Ashley revisits the island
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Being cast away from the island location of Survivor: China last night on CBS, WWE Diva Ashley spoke with WWE.com and offered her perception of what was one of the most challenging endeavors she’d ever experienced. See photos of Ashley on Survivor.
“It sucked getting voted out,” admitted the very frank Diva. “But it would for anybody. I have a feeling there are going to be some challenges that I would’ve been really good at.”
Fighting through hunger, thirst, tumultuous rainstorms and harsh climate changes, Ashley described her curtailed tenure in the Zhan Hu tribe.
“We hadn’t eaten, we barely had any water and we hadn’t won any challenges,” she explained. “The challenges were really difficult because we weren’t ever replenishing. There’s no Gatorade at the end of the maze; you have to keep going, and day by day, it was getting harder.”
Enduring monsoons and filling in as the main dish at an everyday mosquito smorgasbord, the SmackDown Diva overcame tremendous physical adversity on the island. Surprisingly, perhaps the greatest obstacle came from within Ashley’s own tribe.
“I was butting heads with the leader of our tribe [Dave] the whole time. He is just a tool,” she openly stated, “a jerk. Honestly, that was the biggest problem. [Dave] was extremely condescending and difficult. He is the most irritating person in the world. I’d love to get him in the ring one day.”
As millions of viewers witnessed on CBS, conflict brewed between Ashley and self-appointed leader Dave, who forced his fellow tribesmen to perform tasks against their better judgment. Ashley confronted Dave on his leadership capabilities and championed her teammates in front of the Tribal Council. Still, the Diva was ultimately voted off Survivor: China and watched as her torch was ceremoniously extinguished.
“We fought as hard as we could,” she added. “I regret that Dave was our leader from the start. Everyone felt that way.”
According to the Diva, she is proudly walking away from Survivor with not just the memories of a life-altering experience, but also invaluable knowledge of survival. And, after competing in wet, dirty and exhaustive conditions on the show, Ashley is anxious to make a return to a more familiar battle ground: WWE.
“I’m coming back [to WWE] and I can’t wait to get in the ring again,” Ashley exclaimed. “I can’t wait to go be a WWE Diva because that’s where I belong.”