10 Best Intergender Wrestling Matches Ever
2. Sami Callihan Vs. Tessa Blanchard (Hard To Kill '20)
Sami Callihan's relentless need to spit on everything in sight was on full, appetite-sullying display in this controversial Impact World Title bout.
The oVe head honcho was riding high, having beaten Blanchard already at Slammiversary and Unbreakable before getting the gold off of Brian Cage on an October edition of Impact. With his nemesis Blanchard back in his crosshairs, Callihan was booked as being out to prove once and for all that men had the upper hand in the ring.
While the title showdown didn't manage to garner the same acclaim as their Slammiversary bout, the brutal action, coupled with the shocking finish, made this one of Impact's most historically important bouts. After almost a full year of slow-burn pushing in the men's division, Tessa Blanchard raised the gold, polarising audiences and critics alike.
On a psychological level, the bout follows a relatively straightforward bully heel vs. plucky babyface story, with Callihan coming unstuck at the last hurdle. While the result got Impact Wrestling a shedload of attention, the pandemic, coupled with a bizarre title hold-up situation with Blanchard, prevented this from leading to anything else groundbreaking. Regardless, the sight of 'The Queen of the Carolinas' holding up the men's top gold remains a seminal moment in the intergender wrestling genre.