Tenille Dashwood spoke with TV Insider about what it was like right after she was released by WWE, keeping in touch with the IIconics, and advice Cody Rhodes gave her.  She was known as "Emma" in WWE.

Her life after being let go by WWE

"It made me feel things will be okay. That there is a different lifestyle out there and this way it can be a bit more rewarding doing things on my time and on my schedule and my way. It can be a little scary in the beginning, not knowing what's coming. But once everything started to unravel and appearances were set, it just feels like the same kind of thing I was doing. It's just a little more rewarding meeting the fans, having merchandise for them, and all those little things that come with it now."

Cody Rhodes advice

"We talked about how to go about things and make sure I enjoy it and taking advantage of the opportunities I have now. Just to do the things I haven't been able to do in years. With WWE you don't always get to do things the way you like to do them, so now he said to remember that I'm in control and can do things my way. To be doing things for a reason and to wrestle around the world. And not to do it for job, but to do it because you love and enjoy it and travel and meet people and wrestle. It was to remember all that."