In an interview with Niagara This Week to promote the House of Hardcore 13 event, Eric Young was asked about his WWE NXT status and said that both sides are currently working on the contract and that there has not been a final pen to paper yet and he is not signed.

Young noted that he was initially at the WWE NXT TV tapings to meet with Triple H, however when the chance to work against Samoa Joe was brought up, he jumped at the opportunity to work the tapings.

The interview is available in full at this link.