Ethan Carter III Biography | Ethan Carter III
Ethan Carter III(full name: Michael Hunter Hutter) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand under the ring name EC3. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he competed as Ethan Carter III.
In Impact Wrestling, he is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion. He began his professional wrestling career in 2002 and began wrestling for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion beginning in 2007.
In July 2009, he signed a contract with WWE, where he wrestled as Derrick Bateman. He was assigned to WWE’s developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Johnny Curtis.
During his first tenure with WWE, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of NXT. He returned to WWE in 2018, competing in NXT, before making his main roster debut in February 2019.
Ethan Carter III Age
Michael Hunter Hutter is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on Raw brand under the ring name EC3. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling, where he competed as Ethan Carter III.
Michael Hunter Hutter is 36 years old as of 2019. He was born on 18 March 1983, in Willoughby, Ohio, United States
Ethan Carter III Height And Weight
Michael Hunter Hutter is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on Raw brand under the ring name EC3. Ethan Carter Iii has a billed height of 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)tall and a billed weight of 231 lb (105 kg)
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Before Fame
He was born in Willoughby, Ohio and made his wrestling debut in 2002.
Ethan Carter III’s Early Life
Ethan Carter III was born as Michael Hunter Hutter on March 18, 1983, in Willoughby, Ohio, United States. His Astrological sign is Pisces. As per nationality, he is an American, having a white ethnic background.
Ethan Carter III graduated from South High School in Willoughby, where he attended five-on-five Cleveland street fight.
Trivia
He has also wrestled under ring the names Derrick Bateman and Deviant Michael Hutter.
Ethan Carter III’s Personal Life | Wife
At the moment, Ethan Carter III, 35, is possibly single and unmarried. Also, the hunk is inactive in social sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Additionally, there is no news and rumors popped out in media sites related to his love life or girlfriend.
According to the source, he previously proposed a beautiful and hot wrestler named Celeste Bonin, well-known with the ring name Kaitlyn. But unfortunately, she denied his proposal because he was not buff enough for her.
Ethan Carter Salary and Net worth
Michael Hunter Hutter popular is an American professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name EC3. He is well recognized for his stint with Impact Wrestling, where he competed as Ethan Carter III. In Impact Wrestling, he is a former 2x TNA World Heavyweight Champion as well as one-time Impact Grand Champion.
As of 2018, his net worth is approximately $3 million. Regarding his personal life, he is possibly single and unmarried.
Looking forward to his financial aspects, his net worth is estimated to be $3 million as of 2019. However, Ethan’s exact salary is unknown but according to the source, wrestlers’ salaries may vary depending on league, experience, and skill. As per the statistics, the average professional wrestler earns nearly $500,000 per annum.
In 2016, his salary at TNA was reported to be $255,000 and an additional $1,500 for the PPV appearance while the highest paid wrestler was Bobby Lashley with the annual salary of $500,000.
Professional Career of Ethan Carter III
Ethan began his professional wrestling career in 2002. Further, he started wrestling for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion in 2007. Then in July 2009, he penned a contract with WWE, where he wrestled under the ring name, Derrick Bateman.
Moreover, he was allotted to WWE’s development subject Ohi Io Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he managed to win the Tag Team title with assists of Johnny Curtis.
“I started from humble beginnings in Willoughby”, Ethan said.
Later, he was assigned to WWE’s developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he earned the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Johnny Curtis. Throughout his initial tenure with WWE, he wrestled in the fourth and fifth seasons of NXT. On May 17, 2013, he was released from his contract.
After that, he returned to the independent circuit. On January 27, 2018, Ethan, returned to WWE and its developmental territory NXT. Read also Lars Sullivan
So far, Ethan has won ample of championships such as 1996 Olympic gold medalist, AIW (Absolute Intense Wrestling) Absolute, Firestorm Pro Heavyweight, HOG (House of Glory) World Heavyweight, TNA World Heavyweight (2 times), etc. Ethan Carter has also played a small character role in a horror movie named The Vanishing.
