Tessa Blanchard

Tessa Blanchard

Professional wrestling career

Women Superstars Uncensored (2014-2016)

On November 8, Blanchard debuted forWomen Superstars Uncensored and was defeated byNiya in a match for theWSU Spirit Championship atBreaking Barriers III. On February 21, 2015, Blanchard picked up her first victory in WSU when she defeatedSassy Stephie.

Shine Wrestling (2015-2016)

Blanchard debuted forShine Wrestling as aheel at theSHINE 26 event onApril 3 and was defeated byEvie. Later in the evening, Blanchard attackedLeva Bates, causing her andJessicka Havok to be defeated bySaraya Knight andSu Yung, and later became the newest member ofValkyrie. AtSHINE 27, Blanchard was defeated by Bates, and after the match, she andApril Hunter both attacked Bates.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2014-2017)

Blanchard appeared inWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a member ofAdam Rose's partying entourage duringMay2014. She also had a tryout match againstChasity Taylor.

NXT (2016)

Two years later, Blanchard returned to the WWE, making her in-ring debut onApril 2,2016 inNXT in a match won byAlexa Bliss. OnApril 28, Blanchard wrestled and lost toNia Jax. OnJune 9, Blanchard had a third match, losing toCarmella.

WWE Mae Young Classic (2017)

Blanchard returned onJuly 13 to join the first round of theWWE Mae Young Classic where she was eliminated byKairi Sane. She returned the following night at the Mae Young Classic: Road To The Finals where she teamed withJazzy Gabert,Kay Lee Ray to defeatMarti Belle,Santana Garrett &Sarah Logan in a six-woman tag match.

Zelo Pro Wrestling (2017-2018)

Blanchard debuted onAugust 24,2017 atZelo Pro Wrestling I where she defeatedKylie Rae. She returned onSeptember 24 atZelo Pro Wrestling II to defeatMiranda Salinas. During the following year onApril 20, Blanchard returned atZelo Pro Arrival where she defeated Kylie Rae in a title match to become the newZelo Pro Women's Champion.

Queens of Combat (2014-2018)

Blanchard made her debut for theQueens of Combat promotion at their second event onJune 13, 2014 and answeredMiss Rachel's open challenge, only to be defeated by Rachel in singles action. She returned to Queens of Combat atQoC 3 on November 30 and competed in a losing effort againstMickie James, and was defeated byCrazy Mary Dobson atQoC 4 onApril 13,2015.

Blanchard entered the Queens of Combat Title Tournament at QoC 5 onJune 13, 2015 and defeatedHania in the first round after attacking her with a chair; beginning a heel turn in the process. On the next night, Blanchard cemented herself as a villainess when she cut a promo blasting the QoC roster and the fans. She later defeatedLuFisto in the second round by using the ropes for leverage.

Impact Wrestling (2018-2020)

Blanchard made herImpact Wrestling debut onRedemption, when she joined the commentary during a match betweenKiera Hogan andTaya Valkyrie. Her first match was held onApril 24 where she defeatedKiera Hogan. The following day onApril 25 during Impact Wrestling: Under Pressure, Blanchard was handed her first loss toMadison Rayne. During theApril 26 tapings, Blanchard defeated Kiera Hogan in a No Disqualification match. Two months later, Blanchard returned during theJune 1 tapings, losing to Madison Rayne in their rematch. During the consecutive taping onJune 2, Blanchard teamed withShotzi Blackheart in a match lost toAllie &Kiera Hogan. OnJuly 7 atRISE 9: RISE Of The Knockouts, co-produced byImpact Wrestling andRISE Wrestling, Blanchard wrestled two matches, first defeatingKris Wolf. She later defeatedMercedes Martinez to win the vacantPhoenix Of RISE Championship for the first time.

On June 25, 2020 Impact Wrestling announced they had terminated Tessa's contract.

Personal life

Blanchard was in a relationship with fellow professional wrestlerDaga.  She was previously in a relationship withRicochet while both were living withApollo Crews inOrlando, Florida. On January 10, 2023 Blanchard and Daga released a joint statement to announce they were getting a divorce.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Buzzsaw
  • Magnum (Diving double knee facebreaker)
  • Slingshot belly-to-back suplex
• Signature moves
  • Butterfly suplex
  • Diving senton
  • Double arm suplex
  • Double knee facebreaker to opponent seated on the top rope
  • Draping Flatliner (Reverse STO from the corner)
  • Jumping cutter
  • Jumping neckbreaker
  • Military press slam
  • Modified triangle hold
  • Octopus hold
  • Running knee strike
  • Springboard bulldog
  • Tequila Sunrise facebuster
  • Indian Deathlock

• Nicknames
  • "The Queen of the Carolinas"
  • "Forever"
  • "La Unica"
  • "La Diamante del Ring"

• Tag teams and stables
  • Valkyrie (w/Serena Deeb,Allysin Kay,Taylor Made,April Hunter,Saraya Knight &Su Yung)
  • Mount Tessa (w/Vanessa Kraven)
  • Undeniably Impressive (w/Indi Hartwell)

• Wrestlers managed
  • Kameron Kade
• Entrance music
  • "Lo Horseman (Instrumental)" by Smoke DZA (Independent circuit)
  • "Miss V.I.P." byJasmine Denise/Warner Chapell Productions
  • "This Time I Want It All" (w/ Undeniable Intro) by APM Music (IMPACT)
  • "Solita" byOzuna ft.Bad Bunny,Almighty, andWisin (The CRASH)

Championships and accomplishments

• Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
  • AAA Reina de Reinas Championship (1 time)

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  • CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) withLluvia

• East Coast Wrestling Association
  • ECWA Women's Championship (1 time)
  • Winner of the ECWA Super 8 Chickfight Tournament 2014 (October 11, 2014)

• Impact Wrestling
  • Impact Knockouts Championship (1 time)
  • Impact World Championship (1 time)

• PCW ULTRA
  • PCW ULTRA Women's Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked her#42 in the2015 PWI Top 50 Females
  • PWI ranked her#38 in the2016 PWI Top 50 Females
  • PWI ranked her#43 in the2017 PWI Top 50 Females
  • PWI ranked her#15 in the2018 PWI Top 100 Females
  • PWI ranked her#5 in the2019 PWI Top 100 Females
  • PWI ranked her#155 in the2024 PWI Top 250 Females

• Remix Pro Wrestling
  • Remix Pro Fury Championship (1 time)

• RISE Wrestling
  • Phoenix Of RISE Championship (1 time)

• SHIMMER Women Athletes
  • SHIMMER Tag Team Championship (1 time) withVanessa Kraven asMount Tessa

• The Crash
  • The Crash Women's Championship (1 time)

• Women of Wrestling
  • WOW World Championship (1 time)

• Women Superstars Uncensored
  • WSU Championship (1 time)

• WrestleCircus
  • WC Sideshow Championship (1 time)
  • WC Lady Of The Ring Championship (1 time)

• Zelo Pro Wrestling
  • Zelo Pro Women's Championship (1 time)

External links

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