Steph De Lander Says She Has No Relationship With TNA: ‘Conversations Would Have To Be Had’

Steph De Lander says she doesn’t see herself going back to TNA anytime soon, noting that there’s “no relationship” there right now. De Lander and Mance Warner chose to exit TNA in March after they refused to clear her to return to the ring. She was critical of the company at the time and is now working on the independents and in ROH on a pay per appearance deal.

De Lander spoke with TMZ Inside the Ropes and was asked about her experience there in terms of what she was allowed to do. The host also asked her what their relationship is like at this point, to which she said there isn’t one. You can see the highlights below:

On TNA Allowing People To Be Creative:

“At TNA, I was allowed to be very creative as well. And a lot of that was I — you know, I didn’t wrestle much at TNA. For a majority of the time that I was there, I was injured, right? So, I was very lucky that even though I was out, I was in a huge major storyline. I had a wedding, so I was able to write my own wedding vows and basically like plan out a whole TV wedding. I did an engagement, you know what I mean? We had like so many — we were divorced, because my husband actually went insane in real life and quit the company. And then I did later.

“But no, so there was actually, for me, so many moments where I was allowed to be really creative at TNA. I would say TNA was openly very creative too. I think WWE is a lot stricter with the way that things work, and that’s for good reason. That’s TV, you know what I mean? That’s the biggest show on that scale. So, I understand why there’s different levels of restraints on things. But no, for me, I was allowed to be creative in in TNA; I’m excited to be creative in Ring of Honor. That’s kind of the part of it that I love the most.”

On Her Relationship With TNA:

“I mean, at the moment there is no relationship. You know, there is no communication; there has been no communication. Like, the last communication there was me saying, ‘Send me my release papers right now.’ And I got them in an email and, that was that. I’ve seen people that were high up in the company that I know were part of those decisions. I’ve seen them at shows, and we just walk past each other. And I think it’s because they don’t want to have a conversation with me, because they know how that’s going to go.

“So you know, there is no relationship at this point. That’s not to say that I’ll never go back to TNA again. The way that wrestling is, is everyone ping pongs all over the place. So, I’m never going to sit here and say, ‘I will never ever, ever do this thing.’ But for right now, I don’t see that as an option in the near future. Again, things can change. But conversations would have to be had, and I don’t care to have them anytime soon. ”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit TMZ Inside The Ring with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.