5 Female wrestlers who won men's titles

#1 Tessa Blanchard

Daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Tully Blanchard, Tessa is one of the biggest stars in Impact Wrestling at present. She made her way to the promotion in 2018, and defeated Kiera Hogan in her debut match. Last year in July, Tessa faced Sami Callihan in the main event of Slammiversary XVII, which was the first Intergender match to headline a PPV.

The November 19, 2019 edition of Impact! saw Tessa winning a Gauntlet match by defeating the likes of Daga, Moose, Rich Swann, Michael Elgin, and Brian Cage, to win an opportunity at the Impact World title. On January 12, 2020, Blanchard faced Sami Callihan at the Hard To Kill PPV. Callihan had won the title months before, on October 25, 2019. He had defeated Brian Cage in a Steel Cage match to become Impact World Champion. At Hard To Kill, Tessa won the belt by defeating Callihan, thus becoming the first female star to do so. Around three months later, Tessa is still the Champion, and it would be interesting to see who puts her down for the belt sometime in the future.

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