EC3 bluntly says that his WWE run was not good.
EC3 returned to WWE in 2018. He was featured on NXT, but he had an unsuccessful run on the main roster. EC3 was released in a wave of cuts in April 2020. He is now one of the NWA’s top stars, as he holds the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
Speaking with Jeremy Konrad for Bleeding Cool, EC3 was asked about starting NWA Exodus Pro. He described how it is a passion project, and he brought up his WWE run. EC3 admitted that this period of his career was “dogshit”, and he later used it as motivation to showcase his promo skills.
“NWA Exodus Pro is a passion project, and we are fortunate enough to be one of the first territorial affiliates of the NWA in the new era,” EC3 said. “It came from controlling your narrative. It came knowing what I wanted, not necessarily a promotion, but I wanted that to be a platform for talent to be discovered or reinvent themselves.
“That was my creative outlet during the pandemic, and I’m getting fired. It was kind of like therapy in my very, very real life. You know, the WWE run was dogshit. It sucked dirty hairy balls, let’s be honest. But I said to myself, ‘I’m a better speaker than almost everybody on this roster, and I never had a chance to speak.’ So, the idea stemmed from that with CYN.
EC3 On NWA Exodus Pro
EC3 continued by stating that he was determined to put out creative promos that surpassed what fans saw in WWE. He emphasized that he wanted to create something that gave others a chance to tell their story, and that became Exodus Pro.
“I will put a better promo out every week than anybody’s doing regarding context and creativity,” EC3 said. “Maybe not production value or eyes seeing it, but creatively, I will put out something better than you see on Monday or Friday night.
“So, the real germ of it all was CYN. What it really meant was to tell your story. I could tell mine, and I wanted to create something that allowed others to tell theirs. So, after I made the necessary adjustments and cut the necessary people out of my life. I repackaged that as Exodus.”
EC3 is set to defend the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at NWA Paranoia. More information about the event is available here.
