Summary

Steph De Lander said she believes the Chris Bey injury situation had a major impact on TNA’s risk concerns, but she does not think it led the company to provide stronger injury support in her own case.

De Lander said she paid for her own neck surgeries and recovery, and claimed she asked for partner-provided BioFlex products for rehabilitation but was told those had already gone to other wrestlers.

She also said TNA declined to clear her for in-ring competition, which led to her departure, and that her husband Mance Warner left as well in solidarity.

Steph De Lander and TNA injury-support criticism after the Chris Bey backdrop

Steph De Lander tying her own recovery experience to the Chris Bey backdrop puts direct focus on how TNA balances medical caution with practical rehab support, because she described concern from management without corresponding day-to-day assistance.

Her latest comments also extend the same pattern she previously outlined about limited help during recovery and uncertainty around internal support standards, as covered in her earlier account of rehab assistance issues.

Quotes

Quote from Steph De Lander

“I think they are worried or they were worried about my situation if I did get back in the ring. I don’t think they could handle a Chris Bey situation happening again with someone else, financially, or PR-wise or whatever else and I think a big part of them being really hesitant to let me get back in the ring probably has something to do with that situation. But, in spite of that situation, they still didn’t take my injury anymore seriously or try to get me extra support or even down to, like, we had a relationship with BioFlex which does the red light therapy treatments and I had asked, ‘Hey, I know we get free BioFlex products. Do you think I could get some for my neck recovery?’ And I was told, ‘Oh, we’ve already given them to other talent.’ People that aren’t injured. So, I was really trying to just get bottom-of-the-barrel support in any way… From a business standpoint, I think the Chris Bey situation definitely shook them. I don’t think it made them take injuries anymore seriously though.”