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** Egotistical ex-WWE superstar with an entrance consisting of a back-turned pose and darkened blue lights goes about two years in TNA and and even wins and loses the World Heavyweight Championship twice all before ever being pinned or submitted, and is eventually subject to BodyguardBetrayal in a pivotal title match. Talk about an [[Wrestling/{{Christian}} instant classic]] there, [[CanadaEh eh]]? Continues this in his departure by returning to WWE and going on its third brand, and his entrance graphics/lighting scheme in WWE being gold.
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** Egotistical ex-WWE superstar with an entrance consisting of a back-turned pose and darkened blue lights goes about two years in TNA and and even wins and loses the World Heavyweight Championship twice all before ever being pinned or submitted, and is eventually subject to BodyguardBetrayal in a pivotal title match. Talk about an [[Wrestling/{{Christian}} instant classic]] there, [[CanadaEh eh]]? eh? Continues this in his departure by returning to WWE and going on its third brand, and his entrance graphics/lighting scheme in WWE being gold.
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Later in the same year, he joined [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] during the 74th Anniversary Show with his CYN gimmick intact. One year later, after ditching his CYN gimmick, in the Night Two of NWA 75th Anniversary Show, he won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against [[Wrestling/BrodusClay Tyrus]] in a Bullrope Match.
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Later in the same year, he joined [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] during the 74th Anniversary Show with his CYN gimmick intact. One year later, after ditching In the meantime, with CYN having fizzled out and his CYN gimmick, gimmick ditched, he started another new indy promotion, the Cleveland-based Exodus Pro. In 2023, in the Night Two of NWA 75th Anniversary Show, he won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against [[Wrestling/BrodusClay Tyrus]] in a Bullrope Match.
Match. Not long after this, the NWA announced that Exodus Pro, rechristened NWA Exodus Pro Midwest, would become the first member of its revived territory system.
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Later in the same year, he joined [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] during the 74th Anniversary Show with his CYN gimmick intact. One year later in the Night Two of NWA 75th Anniversary Show, he won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against [[Wrestling/BrodusClay Tyrus]] in a Bullrope Match.
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Later in the same year, he joined [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] during the 74th Anniversary Show with his CYN gimmick intact. One year later later, after ditching his CYN gimmick, in the Night Two of NWA 75th Anniversary Show, he won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against [[Wrestling/BrodusClay Tyrus]] in a Bullrope Match.
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Later in the same year, he joined [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] during the 74th Anniversary Show with his CYN gimmick intact. One year later in the Night Two of NWA 75th Anniversary Show, he won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against [[Wrestling/BrodusClay Tyrus]] in a Bullrope Match.
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* YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: In a backstage segment on the last night of NXT Season 4, Wrestling/BryanDanielson recalled saying that he'd punch Bateman if he got eliminated (which he did, the prior week). Bateman reaches down and ''immediately'' tries to invoke this; as soon as he straightens up, Danielson decks him. But seeing how he would go on and win the match for his team, Danielson's actions turned into a {{Wangst}}less version of GetAHoldOfYourselfMan.
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* YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: In a backstage segment on the last night of NXT Season 4, Wrestling/BryanDanielson [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] recalled saying that he'd punch Bateman if he got eliminated (which he did, the prior week). Bateman reaches down and ''immediately'' tries to invoke this; as soon as he straightens up, Danielson decks him. But seeing how he would go on and win the match for his team, Danielson's actions turned into a {{Wangst}}less version of GetAHoldOfYourselfMan.
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* PoisonousFriend: Towards [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]] before the latter's HeelFaceTurn, which made him an EvilFormerFriend. Nowadays the alignments are inverted, mainly because Spud refuses to forgive [=EC3=] despite Ethan's changing for the better.
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Yes, he did change his name on an international tour back in 2017.
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* MarketBasedTitle: During ''Impact'''s Indian tour, he went by the name of Ethan ''Singh'' III, or E''Singh''3.
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* IdiotBall: At Takeover: New Orleans, [=EC3=] and Adam Cole forge an alliance to take out the competition. It goes well as they send various guys on and look to be getting along well. But then [=EC3=] decides to yell out "[=EC3=], Bay-Bay!" with Cole's signature pose. Naturally, a ticked off Cole immediately drops [=EC3=] onto a fallen ladder.
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Starting a new promotion.
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Hutter began his professional wrestling career in 2002, and wrestled for several promotions beginning in October 2006. In July 2006, Hutter signed a contract with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where he wrestled as Derrick Bateman. He was assigned to WWE's developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]]. During his time with WWE, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} under the tutelage of [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]. Although he was signed to WWE, Hutter competed in several Independent promotions, winning the AIW Absolute Championship and the Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship.
