“2 under 2! Actually, 2 under 1.5,” Dashwood wrote. “And believe it or not, we planned this! Baby Rallis coming June 2026!”
Dashwood (former WWE wrestler Emma) and Rallis (Riddick Moss) have been married since March 2024. They worked together on-screen during their WWE careers, but both were released by the company during a round of roster cuts in 2023. Since then, they have largely stayed away from the ring but have not officially announced their retirements.
Rallis, a former college football player, also went by the name Madcap Moss during his WWE run. He received his biggest push while Vince McMahon was still with the company.
Dashwood had two separate stints with WWE and previously wrestled for TNA and ROH as well.
Former WWE wrestlers Tenille Dashwood (formerly known as Emma) and Mike Rallis (formerly known as Riddick Moss) have welcomed the birth of their first child.
People reported in an exclusive on Thursday that the couple welcomed a son, Leo, on Monday, March 4.
“Couldn’t be more excited. I’m ready for it all,” Dashwood told People. “The middle of the night poopy diapers, cleaning spit up, playing with him and watching him grow. Just want to soak up every minute of it.”
Dashwood, 36, and Rallis, 35, were married in March 2024 in Hawaii. They announced that they were expecting their first child last September.
The couple got engaged in June 2023, just prior to being released by WWE in September of that year. Prior to their release, they were briefly paired on-screen as a couple.
Dashwood last wrestled in April 2024 for an independent promotion in Australia, while Rallis last stepped between the ropes for Black Label Pro last September.
Former WWE wrestlers Tenille Dashwood (Emma) and Mike Rallis (Riddick Moss) are expecting a baby.
The couple revealed the news on Friday, sharing a video on Instagram where they found out Dashwood is pregnant. The baby is expected to arrive in 2025, and Dashwood wrote that she and Rallis are “over the moon” to become parents for the first time and can’t wait to welcome their child into the world.
Dashwood and Rallis got engaged in June 2023 and were married this March. Since being released by WWE last September, the couple has been focusing on outside-the-ring projects like creating travel content for social media. Both Dashwood and Rallis did compete for Oceania Pro Wrestling in Australia this April. Rallis wrestled at a show for Black Label Pro this week as well.
While with WWE, Dashwood and Rallis were briefly paired together as an on-screen couple. It was Dashwood’s second stint with the company after previously being released in 2017. Their releases last September came during roster cuts that were made after WWE was acquired by Endeavor.
Though she hasn’t wrestled since being released by WWE, Tenille Dashwood isn’t done in the ring.
Dashwood (formerly known as Emma) and her now-husband Mike Rallis (Riddick Moss) were both released by WWE in September 2023. Neither has competed in the ring since then. Their releases were part of a set of roster cuts that were made after Endeavor acquired WWE.
Appearing together as guests on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Dashwood and Rallis were asked about their in-ring futures. While they may be focused on other pursuits at this point in time, both said they’ll be wrestling again. They have an upcoming commitment in Australia for autograph signings and a match.
Dashwood said she can’t imagine that she’ll ever fully step away from wrestling, but she isn’t actively pursuing anything and doesn’t have a plan moving forward in the industry right now.
Dashwood: I will say I was a little disappointed with that last [WWE] run, and a little upset with how things went. I do think I had a lot more to contribute. I had very high hopes when I returned, and it just didn’t turn out the way that I would have liked. But in saying that, we did see it as a positive. We just weren’t being used, you know, so when we finally got released, we were like, ‘Okay, let’s go do the things we want. ‘And that has been very exciting. So I think at this point, we’re kind of focusing on that. And we do have a tour coming up in Australia that we have committed to.
Moss: We are wrestling again.
Dashwood: There are some autograph signings and a match that we’ll both have. But past that, we are kind of just focusing on all our other things right now. And yeah, I guess I can’t imagine ever fully stepping away from wrestling. It’s been my dream since I was a little girl, and that was the only thing I ever really wanted to do. And I mean, I’m so glad I’ve gone after it and had the career I’ve had. So it would be hard for me to say, like, I’m done with wrestling. But in that same instance, I am not actively pursuing anything or don’t have a plan moving forward at this point, either.
