Breaking: Tessa Blanchard FIRED by Impact Wrestling

[thetower52]

How does this company keep surviving

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With Impacts cutting ties with Tessa, Ryan, Crist, and maybe Elgin. They will probably a few of those released WWE names. I think they be fine.

[timelimitdraw]

Jun 25, 2020 21:49:03 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

Given her contract was about to expire before the ppv. And they were hoping she could do one last match. A lot of this just sounds like impact being salty. But if they were trying to work it out with her for months to at least come to one of the taping to drop it. I can’t blame them.

I’m guessing she would have lost the title to Elgin at rebellion had the pandemic not happened. I guess they dodged that bullet.

I can understand her being reluctant to come over, but at the same time if you're not interested in doing business at all on the way out, it's going to look bad on you when you try to look for work elsewhere.

I doubt WWE or AEW will want to deal with the headaches (unless she's working cheap at first to prove herself to the office and the locker room). With MLW not having events for the foreseeable future and the NWA rebuilding its office from scratch, the only other option that will offer steady income and exposure is ROH and their events and booking are up in the air for obvious reasons.

Bad time to pull a power play on your way out the door in my opinion.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Jun 25, 2020 22:07:42 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

At least Austin Aries got pinned before he got up without selling and shouting at booker and walked out and left the company.

Impact seriously needs to think about who they put their world title on.

Hell that goes back to Dixie Carter days. From business moves or the talent itself.

Having AJ Styles when the World title the same night his contract was done and trying to get him to resign with a low ball offer.

Jeff Hardy in the middle of his drug problems. Which damn near bit them in the ass had Sting not won the title weeks before the PPV match.

Alberto as champion that gets suspended and stripped because of Paige and drugs

Aries unprofessionalism.

[chrom]

Jun 25, 2020 22:15:24 GMT -5 thetower52 said:

How does this company keep surviving

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

They gave her the world when everyone else was blackballing her and she shit on them, I'm not surprised

Her last name is only gonna get her so far with her toxic attitude and problematic personality. She's only 24, but she's burned so many bridges, it's ridiculous. She's reminding me of Teddy Hart, granted, Teddy's done way worse shit, but she's burning her career just like he did, because of stupid shit and being problematic so... yeah.

She better figure shit out and quick, all the talent in the world will not save you from constantly messing up like this and being this way. She better learn or wrestling will shut her out.

For the record TNA shares blame here for standing by her when they knew she was a timebomb, it was a matter of time, and now they are where they are. This company constantly says they're changing or "Not the same TNA" but you can't change a leopards spots, yet the leopard keeps finding a way to survive...  

[JoDaNa1281]

Jun 25, 2020 21:50:16 GMT -5 chrom said:

Jun 25, 2020 21:45:39 GMT -5 Can you afford to pay me, Gah said:

Honestly maybe AEW would be the right fit. Maybe Tully can help he get her shit together. We know she talented but yes a problem.

Tully hasn't interacted with her in years and AEW has made the decision so far to steer clear of people who'd give them headaches with their attitudes and punish those like we've seen with Guevera and Havoc.

No doubt if they did show interest in her she'd demand to be made the top star immediately and go over everyone and never be allowed to look bad or weak. If she does have an incident backstage or make hateful remarks like she has, you really think she's going to let AEW discipline her?

They interacted last April at Rebellion, both backstage & he was in the audience during her match with Gail.

[cabbageboy]

I have to ask the question: What was the point of this? The racism aspect put the damper on the big moment here but I don't understand what the possible endgame for Tessa Blanchard was supposed to be. We're not talking about having Awesome Kong be the first woman to be a men's world champion here. Tessa is a 5'5" 125 lb. relatively normal female and TNA has some pretty big dudes on the roster. Am I supposed to take this company seriously when they had a 125 lb. woman going against dudes like Elgin or Moose? If those guys laid a hand on her in real life outside the ring they'd be arrested, yet this is supposed to be some semblance of an athletic event? There's no way to believably put her over any of the guys on the roster.

