Former WWE Wrestler Tenille Dashwood and Husband Mike Rallis Welcome First Baby: 'Couldn't Be More Excited' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Tenielle Dashwood and Mike Rallis.Photo:Tenille Dashwood/Instagram; Courtesy of Tenille Dashwood

Tenille Dashwood/Instagram; Courtesy of Tenille Dashwood

Tenille Dashwoodis a new mom!

“Couldn’t be more excited. I’m ready for it all,” she tells PEOPLE of this new chapter in her life. “The middle of the night poopy diapers, cleaning spit up, playing with him and watching him grow. Just want to soak up every minute of it.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Tenielle Dashwood welcomes her son Leo.Courtesy of Tenille Dashwood

Courtesy of Tenille Dashwood

Rallis tells PEOPLE that he and Dashwood found out the exciting news after she took “a dozen tests” without telling him and showed him the results. On some of the pregnancy tests, Rallis says there was a faint line indicating a positive result.

“Being a skeptic, I didn’t buy it. So she took a digital test that revealed either ‘Pregnant’ or ‘Not,’ " he explained. “We looked at it together, and sure enough it was ‘Pregnant.’ A few happy cuss words followed.”

Announcing the news to their family and friends was one of Dashwood’s favorite parts of the pregnancy news.

“We were visiting Mike’s family right after we found out, so we got to tell them in person, but my family is halfway across the world, so we obviously couldn’t tell them in person,” she tells PEOPLE. “We FaceTimed each of them and showed them our first ultrasound. Being able to share our joy with family was so special.”

“Mike has nothing but boys in his family. The boy genes are strong,” she explains. “And I think that’s what he was secretly rooting for.”

The newly minted momtied the knotwithRallisin March 2024 in a beautiful mountainside ceremony atKualoa Ranchin Hawaii — a place that was centered between Melbourne, Australia and Minnesota, where Dashwood and Rallis grew up.

“There’s no doubt it’s going to be an epic wedding but the most important thing is it’s going to be so much fun,” Dashwood said ahead of the pair’s nuptials. “We want a celebration where our family and friends can enjoy themselves and have a great time.” In agreement, Rallis added of the ceremony, “Stunning scenery, delicious food, live music and the best company we could ask for.”

source: people.com