Darren Young Talks CM Punk's Reaction To His Coming Out, Hating Original NXT Format

Darren Young recently appeared on the Sam Roberts wrestling podcast. Below are some highlights, which you can watch above:

Not liking the original NXT reality show format:

"To be honest with you I hated the concept, because it felt like I was on American Gladiators or American Ninja Warrior with all the stunts and stuff, and that's not me. I do all my dirty work in the ring. I told the guys, if I wanted to be on American Gladiators, I would have done that... NXT today, that's where it's at."

CM Punk supporting him after he came out:

"One thing about Punk is – if I could talk about him just for a second – when he had his match with Brock Lesnar in 2013, that was a couple days before I made my announcement to TMZ. After his brutal with Brock Lesnar, he was all iced up and I hadn't seen him since I made my announcement. So he came up to me in catering and he told me to stand up in front of people. I stood up, he gave me a hug, and he said 'I'm proud of you. If you ever have your problems with anyone in the locker room, you let me know and I got your back.' That meant the most to me. Every interview I do, I always tell people, that meant the most to me. Randy Orton, Big Show, they all embraced me with love and that's something that I will always cherish and never forget."

L.O.S. The Butcher contributed to this article.