TESSA BLANCHARD

I've gone places where they've told me what I need to do, what I need to say, who I need to be, what moves I need to perform. And at Impact I get to just be me. I have creative control to be me and do what I want.

I've gotten to wrestle some of the best women and men in the world - Brian Cage, AR Fox, Scorpio Sky, Tracy Williams, David Starr.

Everywhere I go, the styles are different. When you wrestle in Japan, it's more strong style. When I go to Mexico, it's definitely more high-flying. And in my matches I've had with Taya in Impact, it's been a lot more ground-based.

I have very high expectations out of myself.

No matter what it is, I wanna be great. I wanna be be the best at it.

I train seven days a week. I'm mentally and physically prepared for any situation that I might be thrown in, and that's what puts me in the upper echelon compared to other Knockouts.

I broke my shoulder, or my collarbone, I shouldn't say my shoulder, and I had surgery, six screws and a plate in here.

Tasha Steelz, I've watched a few of her training videos, and she is super athletic.

I got to travel to Australia and I got to main event at Korakuen Hall.

I do, I put so much pressure on myself whether it's in the gym, whether it be in wrestling, whatever goals I have.

Women today are respected as athletes now and that's a really cool thing to see.

Honestly, the All In women's locker room was such an inspirational group of women. What I love about all the women involved - Chelsea, Britt, Madison, Jordynne Grace, Brandi Rhodes, Tenille Dashwood, Penelope Ford, Mandy Leon - is we all bring something so different to the table for a common vision.

Rebellion' was amazing, there was a lot of anticipation leading up to that event.

On the independent circuit I've traveled the world, I've won championships, I've won tournaments - I've defeated some of the best out there so I feel like I am one of the best.

And I'm so grateful to have that family name and continue my family's legacy, but I'm also very excited to create my own.

I know what my goals are, and I always keep that in the forefront of my mind.

I think that wrestling guys has elevated my game in a whole different way. My timing, my transitions, everything is crisp. It's a whole different level.

I care more about who people are as a person and being around good people because when you leave the world, you're not going to be able to take the money.

Female-wise, one person that I really, really, really would like to share the ring with is Gail Kim. I say that because I believe her to be one of the best women's wrestlers in the world!

Progress only happens with change, and people love something different.

One person that I really love to wrestle again is AR Fox and Brian Cage again too because those are two of my most favorite matches.

Gail Kim has done so much and has so much knowledge. I think she's extremely underrated. She wants the product to be great and she doesn't mind taking the extra time to get it there. That is a really invaluable thing to me.

After hours, I would train, train, train, six or seven days a week, until 2 or 3 in the morning sometimes.

And one thing for me is I've never been motivated by money.

Honestly, I want to wrestle everybody.