Tessa Blanchard | |
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Born | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | July 26, 1995
Spouse(s) | |
Parent(s) | Tully Blanchard (father) Courtney Shattuck (mother) |
Family | Joe Blanchard (grandfather) Magnum T. A. (stepfather) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Tessa Blanchard |
Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Trained by | George South |
Debut | June 13, 2014 |
Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she is one-half of the CMLL World Women's Tag Team Champions in her first reign, with Lluvia. She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she became the first female wrestler to win the Impact World Championship and is also a former Impact Knockouts Champion. In addition, Blanchard is a former The Crash Women's Champion, AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, and WOW World Champion.
A third-generation professional wrestler, Blanchard is the daughter of Tully Blanchard, granddaughter of wrestling promoter Joe Blanchard, and the stepdaughter of Tully Blanchard's rival Magnum T. A.