Dutch Mantell Says Dexter Lumis ‘Is a Star Waiting to Take Off,’ Reminds Him of Steve Austin

– During a recent interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Smack Talk show, Dutch Mantell discussed WWE talent Dexter Lumis, who Mantell says reminds him of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Below are some highlights (via Sportseeda):

Mantell on Dexter Lumis’ being a star waiting to take off: “I think Dexter Lumis is a star waiting to take off, I really do. He’s got that story with [Indi Hartwell]. People are gonna like him, everybody’s gonna like him because he’s the guy who doesn’t speak. Everybody else talks around him, but I think people will really, really gravitate to him and that little girl helping him. He’s a star in the making. I liked him when I first saw him in NXT.”

On first meeting Lumis in TNA: “I met that kid about, I don’t know, 2017, he came to TNA, I wanted to use him and they wouldn’t use him, but I liked him then. He reminds me a little bit of Stone Cold, just a little bit. He’s not overly big, but you can tell there was something there, there was some magic about him that I feel can be manipulated, manufactured. You can’t manufacture magic, but you can take it and amplify it to where it’s pleasing to the fans.”

Dexter Lumis was released by WWE earlier this year. He recently returned to WWE and has been working in an angle on Raw where he is stalking The Miz.