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WWE recently released Ethan Carter III as part of their massive talent release to save money during the coronavirus.

Ethan’s run at WWE was the classic example of WWE Management not knowing what to do with their stars. Vince initially backed EC3 by letting him defeat Jon Moxley and burying him because Jon was set to go to AEW.

Ethan took the wins but Moxley was not buried. That pissed Vince McMahon so much that he buried Ethan Carter III. This scenario makes little sense, but this is the scenario that resulted in EC3 becoming a jobber.

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EC3 maybe a jobber in WWE but he is a major star of the Indies and the top guy of TNA( now Impact Wrestling).
Considering the history EC3 has with Impact, it was rumored that he would return there.

These rumors gained weight when Impact released a video that featured released WWE stars like Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, EC3 among others. Ethan even responded to the video and wrote this on Twitter:

New world. ⁣My rules. ⁣Nostalgia is dead.⁣ Click Bait.⁣

This line may be a teaser for Ethan’s new gimmick at Impact or he may have just trolled everyone here.

Ethan Carter III and Impact Wrestling

The EC3 character was born at Impact Wrestling. Ethan was portrayed as the top heel corporate guy who was the nephew of the then boss Dixie Carter.

He was a mixture of Triple H and The Corporate Seth Rollins who got over hard with the fans. But now as Dixie is gone, we can expect a more sadistic and tactical EC3 who is back to make Impact his yard.

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This would be excellent storytelling because Impact’s Slammiversary PPV is scheduled for 18 July.

Slammiversary is Impact’s WrestleMania equivalent and having EC3 back would be a moment worthy of the PPV and get more eyes back on the product.

Ethan might even make his faction with the released WWE stars. They can run a storyline like the Outsiders in WCW and wreak havoc.

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Fans could see this faction be like Aces and Eights but with better star quality and better booking.

EC3 is 37, and he is the man who can get the Impact ship to sail high again. It all depends on his booking and the creative freedom that gets handed to him.