Former two times TNA World Heavyweight Champion EC3 aka Ethan Carter III who is also a four times WWE 24/7 Champion recently talked about his terrible run on the main roster of WWE.
EC3 was first recognized by WWE back in 2009 when he walks on the Florida Championship Wrestling which was the development Territory of WWE back in the time. He even won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship one time along with Johnny Curtis who is mostly famous under the name of Fandango.
EC3 Discusses His Main Roster WWE Run
In 2010 he worked as a participant of the NXT which was the Talent Hunt competition back in the time. He was still working under his ring name Derrick Bateman. In 2013 he was released by WWE and he started trying to find success elsewhere.
He joined Impact Wrestling and at the same time he was working on the independent circuit. He was treated as a main event star in the Impact Wrestling as he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship two times.
Everybody was expecting a big push for him as he showed great potential outside of WWE. But the plans of WWE were completely different. They brought him back just to bury him completely. His run in WWE is considered as one of the worst runs for any professional wrestler. It completely destroyed all the momentum he gained. In 2020 WWE released him.
EC3 aka Ethan Carter III who is also a four times WWE 24/7 Champion recently spoke to Sportskeeda’s UnSkripted program where he talked about his terrible run on the main roster of WWE. He said;
“I think my favorite memory from NXT would be the satisfaction of the ladder match for the North American Championship upon coming to the back. Trips [Triple H] and Shawn [Michaels] were there and they’re just like ‘Wow’. They were super happy and it was a vindication for my long journey back there.
“What sucked about it is that I started to peak. First thing it was like an awesome moment. That’s something I’ll never forget. I’ll never forget walking the streets of New Orleans drinking whatever, like jungle juice, and the fans were everywhere slapping us on the back. It was just a good night. That match is probably my favorite memory of NXT.”