American professional wrestler
Michael Hutter
[7]
(born March 18, 1983)
[8]
is an American
professional wrestler
and promoter better known by the
ring name
Ethan Carter III
(or simply
EC3
). He is currently signed to the
National Wrestling Alliance
(NWA), where he is the current
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion
and is a former
NWA National Heavyweight Champion
. He also performs on the
independent circuit
. He is best known for his tenures with
Impact Wrestling
and
WWE
, where he performed both under his EC3 ring name and, earlier, as
Derrick Bateman
.
Hutter began his professional wrestling career in 2002, and began wrestling for the
Ohio Valley Wrestling
(OVW)
promotion
in 2007. In 2009, he signed a contract with WWE, where he competed as Derrick Bateman. He was assigned to WWE's
developmental territory
Florida Championship Wrestling
(FCW), where he won the
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship
with
Johnny Curtis
.
[6]
Also, he competed in the
fourth
and
fifth seasons
of
NXT
,
[9]
a program where rookies were paired with Pros.
He left WWE in May 2013 and then signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He worked with the promotion as Ethan Carter III, the storyline nephew of TNA's owner
Dixie Carter
. He won the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
twice
and the
Impact Grand Championship
once
. He returned to WWE in January 2018, competing in NXT, before making his main roster debut in early 2019, where he held the
WWE 24/7 Championship
four times
. His second tenure with WWE ended in April 2020.
Professional wrestling career
[
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Early career (2002?2009)
[
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Hutter began his career in Cleveland wrestling regularly for several
promotions
in the Ohio region after making his debut. He wrestled for Pro Wrestling Ohio, making his debut on episode nine of the television show, as an ally of
M-Dogg 20
, under the name the "Deviant" Michael Hutter. He immediately began
feuding
with Josh Prohibition and
Johnny Gargano
and in the
main event
on episode 13 he teamed with Jason Bane to defeat Prohibition and Gargano. He made his final appearance for the promotion on episode 16, losing to Prohibition in a match to determine the participants in a match for the PWO Heavyweight Championship.
[10]
On April 14, 2003 Hutter appeared at the
Heat
tapings prior to
Raw
as Mike Hunter, where he was defeated by
Rodney Mack
.
[11]
On July 24, 2006 he appeared again at
Heat
, where he teamed with Chris Cronus in a loss to
Viscera
and
Charlie Haas
.
[6]
He also appeared on
Raw
in August 2006, as a police officer with
Shane McMahon
who were to arrest
D-Generation X
.
Hutter made his
Ohio Valley Wrestling
(OVW) debut on the March 27, 2007 television tapings, where he lost to Tony Braddock in a
dark match
using his real name. The following week, he lost to
Mike Mondo
in a dark match, before changing his
ring name
to Mike Hutter. He competed in several more dark matches before the television tapings, teaming with
Nick Nemeth
and
Chris Cage
in a loss to Mike Kruel,
Vladimir Kozlov
and
Boris Alexiev
in a
six-man tag team match
, before losing to Mondo again. On the April 25 television tapings, Hutter teamed with TJ Dalton and
Jamin Olivencia
in defeat to
Pat Buck
, Johnny Punch and Braddock, before losing to Del Electrico in a dark match on the May 2 tapings. Throughout May, he went on to lose to Anthony Polaski (a renamed Tony Braddock) in a dark match and
Dan Rodman
, and on the May 23 tapings, he was attacked by Kruel, Kozlov, and Mr. Strongo. In his final OVW appearance in June, Hutter competed in a
gauntlet match
to earn a match against then
United States Champion
,
Montel Vontavious Porter
, but the match was won by Chet The Jet.
[12]
On June 27, 2007, Hutter appeared at a Derby City Wrestling show in
Louisville, Kentucky
, where he teamed with Osiris to defeat The Belgian Brawler and Apocalypse in a dark match.
[13]
On December 9, 2007, Firestorm Pro Wrestling held its inaugural show
Destroy Erase Improve
, which saw the start of a six-man round robin tournament, in which Hutter competed. The tournament lasted nine months, before ending on September 12, 2008 at
Something to Die For
. That same show, Hutter won a
six-man elimination match
to become the inaugural Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Champion.
[14]
Hutter made his last appearance with Firestorm Pro Wrestling on December 13, 2008, when he vacated the Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship, which he later awarded to John McChesney when McChesney won a
four-way match
for the vacant championship.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2009?2013)
[
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Florida Championship Wrestling (2009?2010)
[
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Hutter (as Derrick Bateman) at a FCW event in 2010
Hutter made his
Florida Championship Wrestling
(FCW) debut on February 9, 2009, as Mike Hutter, when he lost to
Drew McIntyre
.
