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Steph De Lander Praises ROH's Creative Freedom
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In Short: Steph De Lander, a 29-year-old Australian wrestler, recently praised Ring of Honor (ROH) for its creative freedom during an appearance on TMZ’s Inside The Ring podcast.
De Lander, who previously worked for TNA Wrestling, highlighted her excitement about ROH's approach to creativity.
She noted that while TNA allowed her to be creative, she did not wrestle much due to injury issues.
De Lander shared a unique experience from her time at TNA, where she was able to write her own wedding vows and plan a TV wedding.
In contrast, De Lander believes WWE is stricter with its creative process, which she attributes to the promotion's scale and TV format.
De Lander emphasized that ROH allows her to come up with 'all sorts of stuff' and implement it in her matches.
She expressed enthusiasm about working with different people in ROH and being able to be creative with her art.
De Lander also mentioned her recent matches in ROH, including a championship bout against Deonna Purrazzo at Death Before Dishonor in August.
De Lander stated that her current run in ROH has exceeded her expectations, particularly due to the promotion's emphasis on creativity.
De Lander's comments reflect the varying levels of creative freedom among wrestling promotions, with ROH standing out for its flexibility.
De Lander's journey from TNA to ROH highlights the importance of creative freedom in wrestling promotions.
What's confirmed
- The 29-year-old Australian further shared that while she was allowed to be creative in TNA, she did not wrestle much for the promotion.
- “ So, being able to come into something like Ring of Honor with a bunch of ideas for my matches and gimmick and storyline and whatever else, you know, I’ve only had a few matches there, but I can already see the way that it works, and I’m just so excited to get in there and work with a bunch of different people and be able to be creative with my art,” she added.
- However, she believes it’s good that WWE is strict with their creative because it’s TV and is the biggest show on that scale.
- Steph De Lander says she’s excited to be creative in ROH.
What's still developing
- “ I had a wedding, you know, 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 got—we were divorced cuz my husband actually went insane in real life and quit the company. So, and then I did later. Um, but no, so there was there was actually for me so many moments where I was allowed to be really creative at TNA,” she added.
- Are there really any creative freedom differences amongst WWE, ROH, and TNA?
- Earlier in March, Steph De Lander announced her departure from TNA Wrestling.
- Speaking on TMZ’s Inside The Ring, Steph talked about the level of creative freedom she had in different promotions.
- I’m just so excited to get in there and work with a bunch of different people and be able to be creative with my art.” When asked if things were different in TNA, she said: “At TNA, I was allowed to be very creative as well.
- A recent episode of TMZ Sports’ Inside The Ring podcast featured former TNA and current indies and ROH talent Steph De Lander as the guest.
- One of the topics discussed included De Lander’s thoughts about what she enjoys the most in Ring of Honor compared to her time in TNA Wrestling.
- During a recent appearance on TMZ’s “Inside the Ropes” podcast, De Lander discussed being back on television and returning to wrestling, while highlighting what she has enjoyed about her current run in ROH.
- I have yet again — as I always do, I’ve exceeded all of my expectations and my goals.” On her creative freedom in ROH: “And the best thing for me about Ring of Honor is the creativity.