Top 93 Quotes & Sayings by Tessa Blanchard
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Last updated on September 9, 2024.
I do, I put so much pressure on myself whether it's in the gym, whether it be in wrestling, whatever goals I have.
I never wanted to be a wrestler, I wanted to get into musical theater. I always wanted to be on Broadway.
I want to become one of the most versatile wrestlers in the world.
After my freshmen year of college, I really wanted to pursue wrestling.
I think that wrestling guys has elevated my game in a whole different way. My timing, my transitions, everything is crisp. It's a whole different level.
I don't want to be good, I want to be great.
I love hard work and proving people wrong.
I've gotten to wrestle some of the best women and men in the world - Brian Cage, AR Fox, Scorpio Sky, Tracy Williams, David Starr.
I would love to wrestle Scorpio Sky again, that's one of my most favorite matches.
I am a huge fan of intergender wrestling. It's something that I would love to see Impact evolve to one day.
That is the great thing about Impact - they care about each individual talent and everything that we put out on TV has a lot of thought and time put into it.
I was part of the first ever women's match to ever be televised in China. That's something no one can take away from me.
I am not owed anything in this life, especially in wrestling.
If Gail Kim gets in my business, I'll make sure there is no more Gail Kim.
My main goal in Impact Wrestling is to win the Knockouts Championship.
And I'm so grateful to have that family name and continue my family's legacy, but I'm also very excited to create my own.
I love getting in the ring with Britt Baker. She is one of my favorite people that I got in the ring with.
One person that I really love to wrestle again is AR Fox and Brian Cage again too because those are two of my most favorite matches.
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 am grateful to both Impact Wrestling and the WOW executives for working out the details to allow me to pursue my dream of competing at the highest levels within our industry.
I have goals, I have my purpose. I want to build upon what my grandpa and my dad and my stepdad did in the past.
On numerous different occasions I have had people tell me that I am only booked because of my dad, because of who I was dating, or any other exceptions other than my hard work, so in my mind I wanted to put in the extra hours in the ring.
I get to travel all over the world and win titles everywhere I've gone.
People think that we hired a bunch of actresses and taught them how to wrestle, and that couldn't be further from the truth.
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.
On the independent circuit I've traveled the world, I've won championships, I've won tournaments - I've defeated some of the best out there so I feel like I am one of the best.
Impact is such a fun place to work, I enjoy it so much I can't stress that enough.
I'm a born legend.
I am happy to join Selina Majors in providing women with a fully comprehensive training program designed specifically for them. I was trained by men, and while that worked for me, I know a more supportive community for women wanting to join our profession will increase the participation.
No matter what it is, I wanna be great. I wanna be be the best at it.
Depending on what country I go to, my style might be a little bit different and my tactics might change a little bit, but at the end of the day, I'm still Tessa Blanchard and I'm still the same wrestler.
I know what my goals are, and I always keep that in the forefront of my mind.
Honestly, I want to wrestle everybody.
Female-wise, one person that I really, really, really would like to share the ring with is Gail Kim. I say that because I believe her to be one of the best women's wrestlers in the world!
Every time I step into the ring there is a different obstacle but I'm very confident in myself and my ability.
I broke my shoulder, or my collarbone, I shouldn't say my shoulder, and I had surgery, six screws and a plate in here.
I remind myself to be grateful and remember where I came from.
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.
To make a name for myself, I feel it's important to do that before I go anywhere else. Impact have given me the platform and the exposure to do that.
I hope to share the ring with Gail Kim one day.
But while Taya is so good, she is still no diamond. She is still no Tessa Blanchard. I am one of the best in the world!
I think when I started in wrestling, I hadn't realized how difficult locker rooms were going to be. I thought they were going to be more inviting than they were.
Being lean doesn't make you any more worthy, any more beautiful or any more valuable. It doesn't make you a more fit person, it doesn't mean you've worked harder in the gym, people who are leaner than you aren't better than you.
Witnessing the crowd come to their feet mid-match, that's the ultimate sign of respect.
When I first started wrestling I knew that I wanted to work as long and as hard as it took to be able to have a great match with anyone.
Women today are respected as athletes now and that's a really cool thing to see.
My dad had already retired by the time I was born.
Tasha Steelz, I've watched a few of her training videos, and she is super athletic.
Not a lot of people know this story but I actually got into the business without even telling anyone in my family. It was something I did on my own and I had been training for six to eight months before I told my dad and my step-dad.
I don't think I'd be the wrestler or the athlete that I am today if I didn't have some of the intergender matches that I have.
Carrying on the Blanchard name is a huge honor for me because my grandfather, my father and my step-father - they've all put a lot into their legacy and for me to carry that on, it's a lot of weight on my shoulders.
So, I'm a huge Chris Jericho fan. I've always been a huge Chris Jericho fan.
I wish my grandpa could have seen me wrestle, even once.
My favorite wrestler of all-time is Johnny Valentine. I believe him to be the best bad guy ever in wrestling and he is my absolute favorite.
I put pressure on myself to be the best and to carry on the Blanchard name with dignity and with pride.
Honestly, the All In women's locker room was such an inspirational group of women. What I love about all the women involved - Chelsea, Britt, Madison, Jordynne Grace, Brandi Rhodes, Tenille Dashwood, Penelope Ford, Mandy Leon - is we all bring something so different to the table for a common vision.
I came into Impact and I ran through the entire Knockouts locker room just like I said I would.
I've always done whatever is necessary to retain my Knockouts title by any means necessary.
I was a music theater nerd in high school.
Honestly one woman that I would really love to face would be Taya Valkyrie.
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