Steve Maclin Wishes His First IMPACT World Title Reign Was A Lot Longer

TNA/IMPACT Wrestling star Steve Maclin recently spoke with Fightful on a number of topics including how his last three years with the company has been a lot of fun.

Maclin said, โ€œAs soon as I got to IMPACT, I got to build myself and Iโ€™m always for longevity. This is not a sprint in this business, itโ€™s a marathon. So to be able to build that equity and show the world the kind of person that I can be in the ring and outside of the ring, with being able to do interviews, being able to do media, to show myself as a top guy somewhere which Iโ€™ve always seen in myself and just wanted that opportunity. Now IMPACT, Iโ€™ve shown them that and after my almost three years that Iโ€™ve been there now, itโ€™s been a lot of fun.โ€

He also talked about how he wishes his first reign as the IMPACT World Champion was a lot longer.

โ€œDo I wish my World title reign was a lot longer? Yes. Do I regret being hurt in a match in Australia in my rematch? Yes. Things happen. But it also put me into a place now where Iโ€™ve kinda slowed down on training, how I actually act out of the ring. Iโ€™m getting older, getting wiser. My wife smartened me up a little bit. She tells me to slow down a little bit โ€˜cause I like to just go. Thatโ€™s just me. If Iโ€™m working, Iโ€™m going. Itโ€™s fun being here at WrestleCade, just because itโ€™s my first time here ever at a WrestleCade. Iโ€™m not a big fan of signings, so getting to do these is fine.โ€

You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.

(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)