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* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination in NXT season 4, Derrick Bateman was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
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* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination in the final three of NXT season 4, Derrick Bateman was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but today, and thus technically the uncrowned victor—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
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* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination in NXT season 4, Derrick Bateman was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
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** A downplayed example through NXT Season 4. He was generally considered to be the best in ring technician of that season's rookies, his [[LargeHam over the top]] personality, and having the backing of [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson the best wrestler alive today]] made him the most consistently over. However, it's less of an example because he actually managed to make it to the final three, the only reason he got eliminated before the final two was because of an injury that held him back, and the other two, [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]] and Wrestling/BrodusClay, were considered to be fairly good as well, but many thought Bateman would last until the end.
** After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination, he was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
** A downplayed example through NXT Season 4. He was generally considered to be the best in ring technician of that season's rookies, his [[LargeHam over the top]] personality, and having the backing of [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson the best wrestler alive today]] made him the most consistently over. However, it's less of an example because he actually managed to make it to the final three, the only reason he got eliminated before the final two was because of an injury that held him back, and the other two, [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]] and Wrestling/BrodusClay, were considered to be fairly good as well, but many thought Bateman would last until the end.
** After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination, he was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
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* InformedAbility: As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable but nothing special. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to InsultBackfire below.
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* InformedAbility: As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable pretty good but nothing special.not entirely outstanding. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to InsultBackfire below.
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** A downplayed example through NXT Season 4. He was generally considered to be the best in ring technician of that season's rookies, his [[LargeHam over the top]] personality, and having the backing of [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson the best wrestler alive today]] made him the most consistently over. However, it's less of an example because he actually managed to make it to the final three, the only reason he got eliminated before the final two was because of an injury that held him back, and the other two, [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]] and Wrestling/BrodusClay, were considered to be fairly good as well, but many thought Bateman would last until the end.
** After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination, he was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
** A downplayed example through NXT Season 4. He was generally considered to be the best in ring technician of that season's rookies, his [[LargeHam over the top]] personality, and having the backing of [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson the best wrestler alive today]] made him the most consistently over. However, it's less of an example because he actually managed to make it to the final three, the only reason he got eliminated before the final two was because of an injury that held him back, and the other two, [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]] and Wrestling/BrodusClay, were considered to be fairly good as well, but many thought Bateman would last until the end.
** After fully recovering from the injury that caused his elimination, he was reinstated in the competition during season 5. That season went off the rails into a storyline format before the competition even finished, but even then he managed to thrive as part of the LoveTriangle story arc with Maxine and Johnny Curtis. Eventually all the other "contestants" were either formally eliminated or moved to the main roster, with Bateman being the only one that remained when NXT changed its format into the indie-developmental crossover it is today—but he was released soon after and eventually ended up wrestling in TNA as [=EC3=].
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* ButtMonkey: Bateman was once knocked out by Wrestling/GailKim with a headlock when [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] asked her to show off her technique.
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* {{Nepotism}}: Dixie Carter's [[{{Kayfabe}} nephew]]. See SquashMatch below. Eventually ended when Dixie returned as a face, outright calling him a disgrace and refusing to trust the company in his hands (at least on an administrative level).
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* {{Nepotism}}: As Dixie Carter's [[{{Kayfabe}} nephew]].{{Kayfabe}} nephew, he is a parody of [[SelfDeprecation her own notorious penchant for nepotism]]. See SquashMatch below. Eventually ended when Dixie returned as a face, outright calling him a disgrace and refusing to trust the company in his hands (at least on an administrative level).
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** [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Abraham Saddam/Obama Washington]]'s Secret Service in FCW as Agent B/D.
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** [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Abraham Saddam/Obama "Saddam/Obama" Washington]]'s Secret Service in FCW as Agent B/D.
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** [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Abraham Saddam/Obama Washington]]'s Secret Service in FCW as Agent B/D.
** Dixieland/Team Dixie/The Carter Kingdom as [=EC3=].
** [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Abraham Saddam/Obama Washington]]'s Secret Service in FCW as Agent B/D.
