Steph De Lander comments on what's next for her once she returns to the ring following neck surgery.
Steph De Lander shocked many in the wrestling world when she revealed that she needed neck surgery during the TNA Victory Road streaming special. She has already undergone a successful procedure and can now take her time thinking about what she wants to do next.
Appearing on The Commentary Booth, De Lander said that she is in no rush to decide what she wants to do next and wants to make sure that whatever she does, it will be a major move. She added that she is going to take her time brainstorming new ideas and once she gets closer to her spring 2025 return, a clear vision of what she wants to do will start to form.
"I don’t know, to be honest. I probably won’t be back in the ring until March to April, maybe even later," she said. "So I have a lot of time to cook up what I want to do. I’m not trying to make any quick moves. I want to be smart about it. I want everything that I do to be intentional. I don’t want to come back and just do some random indie and be like, ‘Hey, I’m back.’ Whatever I do, it’s gonna be big. Everything I do is big. It’s a great time for some sort of metamorphosis, some sort of shift. What that is, I don’t know yet. I’m not gonna tell anyone yet. That’s a very vague answer, but that’s the reality of it. I’ve got a few months of recovery and chilling out and brainstorming before I get to start really thinking about the return, so I’m just gonna enjoy my chillout time a bit. Once it’s a bit closer, I’m gonna really hitting the drawing board and seeing what I come up with. I’m excited. I’m excited to bring a new version of myself. It’ll be good."
Learn more about her recovery timetable here.
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