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Hutter began his professional wrestling career in 2002, and wrestled for several promotions beginning in October 2006. In July 2006, Hutter signed a contract with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where he wrestled as Derrick Bateman. He was assigned to WWE's developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]]. During his time with WWE, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} under the tutelage of [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]. Although he was signed to WWE, Hutter competed in several Independent promotions, winning the AIW Absolute Championship and the Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship.
Championship. In February 2022, he and Adam Scherr (the former Wrestling/BraunStrowman) announced they were establishing the new CYN ("[[FunWithAcronyms Control Your Narrative]]") promotion.
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Per usual, [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Carter_III the formal info-dump]] on his career.
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* EasilyForgiven: Averted with his 2016 face turn. He hasn't entirely forgiven Dixie for mistrusting him, and Spud [[FaceHeelTurn hasn't forgiven him AT ALL]] [[RealityEnsues for his previous abuse]].
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* EasilyForgiven: Averted with his 2016 face turn. He hasn't entirely forgiven Dixie for mistrusting him, and Spud [[FaceHeelTurn hasn't forgiven him AT ALL]] [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome for his previous abuse]].
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* RealityEnsues: One of the more refreshing aspects of his HeelFaceTurn in 2016. He is still the same wealthy, suave, self-assured Ethan Carter III, just a bit more valiant and interacting more positively with the crowd.
** Just because he and Dixie Carter are both face after Matt Hardy's actions doesn't mean that her mistrust of his intentions and ignorance of his character judgment for over half a year is now water under the bridge. He still hasn't completely forgiven her mistakes, and is perfectly willing to take his vengeance against Matt Hardy all on his own if he has to.
** [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]], meanwhile, hasn't forgotten about either the good times he and Ethan shared together as friends during the Team Dixie run, OR the abuse, betrayal, hatred, bloody battle, and eventual scalping he suffered at Ethan's hands when Ethan outright became TheBully in response to Dixie being thrown through a table. And, as it turns out, he hasn't forgiven Ethan for the latter in the least, pretending to have his back against the Matt Hardy Brand only to slam a cage door in his face, cost him a chance to take back the title, and then destroy him with a one-man stair-and-con-chair-to.
** Throughout his feud with Mike Bennett in 2016, Bennett has been making use of the same types of dirty tactics Ethan employed throughout his heel run, including using the help of Maria's distraction to pin Ethan for the first time in TNA. [=EC3=] has maintained a level of respect for Bennett's ability to underhandedly get the better of him…up to a certain point. Turns out [[EveryoneHasStandards reneging on a deal]][[note]]Bennett convinced Billy Corgan to put Ethan on a Road to Redemption where he had to pin or submit all three members of the Matt Hardy Brand in succession in order to get a rematch, [[XanatosGambit only for Mike to preempt this himself by attacking Ethan during his match with Matt Hardy and causing a DQ]][[/note]] is a no-no for him.
** Just because he and Dixie Carter are both face after Matt Hardy's actions doesn't mean that her mistrust of his intentions and ignorance of his character judgment for over half a year is now water under the bridge. He still hasn't completely forgiven her mistakes, and is perfectly willing to take his vengeance against Matt Hardy all on his own if he has to.
** [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]], meanwhile, hasn't forgotten about either the good times he and Ethan shared together as friends during the Team Dixie run, OR the abuse, betrayal, hatred, bloody battle, and eventual scalping he suffered at Ethan's hands when Ethan outright became TheBully in response to Dixie being thrown through a table. And, as it turns out, he hasn't forgiven Ethan for the latter in the least, pretending to have his back against the Matt Hardy Brand only to slam a cage door in his face, cost him a chance to take back the title, and then destroy him with a one-man stair-and-con-chair-to.
** Throughout his feud with Mike Bennett in 2016, Bennett has been making use of the same types of dirty tactics Ethan employed throughout his heel run, including using the help of Maria's distraction to pin Ethan for the first time in TNA. [=EC3=] has maintained a level of respect for Bennett's ability to underhandedly get the better of him…up to a certain point. Turns out [[EveryoneHasStandards reneging on a deal]][[note]]Bennett convinced Billy Corgan to put Ethan on a Road to Redemption where he had to pin or submit all three members of the Matt Hardy Brand in succession in order to get a rematch, [[XanatosGambit only for Mike to preempt this himself by attacking Ethan during his match with Matt Hardy and causing a DQ]][[/note]] is a no-no for him.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: One of the more refreshing aspects of his HeelFaceTurn in 2016. He is still the same wealthy, suave, self-assured Ethan Carter III, just a bit more valiant and interacting more positively with the crowd.
