{"id":83781,"date":"2021-01-26T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=83781"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:08:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:08:43","slug":"interview-adam-maxted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/01\/26\/interview-adam-maxted\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Johansson Show Presents: Interview With Adam Maxted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Kurt Johansson Show is an interview series that sees host Kurt Johansson talk to professional wrestlers from all over the world including France, Denmark, China, Singapore, the UK, the US, and many more. In this edition, Johansson is joined by WWE bound, <strong>Adam Maxted<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>Maxted talks about being offered a WWE contract for NXT UK and the journey he has had to get this. He mentions a previous tryout with the WWE, being advised to get more work, then interest being shown which he had to decline due to his NGW contract obligations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>With Maxted now having the contract and set to arrive in WWE and NXT UK in the coming months, they talk about how he will fit in and offer something different, goals of NXT UK Takeovers and WrestleMania moments, and desire to work with <strong>Randy Orton<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Johansson and Maxted talk a lot about the British and Irish Wrestling scene, working for NGW under a guaranteed contract, experience of working TV with World of Sport, and all his ladder matches with <strong>Nathan Cruz<\/strong> on the WOS tour.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Adam Maxted highlights the growth of Irish Wrestling and him being the Gender Neutral Champion for <strong>Over The Top Wrestling<\/strong> and matches he&#8217;s had there with the likes of <strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong>, <strong>PAC,<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Haskins<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They discuss internet trolls and toxic wrestling fans, trying to move out of the image of being a reality TV star and so much more.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adam Maxted on his WWE\/NXT UK Contract, OTT, All Star, NGW, World of Sport, PAC &amp; Drew McIntyre\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JRaxQy49hhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You can find audio versions of Johansson\u2019s interviews over at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thekurtjohanssonshow.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PodBean<\/a>, and anywhere else you get your podcasts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kurt Johansson Show is an interview series that sees host Kurt Johansson talk to professional wrestlers from all over the world including France, Denmark, China, Singapore, the UK, the US, and many more. In this edition, Johansson is joined by WWE bound, Adam Maxted. 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