10 Things You Didn't Know About Tessa Blanchard

After a few months of training, Tessa eventually got back in touch with her family, the magic of the squared circle reuniting the Blanchards and the T.A.s. Blanchard also showed that she was a quick learner, a clear indication of the benefit of lengthy matches with Cedric Alexander after hours. You could say that all of her ducks were neatly in a row, but something still wouldn't click for Tessa when it came to the audience. In desperate need of advice, Blanchard found it from an unlikely source, albeit a very cool one.

Blanchard was going through a tough time with regards to audience appreciation, with a constant nagging feeling that the crowds had no real interest in her because of her name, feeling that she was where she was because of lineage alone. Wise words were needed to change her mindset, and those words came from none other than former WWE secondary champion himself, Carlito Caribbean Cool, the son of the iconic Carlos Colon.

"Tessa, you don't need to apologise for who your dad is, you don't need to apologise for what family you're in. You were born that way. But you do need to work hard and you do need to back it up." Ignoring the irony of Carlito telling someone to work hard for now, the words make all the sense in the world. A famous name can open doors, but monikers and birth certificates are irrelevant once the bell rings.