During his final few months in WWE, Darren Young was paired up with Bob Backlund as the duo attempted to make the former tag team wrestler great again. It wasn't a particularly good gimmick, but he was definitely entertaining and his use of the crossface chicken wing made him come across like a genuinely formidable badass.
However, he was soon stopped from using that move, and WWE released him shortly after. Now, Young has shed some light on an incident backstage with Triple H regarding the hold which left him in tears.
"It’s unfortunate that someone didn’t have my back because when I was having my last feud with The Miz, I was told I couldn’t use the crossface chicken wing because it was a dangerous hold. Legit. I said I know what I’m doing, I’m not going to kill anyone. Fast forward and I found out the move was being saved for Asuka. The Miz pointed that out to me in the locker room weeks later and I was like ‘I f*cking knew it!’ It broke my heart. I’ve got pictures of him on my wall in my childhood room. It broke my heart. I cried like a baby backstage and he came over and was like ‘Darren, why are you crying?'"
However, it wasn't all bad for Young behind the scenes. Asked what it was like when he came out, he revealed that Vince and Stephanie McMahon actually ended up being among his biggest supporters.
"It was Stephanie McMahon and Vince McMahon who really embraced me and let me know that everything would be ok," he revealed. "Vince genuinely talked to me for 20 minutes about his best friend Pat Patterson being gay. Pat’s a great guy. I’m not a bitter wrestler and I’ll never be a bitter wrestler. Vince gave me a shot and I’m grateful that he gave me a shot."
Young went on to say that while he's been looking into acting since leaving WWE, he's keen on joining All Elite Wrestling and has been attempting to reach out to them.