Rallis: I mean, I would probably echo a lot of what she’s saying. Like I just mentioned, I had so much fun wrestling, and I met so many cool people. Like, I love wrestling. Having said that, there’s a lot of other things I really love that I want to pursue. And the one thing about wrestling, and when I was a football player I used to say this, the one guaranteed thing is, like, it’s going to come to an end. And it’s very physical, and I’ve taken my fair share of punishment with, you know, achilles, ACL surgery, I’ve got a wonky eye from a few too many concussions and blows to the head. So, like, that’s definitely a consideration is the health. And as much as I love the wrestling part of wrestling, there’s a political side of wrestling that I don’t necessarily love. And all of these businesses that we’re doing have its own, I mean, I feel like we’re way busier than we were with WWE. As anyone who’s tried to do anything on their own — of their own entrepreneurial venture of any kind — knows there’s a lot of work that goes in upfront. It’s stressful, and it’s exciting, and it’s fun. But there’s something to it being all on you and not having to worry about who you’re rubbing the wrong way or anything like that. And just, ‘Am I standing the correct way to not anger the wrong person?’ Or, ‘What does so and so think of me?’ There’s just — it’s really freeing. No drama.
People Magazine reported on the details of their wedding. Dashwood and Rallis said they’re ready to embark on the next chapter of their lives together, including starting a family one day.
“Marriage is the ultimate commitment,” Dashwood said. “No matter what, we’ll always be there for one another, pushing, supporting and enriching each other’s lives in every way we can.”
“Yep, she’s stuck with me,” Rallis joked. “But seriously, it’s all those things for me as well, and the wedding is the celebration of that commitment.”
Dashwood and Rallis were both released by WWE in September 2023. Their releases came during a round of roster cuts after Endeavor’s acquisition of WWE was made official.
Dashwood and Rallis were briefly paired together as an on-screen duo during their time in WWE.
This was Dashwood’s second WWE stint. She returned in 2022 after previously being released by the company in 2017.
Rallis is a former college football player for the University of Minnesota.
People writes that Dashwood “first met when she slid into his DMs a decade ago. After being friends for some time, the pair began dating after their mutual friends Cassie and Jess (formerly the IIconics in WWE) suggested that they’d be a good match.”
Neither Dashwood nor Rallis have wrestled since their WWE releases. They’ve launched a travel series on YouTube called “Where to Next, Honey?”
Emma has commented on her return to WWE after having been gone for five years.
During an appearance on Out of Character, the 33-year-old was asked when she began to think a WWE return could be possible. Emma responded:
It would have been within a few months after Triple H returned. I actually was working with Impact and my contract was coming up. Maybe even without realizing it, I had this idea in my mind that maybe I’m done with Impact and maybe there are other options that I should explore and to see what’s possible.
That was probably coming from me watching WWE and seeing all these awesome changes and Triple H, what he was doing and I know that I had that kind of rapport with him and all the stuff he did at NXT. Probably in the back of my mind I started thinking, ‘I wonder if I could actually go back to WWE.’
It was within a short time after that, probably a month or two, we ended up in touch. He actually said to me that he had been meaning to reach out even sooner, that I’ve been on his list, and he’s just been swamped basically as you can imagine.
Next thing you know, I’m actually back.
Emma was asked if she had maintained contact with Paul “Triple H” Levesque or WWE during her five years away from the company. Emma said:
Nope. I hadn’t spoke to anyone really for five years. When I left, I definitely was heartbroken. I went out on my own and traveled around the world, did independent shows.
I was very removed from WWE for all that time. I hadn’t been to a show or really talked to many people even outside my closer friend group.
So, it was definitely very random when we spoke. I was thinking some of my best years and where it all started in NXT and that run I had there and the stuff I did with Paige in NXT, the first Arrival and Takeover, we were a big feature for the women on those shows and I was like that was all with Triple H. So, I definitely had that in my mind and had that excitement of the possibilities of working with him again and what we can do and now it’s all come together full circle, so very happy to be back.
