Steve Maclin will probably be starting a brand new chapter in his profession in the approaching days because it has been reported that he has been granted his release from his TNA contract.
On June 7, TNA Wrestling took to its official company website to formally announce that each Maclin, and Knockout Myla Grace have been released from their contracts, with the corporate wishing them one of the best of their future endeavors. Shortly after the official statement from TNA, Maclin took to his X (formerly generally known as Twitter) account to verify that not only was the news true, but that he had actually requested his release the week prior, and is prepared to start out stacking bodies across the wrestling scene.
Last week I requested my release from TNA.
I put my blood, sweat, and tears into every part I’ve done over the past 5 years and I’ll all the time be pleased about my time there.
But now, it is time to STACK BODIES.
See you soon 🥃
— Steve Maclin (@SteveMaclin) June 7, 2026
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select was capable of gather more details about Maclin’s release and the way it got here to occur. The very first thing Sapp noted was that Maclin desired to keep the word about his departure quiet, especially considering he had requested his release every week before and little-to-no news or rumors had sprung up. Nonetheless, that every one modified when TNA released an official statement, which in response to Sapp was a rare thing for the corporate to do, and neither Maclin or Grace were consulted in regards to the statement prior to it going continue to exist TNA’s website.
Sapp went on to report that Maclin had been very outspoken about his frustrations regarding the corporate’s creative direction, each to people in TNA and the general public on social media dating back to last yr. Maclin was also certainly one of the various talents who didn’t imagine that TNA had improved since “TNA Impact” debuted on AMC back in January, in addition to being frustrated in regards to the pay scale inside the company, something that has been a problem for a while as many roster members at the moment are on short-term deals versus long-term salary deals.
As for where Maclin will land next, Sapp was told he’ll likely have interest from quite a lot of corporations in the approaching days and weeks, as will Grace who is anticipated to eventually land with either WWE or AEW. Maclin leaves the corporate after five years because the inaugural TNA International Champion, a title he would hold on two occasions, a former TNA World Champion when the corporate was generally known as Impact Wrestling, and essential event level experience as he was essential eventing TNA pay-per-views as recently as March 2026,