[15]
On February 19, he changed his ring name to Derrick Bateman, and gained
Abraham Washington
as a
manager
as he teamed with Lennox McEnroe in a loss to
Scotty Goldman
and
DJ Gabriel
.
[15]
On the February 26 television tapings, Hutter, Washington, and Tristan Delta lost a dark match to
Brett DiBiase
,
Maverick Darsow
, and
Tank Mulligan
.
[15]
In March, he and Dylan Klein lost to
Kafu
and Sweet Papi Sanchez. In April, he became known as Agent D, as part of Washington's Secret Service
stable
, alongside
Agent T
and Agent J.
[15]
He reverted to his Derrick Bateman name in June, in a loss to DJ Gabriel.
[15]
After a hiatus, Bateman returned to FCW in 2010, teaming with Adam Henderson in a loss to The Rotundo Brothers (
Bo
and
Duke
).
[16]
In March, he lost to
Richie Steamboat
and
Joe Hennig
in singles competition, and to
Johnny Prime
,
Orlando Colon
, and
Incognito
as part of a six-man tag team match, before defeating Rudy Parker.
[16]
He went on to lose to
Skip Sheffield
,
Percy Watson
,
Mason Ryan
,
Wes Brisco
, and Eli Cottonwood over the next several months.
[16]
In mid-2010, he formed a
tag team
known as The Handsome Man's Express with
Leo Kruger
, and the pair unsuccessfully challenged
Los Aviadores
(
Hunico
and
Epico
) for the
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship
on July 2.
[16]
The Handsome Man's Express disbanded as a team shortly afterward, with Kruger defeating Bateman in a singles match on July 29.
[16]
On August 12, 2010, Hutter teamed with
Johnny Curtis
to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship by defeating the team of Donny Marlow and
Brodus Clay
and the defending champions,
Los Aviadores
in a
three-way
tag team match.
[17]
They went on to successfully defend the championship against
Los Aviadores
, Clay and Marlow, and The Dude Busters (
Caylen Croft
and
Trent Barreta
).
[16]
After a near three-month reign, Bateman and Curtis lost the championship to
Wes Brisco
and
Xavier Woods
on November 4.
[18]
NXT (2010?2013)
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During the finale of
season three
of
NXT
, it was announced that Bateman would be part of the
fourth season
, with Season 1 alumnus
Daniel Bryan
as his mentor.
[9]
[19]
[20]
He made his in-ring debut on the December 7 episode of
NXT
, teaming with Daniel Bryan in a loss to
Conor O'Brian
and his Pro
Alberto Del Rio
.
[21]
He had his first singles match on the December 14 episode of
NXT
, but lost to Alberto Del Rio via
submission
.
[22]
For the next months, he participated in various challenges. Bateman made it to the final three competitors, but was eliminated on the February 22 episode of
NXT
.
[23]
He then returned on the March 1 episode of
NXT
, competing in a tag team match with Conor O'Brian defeating the team of
Byron Saxton
and Jacob Novak.
[24]
While competing on
NXT
, Bateman appeared in pre-taped vignette on
Raw
as a scientist with the "Bateman Institute" advertising a fictional
Mark Henry
cologne
. He also made his
SmackDown
debut with
Damien Sandow
, who refused to fight him. Bateman got his debut match against
Ryback
and lost.
[25]
After a period of absence from WWE programming, Bateman was inserted into the
fifth season of NXT
as a rookie midway into the competition, returning on the June 28, 2011 episode of
NXT Redemption
and bringing back his Pro Daniel Bryan in the process.
[26]
Meanwhile, Bateman's character began to show more
villainous
traits, eventually causing Bryan to abandon him after declaring that Bateman was making a fool out of himself.
[27]
In July, Bateman started a long feud with
Titus O'Neil
that lasted until November, as both of them frequently traded wins and losses in a series of matches.
[27]
[28]
[29]
In August,
Maxine
made her return to
NXT
as Bateman's girlfriend, and she started a concurrent feud with O'Neil's friend
AJ
.
[29]
Bateman and Maxine lost to O'Neil and AJ on the September 6 episode of
NXT Redemption
.
[30]
On the October 26 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman proposed to Maxine, who accepted the proposal after slapping and kissing him.
[31]
On the November 2 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman and Maxine became known as "Beta-Max", and they participated in a six-person tag match along with
JTG
in a loss to O'Neil, AJ and
Percy Watson
.