Answering Ronda Rousey’s open challenge on Friday’s SmackDown, she faced off against Rousey for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. She eventually lost in what was a competitive match, losing via armbar submission. It was her first match in WWE since being released in 2017.
Tenille Dashwood had most recently been part of Impact Wrestling. Her last televised match was on the July 14, 2022 edition of Impact, losing to Masa Slamovich.
Emma is best remembered for her run in NXT, losing to Paige in a tournament final to crown the first-ever NXT Women’s Champion. She was called to the main roster briefly in 2014 before returning to NXT. She was then called up again the following year.
Vignettes were shown toward the end of 2016 hyping the transformation of Emma to Emmalina. However, when Emmalina debuted, she quickly reverted back to being Emma. She continued to wrestle as Emma until being released in 2017.
In the years since her time outside of WWE, she has wrestled for both Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling, where she held the Knockouts Tag Team titles once with Madison Rayne.
It appears that Tenille Dashwood will be returning to WWE imminently.
PWInsider reports that Dashwood, who was formerly known as Emma in WWE, is backstage at tonight’s SmackDown and is slated to return on the episode. She’s expected to answer Ronda Rousey’s SmackDown Women’s Championship open challenge.
Dashwood confirmed this August that she was now a free agent after finishing up her run with Impact Wrestling. Dashwood had been with Impact since 2019. She was a one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion, holding the titles with Madison Rayne.
In October 2017, it was announced that Dashwood had been released from her WWE contract. She had stints on the WWE main roster and in NXT, including facing Paige at NXT’s first streaming special in 2014.
Tonight’s SmackDown is being held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The episode is airing on FS1 due to game one of the MLB World Series being on Fox.
Here’s what’s been announced for SmackDown:
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns appears
SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey will issue an open challenge
Ridge Holland & Butch vs. Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa
Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante “Thee” Adonis) and a mystery partner vs. Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro)
After having been removed from Impact Wrestling’s roster page recently, Dashwood took to social media on Sunday and implied she is no longer under contract.
The 33-year-old has been with Impact since August of 2019. Dashwood last performed for the company at their television tapings from Atlanta on July 2. She was defeated by Masha Slamovich in under two minutes.
Dashwood and Madison Rayne won the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championships in May but then dropped them at Slammiversary to Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie. Rayne has since departed the company and joined All Elite Wrestling as a wrestler/coach.
Following Impact’s tapings in July, Dashwood toured Australia with WSW. She took to Instagram to comment on what performing in her home country meant to her.
“Wrestling has been my life for as long as I can remember. There’s nothing quite like the feeling I get when I come out on that stage. This past week was extra special for me though, being able to tour my home country – Australia. I felt like everything had come full circle.. And really, I just want to say thank you!” Dashwood wrote.
Impact Wrestling has announced a battle royal for Thursday’s show.
The match will determine a new number one contender for the Knockouts World Championship.
Participants include Jordynne Grace, Jessie McKay, Havok, Alisha Edwards, Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, Rosemary, Lady Frost, Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood.
The current title-holder, Tasha Steelz, defeated Mickie James to win the belt at Sacrifice on March 5. She then successfully retained it in a rematch against James on last week’s show.
Thursday’s episode was filmed on March 18 from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
The updated lineup is as follows:
Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Jay White) vs. Motor City Machine Guns
ROH Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Kenny King in a non-title match
Josh Alexander vs. Madman Fulton
Johnny Swinger’s Chump-Chump Challenge
Jordynne Grace, Jessie McKay, Havok, Alisha Edwards, Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, Rosemary, Lady Frost, Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood in a battle royal to determine the number one contender to the Knockouts Championship.
Tenille Dashwood is out of the upcoming Digital Media Championship match that will be on the Bound for Glory pre-show.
