayed on in TNA, or perhaps returned to WWE\/NXT. Others claimed that the former IIconics will continue to be underutilized by Tony Khan, although some commenters speculated on the possibility of Cassie and Jessie developing their skills while performing in ROH and elsewhere. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Tony Khan has given up on them. They will never be seen again<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>They should stay tna, but hey, it&#8217;s their career<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Can we get them back on AEW tv? The \u201cdivision\u201d only has 3 active teams at the moment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Good job ruining your career girls<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>You know, I hope The IInspiration will start to become full-fledged pro wrestlers the more they stick around in ROH.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>So they left TNA to just go to even worse version of Tna?\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The IInspiration recently won tag gold outside of AEW<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, The IInspiration have been spending their time away from All Elite Wrestling competing in ROH and in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. On March 17, at TJPW Texas Stampede in Austin, Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay defeated Shoko Nakajima &amp; Wakana Uehara. Less than two weeks later, on March 29 at TJPW Grand Princess 2026, the duo beat Ober Eats, the team of Wakana Uehara &amp; Yuki Kamifuku, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-recently-signed-wwe-stars-win-titles-aew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">to capture the TJPW Princess Tag Team Championships in Tokyo<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"The IInspiration as TJPW tag team champions (Image via X @WrestlingCovers)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/a62e5-17758753366065-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>The IInspiration as TJPW tag team champions (Image via X @WrestlingCovers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It remains to be seen when The IInspiration will appear again on AEW TV. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Read all the hottest WWE news from Sportskeeda by choosing us as your preferred source. 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