 In OMEGA, York formed a stable known as the "Badstreet Boys", with Joey Matthews, as well as Shannon Moore and Shane Helms.The group had a boy band gimmick to capitalize on the bubble gum boy bands of pop culture.Eventually, all four members of the group signed three-year contracts with Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after try-outs on "WCW Monday Nitro" in the early summer of 1999.