For the first time in five years, Tessa Blanchard will compete on TNA Impact!
The former TNA Knockouts Champion made her shocking return at Final Resolution in December 2024. Blanchard attacked former TNA star Jordynne Grace, and the two ladies were embroiled in an intense feud that was settled at Genesis. Blanchard and Grace had an all-out war where the audience wasn’t afraid to speak their minds on how they felt about the returning TNA star. After nearly 30 minutes, the third-generation star walked out victorious on January 19th, but Blanchard hasn’t competed since.
That changes Thursday as Santino Marella announced that Blanchard will step into the ring. Her opponent has yet to be determined. The last time Blanchard fought on an episode of Impact was on March 07, 2020. That night, Blanchard and Eddie Edwards challenged The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) for the Impact World Tag Team titles. The North successfully retained their titles. This marks five years since Blanchard has competed on a regular episode of TNA.
The February 20th episode of Impact! Is shaping up nicely as Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont are scheduled to fight The Rascalz. The NXT duo are the reason that Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel failed to beat Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) for the NXT Tag Team titles. It all circles back to Wes Lee, who re-united his feud with his former Rascalz brothers.
It was also confirmed that another former Knockouts Champion would be in action as Rosemary vs. Lei Ying Lee was added to the Impact! Line-up. This is another special episode as TNA returns to doing another live episode. The first one was a giant success filled with several surprises such as Mustafa Ali returning and a surprise world title match; what will be in store for this Thursday’s latest chapter of TNA Impact!
Check out the advertised line-up below:
- Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont vs. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel)
- No DQ: JDC vs. Leon Slater
- Tessa Blanchard in action
- Rosemary vs. Lei Ying Lee