[32]
On the November 9 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Maxine revealed to Bateman that she and his former friend
Johnny Curtis
went on a date, and they later tag teamed together in a winning effort against the team of Titus O' Neil and Percy Watson. On the December 7 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman defeated Johnny Curtis in singles competition, turning
face
once again, and afterwards broke up with Maxine thinking he flirted with her mother. After Bateman again defeated Johnny Curtis in a singles match on the December 28 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Maxine again turned on Bateman, thinking he was trying to ruin her career, kissing Curtis and leaving with him.
[33]
The next week on the January 4 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman lost in singles competition to
Darren Young
after a distraction from Johnny Curtis and Maxine announcing that they're getting married in
Las Vegas
.
[34]
On the 100th episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman interrupted Johnny Curtis and Maxine's
wedding
ceremony by showing a
security camera
video clip
in his
locker room
of Johnny Curtis stealing Bateman's
iPad
and sending an
email
to
Theodore Long
about getting rid of Maxine and going to
SmackDown
, and was later reunited with Maxine.
On the February 15 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman teamed with
Justin Gabriel
to defeat the team of
Heath Slater
and Johnny Curtis, and afterwards saved his friend
Kaitlyn
from Maxine.
[35]
Two weeks later, Kaitlyn confessed her love for Bateman, kissing him during an
intervention
also involving Justin Gabriel and
Alicia Fox
, until Maxine came out and again attacked Kaitlyn.
[36]
On the March 7 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman was backstage with Johnny Curtis and Maxine, who revealed to Bateman that they are no longer dating after Kaitlyn kissed Bateman, leading to Bateman and Kaitlyn defeating Curtis and Maxine in a mixed tag team match. On the March 14 episode of
NXT Redemption
, he confessed his love for Kaitlyn and kissed her, solidifying their relationship.
[37]
[38]
On the March 21 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman and Kaitlyn were backstage with
Tamina
talking about his and Kaitlyn's newfound relationship, and later encountered Maxine and Johnny Curtis, who accused them of being involved with
Matt Striker
's disappearance.
[39]
Bateman was accompanied by Kaitlyn in singles competition on the March 28 episode of
NXT Redemption
, losing to
Hunico
.
[40]
Bateman and Kaitlyn discovered Matt Striker in a janitor's closet hidden by
Curt Hawkins
and
Tyler Reks
on the April 11 episode of
NXT Redemption
. On the April 25 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman was attacked by JTG, but later went on to defeat him in singles competition. Bateman made his televised return on the May 4 episode of
SmackDown
where he once again faced Ryback, but was defeated. On the May 9 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman was attacked backstage by an unknown person.
[41]
On the May 30 episode of
NXT Redemption
, Bateman competed in a tag team match with Percy Watson and Justin Gabriel in a winning effort against Johnny Curtis,
Michael McGillicutty
, and JTG.
[42]
Bateman competed on the June 8 episode of
SmackDown
against
Brodus Clay
in a losing effort.
[43]
On the final episode of the fifth season of
NXT
on June 13, Bateman teamed with Percy Watson in a losing effort against Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.
[44]
After the conclusion of
NXT Redemption
, NXT transitioned into the renamed FCW developmental territory.
[45]
Bateman then continued to appear on
NXT
, where he defeated rival Johnny Curtis on the June 27 episode of
NXT
.
[46]
On the October 27 episode of
Saturday Morning Slam
, Bateman lost to
United States Champion
Antonio Cesaro
in a non-title match.
[47]
In January 2013, Bateman entered the
NXT Tag Team Championship
tournament along with
Alex Riley
, but they were eliminated in the first round after a loss to
Kassius Ohno
and
Leo Kruger
.
[48]
Bateman's final match was a non-title loss against
NXT Champion
Big E Langston
, which was
taped before
his release.
[49]
On May 17, 2013, Hutter was released from his contract.
[50]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2013?2018)
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Team Dixie (2013?2015)
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Hutter worked a dark match on August 29, 2013 before the
Impact Wrestling
television tapings in Cleveland, Ohio, losing to
Jay Bradley
. On September 26, TNA aired a vignette about a new talent, Ethan. The following week, another vignette aired as it was later reported that Hutter had signed with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
(TNA) and would be debuting with the new character as
Dixie Carter
's spoiled nephew.
[51]
The following week, another vignette aired revealing Hutter's new ring name as Ethan Carter III (EC3).
[52]
Ethan Carter III teaming with
Magnus
against
Gunner
and
James Storm
in a tag team ladder match
On October 20, Carter made his TNA debut at
Bound for Glory
as a
heel
, defeating jobber
Norv Fernum
.
