Former WWE Superstar Tenille Dashwood, under her previous WWE in-ring name of Emma, made her return to WWE on Friday Night’s episode of SmackDown. Emma answered Ronda Rousey’s SmackDown Women’s Championship Open Challenge.
Emma was released from WWE back in 2017. After her release, under her real name, she spent time in Ring of Honor and IMPACT Wrestling. Emma held the IMPACT Knockouts World Tag Team Championships with Madison Rayne.
Rousey retained the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
We reported earlier on Friday that Dashwood was backstage at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. Dashwood is currently in a relationship with SmackDown Superstar Madcap Moss.
Below is an excerpt from Roy Nemer’s WWE SmackDown recap of how the end of the match went down.
Emma with right hands. Emma with a kick to the leg followed by a clothesline. Emma with a Russian leg sweep. She goes for the cover but Ronda kicks out. Emma goes for a knee to the face but Ronda move sout of the way. Ronda with an ankle lock but Emma rolls out of it. Ronda goes for a kick, Emma ducks and Emma with a modified German suplex. Emma with a splash in the corner. She goes for the cover but Ronda kicks out. Emma goes for an underhook suplex but Ronda gets out of it as she pushes Emma towards the referee but the referee moves out of the way. With the referee not looking, Ronda with a rake to the eyes. Ronda with the Piper’s Pit. Ronda gets Emma in the arm bar as Emma taps out.