8 Questions With TNA Superstar Ethan Carter III
2. Dead-End Derrick
I thought WWE blew it with Derrick Bateman as well.
“I appreciate that. But, in all honesty, Derrick Bateman deserved to be shot out of a cannon into the sun. Derrick Bateman was never going to work. This was a necessary thing for me. This was necessary to happen for me to evolve and create who I am today. And who I am today, I truly believe, is one of the premier sports entertainers/wrestlers around.
“I needed that catalyst, I needed that angst. I needed that to happen, because if it never did, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity [to become EC3]. If it hadn’t happened, I would probably be a low-card comedy act [in WWE] and would eventually have been shot out of a cannon into the sun, where I deserved to be.
“You make the most of the opportunities that are given to you. If you don’t have opportunities there [WWE], there are opportunities elsewhere. And, you know, I’m doing all right.”