[53]
Carter defeated another jobber Dewey Barnes on the October 24 episode of
Impact Wrestling
.
[54]
On November 21 at the
Impact Wrestling: Turning Point
special episode, Carter took a step up in competition defeating
Shark Boy
. Since then, Carter had matches with other jobbers, billed as TNA Legends, like
Curry Man
or referee
Earl Hebner
. On the December 12 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter was confronted by
Sting
and was issued an option; either face Sting immediately, or enter the
Feast or Fired
match. Carter entered the Feast or Fired match and grabbed one of the briefcases,
[55]
which was revealed to contain a future
TNA World Tag Team Championship
match.
[56]
On the December 26 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter teamed with
Rockstar Spud
and
The BroMans
(
Robbie E
and
Jessie Godderz
) in a four-on-two handicap match against Sting and
Jeff Hardy
, where Carter pinned Sting.
[57]
On the January 2, 2014 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter was challenged by Sting for a match at the
Impact Wrestling: Genesis
episode,
[58]
a match which Carter would win after help from the
special guest referees
Magnus
and Rockstar Spud.
[59]
On the February 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter attacked
Kurt Angle
to save Magnus from losing by submission against him, then launched a vicious assault targeting Angle's surgically repaired left knee, resulting in serious injuries.
[60]
The following week, Carter teamed with Magnus losing to
Gunner
and
James Storm
in a tag team ladder match where Carter's and Gunner's Feast or Fired briefcases were on the line.
Ethan Carter III (right) with 'Chief of Staff'
Rockstar Spud
(left) in April 2014
On the February 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Kurt Angle had a match against Magnus, which Angle won by disqualification, when EC3 attacked him, performing a leglock, which injured his knee. On the February 27 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Angle officially accepted his induction into the
TNA Hall of Fame
, but the ceremony was interrupted by EC3, who said he tore Angle's knee ligaments and therefore must retire. However, Angle attacked him and challenged him to a match at Lockdown.
[61]
On the March 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Angle was attacked again by EC3. It was announced after that night's
Impact Wrestling
that Kurt Angle, due to EC3's attack, would be pulled from the Lockdown card due to a torn
MCL
.
[62]
On March 9, at
Lockdown
,
Bobby Lashley
answered Carter's open challenge after his scheduled opponent (Kurt Angle) couldn't wrestle due to injury the match ended in a no contest. The following week on
Impact Wrestling
, Lashley and Carter had a rematch which Carter won via disqualification after an assault by
Willow
on Carter. This started a feud between the two, as EC3 and Rockstar Spud attempted to search for Willow in the woods. However, they were both attacked by Willow. At
Sacrifice
, they were defeated by Willow and a returning Kurt Angle. On the May 8, 2014 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, EC3 faced Kurt Angle, where EC3 won. During the match, Angle re-injured his knee, which allowed EC3 to capitalize on the victory and tear Angle's ACL.
After his feud with Kurt Angle, he started a feud with
Bully Ray
, who threatened to put his aunt, Dixie Carter, through a table after the match. This resulted in a
Texas Death match
at
Slammiversary XII
, which EC3 won with help from Dixie Carter and Rockstar Spud. Through TNA's relationship with
Wrestle-1
, Carter made his debut for the Japanese promotion in
Tokyo
on July 6, teaming with Rockstar Spud in a tag team match, where they were defeated by
Tajiri
and
Yusuke Kodama
.
[63]
[64]
On the July 3 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, EC3 defeated Bully Ray in a
tables match
, following interference from
Rhino
on Carter's behalf. This prompted Ray to challenge EC3, Rhino, and Spud to a six-man hardcore match with
Devon
and
Tommy Dreamer
as his partners, which EC3's team won following interference from
Rycklon
and
Snitsky
. On the August 7 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, EC3, Rhino, Rycklon and Snitsky were defeated in an eight-man Hardcore War against
Team 3D
,
Al Snow
and Tommy Dreamer. Afterwards, Bully Ray fulfilled his four-month promise by putting Dixie Carter through a table. EC3 would then blame Rhino for Dixie Carter being put through a table, resulting in EC3 attacking him. The following week, he got himself disqualified by repeatedly hitting Rhino with a chair. Spud tried to stop EC3 from the beat down on Rhino, but EC3 threatened to hit him with a chair, thus teasing tension between the two.