World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)
After defeating Mr. Anderson on the May 29 episode of Impact Wrestling to become the number one contender, Carter defeated Kurt Angle on June 25, 2015 (which aired on tape delay on the July 1 episode of Impact Wrestling) to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career.
Three days later, on June 28, at Slammiversary XIII, Carter and Tyrus defeated Anderson and Lashley in the co-main event.
On the July 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, he retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times in one night against Norv Fernum, Shark Boy and Kurt Angle. On the July 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 defeated Drew Galloway to retain his title.
At No Surrender, EC3 defeated Matt Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match. He successfully retained his title against GFW wrestler PJ Black at Turning Point.
Ethan Carter III gave Matt Hardy the last chance to win his title, in a Title vs. Jeff Hardy’s Services match, which Matt Hardy accepted. On the September 2 episode of Impact, Wrestling EC3 retained his title and won Jeff Hardy’s services.
On the September 23 episode of Impact Wrestling, Ethan Carter III successfully retained his title against his former rival Rockstar Spud. Ethan Carter III finally dropped the championship to Matt Hardy, who pinned Drew Galloway in a three-way match on October 4, at Bound For Glory, after special guest referee Jeff Hardy betrayed him, officially ending Carter’s reign at 101 days.
Carter then filed an injunction (kayfabe) that banned Matt Hardy from appearing on Impact Wrestling for a month, which forced Hardy to relinquish the title in order to stay on the show.
Throughout the rest of the year (taped in July), Carter began competing in the TNA World Title Series for an opportunity to regain the vacant championship, in which he continued his winning streak by defeating the likes of Lashley, Mr. Anderson, and Davey Richards.
On January 5, 2016, live episode of Impact Wrestling, during its premiere on Pop TV, Carter defeated Lashley in the semifinals and Matt Hardy in the finals, to win the tournament and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for a second time.
Three days later, during the tapings of Impact Wrestling, which aired on January 19, Carter lost the title to Hardy in a Last Man Standing match, after Tyrus turned on Carter and attacked him, turning face in the process.
In February, Carter started an alliance with his former rival Rockstar Spud in order to even things with Hardy and Tyrus, defeating them in a tag-team match on the February 16 episode of Impact Wrestling, only for Spud to attack Carter and cost him his rematch against Hardy during a six sides of steel match at Lockdown.
On the March 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 defeated Matt Hardy, Rockstar Spud, Tyrus and Reby Hardy by disqualification in a Four On One Handicap match.
Various feuds (2016–2017)
On the March 29 episode of Impact Wrestling Mike Bennett declined a challenge issued to him by Ethan Carter III, leading to Bennett attacking Carter and officially starting a feud between the two. During the April 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Bennett and Carter had a match that ended in disqualification when Carter attacked Bennett with a steel chair.
On the April 26 episode of Impact Wrestling: Sacrifice, Bennett defeated Carter by pinfall, ending Carter’s unpinned streak. On the May 10 episode of Impact Wrestling, Bennett declined another challenge from Carter unless Carter faced three of his former enemies; if Carter won all the three matches, then he would get to face Bennett at Slammiversary, to which Carter agreed.
His first match was against Rockstar Spud in a Six Sides of Steel match, which Carter won. On the May 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter’s second match was against Tyrus in a Last Man Standing match, which Carter won.
On the May 24 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter won his last match against Matt Hardy, but Bennett refused to give him his rematch since Carter won by disqualification. On the May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter was put in charge of the show, and he made the match between himself and Bennett official for Slammiversary. On the June 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 and Gail Kim defeated Mike Bennett and Allie. Ethan Carter III defeated Bennett in a singles match at Slammiversary on June 12.
On two separate occasions, Carter got involved in Drew Galloway’s matches with the purpose of aiding him. However, his plans backfired when he inadvertently ended up striking Galloway with a chair on the first occasion and the second occasion he struck him with a kendo stick.
Following on from this, the two began a heated rivalry, fighting each other on several occasions, including an unsanctioned fight that led to a no-contest at Destination X. Later in August, Carter was involved in the Playoff, the winner of the series would go on to main event the PPV against the reigning champion at the time of the event.
