AXS TV sent in word that third generation wrestler Tessa Blanchard has signed with the WOW (Women of Wrestling) promotion. Blanchard is scheduled to debut for the company at the upcoming WOW Superhero TV tapings from Los Angeles.
The WOW Live Event Tapings are scheduled for October 10th and October 11th from downtown Los Angeles at the famed Belasco Theater. The shows will air on AXS TV in early 2019.
“Knowing the expectations of our WOW fans to see the best in women’s professional wrestling, we are elated to sign Tessa Blanchard,” WOW Owner, Jeanie Buss said in a press release. “Tessa enhances and elevates our athletic roster of talent beyond measure and we can hardly wait to showcase her skills in the series set to broadcast on Mark Cuban’s AXS TV.”
Blanchard is a third generation wrestler. Her wrestling lineage includes grandfather, Joe Blanchard, father Four Horsemen member, Tully Blanchard, step-father Magnum T.A.
At 22 years old, Blanchard has held championships in the United States, Mexico and Japan. She is the reigning Impact Wrestling Knockouts champion.
“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,” Blanchard said. “The success I’ve experienced in the past month in winning the Impact Championship, winning in Chicago at the ‘All In’ event in front of over 10,000 people, and now signing with WOW is what dreams are made of. My next dream to come true that will top off my year’s success will be when I beat Santana Garrett to win the WOW World Championship.”
For more information about Women of Wrestling, visit WOWE.com.
