Interview: Silas Young on His ROH Status, Reason Why He is Staying in ROH, WWE Rumors

PWInsider held a recent interview with Silas Young discussing his status with Ring of Honor, the reason why he decided to stay in ROH, and his thoughts on the recent rumors involving him leaving ROH for WWE.

On the topic of his current status with ROH, Young confirmed the rumors of him signing a new deal with the company and stated he was happy with the level of public interest over the future of his career.

“There’s been a lot of news going around. A lot of rumors and whatnot about my future here in wrestling. My contract here with Ring of Honor expires at the end of this year, 2018. Like I said, there’s a lot of rumors about WWE. I’ even had people coming up to me months ago saying, ‘Hey I hear you are leaving to WWE. I hear you are leaving.’ It’s always great from my perspective or any of the wrestling talents’ perspective to have there be interest in you, you know? In saying that, it’s good to have people talking about you when it comes to contract time. I think anyone can figure out why. With all that being said, I have decided that after five years with Ring of Honor, five years of them investing in me, I have decided I’m going to sign a three-year contract with them.”

On the topic of the reason why he decided to stay in ROH, Young stated it was mainly out of loyalty to the company due to all the opportunities they have given him during his career there.

“The wrestling scene now is super-hot right now and I’m a big believer in loyalty. Ring of Honor gave me an opportunity five-six years back and every opportunity I’ve been given since, I’ve succeeded with. I’m the type of guy that likes to stick with the team that brought me to the table, to stick with the team that believed in me from the get-go. I’m really happy to announce I am staying with Ring of Honor.”

On the topic of his thoughts on the rumors of him possibly leaving ROH for WWE, Young stated he did give some considerations to the idea of going to WWE but decided to stay in ROH in the end.

“To be quite honest with you. The idea of WWE for every guy is a dream for everybody who’s ever wrestled or starts wrestling, they have that dream. I won’t lie, it was my dream. It was my goal, but at some point, as you grow and you mature as a person, the wrestler realizes that that top of the mountain, the peak, isn’t always the top of the mountain or it’s not that shiny. I’m really happy with the decision I’ve made.”