Backstage Update On WWE NXT's Diamond Mine Concept

New details on NXT's Diamond Mine, including the Tessa Blanchard speculation.

by Andy H Murray
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NXT's Diamond Mine concept isn't being hyped to push the idea that Tessa Blanchard may be signing with WWE.

Per Fightful Select, it isn't the company's intention to build the expectation that Blanchard is coming in, which was speculated after the Diamond Mine vignettes started airing on last week's NXT. The former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion has used diamond-related imagery extensively throughout her career, hence the link.

While one of Fightful Select's WWE sources understood why people were drawing the line between Blanchard and Diamond Mine, this is a misconception. It isn't a Tessa tease - and WWE is keeping further details under wraps.

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In related news, the same report states that talent who attended AEW's latest television tapings gave a "firm no" when asked if Blanchard was negotiating with Tony Khan's company. This follows on from Dave Meltzer's report confirming that the two parties aren't in talks.

The latest Diamond Mine video aired on last night's episode of NXT, continuing the concept's MMA stylings:-

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There's currently no word on what, exactly, Diamond Mine is going to be, though WWE applied to trademark it back in December 2020, suggesting this is something the company has been working on for a while.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.