Former WWE Star Officially Signs With The NWA
Two-time World Champion signs with the National Wrestling Alliance.
Having been working dates for the promotion since last year, EC3 has now officially signed with Billy Corgan's National Wrestling Alliance.
This news was announced during the pre-show for last night's NWA Nuff Said PPV, with the former WWE and IMPACT man the latest name to pen a deal with Corgan's company.
At Nuff Said, EC3 later scored a submission victory over Kevin Kiley, who WWE fans will know better as Alex Riley. That bout was only Kiley's second in-ring outing since 2016.
As for EC3, he's by this point a 21-year veteran of the business, having made his debut back in 2002. Seven years later would see the Ohio native sign with WWE, where he was initially a part of the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental system as Derrick Bateman, before being a part of the fourth season of NXT in its gameshow guise.
Upon being released by WWE in 2013, it didn't take long for the real-life Michael Hutter to debut in TNA under the mantle of Ethan Carter III, the kayfabe nephew of Dixie Carter. There, EC3 would become a main event act and have two reigns with the company's World Title.
The success of that TNA run saw WWE bring back the star - complete with his EC3 name - in 2018, where a relatively shot stint in NXT was followed by a hugely disappointing time on the main roster. Like so many, Carter was released by WWE in 2020 as part of the market leader's pandemic-driven "budget cuts".
Since departing WWE for the second time, the 39-year-old has launched his own Control Your Narrative promotion in addition to competing for the likes of ROH, OVW, GLCW, and of course the NWA.