On the October 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Rockstar Spud snapped and slapped EC3, resulting in Carter firing him as his chief of staff. On October 12, at
Bound for Glory
, EC3 defeated sumo wrestler
Ryota Hama
. On the October 15 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter introduced his new bodyguard
Tyrus
. Carter and Tyrus entered the TNA World Tag Team Championship number one contenders tournament defeating
Eric Young
and Rockstar Spud in the quarterfinals only to lose to
The Hardys
on the October 29 episode of
Impact Wrestling
in the semi-finals, when Tyrus was pinned by
Matt Hardy
. On December 31, Hutter re-signed with TNA for a multi-year contract.
[65]
On the March 13, 2015 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, EC3's feud with Spud came to a conclusion in a
hair vs. hair match
which Carter won.
TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2015?2016)
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After defeating
Mr. Anderson
on the May 29 episode of
Impact Wrestling
to become the number one contender,
[66]
[67]
Carter defeated
Kurt Angle
on June 25, 2015 (which aired on
tape delay
on the July 1 episode of
Impact Wrestling
) to win the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
for the first time in his career.
[68]
Three days later, on June 28, at
Slammiversary XIII
, Carter and Tyrus defeated Anderson and
Lashley
in the co?main event.
[69]
On the July 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, he retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times in one night against
Norv Fernum
,
Shark Boy
and Kurt Angle.
[70]
[71]
On the July 15 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, EC3 defeated
Drew Galloway
to retain his title.
[72]
[73]
At
No Surrender
, EC3 defeated
Matt Hardy
in a
Full Metal Mayhem match
.
[74]
He successfully retained his title against GFW wrestler
PJ Black
at
Turning Point
.
[75]
Ethan Carter III gave Matt Hardy a last chance to win his title, in a Title vs. Jeff Hardy's Services match, which Matt Hardy accepted. On the September 2 episode of
Impact Wrestling
EC3 retained his title and won Jeff Hardy's services. On the September 23 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Ethan Carter III successfully retained his title against his former rival
Rockstar Spud
. Ethan Carter III finally
dropped
the championship to Matt Hardy, who pinned Drew Galloway in a
three-way match
on October 4, at
Bound For Glory
, after special guest referee Jeff Hardy betrayed him, officially ending Carter's reign at 101 days.
[76]
Carter then filed an injunction (
kayfabe
) that banned Matt Hardy from appearing on
Impact Wrestling
for a month, which forced Hardy to relinquish the title in order to stay on the show.
[77]
Throughout the rest of the year (taped in July), Carter began competing in the
TNA World Title Series
for an opportunity to regain the vacant championship, in which he continued his winning streak by defeating the likes of Lashley,
[78]
Mr. Anderson,
[79]
DJ Z
[80]
and
Davey Richards
.
[81]
On the January 5, 2016 live episode of
Impact Wrestling
, during its premiere on
Pop TV
, Carter defeated Lashley in the semi?finals and Matt Hardy in the finals, to win the tournament and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for a second time.
[82]
Three days later, during the tapings of
Impact Wrestling
, which aired on January 19, Carter lost the title to Hardy in a
Last Man Standing match
, after Tyrus turned on Carter and attacked him, turning
face
in the process.
[83]
In February, Carter started an
alliance
with his former rival
Rockstar Spud
in order to even things with Hardy and Tyrus, defeating them in a tag-team match on the February 16 episode of
Impact Wrestling
,
[84]
[85]
[86]
only for Spud to attack Carter and cost him his rematch against Hardy during a
six sides of steel match
at
Lockdown
.
[87]
On the March 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 defeated Matt Hardy, Rockstar Spud, Tyrus and Reby Hardy by disqualification in a Four On One Handicap match.
Various feuds (2016?2017)
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On the March 29 episode of
Impact Wrestling
Mike Bennett
declined a challenge issued to him by Ethan Carter III, leading to Bennett attacking Carter and officially starting a feud between the two.
[88]
During the April 12 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Bennett and Carter had a match that ended in disqualification when Carter attacked Bennett with a steel chair.
[89]
On the April 26 episode of
Impact Wrestling: Sacrifice
, Bennett defeated Carter by pinfall, ending Carter's unpinned streak.
[90]
On the May 10 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Bennett declined another challenge from Carter unless Carter faced three of his former enemies; if Carter won all the three matches, then he would get to face Bennett at Slammiversary, to which Carter agreed. His first match was against Rockstar Spud in a
Six Sides of Steel match
, which Carter won.
[91]
On the May 17 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter's second match was against Tyrus in a
Last Man Standing match
, which Carter won.
[92]
On the May 24 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter won his last match against Matt Hardy, but Bennett refused to give him his rematch, since Carter won by disqualification.
