An intergender match between Eli Drake and Tessa Blanchard has been booked for Impact’s WrestleMania weekend show, United We Stand, on April 4 in Rahway, NJ. The show will also air on fite.tv.
On Twitter, Eli Drake said that he won’t participate in the match, but it’s probably part of a storyline since he has wrestled women on indie shows recently.
You couldn’t have hit the nail more directly on the head.
I have amazing respect for @IMPACTWRESTLING and @Tess_Blanchard and can see that she is likely the greatest female talent in wrestling today.
Although that said, I will not participate in a one on one intergender match. https://t.co/Hv5MydU8P6
— Eli Drake (@TheEliDrake) February 22, 2019
Here’s the current card for the show…
Lucha Bros vs. Rob Van Dam & Sabu
Team Impact vs. Team Lucha Underground
Brian Cage, Moose, Eddie Edwards & Johnny Impact vs. Drago, Daga, Aerostar & King Cuerno
Intergender Match
Eli Drake vs. Tessa Blanchard
Monster’s Ball Match
Sami Callihan vs. Jimmy Havoc
Ultimate X Match
Jake Crist vs. Kotto Brazil vs. Jack Evans vs. More TBA
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