10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (May 3)

8. The Rock Didn't Know Tessa Was Tully Blanchard's Daughter

Tessa Blanchard
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The Rock is one of the smartest businessmen around. He's successfully transitioned from a full-time wrestling career to become Hollywood's leading man, and his movies are perpetual box office smash hits. There's one thing ol' Dwayne isn't so good at though. He's not too clever when it comes to putting two and two together.

Just ask Tessa Blanchard.

When Tessa was working on the 'Fighting With My Family' biopic about Paige with The Rock, he had no idea who her father was. That's something Blanchard told Chris Jericho's podcast this week. When she and Zelina Vega (who was also part of the cast) were personally summoned to Rocky's dressing room, the 'Great One' only wanted to thank them for being so professional and hard working.

That's when Tessa figured out that he had no idea her father was Tully, one of the leading lights of the old NWA and the legendary Four Horseman stable. That made his compliments more special to Tessa. She knew she wasn't getting them just because she came from wrestling lineage Rock would respect.

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