Tessa Blanchard received heat from the fans during her match against Jordynne Grace at TNA Genesis. Fans expressed their hatred for the TNA star with the chants of "She's a racist" during the match. Many were happy that Blanchard was called out by the fans in the arena. The match was great and Blanchard ended Grace's historic title reign.
Tessa Blanchard has a bad reputation of being a bully in the locker room. While such wrerstlers aren't rare, what has not gone well with many is the fact that Tessa never attempted to accept her mistakes with an apology. Hence, she receieved the heat from the fans who disapproved her presence in TNA.
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Despite Tessa's return showing signs of good growth for the company, fans are not ready to accept Tessa as the face of their women's division, Jordynne, in all likelihood, is set to move to WWE, as her contract with TNA has come to an end. However, she will not be totally distancing herself from TNA.
Fans hate Tessa Blanchard's return to TNA
WWE and TNA have signed a long-term partnership where the wrestlers from both rosters will be able to show up on either shows. Such crossovers have existed between TNA and NXT for the major part of 2024. There could be a chance of such instances happening with TNA and the main rosters of WWE in the near future.
Grace lost her title to Blanchard who claimed a win via pinfall. Fans booed Tessa out of the building following her win. There were many fans who brought posters against Tessa. It showed a genuine hate for the wrestler for her past actions. Many felt happy for the TNA universe showing their hate for Tessa.
The move showed that the TNA universe had not forgotten what Blanchard did in the past. Many asked her to apologize all the wrestlers and individuals with whom she had a bitter past. Chelsea Green, Isla Dawn, and Allysin Kay are among the wrestlers to have accused Tessa of bullying and racism.