Tessa Blanchard pulled from TNA TV taping, Border Brawl due to injury suffered at Under Siege

The following contains spoilers for future episodes of TNA Impact.

Former TNA World Champion Tessa Blanchard did not appear at Saturday’s TNA TV taping in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, or at Sunday’s Border Brawl event due to an injury.

Announced by the promotion on Sunday, Blanchard missed both shows due to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction suffered during her match with Arianna Grace at Friday’s TNA Under Siege. The brief statement read that Blanchard “is expected to be medically cleared and return to action imminently.”

TMJ dysfunction is described as “problems with the joint that connects the jaw to the skull, causing pain and difficulty with jaw movement.”

On Saturday, Blanchard was replaced by Victoria Edwards in a tag match featuring she and Robert Stone against Santino Marella and Arianna Grace. A storyline reason is said to have been given for her not competing.

On Sunday, she was set to take on Jody Threat but told the live crowd she wasn’t cleared and introduced Vipress as her replacement.

The controversial 29-year-old made her surprise return to TNA in December 2024 and was put in a feud with the departing Jordynne Grace. She has competed once for the Knockouts title upon her return, but was unsuccessful in dethroning Masha Slamovich at April’s Rebellion.