Eric Young (@TheEricYoung) is a professional wrestler currently signed to TNA Wrestling. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood to discuss his time in TNA and winning the World Championship twice, trying out for WWE early in his career and not getting signed, being part of Team Canada, his role as a comedy wrestler, signing with WWE and his work in Sanity, getting called up without the rest of the group and what went wrong on the main roster, returning to WWE for a second time and nearly being aligned with Bray Wyatt, why he thinks he will retire in TNA, a scary incident where it looked like he might lose his ear and more!
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Meeting CVV for the first time at his wrestling school
03:35 Shawn Spears showing talent early in his career
04:18 Did he see a path for him early in his career?
06:40 Canadian wrestlers looking out for one another
07:54 The wrestling landscape being desolate in the early 2000s
10:04 How he signed his first deal with TNA
13:28 What was the feeling about TNA in the early days?
14:15 Impact Zone fans becoming accustomed to constant wrestling
16:16 TNA becoming a viable alternative to WWE
17:03 His thoughts on the six-sided ring
19:53 Did TNA consider bringing back the six-sided ring?
22:16 How did he start incorporating comedy into his matches?
24:20 Not getting enough credit for innovating comedy wrestling
26:09 Calling D-Lo Brown CeeLo Green
28:16 Locking up with random fans and wrestlers
30:18 Christian Cage being the biggest TNA signing
32:01 Kurt Angle legitimizing TNA by signing
32:50 What were the prime years of TNA?
34:21 Winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
37:27 How did winning the TNA championship a second time compare?
38:36 What went into his decision to leave TNA?
40:40 Going to NXT and forming SAnitY
41:42 Being called up to the main WWE roster and being misused
45:28 Confronting Vince McMahon about not using him
46:47 Being released from WWE in 2020
48:01 Returning after being killed off at the end of his last TNA run
50:28 Not wanting to work for WWE after Vince McMahon returned
51:52 Original plans for him to be a part of the Wyatt Sicks
53:55 How surprising was it for Scott D’Amore getting fired from TNA?
56:51 Having issues with his throat that affect his voice
01:00:27 Cutting his ear in TNA and suffering a severe injury
01:03:57 How long does he think he can wrestle?
01:08:02 Does he want to end his career in TNA?
01:09:28 How he got his ‘Off The Hook’ fishing show
01:16:24 Getting to be the host of the show Vinyl Obsession
01:23:14 What are his Top 5 Vinyl Albums?
01:25:17 3 things Eric Young is grateful for
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