| Biography | 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 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.[2] 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. |