Steve Maclin wants everyone to stop worrying about contracts and just enjoy wrestling on TV.
Maclin is currently involved in a storyline that saw him get fired as a result of the TNA Feast or Fired match. Many online fans doubted Maclin would be the one to get the fired briefcase, pointing to a January report that claimed he’d signed a contract extension with TNA.
When asked if reports of that nature are a distraction, Maclin downplayed it being an issue. Instead, he clarified his contract status after TNA announced they had re-signed him.
“No, none of that affected it,” he told WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard. “But this past [week], I know it was stated that I resigned. I wasn’t re-signed. I was reinstated to my current contract. Just to clear that up for everybody, I was reinstated, and that’s kind of where I’ll leave it. I’m loving my time in TNA. Whatever the future holds, the future holds.”
As far as his actual contract status goes, Maclin said that’s really nobody’s business but his. He urged fans to stop worrying about statistics and enjoy the show for what it is—entertainment.
“For me, I don’t want people to know when my contract is up or how long I’m signed for, because that’s my business. I don’t like pulling that curtain back,” Maclin said. “That’s nobody else’s business. Our job is to suspend disbelief. You shouldn’t be worrying about contracts or ratings. You should be watching a television show that you can get lost in and enjoy the storylines.”
Steve Maclin says fans should appreciate the long-form storytelling TNA is doing
Maclin got fired on the January 29 episode of Impact. However, he didn’t stay off television long. He continued to appear at different events, interfering in Mike Santana’s matches before getting thrown out by security. The former World Champion is now set to challenge Santana at No Surrender, and highlighted why waiting for things to play out is a good thing.
“I think it just goes to show the power of television and making people talk for a week. It reminds me of when I was a kid. On Mondays, you’d watch Nitro and RAW, and then from Tuesday until the next Monday, you were waiting for RAW and Nitro to start again. You’d be coming up with stories about what was going to happen next.
“That’s kind of what was happening with the briefcase. People were annoyed that Feast or Fired wasn’t revealed right after the match. It’s like, no, now you have to wait until next week. That’s the point of television. That’s compelling television. For us to tell these stories, and for fans out there constantly complaining that we need storylines and long-term storytelling, we’re giving that to you, and then you’re still b*tching about it. Am I wrong?”
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