10 Real Inspirations Behind Current Wrestling Gimmicks
7. The IInspiration - Britney Spears
It's not uncommon to discover a performer (or set of workers) that simply exudes charisma out of every pore has been largely inspired and/or shaped by the always-exceptional character work of Latino Heat. And that most definitely is the case when it comes to the once-untapped potential seen within The IInspiration as Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay have both gone on record to state that Eddie Guerrero was a huge inspiration for their current work on Impact Wrestling.
However, another rather unexpected source of creative inspiration also came in the form of the world's most beloved pop sensation Britney Spears, as it goes. During a conversation with Fightful, Lee and McKay would admit:
"I mean, if you’ve been following what we’ve been doing it’s been this pop star vibe. Britney Spears was our inspiration..."
The current Knockouts Tag Team Champions also tipped their cap to Christina Aguilera as another pop superstar they frequently draw creative juice from. And it's hard to argue with the results they're currently producing over in Impact as the two loud-mouth Aussies show on a weekly basis how insane WWE's decision to part ways with them genuinely was.
Their loss, and all that...