8 Questions With TNA Superstar Ethan Carter III
3. Settling Scores
In your speech, it sounded like you were venting your frustration at the wacky version of NXT in which you participated as Derrick Bateman from 2010-2012, and the constraints of the WWE system. You also hurled some barbs at Triple H, and a man formerly employed as a trainer in WWE developmental.
“I think people were overreacting to the things I said, saying I ‘took shots’ at ‘The King Of Kings’ or I ‘took shots’ at NXT. If I recall, and you can watch it yourself, I said that NXT is a great show, with compelling characters, great matches and interesting story lines. Maybe I said ‘The King Of Kings’ blew it, but I happen to feel that’s true. I will never not say that; it’s my God-honest opinion. The only shot I took was at somebody that nobody even cares about.
“What I did was use intrigue and buzzwords and create interest. I took the interest that was garnered over the Global Cruiserweight Series [matches on the card]: no one was talking about those matches — they were talking about what I did, because I create intrigue and I create box office, and that’s what this business is about.”