Tag: Tessa Blanchard
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Tessa Blanchard Image Removed From WWE 2K Battlegrounds Video Game
WWE 2K Battlegrounds made its way onto current generation consoles and PC on September 18th. As reported earlier, fans were able to find an image of Tessa Blanchard in the instructions for the Royal Rumble match type. She was spotted in the video game despite not being part of the WWE roster. Basil Mahmud, who was…
Tessa Blanchard Spotted In New WWE Video Game
Former Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard was spotted in the upcoming WWE 2K Battlegrounds video game. A silhouette of Blanchard was shown during a live stream play-through on the newLEGACYinc Twitch channel. Check it out below: This was discovered in the new WWE 2K Battlegrounds via a Twitch stream by @newLEGACYinc. Impact photog @Beezzzzy has…
Tessa Blanchard’s First Post-Impact Wrestling Match Announced
Tessa Blanchard will return to the ring at a Warrior Wrestling event on September 12. In the main event, Blanchard will defend her Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship against Kylie Rae. This is Blanchard’s first major appearance since leaving Impact Wrestling on bad terms earlier this summer. Blanchard was the reigning Impact World Champion before Slammiversary,…
Photos: Tessa Blanchard & Daga Get Married
Former Impact Wrestling World Champion Tessa Blanchard married Impact wrestler Daga (whose real name is Miguel Ángel Olivo) over the weekend in Tijuana, Mexico. Brian Cage, Melissa Santos, Taya Valkyrie, Gail Kim, Jordynne Grace, Kiera Hogan, Diamante, Alisha Edwards, Moose and Tessa’s father Tully Blanchard were all confirmed to be in attendance. Blanchard remains a…
AEW Targeting Hot WWE Free Agents, Heat On Gallows/Anderson?, Interest In Tessa Blanchard
Cody Rhodes did a detailed interview with ESPN that produced some interesting All Elite Wrestling news items. Below are the highlights: There is a relationship between Mike Tyson, AEW and Tony Khan. Cody Rhodes hinted we have not seen the last of Tyson in the promotion. There is no update on when PAC will be…
Impact Wrestling Terminates Tessa Blanchard, Strips Her Of World Championship
Impact Wrestling announced on Thursday that the company has terminated its relationship with Tessa Blanchard, effectively stripping her of the Impact World Championship. PWInsider published the following statement from Impact: “Impact Wrestling confirmed that it has terminated its relationship with Tessa Blanchard and stripped her of the Impact Wrestling World Championship.” The relationship between Impact…
Impact Wrestling Announces Slammiversary Main Event, Next Week’s Match Card
– Impact Wrestling promised an update on the status of the World Championship, and they certainly delivered on Tuesday. Scott D’Amore appeared on-screen to announce that Tessa Blanchard will be back at Slammiversary to defend the World Championship in a five-way main event against Michael Elgin, Eddie Edwards, Ace Austin, and Trey Miguel. .@ScottDAmore has…
Impact Wrestling To Address World Championship Status Next Week
Impact Wrestling will address the future of the Impact World Championship on Tuesday’s new episode of Impact. Tessa Blanchard, the current titleholder, has been off TV since mid-April as she’s been in Mexico and unable to attend TV tapings in Nashville since the pandemic started. Ace Austin recently won a number one contender’s tournament to…
TNA World Championship Returns At Impact Wrestling Rebellion
Impact Wrestling’s planned main event for Rebellion featuring World Champion Tessa Blanchard vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin was unable to happen with Blanchard and Edwards unable to attend recent tapings. So, what’s the solution to a missing Impact World Champion? Bring back the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. When Michael Elgin wanted to be named…
Top Champions Reportedly Miss Recent Impact Wrestling TV Tapings
According to the Wrestling Observer, Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard and Tag Team Champions Josh Alexander and Ethan Page reportedly missed last week’s closed-set TV tapings in Nashville. It’s being said that Blanchard chose to stay home, while The North were faced with travel issues due to living in Canada. There’s a rumor that Impact…
Allysin Kay Calls Out Tessa Blanchard Following Denial Of Racism
NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay had strong words for Impact Wrestling World Champion Tessa Blanchard following her statement on racism allegations. If you haven’t been following, Blanchard denies she used a racial slur during an altercation with La Rosa Negra (The Black Rose) in Japan a couple of years ago where she also allegedly spit…
