As we reported yesterday, WWE finally pulled the trigger on their decision to split up The IIconics during Monday's episode of RAW. The groundwork for this was laid back in May, and it was first mentioned by Dave Meltzer earlier this summer that Vince McMahon has plans for Peyton Royce as a singles star.
Now, PWInsider Elite's Mike Johnson has added to that, shedding more like on the decision to break the popular team up. "I was told by several people that Peyton Royce is earmarked for a singles push, they’ve decided that they wanted to push her, and this is not a case of Billie Kay leaving the company or anything like that."
"I was told that it’s just they want to push Peyton Royce and try and go in a different direction with her," he continued. "As you noticed, Bille Kay kind of got wiped out on Raw Underground, so my guess perhaps they are going to take her off TV, or put her on SmackDown or somewhere else, but I am told that the reason this happened was not some immediate punishment or immediate issue. The decision was made that Peyton Royce was one of the people who was going to be pushed going further, and this was their means to an end."
Kay and Royce have been paired up from their NXT days, and have been friends since high school. Unfortunately, WWE never gave them the push they deserve as a tag team (despite them winning the Women's Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania), but this news does bode well for Royce.
We'll keep you guys updated.