sh by Elegance is opening up about how much emotional baggage she carried after leaving WWEso much so that she didnt initially trust TNA when they offered her a fresh start.
During her Busted Open After Dark interview with Denise Salcedo, Ash got real about the dark place she found herself in after WWE let her go. When Denise asked what the hardest part of her journey was, Ash didnt hesitate to admit the mental toll WWE took on her.
She eventually decided to take the leap and reinvent herself completely. But the trauma stuck with hereven when the TNA opportunity looked good on paper, she still questioned whether it was legit.
Ash gave credit to TNAs Tommy Dreamer and Gail Kim for believing in her and reaching out, but said her WWE experience left her hesitant to believe it was more than just talk.
Even then, she admitted she felt conditioned not to trust anything until it actually happened.
It wasnt until she actually experienced TNAs follow-through that she began to let her guard down.
Ashs honesty pulls the curtain back on something most fans never get to hearhow real emotional trauma from behind the scenes can follow a wrestler long after their contract ends. Its a side of the business that often goes unspoken, and her words show just how deep the scars from WWE can run.
Have you seen other wrestlers open up like this about life after WWE? What do you think companies can do better to support talent once they move on? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
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