JNPO: Steve Maclin’s new outlook on wrestling life in Impact
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Eight months after being released by WWE NXT, Steve Maclin finds himself at the doorstop of winning his first-ever major singles title as he challenges Trey Miguel and El Phantasmo for the vacant Impact X-Division championship at Saturday’s Bound for Glory.
On this new episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, “Mr. Mayhem” himself and the former Steve Cutler in WWE talks to yours truly for 30 minutes about that opportunity and a whole lot more, like:
- The development of this new character that he has called a fusion of The Punisher and Captain America that actually has roots in NXT and a conversation with Dusty Rhodes
- How his first night back in a non-WWE ring for the first time in eight years for Beyond Wrestling came about
- Why he feels the X-Division is the perfect fit for him and his big opportunity this Saturday
- The influence of Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo in his life, an inevitable reunion with Wesley Blake, and more.
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.