Triple H Had Been Trying to Build This Current NXT Faction For a Decade

Sometimes, it takes a long time for your plans to come together. In the case of a recent NXT addition, that can be a decade.

Eric Young, former TNA star currently signed with NXT, recently wrote a column for ESPN talking about life in WWE’s developmental brand. One of the more interesting details is how long SAnitY–in one form or another–had been in the works.

“The group is Hunter’s brainchild,” wrote Young. “I guess he’s had this idea for, I think, going on 10 years now. He’s tried it in a couple of different kind of ways, and it never really made it on TV because it didn’t feel right.”

It seems Triple H was a fan of Young even before he signed on with WWE. “He said he really liked my work, and that he was excited to bring me over. He told me he remembered seeing a clip of one of the first promos I did against Bobby Roode, when I had turned on Bobby in the ring, yelling like a lunatic. I couldn’t even tell you what the promo was, to be honest. He told me that that was the guy he wanted to lead this group.”

Another interesting tidbit concerns Young’s opponent at Takeover: San Antonio, Tye Dillinger. “Tye has been a very close friend of mine over the years. He moved into my house, and lived in my room — we actually shared a bedroom in the basement of this house that I owned in Cambridge, Ontario. My life just went one way, and his life went a different way.”

They had their first match together not that long ago at Madison Square Garden, and are set to square off again very soon.

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