Steph De Lander has discussed how she has always kept a Plan B in the back of her mind and has worked on improving her skills and branding herself better. 

“That’s why I’ve always made sure to be improving my in-ring. Making sure I still try to grab the microphone so that I can improve my promos, so I build my social media. I do things, like start my own merch line and my own podcast. I’ve always done some things without Matt — a lot of it has been with him — but I’ve made sure to do some things by myself so SDL becomes her own brand, so when the day comes when Matt and I aren’t working together anymore, there’s still value in my name. It’s not just that my whole career is dependent on working with Matt.”

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She won’t be without Cardona in GCW for long since he is now the acting General Manager of GCW. While Cardona is recovering from surgery, he is still doing meet and greets at various indie shows and is expected to return to the ring in about six months. De Lander is continuing to seek justice for the “Las Vegas Screwjob” in TNA when she lost her match to Grace.

Aside from her success alongside Cardona, De Lander has held the WSW Women’s Champion for over 200 days and was also the inaugural Premier Women’s Champion.

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