Before appearing in his own semi-final match against Matt Hardy, Carter interfered in a match between Drew Galloway and Mike Bennett, during which he intended to try and make good on his recent mistakes costing Galloway matches.
However, as before, he once again struck Drew Galloway, costing him the match. Carter would eventually win the series defeating long-time rival Mike Bennett. Galloway challenged Carter to a match with the winner going on to face the champion at Bound for Glory.
The next week, Carter defeated Galloway, with Aron Rex as special referee, to keep his spot in the main event of Bound for Glory against Lashley. At Bound for Glory, he was defeated by Lashley.
After the PPV, he started a feud against Eli Drake after his Fact of Life segment on the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling. On the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter and Jessie Godderz were defeated by Eli Drake and Aron Rex. On the November 24 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter defeated Eli Drake in a title shot vs.
voice match where if Carter lost, he would lose his TNA World Heavyweight title shot and if Drake lost, he would not be able to talk for the rest of 2016. On the December 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, his match against Eddie Edwards for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship ended in a no contest.
On January 5, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling, he challenged Lashley and Eddie Edwards for Edwards’ TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match, in a losing effort. At One Night Only: Live!, Carter was defeated by Eddie Edwards, and failed to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
On the January 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter was defeated by Lashley in a Last Man Standing match and failed to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
On the March 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter interrupted the debut of Alberto El Patron saying that he does not deserve a World Championship match. However, his speech was ignored, and a match between El Patron and Lashley was scheduled. Carter watched the main event and congratulated El Patron for his championship win.
However, when El Patron relinquished the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, a match between Carter and him for the number one contender was scheduled the following week, which El Patron won by submission.
Impact Grand Champion (2017–2018)
On April 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter interfered in the match between Lashley and James Storm for the World Heavyweight Championship, hitting Storm over the head with a beer bottle, thus turning heel in the process once again.
On May 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter came out dressed as a Cowboy and proceeded to berate James Storm and the new management of Impact Wrestling. Storm then tried to attack Carter but Carter retaliated by lashing James Storm over 30 times with a leather belt causing significant injury to the back of James Storm.
The following week, Carter was defeated by James Storm after Carter brutally lashed the referee. After the match, however, he tried to attack Storm after which Storm came out on top, but was immediately attacked by Magnus. Then, Bruce Prichard announced a 3-way match between Carter, Storm, and Magnus to determine the number one contender to the Impact World Heavyweight Championship. But, after an altercation with Prichard, Carter attacked him.
The following week, Carter defeated James Storm and Magnus and become the number one contender to the Impact Wrestling Heavyweight Championship. However, on the June 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter was defeated by Alberto El Patrón in a Six Sides of Steel match, failing to win the GFW Global Championship and lost his opportunity to face Lashley at Slammiversary. At Slammiversary, Carter defeated James Storm in a Strap match.
On the July 13 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter ruined the match between Impact Grand champion Moose and Naomichi Marufuji but was quickly attacked by Moose. On the July 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter teamed with Eli Drake and Chris Adonis and defeated Moose, Naomichi Marufuji and Eddie Edwards.
On the August 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter defeated Moose via split decision to win the Impact Grand Championship for the first time in his career. On the August 24 episode of Impact Wrestling, Carter entered in the 20 Man Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant GFW World Heavyweight
Championship at N°7, but was eliminated by Moose and Eddie Edwards. On the September 14 episode of GFW Impact!, he successfully retained his Impact Grand Championship against El Hijo del Fantasma before being attacked by Fantasma and Pagano of AAA, with Eddie Edwards making the save.
On the September 21 episode of Impact Wrestling EC3 teamed with Eddie Edwards in a tag team match against Fantasma and Pagano but lost after the interference of El Texano Jr. Following the match, they were continually assaulted by the trio until James Storm made the save. Storm shook Eddie Edwards’s hand but refused to shake EC3’s hand.
