Tessa Blanchard Called Out for Never Addressing Alleged Racial Slurs

Tessa Blanchard was the first-ever women’s World Champion in Impact Wrestling after she defeated Sami Callihan to kickoff 2020. Controversy exploded surrounding Blanchard around that time, and it had a domino effect. It has been over three years since then and her reputation hasn’t gotten any better. However, it appears Blanchard was called out for never admitting she used racial slurs.

Tessa Blanchard was previously deemed to be “nuclear” following several stories of backstage abuse. She began working in WOW Women of Wrestling, but even there, she had a huge fallout. Things only got worse for her from there.

For those who are not aware, Tessa Blanchard was called out in big way one day before her winning the Impact Wrestling World Title. It opened up a can of worms that ended up creating a lot of controversy.

During a trip in Japan, Tessa Blanchard called pro wrestler La Rosa Negra a racial slur before spitting on her. This was something that Negra later said she didn’t ask for an apology for as Blanchard herself denied the allegation.

Tessa Blanchard was also released by WOW Women of Wrestling and things simply got worse for her from there. That said, her issues with La Rosa Negra were resolved. While speaking on K100 podcast, Konnan talked about Tessa Blanchard being blacklisted from pro wrestling. He called her out for never admitting to using racial slurs despite her issue with Negra being resolved.

”She never admitted it, she never admitted it and that was number one for the woke crowd of course. She never should have said a racial slur.”

Tessa Blanchard also signed a deal with XPW earlier this year. While it’s great to see that Blanchard is making amends for what she had done in the past, perhaps it’s too little too late for her now.

What’s your opinion on what Konnan said? Will the pro wrestling world ever forgive Tessa Blanchard? Let us know in the comments!

Transcription by Ringside News