Tessa Blanchard Cites Her Happiness, Not Her Problematic Past, For Which Independent Bookings She Takes

Tessa Blanchard believes her own happiness is how she decides with independent bookings to take.

Blanchard has only wrestled for two promotions in 2022, with very limited dates. In January 2020, multiple female wrestlers came forward with bullying and racism allegations against Blanchard, including an incident involving Blanchard spitting in Black Rose’s face. This has lead to her becoming blacklisted by many companies, with no matches in 2021 in 2022.

Speaking to Bill Apter for Sportskeeda, Blanchard was asked about taking independent dates and how she chooses which dates to take.

“Doing whatever makes me feel happy. That’s really my main focus right now. My happiness. I don’t want to compromise my happiness for anything. Not for money, not for popularity, not for followers, not for any of that.”

Tessa Blanchard to Sportskeeda

The first ever woman to hold the IMPACT World Championship, Blanchard has been on the fringe of the industry and also mentioned in the interview that she is focused on school right now.

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