Former WWE NXT Star Makes AEW Debut

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A former WWE NXT star has now commented on her AEW debut, following her appearance on this week’s (March 28) edition of Dark.

During the show, Steph De Lander wrestled her first match for AEW, facing off against Marina Shafir.

De Lander previously wrestled for WWE NXT as Persia Pirotta. After signing with WWE in March 2021, De Lander made her in-ring NXT debut that October.

She regularly competed on NXT TV until her last match on the brand, against Indi Hartwell on the March 14 2022 episode. De Lander was let go by WWE that April.

Despite losing to Shafir on Dark, De Lander took to Twitter to note that she was happy to be back on TV, writing:

“Back on your TV where I belong. Who wants more SDL in @AEW? 🗣️”

Here are the results from Tuesday’s show:

– AR Fox def. Nick Comoroto

– Skye Blue def. Queen Aminata

– Evil Uno def. Alexander Moss

– Marina Shafir def. Steph de Lander

– Zack Clayton def. Schaff

– Dante & Darius Martin def. Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis

– QT Marshall & Aaron Solo def. Austin Green & Vary Morales

– Brady Booker def, Serpentico

– Konosuke Takeshita def. Cole Karter

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• AEW
• Debut
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