Eric Young opened up about his time with WWE, confirming some reports about his departure in the process.
Back in November of 2022, Young re-signed with the sports entertainment giant after having been released from his contract in 2020. His return came as Triple H had taken over power in the wake of Vince McMahon’s short-lived retirement, but in April, Young was quietly released from the company amidst reports that he did not want to work for McMahon following his return to power.
Speaking in a new interview with Nick Hausman for Haus of Wrestling, Eric Young confirmed that previous reports about his WWE departure lean on the side of being true, citing moral reasons as the basis for his choice to request his release.
“The truth is, like you’re saying and like it was reported, I can’t confirm or deny that but I can say that it’s leading definitely towards the truth. It’s just professionally and personally, but more important for me is morally, I can’t work for a person like that and I refused. It’s not lost to me that I’m in a very advantageous position in my life where I get to choose, right? I think if you were to poll most of the people there, a lot of them said that out loud and then it happened and none of them did it and, well, I did it.”
Eric Young Revealed His One Regret Over WWE Exit
Continuing, Eric Young said that working in WWE is not fun, especially for those who love the business of professional wrestling, noting that his decision to leave was “easy” despite one specific regret.
“I think most people that work there will tell you, it’s not a fun place to work, it just isn’t, especially if you love professional wrestling. It’s the goal, it’s the big dog in the hunt, it’s the megacity, it’s, however you want to say it, the end all be all. The truth is, that’s what I thought most of my life I wanted, most of my young life. But being a person that has accomplished 10 times what he ever thought he would in wrestling and getting to dictate my life and dictate my career at this point, it was a very easy decision.
“The only part I regret is not being able to work with some of the people there, not be able to work with Hunter again. There’s bucket list things there that I’m not going to lose sleep over, but it surely would have been cool to check them off the list.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Eric Young confirmed that he still speaks with Triple H and had high praise for The Game. Young is currently back with IMPACT Wrestling, having returned to the promotion following his WWE exit.