Tessa Blanchard Issues New Statement On Racism Accusations
New Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard took to Twitter on Thursday to issue a statement directly addressing the racism accusations that many wrestlers revealed last weekend. https://twitter.com/Tess_Blanchard/status/1217994209006882816 This is the first formal statement from Blanchard after her post-title win promo in which she stated, “Nobody in this life is perfect. We’re all human.” Follow @wrestlepages
Backstage News On Attitude Issues Keeping Tessa Blanchard From WWE Contract
Tessa Blanchard remains a hot topic of discussion coming off of her historic win at last night’s Impact Wrestling Hard to Kill PPV where she was crowned World Champion. The win was preceded by more controversy after several of her colleagues accused her on Twitter of past behavior issues involving bullying and racism. Blanchard seemed…
Impact Hits Grand Slam With Hard To Kill Main Event
Impact Wrestling held their Hard to Kill pay-per-view last night from Dallas, TX. The show was headlined by Tessa Blanchard getting her shot against Sami Callihan for the Impact World Championship. It’s a match the company has meticulously built towards, knowing they had the opportunity for a truly industry-altering type moment. They’ve been careful to…
Tessa Blanchard Addresses Controversy & Title Win Off The Air (Video)
Impact Wrestling’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view was headlined by Tessa Blanchard defeating Sami Callihan to become the first female World Champion. There was a lot of heat on Blanchard going into the event, which even resulted in her losing an independent booking. Impact officials also kept Blanchard off of media appearances over the weekend. One…
Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill Results (1/12/20) – Tessa Blanchard Wins World Title
Below are complete results from Impact Wrestling’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view in Dallas: – Ken Shamrock def. Madman Fulton – X-Division Championship: Ace Austin (c) def. Trey Miguel – Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) def. ODB & Jordynne Grace – Rob Van Dam def. Daga after RVD beat up Brian Cage, preventing their scheduled match…
Tessa Blanchard Pulled From Indie Booking Over Allegations
Tessa Blanchard has been removed from her scheduled booking for Heavy Metal Pro Wrestling in San Antonio, Texas on 1/24. She lost the booking over allegations of racism and bullying that surfaced on Saturday afternoon, the hours leading up to her historic main event match against Sami Callihan for the Impact Wrestling World Championship at…
Tessa Blanchard Accused Of Being A Racist Bully Ahead Of Hard To Kill
On the heels of the biggest match of her career, Tessa Blanchard is facing serious accusations about her character. While there have been rumors over the years that her attitude prevented her from signing with WWE, a recent tweet from the No. 1 contender for the Impact Wrestling World Title has opened up the door…
Tessa Blanchard Named Wrestler Of The Year By Impact Wrestling
Tessa Blanchard was named Wrestler of the Year for 2019 by Impact Wrestling. The promotion sent out the following press release: The following press release was sent out: TESSA BLANCHARD NAMED IMPACT! WRESTLER OF THE YEAR, SETTING THE STAGE FOR HISTORIC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AGAINST WORLD CHAMPION SAMI CALLIHAN AT ‘IMPACT: HARD TO KILL’ JAN. 12…
Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill Main Event Revealed
Impact Wrestling held a press conference in New York City on Friday to announce that Sami Callihan will defend the Impact World Championship against Tessa Blanchard in the main event of Hard To Kill. BREAKING: The #HardToKill main event is OFFICIAL! @Tess_Blanchard will make history and challenge @TheSamiCallihan for the IMPACT World Championship! FULL DETAILS:…
Title Matches Added To Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory PPV
Two title matches have been added to Bound For Glory coming out of this week’s Impact Wrestling broadcast. Tenille Dashwood will challenge Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship for the first time ever. Jake Crist will defend the X-Division Championship in a five-way Ladder Match. Tessa Blanchard qualified for the bout with a win over…
New Matches Added To Bound For Glory Weekend Events
Impact Wrestling will host two events before their marquee Bound For Glory pay-per-view. Prelude to Glory will take place on Friday, Oct. 18th, and will stream live on Impact Plus. Three matches have been announced: World Champion Brian Cage & Tessa Blanchard vs. X-Division Champion Jake Crist & Madman Fulton Tag Team Champions The North…
