Tessa Blanchard’s unexpected comeback to TNA Wrestling has caused a wave of surprise and concern among the wrestling fraternity, counting AEW, TNA, and WWE talent within its numbers.
Our team at eWn has been diligently reporting that the news of Blanchard returning to TNA was carefully hidden to avoid creating a stir, considering the unease related to her past actions.
In recent developments, it has been officially declared by CMLL that their association with Blanchard will soon come to an end. This means that the Women’s World Tag Team Titles are now without holders.
The titles were previously held in partnership by Blanchard and Lluvia, and the promise of crowning new champions has been set for the upcoming year.
Blanchard’s exit from TNA back in 2020 was mottled by allegations of her using racial slurs and showing signs of bullying. This painted her as a divisive figure. Although she has been spotted recently in the company of La Rosa Negra, the reported recipient of the slurs, there is no public apology on record from Blanchard.
The decision to bring Blanchard back was taken by an influential person in Anthem, TNA’s parent company, despite cautionary feedback received from other members of the company.
The tentative plan is to have Blanchard make her comeback as a heel and quickly attain the Knockouts World Championship from Jordynne Grace, who has supposedly been apprehensive about re-engaging with Blanchard.
Many speculate that the move to rope in Blanchard is TNA’s strategy to mitigate potential departures of big names like “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Jordynne Grace, and Josh Alexander.
Blanchard has left for Atlanta and is poised to show up at the TNA Final Resolution 2024 event happening later today, and will also be participating in the TV taping session tomorrow.
The wrestling superstar, aged 29, has now signed a deal with TNA Wrestling. This marks her first significant U.S. promotion appearance following her infamous departure from Impact Wrestling in 2020.
Comunicado Oficial: El Campeonato Mundial Femenil de Parejas del CMLL ha quedado vacante tras la salida de Tessa Blanchard de la compañía.
El título se disputará el próximo año en una eliminatoria. https://t.co/l01k1kQQ77 pic.twitter.com/5EFN1M5sEs
— Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) December 13, 2024