Young defeated Roode in a submission match using the figure-four leglock. At Slammiversary, Young competed in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship, against Jeff Jarrett, Matt Hardy, Drew Galloway, and Bobby Roode, but lost the match. At Bound for Glory, Young faced a returning Kurt Angle in a No Disqualification match but lost. During October and November (taped in July), he participated in the TNA World Title Series, where he ended first of his block, tied with Bobby Roode, advancing to the round of 16, but was defeated in the semi-finals by Matt Hardy. On the January 12, 2016 episode of Impact Wrestling, Young defeated Roode to win the TNA King of the Mountain Championship for a record-breaking third time. With this victory, Young is the only wrestler to have held the title in all four of its incarnations. On the January 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, Young formed an alliance with Bram, attacking Jeff Hardy and piledriving him through a table. Eric Young and Bram entered in a feud against Beer Money, after a returning James Storm saved Bobby Roode from an attack of the duo. Eric Young and Bram were defeated by Beer Money at TNA One Night Only, and once again at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match, thus ending the feud. Young entered in a short feud against Jeff Hardy, who defeated him on the March 15 episode of Impact Wrestling in a match to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Young was defeated by Hardy once again in a Six Sides of Steel match on the April 5 episode of Impact Wrestling. The following week, Young and Bram were defeated by Beer Money in a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, which also included Decay and the BroMans. During the match, Bram unintentionally hit Young. On the April 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, Eric Young declared that he left TNA with the TNA King of the Mountain Championship with Bram. However, Bram refused, which resulted in Young attacking him. At Sacrifice, Eric Young lost the title to Bram in a Falls Count Anywhere match. On March 19, 2016, TNA announced that Young would be leaving the company after 12 years. WWE (2016–2020) Sanity (2016–2019) Though not under contract, Young appeared on the May 4, 2016 episode of NXT,