Tessa Blanchard Honored With Reserve Officer Training Corps Medal of Merit

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 honored with a Reserve Officer Training Crops Bronze Medal of Merit recently.

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. Things are better for her in a way, as she took to her Instagram story and uploaded a screenshot of her being awarded the Reserve Officer Training Crops Bronze Medal of Merit from The Military Order of The World Wars.

Tessa Blanchard also signed a deal with XPW earlier this year. Regardless, we will have to wait and see what will become of Tessa Blanchard in the end, as she has other things to keep herself busy with.

What’s your view on this story? Do you want to see her back in a major pro wrestling company in the future? Share your thoughts in the comments below!