[93]
On the May 31 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter was put in charge of the show, and he made the match between himself and Bennett official for Slammiversary.
[94]
On the June 7 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, EC3 and
Gail Kim
defeated Mike Bennett and
Allie
. Ethan Carter III defeated Bennett in a singles match at
Slammiversary
on June 12.
[95]
On two separate occasions, Carter got involved in
Drew Galloway
's matches with the purpose of aiding him. However his plans backfired when he inadvertently ended up striking Galloway with a chair on the first occasion and the second occasion he struck him with a kendo stick. Following on from this, the two began a heated rivalry, fighting each other on several occasions, including an unsanctioned fight that led to a no-contest at
Destination X
. Later in August, Carter was involved in the
Playoff
, the winner of the series would go on to main event the PPV against the reigning champion at the time of the event. Before appearing in his own semi-final match against Matt Hardy, Carter interfered in a match between Drew Galloway and Mike Bennett, during which he intended to try and make-good on his recent mistakes costing Galloway matches. However, as before, he once again struck Drew Galloway, costing him the match. Carter would eventually win the series defeating long-time rival Mike Bennett. Galloway challenged Carter to a match with the winner going on to face the champion at
Bound for Glory
. The next week, Carter defeated Galloway, with
Aron Rex
as special referee, to keep his spot in the main event of Bound for Glory against
Lashley
. At Bound for Glory, he was defeated by Lashley. After the PPV, he started a feud against
Eli Drake
after his
Fact of Life
segment on the October 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling
. On the October 27 episode of
Impact Wretsling
, Carter and
Jessie Godderz
were defeated by Eli Drake and Aron Rex. On the November 24 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter defeated Eli Drake in a title shot vs. voice match where if Carter lost, he would lose his TNA World Heavyweight title shot and if Drake lost, he would not be able to talk for the rest of 2016. On the December 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, his match against
Eddie Edwards
for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship ended in a no contest.
On the January 5, 2017, episode of
Impact Wrestling
, he challenged Lashley and Eddie Edwards for Edwards' TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match, in a losing effort. At
One Night Only: Live!
, Carter was defeated by Eddie Edwards, and failed to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the January 12 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter was defeated by Lashley in a Last Man Standing match and failed to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the March 9 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter interrupted the debut of
Alberto El Patron
saying that he does not deserve a World Championship match. However, his speech was ignored, and a match between El Patron and Lashley was scheduled. Carter watched the main event and congratulated El Patron for his championship win. However, when El Patron relinquished the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, a match between Carter and him for the number one contender was scheduled the following week, which El Patron won by submission.
Impact Grand Champion and departure (2017?2018)
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Carter as
Impact Grand Champion
in September 2017
On April 20 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter interfered in the match between
Lashley
and
James Storm
for the World Heavyweight Championship, hitting Storm over the head with a beer bottle, thus turning
heel
in the process once again.
[96]
On the May 11 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter came out dressed as a cowboy and proceeded to berate Storm and the new management of
Impact Wrestling
. Storm then tried to attack Carter, but Carter retaliated by lashing Storm over thirty times with a leather belt, causing significant injury to his back.
[97]
The following week, Carter was defeated by Storm, after Carter brutally lashed the referee. After the match however, he tried to attack Storm after which Storm came out on top, but was immediately attacked by
Magnus
. Then,
Bruce Prichard
announced a three-way match between Carter, Storm and Magnus to determine the number one contender to the
Impact World Heavyweight Championship
, but after an altercation with Prichard, Carter attacked him.
[98]
On the May 25 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter defeated Storm and Magnus to become the number one contender to the Impact Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.
[99]
However, on the June 1 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter was defeated by
Alberto El Patron
in a
Six Sides of Steel match
, failing to win the
GFW Global Championship
and lost his opportunity to face Lashley at
Slammiversary
.
[100]
At Slammiversary, Carter defeated Storm in a Strap match.
[101]
After that, Carter was put in the orbit of the Impact Grand Championship, which he won on the August 3 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, when he defeated Moose via split decision to win the
Impact Grand Championship
.
[102]
On the August 24 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter entered in the twenty man Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant
GFW World Heavyweight Championship
at number 7, but was eliminated by Moose and Eddie Edwards.
[103]
Then, he started a feud with
El Hijo del Fantasma
,
Pagano
and
El Texano Jr.
, Mexican
luchadores
from
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
(AAA). This culminated in a match at
Bound for Glory
, where Carter, Storm and Edwards defeated Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano and Texano.
