Eric Young says WWE probably couldn't afford his price tag if they wanted him back, but he's not holding his breath waiting for them to call.
Eric Young was a special part of the TakeOver era of NXT. as the leader of SAnitY, Eric Young was able to leave his mark on NXT but the group never took off on the main roster. Now, speaking to Lucas Charpiot for VL Media in France, Eric Young he would be interested in potentially returning to WWE because there's always an opportunity to make more money, but he's not sure they could afford his price tag.
"I mean I’m always interested in making money," said Young."I don’t think they don't want me back though. Besides, my price would be too high for them. They wouldn't be able to afford it. Obviously, there are tons of guys there that I would love to work with. For example, Seth Rollins, with whom I had the chance to work when he was still very young. I worked with him ten or twelve years ago in Iowa for an indie show. There’s a ton of crazy, crazy talented people there. I would jump at the opportunity, but I don't think they can afford me to be honest."
Eric Young also spoke about the similarities between Violent by Design and SAnitY.
"I think they're very similar. Part of this similarity is that it is inclusive. I’m not dictating in any shape or form. I think a lot of Violent by Design, so, Violent by Design is the name who was thought by me but it is definitely a team effort between Scott D'Amore, Eric Tompkins – the head of productions and Joe Doering because, at the time, Cody (Deaner) wasn’t in it. A very collaborative effort. Obviously, me being the most experienced wrestler and a lot of the time, the decisions come down to me. I'm biased, but most of the time I think I'm right. But obviously, there are similarities. I was also the leader there and I was way more experienced than Alexander Wolfe, (Big) Damo, and Nikki (Cross). But, we did a ton of great business there: Tag Team of the Year, Match of the Year, etc... It was almost full-proof, that’s what I thought. But, sometimes, you get proven wrong," Eric said.
Eric Young will defend the IMPACT Tag Team Championship in an 8-team elimination match at Rebellion. Fightful has coverage of IMPACT on AXS TV beginning Thursday at 8 p.m. eastern.