Ash By Elegance has opened up about the mysterious health condition that led to her brief retirement from TNA Wrestling in 2025, when she was forced to vacate the Knockouts Championship. Talking to the Generation of Wrestling podcast, the former champion described her ongoing struggle as a complex medical mystery rather than a typical wrestling injury. She revealed spending several undisclosed days in the ICU and explained that her symptoms can vary dramatically, one day, she may feel perfectly fine. At the same time, the next can be far more challenging, despite often not appearing ill to others.
“I’m still going through it, which is crazy. You don’t have to have an injury. What I’m going through is a health issue. A lot of people, especially in my situation, I don’t look sick. I feel good today, but tomorrow might not. So, it’s definitely a health issue. My issue is weird. They call it a medical mystery. I’ve done so many things, I spent numerous days in the ICU that nobody really knows about because I haven’t put that out there yet until I honestly can find out really what this is. We’re on a good track now . In the beginning, what had happened that kind of forced me into retirement has trickled now into this, and it’s kind of all adding up to being this one diagnosis. I’m just not going to say it yet until it’s really out there.” – Ash By Elegance
Although her body occasionally becomes unreliable, 37-year-old Ash By Elegance has confirmed she remains medically cleared to compete and is fully committed to her wrestling career. She plans to share her full story publicly once a definitive diagnosis is confirmed, while preparing for upcoming events like TNA Rebellion. Her remarkable journey, from fitness competitor and bodybuilder to WWE veteran and TNA Knockouts Champion, demonstrates impressive resilience through injuries, releases, and personal health challenges, cementing her status as one of wrestling’s most inspirational talents.
