Early career (2012–2014) Kupryk began training in
professional wrestling after completing his military enlistment. He made his debut on January 26, 2012, at a Monster Factory Pro Wrestling (MFPW) event under the
ring name Tommy Maclin, where he defeated Anthony Bennett. In MFPW, he won the MFPW Heavyweight Championship and the MFPW Tag Team Championship. In February 2018, he began teaming with
Jaxson Ryker and
Wesley Blake as the
villainous stable The Forgotten Sons. The
trio made their first televised appearance the August 29 episode of
NXT in a backstage segment with general manager
William Regal. Cutler and Blake represented the group in the
2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, where they defeated
Danny Burch and
Oney Lorcan in the first round and
Moustache Mountain in the semi-finals before losing to
Aleister Black and
Ricochet in the final. At
NXT TakeOver: XXV, Cutler and Blake competed in a
fatal four-way ladder match for the
vacant NXT Tag Team Championship, and despite interference from Ryker, the two were unsuccessful in winning. The group entered the
2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but were eliminated in the first round by
Imperium (
Fabian Aichner and
Marcel Barthel). On the April 10, 2020, episode of
SmackDown, The Forgotten Sons made their main roster debut, defeating
Lucha House Party (
Gran Metalik and
Lince Dorado). On the May 1 episode of
SmackDown, they defeated
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (
Big E and
Kofi Kingston). This led to a
fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party, and
John Morrison and the Miz for the title at
Money in the Bank, where The New Day retained. The Forgotten Sons began portraying themselves as American patriots, with Cutler and Ryker highlighting their services in the Marines. However, the gimmick was dropped due to a controversial tweet by Ryker supporting President
Donald Trump in the middle of the
Black Lives Matter movement and the
George Floyd protests, which led to backlash from backstage, social media, and within the fan base. The Forgotten Sons were then taken off television as a result. On the December 4 episode of
SmackDown, Cutler and Blake, now known as The Knights of the Lone Wolf, made their return by accompanying
King Corbin to the ring as they helped him defeat
Murphy. However, on February 4, 2021, Cutler was released from his WWE contract.
Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2021–present) Early feuds (2021–2023) On June 3, 2021, it was announced that Kupryk, using the ring name
Steve Maclin, signed a contract with
Impact Wrestling. He made his in-ring debut as a heel on the June 17 episode of
Impact!, defeating Jason Page. Maclin started a feud with
Petey Williams, defeating him at
Emergence and on the September 9 episode of
Impact!. Maclin then entered a
tournament to determine the new
X Division Champion, where he defeated Williams and
Black Taurus in the first round, only to lose to
Trey Miguel in the final at
Bound for Glory, when he pinned
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) talent
El Phantasmo. He got another chance at the title by defeating then-number one contender
Laredo Kid on the November 18 episode of
Impact!, making it a
three-way match at
Turning Point, but lost to Miguel again when he pinned Kid. In December, Maclin kidnapped Miguel backstage and received another shot at the X-Division title at
Hard To Kill, with the added stipulation that if Maclin lost, he would not get another title opportunity as long as Miguel was champion. At Hard To Kill, Maclin failed to beat Miguel, and could no longer challenge for the X Division Championship. On the January 20, 2022, episode of
Impact!, Maclin fought
Jonathan Gresham for the
ROH World Championship in a losing effort. At
No Surrender, he was part of Team Impact in a 10-man tag team match against
Honor No More, but failed to win after
Eddie Edwards betrayed them. On March 5, at
Sacrifice, Maclin interfered in
Rhino's match with Edwards after hitting the former with a kendo stick. At
Rebellion, he defeated
Chris Sabin and
Jay White in a three-way match. On the May 5 episode of
Impact!, Maclin lost against NJPW talent
Tomohiro Ishii. Two days later, at
Under Siege, he lost to Sabin. On the
Slammiversary pre-show, Maclin competed in the
Reverse Battle Royal, but was eliminated by
Chris Bey. On July 1, at
Against All Odds, Maclin interfered in the
Clockwork Orange House of Fun match by attacking
Sami Callihan and helped
Moose get the victory. On August 12, at
Emergence, he lost against Callihan in a
no disqualification match. Six days later, Maclin competed in a
six-way elimination match to determine the number one contender to the
Impact World Championship, which was won by Edwards. On September 23, at
Victory Road, he won a three-way
Barbed Wire Massacre against Callihan and Moose. At
Bound for Glory, Maclin competed in the
Call Your Shot Gauntlet, where the winner could choose any championship match of their choice, being the runner-up in the match after losing to the returning
Bully Ray.
