It’s certainly not uncommon for former WWE stars to return to the company as Eric Young signed a new deal with WWE in November of 2022. However, he did not appear on television after signing the new contract, and he requested to be released after Vince McMahon returned to the company.
During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Eric Young discussed the original plan for his return to WWE, and he noted that he was supposed to form a trio with Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas.
“I think the original idea was me, Bray and Bo as a trio. That’s what was told to me from Hunter, basically. So obviously I’m gonna jump at that. I’m friends with both of those guys. It would have been creatively just an unbelievable opportunity working there, working on the main roster wrestling all over the world with two guys that I get along with well, and obviously a huge part of the show at that point. The Fiend and Bray coming back was one of the most popular things at that time, one of the most viewed things. They put up those viral videos, they’d be viewed within six hours by millions of people. So being part of that was very appetizing.
It’s kind of not in my wheelhouse, but close enough to my wheelhouse where I would have really enjoyed it, it would have been challenging, but in a really cool way. So I was obviously very excited, and then all the stuff happened with the sale and all this other weird stuff. All of a sudden, I wasn’t working for the person who hired me, and I wasn’t willing to do that. I don’t regret it, not at all.”
