What's up guys? It's Denise Salsato, and you're listening to Busted Open after dark, and I got to sit with one half of the TNA knockouts tag team champions, ash by elegance ahead of Slammiversary. Let's go.

This is the Busted Open podcast.

She is one half of the TNA knockouts world tag team champions. She is heading into a big

matchup at Slammiversary. Ladies and jeds, please welcome Ash by elegance. Ash, how are you?

I'm doing great. Oh my God, that intro music is a banger. I love it. Yes, we were thinking about it earlier. Andre and I, we were sitting here

and we were thinking, what song should we bring Ash into? And I said, it was perfect. Perfect, right?

Yes. Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy that you're on here because I have been wanting to do an interview and chat

with you for a while now because you and I have not, okay, I think the last time I saw you

was maybe early 2023, maybe even 2022.

I'm trying to remember exactly what the time it was. It's been a hot minute for sure. Yes. Yes. So since

then, you have done so much and you have really just grown in into like a completely different

woman. And I mean that with the most utmost most upmost compliments. And so I kind of

want to start there, Ash. I know this is a broad question. But since you went to TNA in 2023 and now,

gosh, we're already 2025, you have done a lot. And I want to get your thoughts on how you have felt

about your growth as a performer, as a wrestler in TNA.

You know, it's really amazing because I knew deep down inside of me throughout my entire career.

I just needed a chance.

I needed a moment to shine and step out in that spotlight and show everybody what I can do as a

wrestler and as a performer. I knew going into TNA, I had to do something completely different

and kind of reinvent myself, which I totally did from top to bottom, from my image, to my look, to my

gear, to my personality, to my character, to my gear, to my personality, to my character,

to my in-ring skills. And I just wanted to come out and show the world that, you know,

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