10 Wrestlers Who Got PISSED When Their Moves Were Stolen

by Michael Sidgwick

1. Tessa Blanchard's...Everything

Tessa Blanchard
Impact Wrestling

They're not specific, are they, the fantasists?

And you would, wouldn't you?

It isn't stealing if you plagiarise correctly. That's called being resourceful.

And a female wrestler borrowing from a blackballed peer is good plagiarism because A) said blackballed peer isn't likely to get signed for a major and kick up a fuss, owing to her toxic reputation and B) said blackballed peer is an amazing talent, so using her stuff is a great idea with which to get over.

Tessa Blanchard is so good that every major promotion has almost certainly asked the question "Does it matter how much of a sh*t disturber she is?" only to ruefully settle at the answer "Goddamnit, yes".

Speaking on the Nothing Beats Experience podcast last year, Blanchard, seething without saying it, buried unnamed WWE RAW talents for doing her moves on "Monday nights," which is hardly going to endear her to that locker room.

Tessa is bloody good, but Lana isn't doing the Magnum.

Sympathy factor: She wouldn't be where she was if that was a thing.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!