Steve Maclin: We Were Always Told We Were ‘Vince Guys,’ Which Didn’t Do Anything For Us In NXT

Steve Maclin discusses the run that The Forgotten Sons had on WWE’s main roster.

After debuting as a trio in NXT at the beginning of 2018, The Forgotten Sons, a stable that consisted of Wesley Blake, Steve Cutler, and Jaxson Ryker, were called up to the SmackDown brand at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. After only wrestling a handful of matches, Blake and Cutler were released from the company the following year. Ryker however would go on to compete in a singles manner for most of 2021.

While speaking on the latest edition of Undisputed podcast, Maclin discussed the transition to the main roster in length.

“It was awesome and shitty at the same time because we were stuck in the Performance Center during COVID time. It was still a cool thing to have that moment, obviously be on SmackDown, do we wish it was in an arena with a lot more fans, actual fans? Yes. It was a long time coming and we kind of knew the writing was on the wall at our time in NXT. We were always told, ‘You guys are Vince guys’ Okay, that’s not doing anything for us right now so what do we have to do to be more on TV here? I don’t know. Honestly, I still don’t understand that other than that was their way of saying, ‘we have nothing for you, in a nice way, I guess. If we’re ‘Vince guys, call us up. When we did get called up, it was a good feeling and it was good to have Blake there because we both put in the hours and time. It was good to go up there and show, for that little time we did.”

Following his departure from WWE, Maclin has went on to become a big star in IMPACT Wrestling. During his run with IMPACT, Maclin has had plenty of memorable matches against other top stars in the company.

Elsewhere in the interview, Maclin revealed that he wants to challenge Josh Alexander for the IMPACT World Title soon. To learn more, click here.

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