IMPACT Wrestling
An IMPACT Wrestling star has slammed fellow wrestlers who are going over to Japan and working for little money.
Steph De Lander made the statement during a virtual meet and greet for The Asylum Wrestling Store.
During her appearance, she would reveal that one of her goals since being released by WWE in 2022 was to wrestle in Japan.
The goal, however, hasn’t been one that she has yet achieved thanks in part, she feels, to other wrestlers.
De Lander would address the issue, slamming other wrestlers, saying:
“I wanna go (to Japan). I’ve been trying to go for a while. Seriously, since I’ve gotten fired (from WWE), I’ve been trying to get there for like a year but it’s just very difficult.
“It’s not as easy as it seems and not for nothing, you’ve got a whole bunch of people who are going over and wrestling for little money and that makes it hard on people who actually wanna get paid.
“It’s a tough situation when you’ve got a whole bunch of wrestlers undercutting each other and going over and wrestling for peanuts because then when people, you know, have actual wages and take this like a business as it is, it is harder because why would they pay X amount when there’s someone wrestling for one-eighth of what I would be?
“So, that’s a difficult thing with everything in general but what I will say is I am going to Japan very soon so, it hasn’t officially been announced yet but I am going.”
In the meet and greet, she would also reveal her plans to enter the world of stand-up comedy.
De Lander signed with WWE in March 2021 and would be featured on NXT until her release in April 2022.
She made her IMPACT Wrestling debut in February 2023 and has also appeared on AEW Dark.
IMPACT Wrestling Under Siege takes place on May 26 in London, Ontario, Canada.
The current card looks like this:
IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NO DQ MATCH
Steve Maclin (c) vs. PCO
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LAST CHANCE MATCH
“If Grace loses, she can not challenge for the title as long as Purrazzo is champion”
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Jordynne Grace
IMPACT X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Trey Miguel (c) vs. Chris Sabin
IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
A B C (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) (c) vs. SUBCULTURE (Mark Andrews & Morgan Webster)
#1 CONTENDER (IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP) 6-WAY MATCH
Eddie Edwards vs. Moose vs. Alex Shelley vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Yuya Uemura
OPEN CONTRACT
Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw
Nick Aldis vs. Kenny King
The Design (Deaner, Kon & Angels) vs. Sami Callihan, Rich Swann & ???
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