2019 has arguably been a big year for Tessa Blanchard.
Since facing Impact Hall of famer Gail Kim at Rebellion, the former Knockouts Champion has transitioned to facing male athletes in the squared circle. Blanchard and Callihan made history at Slammiversary, as their one-on-one bout was the first intergender match to main event a pay-per-view on Impact Wrestling.
Despite losing, Blanchard put up a valiant effort against "The Draw" and the fans have strongly gravitated towards the third-generation star since then. The former Knockouts Champion speaks on the subject of intergender wrestling with TV Insider and how times have changed, especially in the professional wrestling world.
"I think times are changing, and I’m excited I get to be part of that change,” Blanchard told TV Insider.
“Some may say I am that change. That’s something that is extremely invaluable to me. Just like any style of wrestling, some may like it and some may not. There is strong style, lucha libre, all different styles of wrestling and intergender wrestling. I think there are some incorrect approaches to it, but if done correctly, I think it can be a really cool thing. I’ve proven through some matches that I can go out there and someone who hated intergender wrestling will come to me to say, ‘Now I get it.’ That’s amazing to me.”
Blanchard continued,
"To have a match and go out there and tear the house down and it not get looked at as a man versus a woman but two professional wrestlers out there killing it, it’s something that is cool to me. And I worked so hard to be placed in that position. I don’t think there needs to be a definitive title. As a woman, I think you can go out there and compete realistically against other male competitors and go after a title in that way.”
Check out the full interview
here.
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