{"id":2501,"date":"2015-11-05T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T19:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2501"},"modified":"2015-11-05T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T22:59:41","slug":"tna-ko-taryn-terrell-prepared-to-walk-away-from-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/05\/tna-ko-taryn-terrell-prepared-to-walk-away-from-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA KO Taryn Terrell prepared to walk away from wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2931913238\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former TNA Knockouts champion Taryn Terrell says she might walk away from pro wrestling if she cannot find the right balance of her new Christian faith and how her character is portrayed on TV.<\/p>\n<p>Taryn made headlines earlier this week when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nuWAyEfcepc\" target=\"_blank\">video of her testimony circulated<\/a>, drawing attention to her personal story of transformation while in\u00a0the wrestling business.\u00a0In a new interview, Taryn told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2015\/11\/05\/born-again-wrestler-taryn-terrell-may-walk-away-from-ring-now-found-god\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a> that she wants to make a complete transformation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that I have played, and recently, I have played an even more sexy character than I was used to playing, and it\u2019s something that I prayed on and I know that\u2019s not who I want to portray anymore,&#8221; Taryn said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know that\u2019s not who I am and it\u2019s not who I want to portray, and how can I connect with people, and sort of live that double standard.\u00a0And yes, if I cannot find a way to use God and be godly in the things that I do then yes, it is time to walk away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taryn said since becoming a Christian, she has struggled with her character&#8217;s\u00a0portrayal\u00a0on TV, which recently included being the\u00a0very seductive leader of the Dollhouse group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to be able to help other people get saved just as people helped me to be saved so, you know, that is something I\u2019m struggling with now and realizing that, you know, even in the way that I dress it is important to be Christian,&#8221; Taryn said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is important to be more modest and I want to use the ability that I have as performing to connect people.\u00a0You know, I love to perform.\u00a0I love to entertain.\u00a0God gave me those skills to do so and I\u2019ve learned that He put me on this Earth to be able to use that and to reach people, and to bring people near God.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I (used to) dressed in a way that I wanted attention, so for me, I\u2019m obviously not speaking for anyone else, for me, I no longer want to dress in a way to gain the attention of men or of anybody, you know. 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