In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet as part of the INSIGHT With Chris Van Vliet podcast, TNA Wrestling star Eric Young discussed several topics, including confronting Vince McMahon during his time in WWE, pitching ideas and more.
“I sure did. I talked to him like I talked to anybody. I interrupted [him], and I was told to do it by people there, I went and interrupted a meeting he was in. We had a very good conversation, and he said, ‘Do you have ideas?’ I said, ‘Yep, sure do.’ Came in the next week, pitched ideas. He was very open and very complimentary [and said] ‘Thank you for bringing this in, and thank you for showing initiative.’ And then they sent Damo and Wolfe back to NXT, and then I got sent over to Raw and it got worse.
I mean, I didn’t do anything. I didn’t make him mad, I didn’t have a bad match, there’s nothing I did. He just decided that I was no good at whatever it was I was doing. I wasn’t doing anything. I don’t know how you came to that decision, and I’ve said this before too, I’m not the first person that he’s missed out on. Won’t be the last, right?
Well, hopefully I’m one of the last. But Kenny Omega was there and didn’t last eight months, so one of the best bell-to-bell ever in the universe, and he couldn’t survive. So it’s frustrating more than anything. I’m not mad about it. I moved on, for sure with my life and very fulfilled, very happy person. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. But it’s a very disappointing thing, yeah, very disappointing.”
The full interview is available at this link.