The Royal Rumble is looming, which means every little detail happening around the world of professional wrestling will be analyzed with the finest of combs. It is why speculation is heating up concerning former world champion Ethan Cater III.
We already know that during the latest rounds of Impact TV taping, Carter was "fired" after he and Moose both opened briefcases at the same time, with the former's suitcase giving him the boot from the company. Now we can add some extra fuel to the EC3-to-the-WWE fire.
Renegade Wrestling Revolution has announced the talent will no longer be appearing on their January 28th event. For the uninitiated, that's the same day was the 30-man, over-the-top event.
"BREAKING NEWS!!!!!! Do to reasons out of RWR control EC3 will not be able to attend RWR "OVER THE TOP". EC3 has said he will be back to RWR in the near future. We here at RWR wish EC3 the best and will see him soon. But the show must go on so straight from the office of RWR a new main event has been set Champion Ayden Cristiano will now have defend his title verus not 1, not 2, but 3 of the regions top Heavywieghts. So on January 28th at RWR "OVER THE TOP" you will see Ayden Cristiano vs Able Andrew Jackson vs Big Daddy Yum Yum vs Ryan Davidson. Plus so much more. Check out our new flyer to get all the information."
EC3 once worked in WWE, functioning as a comedic character, Derrick Bateman. He worked in NXT from 2010-2013 before his release. Upon landing in TNA, he quickly rose as one of the top stars in the company.
He's a two-time Impact Global Champion and one-time Impact Grand Champion. The 34-year-old pro had been with TNA/Impact since 2013.