Tessa Blanchard

“I don't want to be good, I want to be great.”

“After my freshmen year of college, I really wanted to pursue wrestling.”

“My dad had already retired by the time I was born.”

“Rebellion' was amazing, there was a lot of anticipation leading up to that event.”

“I watch a lot of old-school wrestling, and one of my favourite matches is my dad vs my step-dad at Starrcade '85, Magnum TA vs Tully Blanchard. In that match everything looked so aggressive, everything was so real, and it looked like a brutal fight.”

“I came into Impact and I ran through the entire Knockouts locker room just like I said I would.”

“Every time I step into the ring there is a different obstacle but I'm very confident in myself and my ability.”

“I love hard work and proving people wrong.”

“I wanted to go and I wanted to drive the miles for no pay, I wanted to set up the rings, I wanted to set up the chairs, I wanted to go to training six-seven days a week for hours upon hours and blow myself up to where I can only work on instinct. I wanted to sleep in my car. I wanted to do all of that.”

“I put pressure on myself to be the best and to carry on the Blanchard name with dignity and with pride.”

“I want to become one of the most versatile wrestlers in the world.”

“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.”

“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.”