Pro wrestling star Steph De Lander reveals how colleague’s advice helped lead her to title triumph at ACW

Steph De Lander talks to Fox News Digital about becoming Awesome Championship Wrestling women's champion.

Pro wrestling star Steph De Lander spent two years on the shelf with a serious neck injury that required multiple surgeries and nearly derailed her career.

Last month, De Lander made her triumphant return to the ring. She appeared in Awesome Championship Wrestling (ACW) and was put in a triple-threat match against Indi Hartwell and J-Rod for the ACW Women’s Championship. When the dust cleared, De Lander was the one wearing the title around her waist.

"It felt awesome because there’s nothing like wrestling," she told Fox News Digital when asked about her return. "There’s nothing like throwing yourself at the ground. There’s nothing like being body-slammed, right? I hadn’t been through that for so long. Initially, I was nervous about how my body was going to feel, how I was going to hold up. Is it going to hurt more than it did before? But it’s like riding a bike. Everyone says it but it’s so true.

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Steph De Lander is the Awesome Championship Wrestling women's titleholder. (Life Lumens)

"As soon as I got back in the ring, as soon as I took my first bump, as soon as I took some hits, my body was just lit up in the best way. I hadn’t felt the physicality that you don’t get from anything else. I hadn’t felt that for so long. I didn’t realize how much I missed it. I’m in the phase right now of loving getting beaten up, loving getting back in the ring. My body feels great, and I definitely felt back in my element."

De Lander described getting involved in ACW as a bit of a whirlwind.

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