Who had more potential: Billie Kay or Peyton Royce?

[The Rick Jericho]

With them leaving Impact who knows where they might show up next. So looking back at their WWE run, which of the two had more upside and superstar potential to you?

[A Platypus Rave]

I think they were best as a pair actually...

I think Peyton tended to be better in the ring... but... Billy did have a better post split gimmick...

[ehead]

At first, I thought it would be Peyton but then, Billie showed her comedic timing and I really feel WWE should've taken more advantage than that.

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They much like laycool each covered for the others weakness.

Billie had more potential as a character and Peyton with her in ring ability.

[Fade]

Peyton. But post split, they didn’t give that girl anything character-wise to work with.

[theironyuppie]

Apr 27, 2022 21:32:31 GMT -5 ehead said:

At first, I thought it would be Peyton but then, Billie showed her comedic timing and I really feel WWE should've taken more advantage than that.

Billie's early 2021 run was great fun. As for Peyton, unfortunately she didn't make the most of her opportunity when she had longer singles matches with Asuka and Charlotte.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

Royce.

Billie was just so awkward as a wrestler ever with the big personality she wouldn’t have gotten past being so below average in-ring.

[Super Duper Dragunov]

Apr 27, 2022 21:37:06 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

They much like laycool each covered for the others weakness.

Billie had more potential as a character and Peyton with her in ring ability.

The second line is what I came to post almost word for word.

Since WWE is so character driven I think Billie had a much higher ceiling she could have reached b/c she could have worked her gimmick with anyone. Male or female.
She played the comedic doofus who was somehow still endearing so well.
She had a lot of potential.

[sarkerpolseng]

Billie was one of the funniest characters in years. So Billie.

[Gerard Gerard]

Apr 27, 2022 22:39:50 GMT -5 sarkerpolseng said:

Billie was one of the funniest characters in years. So Billie.

Billie is literally too funny for wrestling, the woman doesn’t need to be taking bumps for a living.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

I would say Peyton. Billie was super funny and had a lot of personality but was so limited and awkward in the ring which as a result was always going to lead to a low ceiling for her. Peyton I think had more going for her all around as she was a better worker, had a slightly better look, and while not as dynamic of a personality or as good on the mic as her partner wasn't lacking in those departments either. I think all she really needed was a gimmick to give her something to work with as she was someone who "ticked all the boxes". However they never cared enough to do that for her, instead just making her Lacey Evans sidekick in a team that made no sense especially with Peyton just being in a team that was much better with a partner who she had been with for years.

[CMWaters]

With the way people are talking here, the Iiconics are kinda like a female version of the New Age Outlaws.

Bille/Road Dogg being the personality of the team, while Royce/Gunn being the ring worker.

[MrElijah]

Apr 27, 2022 21:37:06 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

They much like laycool each covered for the others weakness.

Billie had more potential as a character and Peyton with her in ring ability.

Yeah, some wrestlers are just made to be in a team. And The Iconic Inspiration was made to be a team.

[J is Thunder Justice]

I voted Billie but I felt they were pretty even. Billie was a better talker but Peyton was pretty good on the mic, too, whereas Peyton was slightly better in the ring (though, neither of them were great). They just fit really well as a team.

[avenger]

Peyton, managed by Billie.

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Apr 27, 2022 22:39:50 GMT -5 sarkerpolseng said:

Billie was one of the funniest characters in years. So Billie.

The headshot/resume gimmick shouldn't have been as funny as it was. She was my favorite part of SD.

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

I watched the 2020 Royal Rumble after tuning out from the WWE for a while. I cared about 1/15 of the participants in the women's rumble match. I was watching, just bored out of my head and not caring about any of these people.

The only exceptions are Bianca, who only won me over at the very end. And Billie Kay, who had me from the second she walked out until the second she left.

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Apr 28, 2022 15:20:59 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

I watched the 2020 Royal Rumble after tuning out from the WWE for a while. I cared about 1/15 of the participants in the women's rumble match. I was watching, just bored out of my head and not caring about any of these people.

The only exceptions are Bianca, who only won me over at the very end. And Billie Kay, who had me from the second she walked out until the second she left.

Billie was the MVP of that Rumble. It was adorable when Peyton tried getting her to do the IIconics pose with her, but Billie didn't want to upset Liv and Ruby.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Billie's resume/headshot gimmick, alongside her exploits with the Riott Squad, produced some of the most entertaining segments I've seen not just on Smackdown, but in WWE as a whole, in years. Peyton, sadly, got lost in the shuffle on the other brand and didn't really look to be going anywhere at the time of her release. I was more upset with Billie being let go because she actually had somewhat of a direction at the time of her release.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

As a wrestler? Royce

As an overall personality? Billie, and she proved it constantly but they refused to give her any consistent TV time.

Together they were perfect though.