** Just because he and Dixie Carter are both face after Matt Hardy's actions doesn't mean that her mistrust of his intentions and ignorance of his character judgment for over half a year is now water under the bridge. He still hasn't completely forgiven her mistakes, and is perfectly willing to take his vengeance against Matt Hardy all on his own if he has to.
** [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]], meanwhile, hasn't forgotten about either the good times he and Ethan shared together as friends during the Team Dixie run, OR the abuse, betrayal, hatred, bloody battle, and eventual scalping he suffered at Ethan's hands when Ethan outright became TheBully in response to Dixie being thrown through a table. And, as it turns out, he hasn't forgiven Ethan for the latter in the least, pretending to have his back against the Matt Hardy Brand only to slam a cage door in his face, cost him a chance to take back the title, and then destroy him with a one-man stair-and-con-chair-to.
** Throughout his feud with Mike Bennett in 2016, Bennett has been making use of the same types of dirty tactics Ethan employed throughout his heel run, including using the help of Maria's distraction to pin Ethan for the first time in TNA. [=EC3=] has maintained a level of respect for Bennett's ability to underhandedly get the better of him…up to a certain point. Turns out [[EveryoneHasStandards reneging on a deal]][[note]]Bennett convinced Billy Corgan to put Ethan on a Road to Redemption where he had to pin or submit all three members of the Matt Hardy Brand in succession in order to get a rematch, [[XanatosGambit only for Mike to preempt this himself by attacking Ethan during his match with Matt Hardy and causing a DQ]][[/note]] is a no-no for him.
** Just because he and Dixie Carter are both face after Matt Hardy's actions doesn't mean that her mistrust of his intentions and ignorance of his character judgment for over half a year is now water under the bridge. He still hasn't completely forgiven her mistakes, and is perfectly willing to take his vengeance against Matt Hardy all on his own if he has to.
** [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]], meanwhile, hasn't forgotten about either the good times he and Ethan shared together as friends during the Team Dixie run, OR the abuse, betrayal, hatred, bloody battle, and eventual scalping he suffered at Ethan's hands when Ethan outright became TheBully in response to Dixie being thrown through a table. And, as it turns out, he hasn't forgiven Ethan for the latter in the least, pretending to have his back against the Matt Hardy Brand only to slam a cage door in his face, cost him a chance to take back the title, and then destroy him with a one-man stair-and-con-chair-to.
** Throughout his feud with Mike Bennett in 2016, Bennett has been making use of the same types of dirty tactics Ethan employed throughout his heel run, including using the help of Maria's distraction to pin Ethan for the first time in TNA. [=EC3=] has maintained a level of respect for Bennett's ability to underhandedly get the better of him…up to a certain point. Turns out [[EveryoneHasStandards reneging on a deal]][[note]]Bennett convinced Billy Corgan to put Ethan on a Road to Redemption where he had to pin or submit all three members of the Matt Hardy Brand in succession in order to get a rematch, [[XanatosGambit only for Mike to preempt this himself by attacking Ethan during his match with Matt Hardy and causing a DQ]][[/note]] is a no-no for him.
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[[caption-width-right:333:[[SmallNameBigEgo The greatest living professional wrestler alive.]]]]
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!! "Top One Percent Tropes":
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!! "Top One Percent "Control Your Tropes":
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* ArchEnemy: Bateman had [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]]. [=EC3=] has had Wrestling/KurtAngle, Wrestling/{{Sting}}, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]], and also Wrestling/{{Matt|Hardy}} and Wrestling/JeffHardy.
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* ArchEnemy: Bateman had [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]]. [=EC3=] has had Wrestling/KurtAngle, Wrestling/{{Sting}}, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]], and also Wrestling/{{Matt|Hardy}} and Wrestling/JeffHardy. During his return run to Impact Wrestling and his ROH run respectively, he had [[Wrestling/QuinnOjinnaka Moose]] and Jay Briscoe.
** Control Your Narrative
** You've been warned
** You've been warned
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->'''You've been warned.'''
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->'''You've been warned.'''
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* WhatAnIdiot: At Takeover: New Orleans, [=EC3=] and Adam Cole forge an alliance to take out the competition. It goes well as they send various guys on and look to be getting along well. But then [=EC3=] decides to yell out "[=EC3=], Bay-Bay!" with Cole's signature pose. Naturally, a ticked off Cole immediately drops [=EC3=] onto a fallen ladder.