Impact announced on Twitter this morning that Dashwood is out and Madison Rayne will take her place. She will be one of six people competing for the new championship in a match that will also include John Skyler, Crazy Steve, Fallah Bahh, Jordynne Grace, and Chelsea Green.
“BREAKING: @TenilleDashwood will not be at #BoundForGlory and has requested that @MadisonRayne replace her in the Digital Media Championship Tournament final, which IMPACT management has granted,” Impact wrote on Twitter.
The Digital Media Championship, which was introduced in September, is meant as a secondary title. Both men and women can compete for the championship.
The full card for this Saturday’s Bound for Glory event includes:
Christian Cage vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World title
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mickie James for the Impact Knockouts title
A 20-person Call Your Shot gauntlet match featuring Rich Swann, Brian Myers, W. Morrisey, and Chris Sabin
Trey Miguel vs. Steve Maclin vs. El Phantasmo for the X Division title
Decay (Rosemary and Havok) vs. The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team titles
Heath and TBA vs. Violent by Design
The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows) vs. FinJuice (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) for the Impact Tag Team titles
(Pre-show) Madison Rayne vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Chelsea Green vs. Fallah Bahh vs. Crazzy Steve vs. John Skyler for the Impact Digital Media Championship
Jazz lost to Deonna Purrazzo in the career vs. title match that aired this afternoon at Hardcore Justice.
The finish had Jazz going for offense, but eventually fell to Purrazzo’s Queen’s Gambit. Jazz had put up her career on the line when Tommy Dreamer told her she had to put something up for her match against Purrazzo. Prior to her run in Impact Wrestling, she had been on a retirement tour.
Jazz started to regularly appear in Impact Wrestling last fall. She teamed with Jordynne Grace in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament, but the team was eliminated in the second round. Last month at Sacrifice, she and Grace lost to the Knockouts Tag Team Champions Fire ‘n’ Flava (Tasha Steelz and Kiera Hogan).
In a match that took place earlier in the show, Tenille Dashwood became the number one contender for the Knockouts title, defeating Rosemary, Alisha Edwards, Havok, Jordynne Grace, and the returning Su Yung. As a result, she will face Purrazzo at Rebellion, Impact’s next pay-per-view, on April 25.
The finish to the hardcore match had Grace hitting a Vader bomb on Havok, but Kaleb with a K pulled her out of the ring, allowing Dashwood to come in and steal the pin.
A new tag team match has been added to this Saturday’s Impact Hard to Kill pay-per-view event.
Crazzy Steve and Rosemary, who used to be a part of the Decay stable, will team together to take on Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K.
The match was set up on tonight’s Impact when Rosemary defeated Dashwood in a singles match. Kaleb tried to interfere on Dashwood’s behalf, but Crazzy Steve ran out for the save. Rosemary and Steve reunited after the match.
Hard to Kill will take place this Saturday, January 16. Here is the full card:
Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson, and Doc Gallows vs. Rich Swann, Chris Sabin, and Alex Shelley
Manik vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju for the X Division title
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts title
Havok and Nevaeh vs. Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz for the Knockouts Tag Team titles
Eric Young, Deaner, and Joe Doering vs. Cousin Jake, Rhyno, and Tommy Dreamer in a old school rules match
Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan in a barbed wire massacre match
Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Tag Team title tournament will kick off with Tenille Dashwood & Alisha Edwards facing Jessicka Havok & Nevaeh.
Impact Wrestling announced today that Dashwood & Edwards vs. Havok & Nevaeh will air on this Tuesday’s episode of Impact. The tournament features eight teams and will play out over the next several weeks on Impact, leading into the finals taking place at the promotion’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view on Saturday, January 16.
The bracket for the Knockouts Tag Team title tournament was revealed at Turning Point this past Saturday. The first round matchups are:
Dashwood & Edwards vs. Havok & Nevaeh
Killer Kelly & Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace and a partner to be announced
Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee vs. Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary
The Knockouts Tag Team titles are making their return after having been deactivated in 2013. They were first introduced in 2009.
