New TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions were crowned!
Originally, Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee were supposed to challenge The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) for the prestigious belts at Victory Road but that match was bumped off the card to find a new TNA Knockouts Champion after Ash shocked the world by relinquishing her title.
The deck was stacked against The IInspiration since the Personal Concierge was at ringside and he was willing to do anything to make sure Heather and M retained those belts. Unfortunately, that backfired against The Elegance Brand as he gave champagne to Heather, who accidentally spit it in M's face. That allowed The IInspiration to take advantage of the situation by hitting the IInspiral on Heather for the win.
This is the second time that Cassie and Jessie have won the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles. The duo first won those belts back in 2021 by beating Decay (Havok & Rosemary) at Bound For Glory. They kept those belts for 133 days. Congratulations to The IInspiration! Though with Bound For Glory looming, it’s actually surprising that TNA didn’t have the pay off at the big pay-per-view.
Nevertheless, The Elegance Brand held those belts for 197 days. Ash and Heather by Elegance beat Spitfire for those titles at Sacrifice, but since Ash won the TNA Knockouts Championship, The Elegance Brand had been using the freebird rule and allowed M to replace Ash. They successfully defended four titles before dropping them Thursday. At the moment, it’s unknown if The Elegance Brand will get a rematch for the belts.
Cassie and Jessie will shift their focus briefly to their Showdown match on Tuesday as both women will represent TNA in an elimination eight-woman tag team match alongside Mara Sade and the TNA Knockouts Champion, Kelani Jordan. Given that The Elegance Brand is one of three tag teams on the roster then it wouldn’t be a surprise if they’re given a chance to recapture those belts. That’s just pure speculation as there’s been no confirmation that The IInspiration’s first title defense will be against The Elegance Brand.