{"id":775039,"date":"2026-07-02T08:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/775039\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:06:17","slug":"former-tna-world-champion-released-could-be-set-for-wwe-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/775039\/","title":{"rendered":"Former TNA World Champion released, could be set for WWE return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric Young is no longer with TNA Wrestling.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, TNA<\/a> issued a press release announcing that the promotion has come to terms on Young\u2019s release, effective immediately.<\/p>\n

TNA\u2019s statement reads:<\/p>\n

\u201cTNA Wrestling has come to terms on the release of Eric Young, effective immediately. EY has had a legendary TNA career, including twice as TNA World Champion. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fightful is reporting<\/a> that Young requested his release from TNA. WWE sources reportedly expect him to return, with the report noting that Young has long had a good relationship with Triple H and that the door has been open for him to come back to the company.<\/p>\n

Young was part of WWE\u2019s roster cuts announced on April 15, 2020, not long after the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to Impact Wrestling later that year, briefly leaving in late 2022 to re-sign with WWE, though he never appeared<\/a> for the promotion during that stint. Young returned<\/a> to Impact in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old Young first debuted for TNA as a member of Team Canada in early 2004. He remained with the promotion until signing with WWE in the spring of 2016.<\/p>\n


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Ian Carey<\/p>\n

Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.<\/p>\n

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