Tenille Dashwood reflects on WWE release.
On September 21, 2023, WWE released a handful of talent including Tenille Dashwood (Emma) and Mike Rallis (Riddick Moss). The two, who are now married, were an on-screen couple, but seldom featured on television outside of a brief feud with Karrion Kross & Scarlett.
The day of their releases, WWE announced its Elimination Chamber event in Australia, which Dashwood was excited for and promoting, only to learn hours that she had been released.
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Dashwood was asked about the emotions of her release day.
"It was a rough day. I will say, since I returned to WWE, it was definitely a thought and goal of mine to be able to do a big show in my home country, and even attend in general on a tour. It was something I asked many times about when I was there. 'When is the next tour?' They hadn't been for years because of the lack of travel and restrictions for years. Basically, I kept asking and thought it wasn't happening. It was kind of a surprise when I saw that tweet that there was a show happening there. I still hadn't been told by anyone. I thought, 'Wow, what a dream to be able to wrestle there.' Throughout the next few hours, we kept hearing people were getting released. I can't say....we were basically expecting calls at that point. We were in that position where we thought we were going to get released, and then we did," she said.
Dashwood & Rallis have started a travel vlog since their releases from WWE.
Asked if she would be wrestling again, Dashwood said, "I will say, I was a little disappointed with that last run, and a little upset with how things went. I do think I have a lot more to contribute and I had very high hopes when I returned, it just didn't turn out the way that I would have liked. In saying that, we did see it as a positive, we just weren't being used, so it was, 'Okay, let's go do the things we want.' That has been very exciting. At this point, we're focusing on that. We do have a tour in Australia that we've committed to. Some autograph signings and a match. Past that, we're focusing on other things right now. I can't imagine ever fully stepping away from wrestling. It's been my dream since I was a little girl and it's the only thing I really wanted to do. I'm so glad I've gone after it and had the career that I've had. It would be hard for me to say, 'I'm done with wrestling.' In that same instance, I'm not actively pursuing anything or don't have a plan moving forward at this point."
Dashwood was in her second run with the company, returning in 2022 after being released in 2017.
Dashwood and Rallis married on March 8 in Hawaii.
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