10 Wrestlers Who Went From Champion To Jobber In Different Promotions
5. EC3
Speaking of soul-crushing WWE runs from former Impact World Champions!
It's still hard to get your head around precisely what went wrong for EC3 upon finally deciding to return to the biggest wrestling promotion on the planet. His well-received TNA/Impact tenure and genius 'Ethan Carter III' gimmick seemed like a genuine turning point for the obviously talented star. As an entitled piece of crap heel, EC3 would go on to lift the TNA World Heavyweight Championship after getting the better of Kurt Angle on a June taped edition of Impact Wrestling.
Another reign would follow as EC3 went to war with the likes of Bobby Lashley, Drew Galloway, and Matt & Jeff Hardy before eventually being convinced to join Triple H's developmental brand in 2018.
Fans were quick to point out that the OG NXT man was likely better suited to the more character-based sports entertainment world of the "main roster" when his initial NXT comeback didn't set the world on fire. So, you can imagine their shock when the chiselled loudmouth was kept from opening his mouth on TV and battered by every man and his dog en-route to being unceremoniously booted from the company in April 2020.