Ethan Carter III

Ethan Carter III
EC3 in 2017
Birth nameMichael Hutter
Born (1983-03-18) March 18, 1983 (age 41)
Willoughby, Ohio, U.S.
Websitefreeec3.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Agent D
Derrick Bateman
EC3[1]
E-Singh-3
Ethan Carter III
Michael Hutter
Mike Hutter
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg)[3]
Billed fromBoca Raton, Florida[4]
Cleveland, Ohio
Palm Springs, Florida[2]
Willoughby, Ohio[5]
Trained byFlorida Championship Wrestling
Bryan Danielson
Debut2002[6]

Michael Hutter[7] (born March 18, 1983)[8] is an American professional wrestler and promoter better known by the ring name Ethan Carter III (or simply EC3). He is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and NWA National Heavyweight Champion. He also performs on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenures with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and WWE, where he performed both under his EC3 ring name and, earlier, as Derrick Bateman.

Hutter began his professional wrestling career in 2002, and began wrestling for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion in 2007. In 2009, he signed a contract with WWE, where he competed as Derrick Bateman. He was assigned to WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Johnny Curtis.[6] Also, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of NXT,[9] a program where rookies were paired with Pros.

He left WWE in May 2013 and then signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He worked with the promotion as Ethan Carter III, the storyline nephew of TNA's owner Dixie Carter. He won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice and the Impact Grand Championship once. He returned to WWE in January 2018, competing in NXT, before making his main roster debut in early 2019, where he held the WWE 24/7 Championship four times. His second tenure with WWE ended in April 2020.

  1. ^ New NXT signee EC3 made a surprise appearance at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia WWE.com (January 27, 2018)
  2. ^ a b "EC3". WWE. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "EC3 - Impact Wrestling Profile". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018.
  4. ^ 5 Greatest Bound for Glory Entrances in IMPACT Wrestling History | GWN Top 5. Impact Wrestling. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ethan Carter III". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Michael Hutter". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "SPOTTED AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER THIS WEEK WAS... - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "FCW Profile". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Derrick Bateman". WWE. Retrieved June 29, 2011.