This week’s episode of Impact will feature The Rascalz’s final match in Impact with Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz facing Trey Miguel & Rich Swann. Hernandez vs. Fallah Bahh and Brian Myers vs. Crazzy Steve are also set for the show.
Update —
A no disqualification match between Moose and Willie Mack has also been added to this Tuesday’s episode of Impact.
Impact Wrestling returned from Nashville, TN, for tonight’s episode on the road to Victory Road and later, Bound For Glory. The opening video made focus on the ongoing storyline with ECIII stalking Moose, and Rich Swann’s promo from last week pleading to be given a match against World Champion Eric Young.
Rohit Raju came out to watch the next match, knowing that he must defend his X-Division championship right after.
Trey Miguel defeated Chris Bey and TJP in a X-Division Championship #1 contendership match
Bey started by jumping Miguel while TJP was still taking his shirt off. When TJP tried to interfere, Bey got the better of him. Once recovered, all three men traded ranas and arm drags, ending with TJP on the floor and Bey and Miguel in the ring doing a quick-paced sequence of counters and reversals.
Bey got taken out, but TJP returned to the ring to exchange some reversals with Miguel. TJP went for an octopus stretch, but was rolled over for a two count. Bey returned and hit a DDT and neckbreaker on both men for two near falls. Bey got rid of Miguel and hit a jumping uppercut on TJP, followed by a palm strike and a jumping neckbreaker for another two count.
TJP locked in a sharpshooter and a choke on Bey, then released him. But, he locked in a last chancery on Miguel alone. Bey broke it up with a double foot stomp.
Bey and Miguel exchanged strikes in the middle of the ring, Miguel caught Bey with a jumping kick, but couldn’t follow up. TJP returned with an atomic drop and springboard clothesline on Bey, hit the three amigos and signaled for the mamba splash, but Miguel blocked him off.
Miguel hit a rana on Bey, a jumping knee, armdrag and foot stomp combo on both Bey and TJP, ending with a cutter on TJP for a two count. Miguel tried to follow with a top rope plancha, but TJP moved away, only for Miguel to land directly on a cutter from Bey for a close near fall.
TJP locked an armbreaker on Bey, who tried to roll him up, only for TJP to turn it into an ankle lock. Miguel landed with a meteora out of nowhere on TJP and picked up the win in a great opener.
X-Division Champion Rohit Raju defeated Trey Miguel to retain
Miguel tried to rush Rohit, but Rohit dodged him, caught him with a roll-up and pulled the tights to steal the win in less than a minute.
– Eric Young cut a promo about what happened last week. He said he had time to think about it and in the end, his conscience is clear from here on out because Swann decided to come after him and Scott D’Amore decided to give him the match.
– Gia Miller wanted to interview Tenille Dashwood, but only got Kaleb with a K, who said that she was busy with V-Venom therapy. She eventually walked out and had some nice words of wisdom for Miller.
Lee went in for an early kick on Susie, who caught it and tossed Lee into a leg split. Susie tried to do it too, but Lee rolled her up for a two count. Lee tried to punch Susie, but she was dodging everything. a big tilt-a-whirl backbreaker from Lee got a two count.
Lee started working over Susie, choking her on the ropes and stomping on her. Lee landed a dropkick that sent Susie to the floor. Rae came for the save.
Back in the ring, Lee kept working over Susie with chokes and stomps. A kick combo got another two count, but Lee transitioned into a deep single crab. Susie escaped and tried to hit the arachrana, but Lee blocked it and dropped from the top rope with another Boston crab for a submission tease. Susie made the ropes.
Lee went for kicks, but Susie started to fight back. She landed a monkey roll, connected with more strikes and hit the arachrana, but only got a two count. Susie rushed at Lee, but was caught with a pop-up powerbomb for a near fall. Lee dragged Susie to the corner and went for the swanton, but Susie caught her with a palm strike. Purrazzo tried to attack Susie, but accidentally hit Lee, giving Susie the opening to hit Su Yung’s panic switch for the win. This was surprisingly good.
