>>11779771He was a massive mark for Black and Gold NXT and NXT UK and wanted to work with those guys, but almost all of them either wound up in AEW, were on different brands, or the matches just didn't happen for whatever reason.
He wanted to wrestle Finn Balor on an NXT UK PPV but then the pandemic happened. He told Triple H he wanted to come to NXT and wrestle the young guys there and then that didn't happen either:
>"I think that Edge's return has been done really really well. He really is in a place in his mind where he wants to build young and just get them rolling in different directions," Triple H explained. "He has been talking to me prior to coming back the first time at the Royal Rumble over a year ago [about] coming to NXT and not only stepping in the ring and talking but stepping in the ring and performing. Prior to him even coming to The Rumble, he sort of gave me, 'Man, here's my list. I'd like to work with this guy. I'd like to work with him. I would love to come here and work with this person' It's just where he's at." 
