Chelsea Green Hits Out At “Racist Bully” Tessa Blanchard
WWE Women’s U.S. Champion Chelsea Green has made her views clear on Tessa Blanchard, branding the TNA Wrestling star a “racist bully.” Much has been said about Blanchard since her return to TNA last month, with many taking issue at her comeback. Responding to a fan who argued that people are simply petty and jealous of Blanchard, Green shared her strong response.
"This is giving me the ick… you thinking defending a racist bully is cool. Someone tell them, lol ?"
This isn’t Green’s first time sharing her honest opinion on Blanchard. Following the initial controversy in 2020, Green shared her support for Blanchard’s accusers. Last August, the WWE Superstar shared that Blanchard had yet to show proper remorse for her alleged actions.
A second-generation wrestler, many had high hopes for the talented Blanchard. Here is a timeline of what happened an how Tessa Blanchard fell from grace:
- In January 2020, Blanchard was accused of using a racial slur during an altercation with a fellow wrestler, La Rosa Negra, in a 2017 incident.
- Other wrestlers later alleged that Blanchard had been a bully to various women. Blanchard denied several allegations.
- That same month, Blanchard made history by winning the Impact World Championship, becoming the first woman to win a men’s world title in a major promotion.
- In June 2020, Blanchard was stripped of the Impact World Championship and her contract was terminated days before it was set to expire.
- In 2021, Blanchard was announced as a key name in the relaunch of WOW – Women of Wrestling but would leave the company after a falling out.
- In 2023, Blanchard and La Rosa Negra shared a smiling photo together, suggesting that their issues were a thing of the past.
- In August 2024, Blanchard shares that the collapse of her wrestling career had previously left her feeling unable to go on living.
- At Final Resolution 2024, Blanchard returned to Impact Wrestling, now TNA, and entered a feud with Jordynne Grace.
