Steve Maclin Interview: IMPACT Wrestling, The Forgotten Sons, Bound For Glory, And More!
It's a great song! So Bound For Glory, that's what we're here to speak about today. It's your first pay-per-view with IMPACT because you missed Slammiversary I believe. What's your mindset like, especially considering the quality of their other pay-per-views this year, so again, is there any pressure on your end?
Maclin: Bound For Glory is the pay-per-view of the year from what I've been told by everybody at IMPACT. I know Slammiversary's a big one, too, but Bound For Glory's always been built as that staple in IMPACT Wrestling. There's not so much pressure, I'm just excited and amped. That's one thing I think I've said since leaving said other company, I have a lot more edge on my end because I have the unknown. A lot of fans never really got to see me shine and that's the one thing I'm looking forward to, I get to show the world what I do on the grandest stage at Bound For Glory from Sam's Town. I'm excited. I'm excited to whip on Trey Miguel and I'm excited to whip on El Phantasmo.
Let's speak about the Forbidden Door, it seems to be that every interview from this year, it's the hot topic for everyone. We've seen guys come into IMPACT, like Kenny Omega, FinJuice, and Jay White, so is a debut in AEW something you're eyeing up, possibly as X Division Champion?
Maclin: You can never say never in wrestling. That Forbidden Door has been everywhere with New Japan, IMPACT, ROH, it's everywhere. I would love it, that's not on me, I'm just going to control what I can control and that's me winning the X Division Title at Bound For Glory. That's my goal right now, whatever comes later on, whatever participants want to step through the Forbidden Door or whether I step through the door, we just go with it.
Westin Blake, the former Wesley Blake. Would you like to reunite with him down the line in IMPACT?
Maclin: When the time is right. He and I have both spoken about this when I got with IMPACT, we wanted to tag once he was let go as well from said other company. Down the road, it's going to happen, we don't know when the timing will be right. He's doing his thing right now with Free The Narrative and I'm doing mine here in IMPACT Wrestling. I would love nothing more than for us to team and we have a lot of unfinished business together.
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