
TNA Wrestling star Steph De Lander has recalled Drew McIntyre’s advice on how to approach her post-WWE run.
In April 2022, Steph De Lander was released from WWE after nearly two years with the promotion.
Since then, De Lander has made a name for himself on the independent scene and GCW, most notably in her Deathmatch Royalty act with Matt Cardona. More recently, De Lander has been a regular for TNA Wrestling and was named their Digital Media Champion.
During a virtual signing for K&S WrestleFest, Steph De Lander looked back on her time in WWE and recalled advice from Drew McIntyre on how to approach her post-release run. She said:
“Well, they literally said to me, they were like, ‘Do the Drew McIntyre,’ and then come back and be straight to the top… so then I messaged Drew and I was like, ‘Hey. I got told to do what you did. What’d you do?’”
“And he sent me a whole bunch of stuff… and I make sure that I’m following what he did and I look at people like Drew and Cody (Rhodes) and (Matt) Cardona and Samoa Joe and people that have either been fired and rehired or released, went to WWE later in their career or people that have been in multiple different companies and had really lengthy careers… and even Chelsea (Green).”
“She got released and then did some stuff on the indies and TNA, whatever else. Got rehired and now she’s one of the most over people on the show.”
“So, I think there’s ways to do it but you have to be willing to — you know, I had one day at home this week. You’ve gotta be willing to, after a full loop of TV, be home for a day and then fly out on a Monday to do this.”
“That takes a special kind of person and I think most people — you’ve got to really want it, and I think you can’t half-ass it and if you half-ass it, that’s when it doesn’t work.”
De Lander recently returned to TNA after undergoing neck surgery in the fall of 2024. While she is not cleared to compete, De Lander announced their arrival of her boyfriend Mance Warner on the January 23 edition of TNA IMPACT.
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