Tessa Blanchard Reveals Why She Signed With MLW, Outlines Her Primary Goal

Tessa Blanchard recently opened up about her decision to join Major League Wrestling (MLW) and her goals in the company.

Just days after a vignette teasing Blanchard’s arrival aired on Fusion, MLW confirmed on September 1 that the CMLL star has signed with the company and will debut at MLW Fightland next Saturday.

Tessa appeared on a recent edition of TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast, where she heaped praise on the MLW women’s division. Blanchard noted that the company’s division has “real depth,” it’s been lacking a franchise player, and this is why she joined the promotion. Blanchard said she intends to make the MLW Women’s World Championship the most prestigious title across women’s divisions in all of pro wrestling

Here’s what she said:

Tessa Blanchard on why she joined MLW

“Well, first of all, I think MLW’s women’s division, it’s one of the best-kept secrets in wrestling. They continuously have great matches. They have great workers. They have real depth within the division. I’ve been watching here from Mexico City. I pay attention to all of our alliances, whether it’s AEW, New Japan, STARDOM, MLW, [or] RevPro.

“I watch all of it. I love wrestling. You got to study your craft. I think what’s been missing from MLW is a franchise, a name that the division’s built around. This division was built, and now the franchise—well, I’m here. That’s exactly why I’m here. Every step of this division’s growth, it’s been leading to this.”

On her primary goal in MLW

“My goal in MLW, it’s actually very simple. I want to make the MLW Women’s World Championship the number one women’s title in wrestling. Not just one of them, but the one. I think I’m more than capable of doing it. I’ve gone against some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, men or female. I’ve had a company built around me before, but there’s been a lot of noise about where I’m going to land. That nose exists because people already know what MLW is missing. I didn’t come to MLW to join a division. I’m going to go there to define one and help build.”

Listen to her comments below:

That said, it must be noted that CMLL recently clarified Tessa’s deal with MLW, stating that it’s only limited to the September 12 event. Check out the statement HERE.

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