Tessa Blanchard Talks About Her Upcoming MLW Debut
Tessa Blanchard talks about her upcoming MLW debut.
On September 1, Major League Wrestling officially announced the signing of Tessa Blanchard. She’ll be making her debut during the September 12 tapings in Charleston, South Carolina.
Speaking with TMZ’s Inside The Ring recently, Blanchard talked more about her upcoming debut.
“Well, first of all, I think MLW’s women’s division, it’s one of the best kept secrets in wrestling. They continuously have great matches. They have great workers. They have real depth within the division. I’ve been watching here from Mexico City. I pay attention to all of our alliances, whether it’s AEW, New Japan, Stardom, MLW, RevPro. I watch all of it. I love wrestling. You got to study your craft. I think what’s been missing from MLW is a franchise, a name that the division’s built around. This division was built and now the franchise, well, I’m here. That’s exactly why I’m here. Every step of this division’s growth, it’s been leading to this. My goal in MLW, it’s actually very simple. I want to make the MLW Women’s World Championship the number one women’s title in wrestling. Not just one of them, but the one. I think that I’m more than capable of doing it. I’ve gone against some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, men or female. I’ve had a company built around me before, but there’s been a lot of noise about where I’m going to land. That noise exists because people already know what MLW is missing. I didn’t come to MLW to join a division, but I’m going to go there to define one and help build.”
When asked if she’ll continue working for CMLL, Blanchard said yes. She called MLW her second home.
“Well, 100%. CMLL, it’s my home. I feel like MLW is just going to be a second home for me. I’m going to continue to work in Mexico City, live in Mexico City, continue my work in CMLL. If anything, I think that this is just going to be a huge plus because all the success that I have in MLW, I can take that with me to CMLL and vice versa. If anything, it just strengthens both alliances. I’m so excited for that.”
It should be noted that on September 4, CMLL released a statement clarifying Blanchard’s deal with MLW. According to them, Blanchard will only work the September 12 tapings with MLW. Fans can read more about it here.
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