Susie was transitioning into Su Yung when Rae calmed her down again. Purrazzo jumped Rae, but Susie saved her, only to get taken down with a Fujiwara armbar until Rae superkicked Purrazzo and tossed her out of the ring.
After that, Rae said that if Purrazzo likes to bully people, she is taking her Knockouts title at Bound For Glory, making the match official.
– We got a commercial from Heath, rallying up the people to support him on his campaign to get an Impact contract. He said that it wasn’t just about the money or the kids, but he wanted to be there because he loved wrestling and Impact had the competition. Rhino and D’Lo Brown had some words for Heath. There were even cameos by David Hasselhoff, Flavor Flav, Nancy Kerrigan, and a very old Chuck Norris. Heath’s daughters even cut promos on Scott D’Amore. This ended up being quite good.
– Backstage, Impact Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns were approached by The Good Brothers kinda asking them for a thank you, saying they came in to replace those “young boys” in the eight man tag last week. The Rascalz came in with a fiery promo on the Brothers and challenged them to a match.
– The Impact Plus flashback moment of the week was Bound For Glory 2013’s Bully Ray vs. AJ Styles match.
– ECIII cut a promo about knowing what it feels to be robbed, so he told Moose these are the times to come together and control the narrative. He called for people to send hints to Moose via telephone and he gave up a phone number (407-457-8494).
– Taya Valkyrie approached Rosemary about not being out there for her match. Rosemary said she was unconscious backstage because Havok knocked her out. They agreed that they needed to be on the same page to make things work, so they agreed to deal with one’s problems.
– We then saw John E. Bravo rallying up his groomsmen which consists of The Deaners, Alisha Edwards, Crazzy Steve, Johnny Swinger, and Fallah Bahh. The Deaners left for a match. Swinger was mad that Bahh was the best man. This was kinda funny.
– Gia Miller interviewed Brian Myers about cheating to defeat Willie Mack. Myers got all crazy about the allegations and started throwing tables around until Tommy Dreamer came out to stop him. He told him that he needed to chill and clean things up. Myers acted like a diva and wasn’t going to clean up anything, so they exchanged some heavy words face to face. Dreamer asked Miller what would happen if Gia made a mess, to which Gia said she’d be fired. Dreamer told Myers to respect the company. Myers said he would clean it up this time, but next time he saw Dreamer in the hall, he better walk the other way. This was another surprisingly good skit.
– Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake came out for their match, but Eric Young jumped them from behind. Young punished Cody all around the ring to send a message to Rich Swann and Scott D’Amore. Cody tried to fight back, but Young raked his eyes, hit a piledriver, and locked in an armbar and ankle lock trying to break it. Cousin Jake came down for the save, fought off Young, and actually cleared the ring. Young threatened Cousin Jake that he was next, and as soon as Jake turned his eyes to his cousin, Young returned and attacked both again. Young hit a piledriver on Cousin Jake.
Young cut a short promo directed to Eddie Edwards, Swann, and D’Amore, telling them that all that happens from here on is on their hands.
Young went after Cousin Jake’s ankle, but some security came out, which were also taken out. After way too long, D’Amore casually came out and asked him to let go. D’Amore got in the ring and tried to break up the ankle lock, got face to face with Young and then Young went after him, but out came Eddie Edwards, sending the champion packing.
This was really good, but it went on for too long without anyone coming out to stop him or the Deaners being able to do anything. It also worries me that Edwards is going be added to the main event of BFG and take some of the thunder away from Swann.
Afterwards, Edwards came for D’Amore, telling him that Young is walking all over him. Edwards said he wanted his rematch before Swann got his. D’Amore said that Edwards could get his match at Victory Road on October 3rd.
Rob Van Dam (w/ Katie Forbes) defeated Sami Callihan
The stipulation of the match was that if RVD could defeat Callihan, then Forbes gets five minutes alone with Callihan in the ring.
