The group also consisted of Joe Doering and Rhino, and later Kon, Alan Angels, and Sami Callihan under Deaner's leadership.

[14] At Hard To Kill, the trio was officially named Violent By Design (VBD), as they defeated Dreamer, Rhino, and Jake in an Old School Rules match.

[19] VBD was scheduled to take on Chris Sabin, Eddie Edwards, James Storm and Willie Mack in an eight-man tag team match at Rebellion but Young suffered an injury and was replaced by the debuting W.

[3][23] At Against All Odds, Doering defeated All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) rival Satoshi Kojima, and Deaner and Rhino retained the tag team titles against Decay (Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve).

[24] On July 17, at Slammiversary, they lost the titles to The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) in a four-way tag team match that also involved Rich Swann and Willie Mack, and Fallah Bahh and No Way.

[32][33][34] In the following weeks, Rhino was not sure which side to take,[35][36] and Heath asks Impact EVP Scott D'Amore to make a match pitting him and anyone else against Violent By Design at Bound for Glory, which was accepted.

[42] On January 8, 2022, at Hard To Kill, VBD teamed with The Good Brothers to take on Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Heath and Rhino in a 10-man Hardcore War match in a losing effort.

[43][44] In February, they continued their partnership with The Good Brothers during their feud with Bullet Club (Jay White and the Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)), attacking them from behind after a match.

[47] On March 5, at Sacrifice, VBD defeated The Good Brothers to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the second time.

[59] On February 1, 2024, Deaner officially dissolved The Design, stating that it was his attempt to resurrect VBD, but no matter what he did, he couldn't bring it back to life.