10 Questions With TNA's Ethan Carter III

10. Wrestling In WWE

You were under contract with the WWE for 4 years as Derrick Bateman before you joined TNA 2 years ago. When you first joined TNA, what were the main differences that you noticed?

I was coming from the developmental system and not the TV aspect of WWE, but doing my job and coming back to what felt like good vibes and constructive criticism [in TNA] as opposed to negativity and stares and backstabbing….so yeah, that was the main difference from the aspect of an environmental change while I was there.

I mean, a lot of the experiences I had there were very good, and they trained me to become who I am. I was trained for this opportunity that came somewhere else. There’s definitely a lot of great things that happened up there, but there was also a sour taste involved.