Another Knockout has officially departed TNA Wrestling, and while this one is disappointing, it is not exactly surprising.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan was the first to report that Myla Grace recently requested and was granted her release from TNA. The decision was finalized within the last few days, and there was reportedly no heat between Grace and the company. She leaves TNA less than 13 months after signing with the promotion alongside Harley Hudson.
Grace’s departure feels like another example of TNA signing an international talent with upside, introducing her with legitimate potential and then never fully committing to a meaningful direction. She and Hudson were given enough television time to show flashes of what they could become, but never enough sustained creative investment to establish themselves as an important team in a Knockouts division that desperately needs exactly that.
How Myla Grace Signed With TNA
TNA officially announced the signings of Grace and Hudson in May 2025, presenting them as two international additions who could help strengthen the Knockouts roster. Grace became the first wrestler from Ireland to sign with TNA, while Hudson arrived after winning the company’s 2023 Gut Check competition. Their first match under contract aired on the May 23rd edition of Xplosion, where they faced each other before eventually being paired together as a tag team.
Grace had already built a respectable résumé before joining the company. The Belfast native had been wrestling for six years, worked in 17 countries and spent eight months living and wrestling in Japan. She was part of the original wave of international talent brought into Rossy Ogawa’s Dream Star Fighting Marigold when the promotion launched in 2024, gaining valuable experience in a completely different wrestling environment. She also remained a regular presence for Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, where she became the OTT Women’s Champion.
The appeal was obvious. Grace was still developing, but she had experience, personality and a growing connection to the Irish wrestling scene. TNA also appeared to have a natural partner for her in Hudson. Rather than forcing either woman immediately into the Knockouts World Championship picture, the company had the foundation for a young international tag team that could grow together and add much-needed depth around the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles.
Myla Grace’s TNA Run Never Fully Got Off The Ground
Grace and Hudson spent a large portion of their TNA run working on Xplosion, which has essentially become the company’s version of WWE’s Main Event: a useful platform for additional matches, but not a show that consistently creates momentum for wrestlers who are trying to break through.
They faced each other early in their run before becoming a team. They later wrestled Rosemary and Killer Kelly on Xplosion, competed against Victoria Crawford and Mila Moore and received a more prominent opportunity against The Elegance Brand on the December 11th edition of iMPACT!. Grace also appeared in the Knockouts Battle Royal at No Surrender and teamed with Hudson and Jody Threat against Tessa Blanchard, Mila Moore and Crawford on the March 26th edition of iMPACT!.
There were opportunities on paper, but there was never a true follow-through.
Grace and Hudson were not treated like a team that TNA was actively preparing to elevate into the title picture. They were often used to fill out matches, provide fresh opponents and give more established names something different to work with. That can be part of the process for younger talent, but it becomes a problem when the process never appears to move forward.
The timing of Grace’s exit makes that even more noticeable. Hudson has recently started receiving more individual attention, including a singles match against Tessa Blanchard on the May 28th edition of iMPACT!. Hudson lost, but she was given a competitive showcase against one of the division’s featured names. That could be the start of something for Hudson as a singles wrestler, but it also makes it difficult to ignore how little TNA ultimately did with her partnership alongside Grace.
Why Did Myla Grace Request Her Release?
No specific reason has been reported for Grace’s request, and it would be unfair to present speculation as fact. Brennan’s report only stated that the separation was amicable and that there was no heat between the two sides.
Still, the broader circumstances make the decision understandable.
Creative frustration is the most obvious possibility. Grace spent nearly a year with the company without receiving a sustained storyline, a legitimate tag-title program or a defining singles opportunity. Even when she and Hudson began appearing more frequently on iMPACT!, they remained on the outside looking in while other stories received greater attention.
The visa issues that have affected several of TNA’s international wrestlers also cannot be completely ignored as part of the larger conversation. There is no confirmation that travel complications directly caused Grace to request her release, but inconsistent availability can make it even harder for international talent to build momentum when the creative direction is already limited. Grace may have simply reached the point where remaining active in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Japan or elsewhere offered more value than continuing to wait for TNA to find a meaningful role for her.
That is the frustrating part. Grace did not need to be rushed into the Knockouts World Championship picture. She simply needed a clear reason to believe the company had an actual plan.
Comparing Myla Grace and Dani Luna’s Departures
Grace is not the first Knockout to request her release from TNA this year.
Dani Luna was granted her release at the end of March after asking to leave the company. Much like Grace, Luna reportedly departed without bad blood. However, Luna’s situation was noticeably different because she had already received a far more substantial run. She spent more than two years with TNA, became a two-time Knockouts World Tag Team Champion alongside Jody Threat as Spitfire and remained involved in the Knockouts World Championship picture before her departure. Her final TNA appearance came at Sacrifice, where she challenged Arianna Grace and Léi Yǐng Lee in a three-way match for the title.
Luna’s momentum was also disrupted by visa issues. She was originally scheduled to challenge Léi Yǐng Lee for the Knockouts World Championship at Genesis before travel-related complications prevented her from appearing. She later returned at No Surrender and continued the storyline, but requested her release shortly after finally receiving her title match at Sacrifice.
The similarities are clear: both were international talents, both asked to leave and both exits were reportedly amicable. The difference is that Luna had already been given championship success and a more visible role before deciding to move on. Grace never reached that point. Her TNA run ended while she still felt like a prospect waiting for the company to decide what it wanted her to become.
That makes Grace’s departure feel less like the end of a completed chapter and more like a missed opportunity.
TNA’s Knockouts Division Cannot Keep Losing Depth
Grace’s exit creates another unnecessary problem for a Knockouts division that is already struggling to sustain two championships.
The Elegance Brand currently holds the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles, while Léi Yǐng Lee holds the Knockouts World Championship. TNA has talented women on the roster, but the tag division does not have enough established teams to consistently support its own championship without repeatedly leaning on makeshift pairings, outside talent or crossover appearances.
Grace and Hudson could have helped solve that problem.
They were young, international, fresh and already had enough chemistry to develop into a believable team. They did not need to defeat The Elegance Brand immediately. They needed a proper storyline, a string of meaningful victories and a gradual rise through the division. TNA had the pieces and never fully assembled them.
There is still a chance Hudson benefits from the change if her recent match with Blanchard leads to a legitimate singles push. However, TNA should not view Grace’s departure as an isolated loss. Dani Luna left after receiving a more significant run. Grace left before receiving one. Those are different situations, but both point toward a larger issue: the Knockouts division needs more depth, clearer creative direction and a stronger commitment to developing the talent already under contract.
Myla Grace had the potential to become part of that solution. Instead, she leaves TNA as another wrestler the company never truly gave the chance to become more than a promising name on the edge of the division.
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