I've watched maybe 10 minutes of Impact since this Tessa nonsense. I might at least DVR and FF through it now. They also got rid of Joey Ryan, so that's another plus (not to compare Tessa's antics to Ryan).

I can't help but think WWE will eventually sign Tessa on some double secret probation type deal. Charlotte needs to be fed and that one is a natural. So hey, HHH should put out feelers among the women and if they are okay with having her around, do it. Tessa would be fine for anyone's women's champion, but I have no interest in seeing her vs. Braun Strowman for the Universal title.

[ayumidah]

I'd kinda be shocked if WWE gave her another look. Word had it her attitude issues really soured WWE on even offering her a developmental contract a couple years back. But then again this is WWE, so who knows.

[jimmyjackezekiel]

Part of me hopes Vince hires her if for no other reason than to pull a reverse-Madusa.

[octopus]

Jun 25, 2020 22:38:34 GMT -5 jimmyjackezekiel said:

Part of me hopes Vince hires her if for no other reason than to pull a reverse-Madusa.

Welp, Impact have the belt so I doubt that. She has a replica with her name on it.

[thetower52]

Jun 25, 2020 22:35:41 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

I'd kinda be shocked if WWE gave her another look. Word had it her attitude issues really soured WWE on even offering her a developmental contract a couple years back. But then again this is WWE, so who knows.

Didn’t she leak the mat young classic results because she lost in the first round or something like that?

[thetower52]

Jun 25, 2020 22:44:32 GMT -5 octopus said:

Jun 25, 2020 22:38:34 GMT -5 jimmyjackezekiel said:

Part of me hopes Vince hires her if for no other reason than to pull a reverse-Madusa.

Welp, Impact have the belt so I doubt that. She has a replica with her name on it.

Wwe and impact are on good terms I doubt they would do that

[jimmyjackezekiel]

Jun 25, 2020 22:44:32 GMT -5 octopus said:

Jun 25, 2020 22:38:34 GMT -5 jimmyjackezekiel said:

Part of me hopes Vince hires her if for no other reason than to pull a reverse-Madusa.

Welp, Impact have the belt so I doubt that. She has a replica with her name on it.

Just get a replica belt, and pretend it's the Impact title. Doesn't even have to be the current design. 90% of WWE's audience won't even notice or care enough about the difference.

[Welfare Willis]

Who had June 25th in the Tessa gets fired pool?


I guess it's time for all women to come together and laugh at Tessa, or something like that.

[ayumidah]

Jun 25, 2020 22:46:15 GMT -5 thetower52 said:

Jun 25, 2020 22:35:41 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

I'd kinda be shocked if WWE gave her another look. Word had it her attitude issues really soured WWE on even offering her a developmental contract a couple years back. But then again this is WWE, so who knows.

Didn’t she leak the mat young classic results because she lost in the first round or something like that?

that was one of the rumors going around, yeah

[burdette25159]

I'm guessing Moose is the top champion for the forseeable future, I'm guessing this means it opens the door for one of the future endeavored by WWE to reclaim the Vaccant impact title, soon enough, Impact is Benoiting Tessa from their history

[TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out]

Jun 25, 2020 22:12:12 GMT -5 James Fabiano said:

Jun 25, 2020 21:47:51 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

Enzo was cruiserweight champ when he was released. I feel like there was another I'm spacing on but maybe not.

There was that one guy who was pratically fired on live PPV while being world champion....I forget who but it was something Screwy...

Except he quit on his own volition? Like the total opposite?

[SAJ Forth]

Not to say Impact is innocent here, but there is some responsibility to either tell them she is not able to defend the WHC/not wanting to separate from Daga for anywhere from 6 months/a year or more. To act like she was a go and not even tape a generic promo about the other wrestlers shows an issue that, while not ending her career, will not help her with bookings. Even if Tully pulls strings, Tessa will still be expected to act more mature.

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Without knowing every little detail, I feel like Tessa could have worked with them more to try and figure something out. I feel like Impact is better off without her, though.