Impact Wrestling 5 Takeaways: First Ever Women’s Casket Match
By Dj Beal
Madison Rayne Makes Her In-Ring Return Against the Hungry Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blachard has been trying to make a name for herself since the moment she stepped in the Impact Zone. It started with Kierra Hogan but that soon turned dirty. When the mood turned with Hogan, Madison Rayne came to her aid. At Under Pressure, Blanchard wanted to two to meet in the middle of the ring. This one came to blows early in what has been an aggressive feud early.
Rayne tries to quicken the pace but Blanchard has it well scouted. Blanchard turns up that aggression by striking Rayne with multiple punches and a stiff forearm. The quickness of Rayne allows Rayne to fight back but her time is short lived. Blanchard continues to dish out punishment as she lets Rayne know that she’s in control.
As the commentary stated, Blanchard hasn’t turned down her intensity since the bell rang. Rayne caught Blanchard with some shots in this match as her offense focused on speed and agility. Blachard drops Rayne with a reverse hangman’s STO but these two are never saying die. An attempt for the hammerlock ddt ended up with Blanchard stacked up. Madison Rayne steals one against Tessa Blanchard at Under Pressure.