[104]
After defences against Hijo del Fantasma and
Fallah Bahh
,
[105]
[106]
Carter put the title on the line against
Matt Sydal
, but the match ended in a draw.
[107]
On the January 4 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter retained his title in a three-way match against Sydal and Fallah Bahh.
[108]
At
Genesis
, he dropped the title to Sydal.
[109]
On January 13, 2018, Carter was released from his contract by Impact Wrestling, but remained on Impact programming until March, as his appearances were filmed before his departure.
[110]
On the February 1 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter and Alberto El Patron were defeated by Moose and
Johnny Impact
in a tag team match.
[111]
This led to a fatal-four-way match the following week to determine the number one contender for the
Impact World Championship
, which was won by Impact.
[112]
On the February 15 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter teamed with a returning
Tyrus
and defeated Impact and Sydal. After the match, Carter challenged Impact for a match where if he won, he takes his number one contender spot, which Impact accepted.
[113]
However, Carter lost the match the following week after a misunderstanding with him and Tyrus.
[114]
On the March 1 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter was defeated by Tyrus.
[115]
On the March 15 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Carter participated at the Feast or Fired match where he picked one of the briefcases alongside
Eli Drake
,
Petey Williams
, and Moose. After the match, he attacked Tyrus with the briefcase. The following week, Carter opened his briefcase, which was revealed to be the Pink Slip, and resulted in him being fired. After initially rejecting the result, he accepted his fate and was cheered by the Impact Zone despite being a heel. However, he attacked
Jeremy Borash
with his briefcase, before being confronted and attacked by
Brian Cage
.
[116]
Return to WWE (2018?2020)
[
edit
]
EC3 in April 2018
On January 27, 2018, under his EC3 moniker, he returned to
WWE
and its
developmental territory
NXT
, sitting in the audience at
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia
.
[117]
On the March 28 episode of
NXT
, EC3 returned to NXT,
[118]
where he was announced as a participant in a six-man ladder match for the
NXT North American Championship
at
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
against
Adam Cole
,
Killian Dain
,
Lars Sullivan
,
Ricochet
, and
Velveteen Dream
, where he was unsuccessful.
[119]
Throughout the summer, he began a feud with Velveteen Dream, after Dream walked out on EC3 during a tag team match.
[120]
This led to a match between the two at
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4
, where EC3 was defeated by Dream.
[121]
During his match against Dream, he suffered a concussion, delaying the plans to call him up to the main roster during the summer.
[122]
On December 17, 2018, it was announced EC3 would be debuting on the main roster.
[123]
During the following weeks, he was seen during backstage segments of
Raw
and
SmackDown Live
,
[124]
before making his official debut on the February 4, 2019 episode of
Raw
, appearing on
Alexa Bliss
' talk show
A Moment Of Bliss
.
[125]
[126]
During the segment, EC3 was interrupted by
Dean Ambrose
, leading to a match that EC3 won.
[125]
[126]
The following week on
Raw
, they competed in a rematch, which Ambrose won with a
small package
.
[127]
After his short feud with Ambrose, EC3 would be off
Raw
for the following months, and was relegated to
Main Event
as a jobber.
[128]
[129]
At the
WrestleMania 35
pre-show on April 7, EC3 competed in the
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
, but was eliminated early in the match.
[130]
EC3 was drafted to the
Raw
brand
as part of the
Superstar Shake-up
.
[131]
In a dark match before the April 9 episode of
SmackDown
, EC3 was managed by
Drake Maverick
.
[132]
However, Vince McMahon was reported to have disliked the match, so the partnership was not brought to television.
[133]
Following that, he was mainly used in comedic roles, including being among the group of undercard wrestlers that competed for
WWE 24/7 Championship
.
[129]
EC3 competed in the 51-man
battle royal
at
Super ShowDown
on June 7, his only main card pay-per-view appearance of the year, but he was the first competitor eliminated and the match was ultimately won by
Mansoor
.
[134]
On the June 24 episode of
Raw
, EC3 pinned 24/7 Champion
Cedric Alexander
, to claim his first championship within the company, but quickly dropped it to
R-Truth
seconds later following a distraction by
Carmella
.
[135]
EC3 would win the 24/7 Championship three more times in September, trading it back and forth with R-Truth across several
house shows
, becoming a four-time champion. In doing so EC3 has the most 24/7 title reigns that has not lasted longer than a full day.
[136]
In November, it was reported that EC3 was injured with a concussion.
