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Tessa Blanchard Update

Added 2020-01-11 21:25:23 +0000 UTC

Fightful has reached out to Tessa Blanchard personally about the accusations levied today, but haven't heard back. She was scheduled to speak at a Q&A this afternoon to promote Hard To Kill but we're told that is no longer happening.

In addition to this, we're told David McClane specifically emailed the WOW roster to tell them to give a "no comment" on any inquiries about the story. There were several other stories among the WOW locker room as it pertains to bullying, as well, so this hadn't calmed down as it seemed since joining IMPACT.

We've heard from several women's wrestlers along the way that are levying more accusations of varying degrees, though none as extreme as the situation outlined by Allysin Kay. We've heard instances of situations in the ring getting physical due to a lack of co-operation, among other things.

Again, we've reached out to Blanchard, but she hasn't replied so it should very much be noted that this is one side to each respective story.

There are several other women in wrestling who have heard all of the stories in regard to Blanchard, but haven't experienced any issues with Blanchard herself. Everyone we talked to at the time of All In said Blanchard was easy to deal with. There are some wrestlers who said that certain companies wouldn't have ever brought them in without her endorsement, as well.