Mance Warner & Steph De Lander Make GCW Return Following TNA Exit

Mance Warner and Steph De Lander are back in GCW, making their return to the company after they quit TNA last week. As noted last week, the couple quit TNA after they
would not let her return to the ring despite the fact that she said she’s been cleared by a WWE surgeon. The company granted their releases.

GCW So Alive took place on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio at the Valley Dale Ballroom, and was headlined by The Second Gear Crew’s AJ Gray & Matthew Justice taking on Atticus Cogar & Otis Cogar of VNDL48. Fightful reports Warner and De Lander came out to reunite with Second Gear Crew, helping them fight off VNDL48.

A match was made between the two groups, which saw Warner team with Gray and Justice against the Cogars and Christian Napier. The bout ended soon after Effy run down to break up a pin attempt by Justice on Cogar after a Coast to Coast. Gray ended up getting rolled up to give VNDL48 the victory. You can see a clip of Warner and De Lander returning below.

The appearance marked Warner and De Lander’s first in GCW since GCW Homecoming Los Angeles in September of 2025. De Lander spoke at length in an interview last week about her and Warner’s decision to leave TNA over their refusal to let her wrestle, noting:

“I received a phone call on Monday of this week that basically they never wanted to let me wrestle at TNA again. They just didn’t feel comfortable with that. So then I made the decision to leave, and my husband did too in solidarity.”

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