CMLL confirms Tessa Blanchard departure, vacates Women’s Tag Team titles

Tessa Blanchard is officially gone from CMLL and has relinquished their Women’s Tag Team Championship.

CMLL confirmed on Friday that Blanchard has departed the promotion. The CMLL Women’s Tag Team titles, which she held with Lluvia, are now vacant with new champions set to be crowned in 2025. It’s the second time the titles have been vacated in their short history. Stephanie Vaquer & Zeuxis also vacated the belts when Vaquer left CMLL for WWE NXT this summer.

Blanchard is believed to be returning to TNA Wrestling, with Dave Meltzer reporting that she has signed with TNA and could appear imminently. TNA is holding its Final Resolution event in Atlanta tonight and has a TV taping on Saturday.

Originally with the company from 2018-2020 (when it was known as Impact Wrestling), Blanchard is a former World Champion and Knockouts Champion for TNA. Her controversial first stint with TNA ended in June 2020 when TNA terminated its relationship with her.

Blanchard & Lluvia had been CMLL Women’s Tag Team Champions since August. Prior to her departure, Blanchard worked a CMLL match on November 22 but had not wrestled in recent weeks.

The CMLL Women’s Tag Team titles were introduced in 2023. Only two teams have been champions — with both going on to vacate the titles.