About Tenille Dashwood
She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Emma. She is also known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she performed under her real name.
Dashwood started training for professional wrestling in Australia in 2003 when she was 13 years old. In 2008, Dashwood went to Canada to train at the Storm Wrestling Academy. She wrestled in Australia and North America on the independent circuit for promotions like Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) and Shimmer Women Athletes under the ring name Tenille Tayla. In 2011, she signed with WWE, thus she became the first female Australian wrestler to be signed to WWE. Dashwood also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH) and for Impact Wrestling, where she is a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion.
On 28 October 2022 episode of SmackDown, Dashwood made her surprise return to WWE as a face for the first time in nearly 5 years, under her former ring name Emma, accepting Ronda Rousey's open challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, where she failed to win the title.On 21 January 2023 edition of SmackDown LowDown, Emma was announced to be in the 2023 Women's Royal Rumble Match, marking her first Royal Rumble appearance. Emma entered the match at number four, reuniting with former tag partner Dana Brooke during the match. She was eliminated by Dakota Kai from Damage CTRL after Brooke was eliminated. On 17 March 2023 episode of SmackDown, Emma teamed with Tegan Nox to challenge Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for a spot in the Women's WrestleMania Showcase match at Wrestlemania 39, though they were unsuccessful. As part of the 2023 WWE Draft, Emma was drafted to the Raw brand.On 3 July 2023 episode of Raw, Emma competed on the brand for the first time in over 5 years teaming with Nikki Cross in a losing effort. On 21 September, 2023, Emma announced she had been released from WWE along with several other talents (including real-life partner Riddick Moss).In December 2023, Dashwood stated in an Instagram post that she was unsure if she'd ever return to in-ring competition.
Personal Life
On 30 June 2014, Dashwood was arrested in Hartford, Connecticut. She arrived backstage, but did not appear on the episode of Raw that aired live that night.Police released her after she agreed to appear at Hartford Community Court,which she did the following day on 1 July. According to her lawyer, she forgot to pay for an iPad case when using a self-checkout machine for her purchase at a Walmart. The journalists Bryan Alvarez and Sean Ross Sapp talked with loss-prevention managers at Walmart who, after looking into the case, confirmed that Dashwood did pay for her purchase, except for the one improperly scanned item. The employees criticized the arrest, stating that the clerk should have just reminded her that one item was not properly checked in instead, especially considering the low price of the forgotten item.She was ordered by the court to perform one day of community service and an online course, after which the charge was dismissed. WWE initially released Dashwood, but reversed their decision within just a few hours, once the announcement of her release sparked a large online backlash from WWE fans.
Dashwood revealed in August 2018 that she has fought the autoimmune disease psoriasis since she was fourteen years old. During her tour in Australia and New Zealand, in July 2018, a bad flare up happened, resulting in her wrestling in pain the following weeks. Dashwood explained that her greatest fear growing up with the condition was that she could not achieve her dream of becoming a professional wrestler.While she was initially reluctant to share the information about her disease, Dashwood explained in an interview she felt it was important so people know they are not alone with the disease and that there is no reason to be ashamed about it.
Dashwood revealed on 4 August 2022, that she is dating Michael Rallis, who is best known by his ring name Riddick Moss.On 3 June 2023, Dashwood and Rallis announced their engagement on Instagram.
As of March 2024, she has amassed 1.5 million followers on her Instagram platform.
