Tessa Blanchard: TNA Asked Me To Decide If I Was A TNA Wrestler Or A CMLL Wrestler
On June 16, it was reported that Tessa Blanchard had secured her release from TNA Wrestling. TNA confirmed the news on June 17.
Tessa had been competing more regularly in CMLL than TNA.
Speaking on CMLL Informa (translated by Fightful’s Luis Pulido), Tessa gave more insight into her decision to leave TNA.
“The truth is, I have received a lot of messages from friends and news, and I haven’t replied to any of them yet. I want to sort things out and set the record straight today. Here, I have a life, and I feel very happy. The U.S. company (TNA) asked me, “Tessa, you need to decide whether you’re a CMLL wrestler or a TNA wrestler.” I took my time to think it over with my dad, whom I trust very much. My life is here. I’m not just another foreigner—I’m the most Mexican Gringa. I have many goals to achieve here, and I already reached the top of the mountain. I won everything over there, but here I have many dreams and goals to pursue. I needed to focus my career and my life here in Mexico, and from this moment on, I’m 100% with CMLL,” she said.
Blanchard made her return to TNA Wrestling at TNA Final Resolution 2025. She parted ways with TNA in 2020 despite being the reigning TNA World Champion at the time after being accused of bullying and using racist language towards La Rosa Negra.
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