Ace Steel was brought in by Impact Wrestling for their biggest event of the year, Bound for Glory, on Saturday night to try out as a producer.
He previously worked for AEW, but when CM Punk was released, it was expected that Steel would be next, and that was the case after he had been working remotely as a producer.
According to a report from Pwinsider, there were discussions about using Steel as a surprise in the Gauntlet for the Gold match.
The report noted, “There was some talk of using Ace Steel as a surprise in the Gauntlet for the Gold last night, but it didn’t end up happening as there was concern that Steel appearing would lead fans live to believe it was a sign CM Punk was coming in and they didn’t want to even accidentally tease something that wasn’t going to happen.”
