Maclin eyes bigger interpromotional run after Team TNA snub

Steve Maclin, a prominent figure in TNA Wrestling, said he was surprised but not discouraged after being left off Team TNA for the NXT versus TNA Showdown on Oct. 7, and used the omission to underscore how his current run with TNA contrasts with his years in WWE. Maclin, who lost the TNA International Championship to Frankie Kazarian at Victory Road on Sept. 26 and is booked for a rematch at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view on Oct. 12, said he is waiting for a “bigger” opportunity to represent the company on a major interpromotional stage.

“Obviously, I’m not there. I wasn’t picked for the team, which makes me wonder what’s going on in that situation,” Maclin said in an interview on The Mark Hoke Show. He framed his outlook with a military analogy, adding, “I guess not all soldiers, in a way, or Marines, are going to go to fight the war at the same time. So I guess I’ll just sit and wait for something a little bit bigger on that end.” He said he hopes Team TNA will do well at the show.

Maclin has been a fixture of TNA since signing in June 2021, following his release from WWE in February of that year after a seven-year run under the ring name Steve Cutler. In TNA he has held the...