I am a huge fan of intergender wrestling. It's something that I would love to see Impact evolve to one day.
— Tessa Blanchard
Honestly, I want to wrestle everybody.
So, I'm a huge Chris Jericho fan. I've always been a huge Chris Jericho fan.
That is the great thing about Impact - they care about each individual talent and everything that we put out on TV has a lot of thought and time put into it.
Impact is such a fun place to work, I enjoy it so much I can't stress that enough.
I wish my grandpa could have seen me wrestle, even once.
Female-wise, one person that I really, really, really would like to share the ring with is Gail Kim. I say that because I believe her to be one of the best women's wrestlers in the world!
I know what my goals are, and I always keep that in the forefront of my mind.
I think that wrestling guys has elevated my game in a whole different way. My timing, my transitions, everything is crisp. It's a whole different level.
I'm a born legend.
I am grateful to both Impact Wrestling and the WOW executives for working out the details to allow me to pursue my dream of competing at the highest levels within our industry.
I've gotten to wrestle some of the best women and men in the world - Brian Cage, AR Fox, Scorpio Sky, Tracy Williams, David Starr.
Both my stepdad and my dad have said, 'Follow your heart and your dreams, but Tessa, this is a business and you need to become the best.' They don't sugarcoat things and I'm very, very blessed for that.
When I first started wrestling I knew that I wanted to work as long and as hard as it took to be able to have a great match with anyone.
I don't want to be good, I want to be great.
One person that I really love to wrestle again is AR Fox and Brian Cage again too because those are two of my most favorite matches.
I love getting in the ring with Britt Baker. She is one of my favorite people that I got in the ring with.
I hope to share the ring with Gail Kim one day.
I remind myself to be grateful and remember where I came from.
I have goals, I have my purpose. I want to build upon what my grandpa and my dad and my stepdad did in the past.
After my freshmen year of college, I really wanted to pursue wrestling.
My favorite wrestler of all-time is Johnny Valentine. I believe him to be the best bad guy ever in wrestling and he is my absolute favorite.
I never wanted to be a wrestler, I wanted to get into musical theater. I always wanted to be on Broadway.
Depending on what country I go to, my style might be a little bit different and my tactics might change a little bit, but at the end of the day, I'm still Tessa Blanchard and I'm still the same wrestler.
I am happy to join Selina Majors in providing women with a fully comprehensive training program designed specifically for them. I was trained by men, and while that worked for me, I know a more supportive community for women wanting to join our profession will increase the participation.
I came into Impact and I ran through the entire Knockouts locker room just like I said I would.
I was part of the first ever women's match to ever be televised in China. That's something no one can take away from me.
Women today are respected as athletes now and that's a really cool thing to see.
Honestly, the All In women's locker room was such an inspirational group of women. What I love about all the women involved - Chelsea, Britt, Madison, Jordynne Grace, Brandi Rhodes, Tenille Dashwood, Penelope Ford, Mandy Leon - is we all bring something so different to the table for a common vision.
Tasha Steelz, I've watched a few of her training videos, and she is super athletic.
I am not owed anything in this life, especially in wrestling.
Gail Kim has done so much and has so much knowledge. I think she's extremely underrated. She wants the product to be great and she doesn't mind taking the extra time to get it there. That is a really invaluable thing to me.
I do, I put so much pressure on myself whether it's in the gym, whether it be in wrestling, whatever goals I have.
I love hard work and proving people wrong.
My dad had already retired by the time I was born.
Every time I step into the ring there is a different obstacle but I'm very confident in myself and my ability.
I was a music theater nerd in high school.
And I'm so grateful to have that family name and continue my family's legacy, but I'm also very excited to create my own.
I don't think I'd be the wrestler or the athlete that I am today if I didn't have some of the intergender matches that I have.
I want to become one of the most versatile wrestlers in the world.
I get to travel all over the world and win titles everywhere I've gone.
People think that we hired a bunch of actresses and taught them how to wrestle, and that couldn't be further from the truth.
Witnessing the crowd come to their feet mid-match, that's the ultimate sign of respect.
