{"id":177620,"date":"2025-09-11T15:10:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=177620"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:10:52","slug":"a-tna-champion-nearly-retired-after-being-released-by-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/09\/11\/a-tna-champion-nearly-retired-after-being-released-by-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"A TNA champion nearly retired after being released by WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3985485545\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no telling who would hold the TNA Knockouts Championship today had the current champion done more than contemplate retirement. Ash by Elegance (Ashley Sebera) told Metro UK that she came close to hanging up the boots after being released by WWE, where she worked as Dana Brooke, in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was so in such a dark place after that, because I\u2019ve missed so many birthdays, I missed so many holidays,&#8221; Ash said. &#8220;But then looking back, I\u2019m like, &#8216;What am I getting from this? What am I doing?&#8217; But my family was always there to pick me up when I felt like I wasn\u2019t doing the right thing. There was that feeling again where I\u2019m like, maybe I\u2019m just not made for this. Maybe I should hang my boots up, call it quits, and just figure out a different path.&#8221; Read the full story at <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/08\/wrestling-world-champion-36-wanted-retire-devastating-wwe-exit-24107482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Things would be different for a few people had Ash opted to retire. Her reinvention from Brooke to the Ash persona led to the creation of the Personal Concierge, Heather by Elegance, and M by Elegance. 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