During the special Victory Road episode of Impact Wrestling on September 28, EC3 made the save for Storm after the latter was attacked by Fantasma and Texano. Storm offered to shake EC3’s hand, at first Carter refused and walked away, but soon returned to the ring and shook Storm’s hand. At Bound for Glory, EC3, Eddie Edwards, and James Storm defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Texano, and Pagano.
On the November 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, Ethan Carter III provoked Matt Sydal after his match against Sonjay Dutt. The following week, EC3 successfully retained his title against Fallah Bahh. On the December 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 defended his title against Matt Sydal but the match ended in a draw.
On the January 4 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 retained his title in a three-way match against Matt Sydal and Fallah Bahh. The following week, EC3 was challenged by Petey Williams in a non-title match, which Carter won by disqualification after being attacked by Matt Sydal. This led to a title match at Genesis, where EC3 lost the Impact Grand Championship to Sydal.
On the February 1 episode of Impact Wrestling (taped before his January 13 release), EC3 and Alberto El Patron were defeated by Moose and Johnny Impact in a tag-team match. This led to a fatal-four-way match the following week to determine the number one contender for the Impact World Championship, which was won by Johnny Impact.
On the February 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 teamed with a returning Tyrus and defeated Johnny Impact and Matt Sydal. After the match, Carter challenged Impact for a match where if he won, he takes his number one contender spot, which Impact accepted.
However, EC3 lost the match the following week after a misunderstood with him and Tyrus. On the March 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, EC3 was defeated by Tyrus. On the March 15 (which was taped on January 13) episode of Impact Wrestling, Ethan Carter III participated at the Feast or Fired match where he picked one of the briefcases alongside Eli Drake, Petey Williams, and Moose.
After the match, he attacked Tyrus with the briefcase. The following week, EC3 opened his briefcase, which revealed to be the Pink Slip, resulted in him being fired. After rejecting the result, he accepted his fate and was cheered by the Impact Zone despite being a heel.
However, he attacked Jeremy Borash with his briefcase before being confronted and attacked by Brian Cage. This was his last Impact Wrestling appearance. He was released by Impact Wrestling from his contract on January 13, 2018.
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Return to WWE
NXT (2018–2019)
On January 27, 2018, Hutter, under his EC3 moniker, returned to WWE and its developmental territory NXT, sitting in the audience at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia.
Later, in an exclusive backstage interview, he confirmed his signing and made a vague reference to his previous stint in WWE, by saying that it had been over 1000 days since being a part of WWE, and he was thrilled to be back home.
On the March 28 episode of NXT, EC3 made his debut as a heel where he was announced as a participant in a six-man ladder match for the NXT North American Championship at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans against Adam Cole, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream where he was unsuccessful.
Throughout the summer, he began a feud with Velveteen Dream after he walked out on him during a tag team match, turning his face in the process.
This led to a match between the two at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 where he lost. During the match, he suffered a concussion. He returned on the August 29 episode of NXT, where he began a feud with Lars Sullivan after EC3 accused him of attacking Aleister Black.
On the October 3rd episode of NXT, EC3 faced Lars Sullivan in a losing effort. He then began a feud with Undisputed Era after he defeated Adam Cole on the October 24 episode of NXT and was attacked by Undisputed Era afterward were they injured his knee. On the January 9, 2019 episode of NXT, EC3 was defeated by Adam Cole in what would be his last NXT match.
Main roster (2019–present)
On December 17, 2018, it was announced EC3 would be debuting on the main roster. During the following weeks, he was seen during backstage segments of Raw and SmackDown, before making his official debut on the February 4, 2019 episode of Raw, appearing on Alexa Bliss’ talk show A Moment Of Bliss. During the segment, EC3 was interrupted by Dean Ambrose, leading to a match which EC3 won.
The following week on Raw, they competed in a rematch, which Ambrose won with a small package. On the February 28 episode of Main Event, EC3 lost to Apollo Crews, Then on the March 9 episode of Main Event, EC3 won against Apollo Crews for his rematch.] In a dark match before the April 9 episode of SmackDown, EC3 was managed by Drake Maverick for the first time in WWE.