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Podcast: TMZ Live
Episode: Steph De Lander Reveals Why She Quit TNA
Description: Steph De Lander joins TMZ Inside the Ring to tell her side of the story after her shocking TNA exit.
In this exclusive interview, Steph reveals she was 100% medically cleared following neck surgery — only to be told TNA was “not comfortable” letting her wrestle again. She opens up about paying for her own surgeries, struggling for 18 months to get a return-to-ring protocol, and the phone call that ultimately led her — and her husband Mance Warner — to walk away from the company.
Steph also addresses rumors surrounding her injury, questions about favoritism, the impact of the Chris Bey incident, and what could...