RVD rushed Callihan during his entrance and they started brawling outside the ring. They rammed each other into the guardrails and chopped each other around. Callihan had the upper hand until Katie got Callihan’s foot and allowed RVD to take him out with a couple of jumping kicks. RVD hit a rolling thunder on the floor, hit Callihan with forearms, and connected with a spinning back kick.
In the ring, the referee called for the bell to start the match. Unfortunately for RVD, Callihan had recovered and went after him with kicks, a falling elbow, a couple of JYD headbutts, and eye pokes. RVD managed to leg sweep Callihan down and distracted the referee, allowing Forbes to get some shots in before he followed up with a springboard kick.
RVD kept control, hitting running dropkicks to the corner, stomps, and chokes. RVD hit a leg drop and went for a pin, but Callihan got his leg on the ropes. RVD kept chasing a camel clutch, so Callihan just bit his hands to break the submission.
Rob locked in a leg scissors around Callihan, so Callihan started going after Rob’s knees. They exchanged strikes in the middle of the ring until RVD went for the eyes and regained some control, only for Callihan to come back with an eye rake of his own. Callihan hit a DDT for a two count.
Callihan went for the cactus special, but Forbes distracted the referee, making Callihan break it up and go after her. Forbes was ready, however, and used hair spray on Callihan’s eyes, allowing RVD to roll him up for the win.
Forbes now had five minutes alone with Callihan, which she took advantage of when Callihan was down. But, as soon as she started twerking, Callihan recovered and tried to piledrive her. RVD broke it up and took down Callihan. He went to hit a five star frog splash on a chair, but Callihan tossed the chair on RVD, taking him out instead. He hit the cactus special on Forbes and pinned her.
– Gia Miller interviewed Ace Austin and Madman Fulton. Austin said that last week, he pinned Chris Sabin and thus, they are next in line for the tag team titles. The North interrupted and told them that they run this division and that Austin got the pin because The North did the work. Page and Alexander challenged Austin and Fulton to a match next week.
– Josh Mathews and Madison Rayne announced matches for next week, including The North vs. Ace Austin and Madman Fulton, Johnny Swinger vs. Fallah Bahh to become Bravo’s best man, Rosemary & Taya vs. Nevaeh & Havok, and The Rascalz vs. The Good Brothers.
Tenille Dashwood (with Kaleb with a K) defeated Jordynne Grace
Dashwood started to strike Grace, but as soon as Grace got a hold of Dashwood, she started whipping her from corner to corner, clotheslining and tossing her around until Dashwood was forced to leave the ring. Grace tried to follow with a baseball slide, but Dashwood managed to dodge, spinning Grace around and slamming her down on the floor.
Back in the ring, Dashwood had control and worked over Grace with stomps, kicks, and quick pin attempts. Dashwood hit a draping DDT for a two count, and then went back to stomps afterward.
Dashwood went for a suplex, but Grace blocked and hit a back elbow. She went for a powerslam, but Dashwood escaped and dropped her with a reverse DDT for another two count. She went for a submission, but Grace powered out, caught Dashwood with a kick and went for another powerslam, but Dahswood escaped. Grace started chasing the Grace Driver, but Dashwood kept blocking, so Grace started hitting close distance clotheslines over and over until Dashwood was down. Grace followed with a couple of shouldertackles and a Michinoku driver for a two count.
Grace went for a superplex, but Dashwood dropped her into a tree of woe. Dashwood slapped her, hit a double foot stomp and then followed with the Taste of Tenille for a two count. Dashwood went for a double underhook, only for Grace to power out and hit a big spinebuster for another two count.
Dashwood escaped from a fireman’s carry attempt. Grace went for an O’Connor roll, but Dashwood still blocked. Grace landed a backfist and set up the Grace driver, but got distracted by Kaleb, allowing Dashwood to hit her running kick finisher for the win in a pretty good match.
The end of the show saw Eddie Edwards being attacked in the dark.
Final Thoughts —
This was a really good show by Impact. We got many storyline developments towards both Victory Road and Bound For Glory. There wasn’t a lot of in-ring work, but what we had was good.