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** On impactwrestling.com and TNA's Website/YouTube channel, Ethan just started up a talk video segment with a fireplace set called [=EC3=] Fireside Chat. His first episode? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afftwyogQ8s Why wrestling is stupid.]] Given the fallout from recent Twitter comments by UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship president Dana White regarding the price of UFC shows vs. WWE specials, this was the lowest hanging fruit at the time to get a rise out of wrestling fans. Look in the comment section, it simply works too well.
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** On impactwrestling.com and TNA's Website/YouTube channel, Ethan just started up a talk video segment with a fireplace set called [=EC3=] Fireside Chat. His first episode? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afftwyogQ8s Why wrestling is stupid.]] Given the fallout from recent Twitter comments by UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship president Dana White had floating around at the time regarding the price of UFC shows vs. WWE specials, this was the lowest hanging fruit at the time available to get a rise out of wrestling fans. Look in the comment section, it simply works too well.
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* MoneySong / VillainSong: [[EarWorm TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE]]
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* MoneySong / VillainSong: [[EarWorm MoneySong: TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE]]TROUBLE
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** Overpaid/overhyped prima-donna athlete whose name can be turned into an acronym. Definitely shades of [[Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter MVP]] there. Funnily enough, the real MVP came back to TNA, gradually took away Ethan's security blanket in Dixie, and started calling him [[Film/StarWars C3PO]]—much to his dismay.
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** Overpaid/overhyped prima-donna athlete whose name can be turned into an acronym. Definitely shades of [[Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter MVP]] there. Funnily enough, the real MVP came back to TNA, gradually took away Ethan's security blanket in Dixie, and started calling him [[Film/StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars C3PO]]—much to his dismay.
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* TheBully: Became this when feuding with Rockstar Spud and eventually Jeremy Borash.
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* TheBully: Became this when feuding with [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud Spud]] and eventually Jeremy Borash.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Until Bully Ray started targeting Aunt Dixie, then it was all about her. Then when she was put through a table it was all about getting revenge for her. Became all about him again when Bully Ray was out of the picture and he started blaming Rockstar Spud for what happened.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Until Bully Ray started targeting Aunt Dixie, then it was all about her. Then when she was put through a table it was all about getting revenge for her. Became all about him again when Bully Ray was out of the picture and he started blaming [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud Spud]] for what happened.
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* PoisonousFriend: Towards Rockstar Spud before the latter's HeelFaceTurn, which made him an EvilFormerFriend. Nowadays the alignments are inverted, mainly because Spud refuses to forgive [=EC3=] despite Ethan's changing for the better.
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* PoisonousFriend: Towards [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud Spud]] before the latter's HeelFaceTurn, which made him an EvilFormerFriend. Nowadays the alignments are inverted, mainly because Spud refuses to forgive [=EC3=] despite Ethan's changing for the better.
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** Rockstar Spud, meanwhile, hasn't forgotten about either the good times he and Ethan shared together as friends during the Team Dixie run, OR the abuse, betrayal, hatred, bloody battle, and eventual scalping he suffered at Ethan's hands when Ethan outright became TheBully in response to Dixie being thrown through a table. And, as it turns out, he hasn't forgiven Ethan for the latter in the least, pretending to have his back against the Matt Hardy Brand only to slam a cage door in his face, cost him a chance to take back the title, and then destroy him with a one-man stair-and-con-chair-to.
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** [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud, Spud]], meanwhile, hasn't forgotten about either the good times he and Ethan shared together as friends during the Team Dixie run, OR the abuse, betrayal, hatred, bloody battle, and eventual scalping he suffered at Ethan's hands when Ethan outright became TheBully in response to Dixie being thrown through a table. And, as it turns out, he hasn't forgiven Ethan for the latter in the least, pretending to have his back against the Matt Hardy Brand only to slam a cage door in his face, cost him a chance to take back the title, and then destroy him with a one-man stair-and-con-chair-to.
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** After defeating Rockstar Spud in a bloody blowoff match, he came out with a big speech putting Spud over as a true wrestler with tremendous heart, showing respect and refusing to shave his head bald, and hoping to shake hands and end things on cordial terms…NOT! It was bait to bloody up Spud some more and then scalp him, before calling out that "[[ItsAllAboutMe THE WORLD IS MINE!]]"
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** After defeating [[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud Spud]] in a bloody blowoff match, he came out with a big speech putting Spud over as a true wrestler with tremendous heart, showing respect and refusing to shave his head bald, and hoping to shake hands and end things on cordial terms…NOT! It was bait to bloody up Spud some more and then scalp him, before calling out that "[[ItsAllAboutMe THE WORLD IS MINE!]]"