[137]
On April 15, 2020, EC3 was released from his WWE contract as part of budget cuts stemming from the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[138]
[139]
Control Your Narrative (2020?2022)
[
edit
]
After leaving WWE, Hutter began to show a series of videos, claiming he wants to control the narrative. This led to a series of cinematic matches. The first match took place at Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory against
Moose
, where he was defeated.
[140]
In May he hosted his own PPV, Free the Narrative, where he defeated Matt Cardona.
[141]
In October, EC3 hosted his second show Free the Narrative II, where he faced
Adam Scherr
in the main event, being defeated.
[142]
Hutter and Scherr began to work together and, on February 17, 2022, they announced Control Your Narrative (CYN). Taking inspiration from
Fight Club
, the promotion will feature talent booking their own storylines in a way that resembles the early stages of
Fight Club
'
s "Project: Mayhem".
[143]
Ring of Honor (2020?2021)
[
edit
]
On the October 19 episode of ROH Television, EC3 made his debut for the promotion cutting a promo in the ring. Afterwards, he was confronted backstage by
Shane Taylor
and S.O.S. (Soldiers of Savagery) where they challenged him and
The Briscoes
to a match which they accepted.
[144]
The match was cancelled after EC3 tested positive for
COVID-19
, he would sign a contract with ROH on February 25. He was released after ROH announced they would be closing their doors.
[145]
National Wrestling Alliance (2022?present)
[
edit
]
On
NWA 74th Anniversary Show
night one, EC3 made his
National Wrestling Alliance
(NWA) debut winning via submission over Mims.
[146]
On
Nuff Said
pre-show it was announced that EC3 has officially signed to NWA. Later in the night, EC3 scored a submission victory over
Kevin Kiley
the former Alex Riley. On the February 14, 2023 episode of
NWA Powerrr
, EC3 shows up to applaud the
NWA World Champion
Tyrus
’ victory over Rolando Freeman, accompanied by
BLK Jeez
.
[147]
The following week, lead announcer Joe Galli interviewed EC3 and BLK Jeez about what transpired, though EC3 simply stated that he was only "controlling his narrative". He later went on to challenge
Cyon
for the
NWA National Championship
at
NWA 312
, which would later be made official.
[148]
At NWA 312 on April 7, EC3 defeated Cyon to win the NWA National Heavyweight Championship.
[149]
On the May 2 episode of
Powerrr
, EC3 successfully defended his title in his first title defense against
Carnage
.
[150]
EC3 successfully defended the NWA National Championship on both nights of the
Crockett Cup
against Silas Mason
[151]
and
NWA World Television Champion
Thom Latimer
.
[152]
After successfully defending the title against “Thrillbilly” Silas Mason, EC3 dropped the title in the ring, officially relinquishing it to challenge Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at
NWA 75th Anniversary Show
.
[153]
On August 27 at NWA 75, EC3 defeated Tyrus in a
bullrope match
to become the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion.
[154]
On September 26 episode of
Powerrr
, EC3 successfully defended his title in his first title defense against
Jay Bradley
.
[155]
On October 28 at
NWA Samhain
, EC3 successfully defended the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Thom Latimer.
[156]
On November 14 episode of
Powerrr
, EC3 successfully defended his title against Talos.
[157]
On March 2, 2024 at
Hard Times
, EC3 successfully defended his title against "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason.
[158]
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2023?present)
[
edit
]
On January 7, 2023 at Nightmare Rumble 2023, EC3 made his
OVW
debut by participating in the 2023 Nightmare Rumble for
OVW National Heavyweight Championship
, which was won by
Jessie Godderz
.
[159]
On May 26 episode of OVW, EC3 was defeated by Crixus for the vacant
OVW Kentucky Heavyweight Championship
.
On November 21, 2023 on
OVW Thanksgiving Thunder
, EC3 defeated Jessie Godderz to win the OVW National Heavyweight Championship.
[160]
Professional wrestling style and persona
[
edit
]
After his second WWE departure in 2020, Hutter reinvented his EC3 gimmick as a much darker and enigmatic crusader. Known as "The Essential Character", he insisted to control "your own narrative".
[161]
Other media
[
edit
]
EC3 has appeared in
video games
as a playable character in
WWE 2K19
(as a
downloadable character
)
[162]
and
WWE 2K20
.
[163]
Championships and accomplishments
[
edit
]
Carter is a two-time
TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Luchas de Apuestas record
[
edit
]
Winner (wager)
|
Loser (wager)
|
Location
|
Event
|
Date
|
Notes
|
Ethan Carter III (hair)
|
Rockstar Spud
(hair)
|
London, England
|
Impact Wrestling
|
January 31, 2015
|
Aired
March 13, 2015
|
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