Impact World Champion (2023–2024) On January 13, 2023, at
Hard To Kill, Maclin defeated
Rich Swann in a
Falls Count Anywhere match. On February 24, at
No Surrender, Maclin defeated
Brian Myers,
PCO and
Heath, who Maclin pinned, in a four-way match to become the number one contender for
Josh Alexander's Impact World Championship. On March 24, at
Sacrifice, Maclin replaced an injured Alexander to team with Swann and
Frankie Kazarian, facing
Time Machine (Shelley, Sabin, and
Kushida) in a losing effort. On April 16, at
Rebellion, Maclin defeated Kushida to win the vacant Impact World Championship. On the May 11 episode of
Impact!, Maclin made his first successful title defense against Rhino. On May 26 at
Under Siege, Maclin successfully retained the title against PCO in a
no disqualification match. After the match, Maclin and Bully Ray put
Scott D'Amore through a flaming table. On June 9 at
Against All Odds, Maclin lost the title to
Alex Shelley, ending his reign at 54 days. On June 30, Maclin got his title rematch against Shelley during Night One of Impact's
Down Under Tour, but failed to win. Maclin was set to team with Bully Ray to face Scott D'Amore and a mystery partner at July's
Slammiversary, but Impact announced that Maclin is unable to compete due to a "serious injury" he got during their Down Under Tour, which was revealed to be a groin tear. On August 27, at
Emergence, Maclin made his return from injury and went after Josh Alexander. On September 8, at
Victory Road, Maclin lost to Alexander in the main event. Maclin would then be a part of a three way feud between
Moose,
Rhino, and
PCO. This would lead to a 4-man
Monster's Ball match at
Bound for Glory, which would be won by PCO. On January 13, 2024 at
Hard To Kill, Maclin would compete in the first match for the newly rebranded TNA, defeating Rich Swann. On the January 18 episode of
Impact!, Maclin began a feud with
Nic Nemeth. Maclin would then begin a partnership with
The Rascalz to counter Nemeth's partnership with Mike Bailey and
Trent Seven. After weeks of trading blows with each other, Maclin finally faced off against Nemeth at
Sacrifice, where he lost. On the March 14 episode of
Impact!, Maclin and The Rascalz would lose to Nemeth and Speedball Mountain, ending their feud. Following this, Maclin and The Rascalz would go their separate ways. On April 20 at
Rebellion, Maclin was defeated by a returning
Mike Santana.
TNA International Champion (2024–2025) On May 3 at
Under Siege, Maclin teamed with
Frankie Kazarian and lost to
Eric Young and Josh Alexander. On June 14 at
Against All Odds, Maclin teamed with Santana to defeat The Rascalz. On the June 27 episode of
Impact!, Maclin defeated Sami Callihan in a "Road to
Slammiversary" qualifier, entering a six-way elimination match for the TNA World Championship. At the event, he was the first one eliminated by Moose. On August 30 at
Emergence, Maclin lost to Young, and would shake his hand afterwards, turning
face for the first time in his career. On September 13 at the "Countdown to
Victory Road", Maclin teamed with Young to defeat
Hammerstone and
Jake Something. On the October 10 episode of
Impact!, Steve Maclin and Eric Young would begin a feud with Josh Alexander and The Northern Armory. After The Northern Armory took out Young, Maclin would challenge Alexander to a match at
Bound for Glory, which he lost. At
Turning Point, Maclin would defeat Alexander in a no disqualification match. On December 13, at
Final Resolution, Maclin competed in a
four-way match to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Championship, which was won by
Joe Hendry. On April 17, 2025 at
Unbreakable, Maclin entered the tournament to crown the inaugural
TNA International Championship, defeating
Eddie Edwards and
Ace Austin in a triple threat match in the preliminary round. Later in the show, he defeated
A. J. Francis and Eric Young to become the inaugural TNA International Champion. On April 27 at
Rebellion, Maclin defeated Young in his first title defense. On June 6 at
Against All Odds, Maclin successfully defended the TNA International Championship against
Mance Warner. On August 15 at
Emergence, Maclin defeated Jake Something in a
No Disqualification,
No Countout match to retain his title. On the September 23 episode of
WWE NXT, Maclin, along with other wrestlers of the TNA roster, took part in a major storyline, where they invaded NXT and brawled with various wrestlers on the NXT roster. On September 26 at
Victory Road, Maclin would lose the TNA International Championship to
Frankie Kazarian, ending his reign at 162 days, but regained it from Kazarian on October 12 at
Bound for Glory to become the first-ever two-time International Champion. On December 5 at
Final Resolution, Maclin dropped the title to NXT's
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, ending his second reign at 54 days.
"Fired" storyline (2026–present) On the January 22, 2026 episode of
Impact!, Maclin competed in the
Feast or Fired match, where he secured one of the four briefcases. The following week's episode revealed that Maclin had the briefcase that contained the "fired" message, forcing him to (
kayfabe) leave TNA. In the following weeks, Maclin would turn
heel and begin a feud with the reigning TNA World Champion Mike Santana, believing himself to be too selfless that it cost him his job, and would attack Santana on various occasions. On the March 5, episode of
Impact!, Director of Operations
Daria Rae officially reinstated Maclin and was granted a world title match against Santana at
Sacrifice by Director of Authority
Santino Marella. On March 27 at Sacrifice, the bout was ruled a no contest after Maclin was
legitimately knocked out after taking a superkick from Santana. TNA President Carlos Silva announced that Maclin was not diagnosed with a concussion. == Other media ==