Summary

Steph De Lander said she is targeting a major comeback year after nearly two years away from active competition.

She listed winning PWI Comeback of the Year as her top goal and said she wants first-time wrestling runs in Japan, Mexico, and Europe.

De Lander also named a singles match with Megan Bayne as a bout she wants to make happen.

The source text says her return follows her TNA exit after the company did not clear her to return.

Steph De Lander's 2026 goals put immediate pressure on her post-return schedule

Steph De Lander outlining specific goals for awards, opponents, and countries creates a concrete consequence, her comeback year now has clear benchmarks that can be tracked show by show.

Her focus on rebuilding solo momentum also lines up with her recent comments about how difficult return training felt before she got comfortable in-ring again.

Quotes

Quote from Steph De Lander

"First and foremost, I really want to win PWI Comeback of the Year. So that’s my number one goal and then everything underneath that kind of like trickles down. Like in order to get that, I need to do this, this, this, this, you know what I mean? So that’s my overriding goal for the year. But I really want to wrestle in Japan. I’ve never wrestled in Japan. I went a few times with Cardona to manage him, but I’ve never wrestled there. So I’m really trying to make that happen. I’ve never wrestled in Mexico, really want to make that happen. Never wrestled in the fucking UK or in Europe. Really want to make that happen. Because when I went over with Cardona, I was his manager. So I did a lot of shit during that time, but I didn’t wrestle for most of it. I just managed."

Steph De Lander later went on to say:

"So there’s a lot of things and a lot of places that are actually first times for me that I want to go and do. So as far as like places that I want to go, those are my kind of big three is like Europe, Mexico and Japan for this year is what I want to do. As far as people I want to face, I think there’s definitely a singles match between me and Megan Bayne at some point somewhere, somehow. I think that has a story already weaved in and just with GCW and no matter where it happens, I think that would be a crazy match. So yeah, I would love to wrestle with Megan. Then the rest of it is my goal is just to do what I did in 2023 and 2024 with Cardona, but my solo version. Well, also with Mance too, but recreate that level of buzz and busy and everywhere. Now like I’ve taken this leap and gone out on my own, now it’s my job to back it up and get to work. So that’s my plan."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.