As many of you know, Impact Wrestling will hold their “Hard to Kill” pay-per-view event today (Sunday). The show will be headlined by Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan for the Impact World Championship.
On Sunday, multiple female wrestlers called out Tessa Blanchard and accused her of being a bully and a racist. This whole thing started when Blanchard tweeted the following,
“Hey women, try supporting one another. Cool things happen.”
That’s when WWE NXT Superstar Chelsea Green replied with the following,
“You’ve consistently put down, bullied, and belittled countless female coworkers, including me. Is that support?”
Current NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay added the following,
“Remember when you spat in a black woman’s face and called her the N-word in Japan? Was that you “supporting women”? The AUDACITY of this tweet. The reason I’ve never said anything until now is because it wasn’t my story to tell. I made it clear to La Rosa that I had her back, and today was the day she gave me permission. You can’t force someone to come forward, but you can be there for them. THAT is ‘supporting women.”
Puerto Rican wrestler Black Rose then took to her Twitter account, thanking Green and Kay. She said,
“@Sienna & @ImChelseaGreen Thank you so much!…That story!…Yes, that’s happens on Japan 2017! If Tessa Blanchard do not Remember it…Can I! I am not a mean girl with any coworkers around the world. Be kind of #racist is not ridiculous is a #sickness.”
A ton of other current Superstars from various promotions then chimed in. Some defended Blanchard while others blasted her. You can check out all of their tweets below:
Hey women, try supporting one another. Cool things happen.
— Tessa Blanchard (@Tess_Blanchard) January 11, 2020
You’ve consistently put down, bullied, and belittled countless female coworkers, including me. Is that support? https://t.co/MrOOksiijk
— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) January 11, 2020
Remember when you spat in a black woman’s face and called her the N-word in Japan? Was that you “supporting women“? The AUDACITY of this tweet https://t.co/P49uNWsqIH
— Allysin Kay (@Sienna) January 11, 2020
— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) January 11, 2020
Remember publicly putting me down on twitter last year for something that didn’t involve you whatsoever, then continuing to drag my name to other people for it?
Pepperidge Farm Remembers.
You should probably delete this tweet. https://t.co/MnsHVnwavU
— Priscilla Kelly (@priscillakelly_) January 11, 2020
Sure hun. She bullied Renee Michelle at an indie show and they had a tussle of some sort. I figured people involved in it would know more details. https://t.co/D3c1Qv9yWN
— Casey Michael (@ifyouseekcasey) January 11, 2020
I’ve never been anything but kind to u. I’ve dealt with mean girls since I started..not saying I’m a saint, hell I’ve had my ups&downs & Ive made silly decisions…Such is life. u have ZERO merit in your comments..Instead putting me down here for a little clout…you’ve got my #! https://t.co/wBxvnnUx4G
— Tessa Blanchard (@Tess_Blanchard) January 11, 2020
not true. That’s my statement and the most attention I’ll give it because of how actually ridiculous it is.
— Tessa Blanchard (@Tess_Blanchard) January 11, 2020
@Sienna & @ImChelseaGreen Thank you so Much!!!!…….
That Story!!!!…. Yes, that's happens on Japan 2017!!! If @Tessa_Blanchard do not Remember it … Can I!..I am not a Mean Girl with any Coworkers around the world .
Be kind of #racist is not ridiculous is a #sickness https://t.co/wGnSnmNhvg
— La Black Rose from Puerto Rico (@LaAbusadoradePR) January 11, 2020
As someone who experienced your bullying firsthand, received regular verbal abuse, was spat on, had rumours spread about me, dealt with multiple attempts by you to blacklist me from other companies, (plus more), I just pray you now follow your own advice. https://t.co/MWtmUKLOyf
— Isla Dawn (@IslaDawn) January 11, 2020
I guess you and @ImChelseaGreen are absolute angels with a clean past. The timing of these tweets from you guys shows a lot about your characters. https://t.co/LPCeiLowzJ
— MOOSE (@TheMooseNation) January 11, 2020
I like to think people change over time. But I can confirm the bad behavior & non supportive attitude in Japan, I was there https://t.co/u1e60bgdE6
— REBEL/ Tanea (@RebelTanea) January 11, 2020
She did more nasty stuff in Japan… Never forget. Practice what you preach sweetheart. I standby @LaAbusadoradePR, she's a fun loving person who would never disrespect anyone. Much love to you Rosa. ❤️ https://t.co/gldMcAzwJD
— Shanna シャナ (@Shannanjii) January 11, 2020
The reason I’ve never said anything until now is because it wasn’t my story to tell. I made it clear to La Rosa that I had her back, and today was the day she gave me permission. You can’t force someone to come forward, but you can be there for them. THAT is “supporting women”.
— Allysin Kay (@Sienna) January 11, 2020
So since we telling stories….Big Swole's turn. I won't speak on all the other stories but the one about La Rosa I know personally. This past year at Wrestlecade I spoke to her about this and about hashing it out with Tessa. I've spoken to Tessa as well, after talking with
— Big Swole 💪🏾 (@SwoleWorld) January 11, 2020
La Rosa and I decided it needed to be dealt with. A conversation needed to happen because this was getting intense over the years. As a black woman this sickened me that this happened to a friend of mine. We have been dealing with this since it happened, it's just now finding
— Big Swole 💪🏾 (@SwoleWorld) January 11, 2020
light on social media. People are entitled to deal with this how they want. I just want the world to know the last part of the story.
— Big Swole 💪🏾 (@SwoleWorld) January 11, 2020
Remember that time in the movie mean girls where everyone rallied up their personal stories about Regina George? Yeah that was a movie made about girls In high school. But here we are on Twitter in 2020. I think everyone can do a little better than this.
— The 🇨🇺💎 (@DiamanteLAX) January 11, 2020
Im saying though, we are all adults and we all make mistakes. It’s our job as humans to learn, grow up and evolve. https://t.co/VJGAYbAw6L
— Kiera Hogan (@HoganKnowsBest3) January 11, 2020
I’m not speaking on any certain situation. I’m not speaking on any singular person. US AS PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN AND GROW. EVERYONE NEEDS TO EVOLVE. Just some words of wisdom is all. Just some advice. Hell im talking to myself too.
— Kiera Hogan (@HoganKnowsBest3) January 11, 2020