** Dixieland/Team Dixie/The Carter Kingdom as [=EC3=].
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* InsecureLoveInterest: Heavily implied to be the reason Bateman didn't leave Maxine to Curt and go for Kaitlyn sooner than he did.
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* InsecureLoveInterest: Heavily implied to be the reason Bateman didn't leave Maxine to Curt Johnny Curtis and go for Kaitlyn sooner than he did.
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* IHaveManyNames: Ethan Carter III (EC3), Derrick Bateman, Michael/Mike Hutter, Agent D, Agent B…
* InformedAbility: As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable but nothing special. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to…
* InformedAbility: As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable but nothing special. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to…
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* IHaveManyNames: Ethan Carter III (EC3), ([=EC3=]), Derrick Bateman, Michael/Mike Hutter, Agent D, Agent B…
* InformedAbility: As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable but nothing special. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leadingto…to InsultBackfire below.
* InsecureLoveInterest: Heavily implied to be the reason Bateman didn't leave Maxine to Curt and go for Kaitlyn sooner than he did.
* InformedAbility: As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable but nothing special. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading
* InsecureLoveInterest: Heavily implied to be the reason Bateman didn't leave Maxine to Curt and go for Kaitlyn sooner than he did.
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Continued to call himself undefeated Like nearly all long undefeated streaks in pro wrestling, he's lost matches at times during the streak but never by himself being pinned or submitted. For example, he got beat down by Bobby Lashley at Lockdown 2014 but immediately pointed out that Lashley did not have a TNA contract at the time and provoked Lashley to beat on him before the bell could ring or the cage could close, allowing him to escape without the stain on his record.
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Continued to call himself undefeated Like nearly all long undefeated streaks in pro wrestling, he's lost matches at times during the streak but never by himself being pinned or submitted. For example, he got beat down by Bobby Lashley at Lockdown 2014 but immediately pointed out that Lashley did not have a TNA contract at the time and provoked Lashley to beat on him before the bell could ring or the cage could close, allowing him to escape without the stain on his record.
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* BattleCouple: "[[PortmanteauCoupleName BetaMax]]" with [[Characters/WWEDivas Maxine]] and "[[PortmanteauCoupleName KaitMan]]" with Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}}.
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* BattleCouple: BattleCouple / OfficialCouple: "[[PortmanteauCoupleName BetaMax]]" with [[Characters/WWEDivas Maxine]] and "[[PortmanteauCoupleName KaitMan]]" with Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}}.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Earl and Brian Hebner became the first real victims of Ethan's entitlement, with him forcing Brian to count him pinning Earl [[FingerpokeOfDoom with a finger]] and calling that a "match".
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Earl and Brian Hebner became the first real victims of Ethan's entitlement, with him forcing Brian to count him pinning Earl [[FingerpokeOfDoom [[FingerPokeOfDoom with a finger]] and calling that a "match".
* ShipTease: Derrick had this with Kaitlyn while still officially tied to Maxine, which he was actively encouraged to pursue [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy obvious]] [[HenpeckedHusband reasons]]. Eventually upgraded to OfficialCouple following the StagingAnIntervention segment.
* StagingAnIntervention: Kaitlyn, Wrestling/JustinGabriel, and Wrestling/AliciaFox did this to get Bateman to see how toxic Maxine was and finally leave her behind. It worked because the only thing holding him back was that he'd been psychologically put so far down that he [[DomesticAbuse didn't think he was good enough for anyone better than Maxine]], and luckily Kaitlyn was particularly determined to prove him wrong.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Derrick Bateman, natch.
--> "SUBMISSION! WREST-LING!"
** This only makes the fact that Maxine had him so doggedly compliant to her every whim even more disturbing and obviously abusive.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Derrick Bateman, natch.
--> "SUBMISSION! WREST-LING!"
** This only makes the fact that Maxine had him so doggedly compliant to her every whim even more disturbing and obviously abusive.
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* TestosteronePoisoning: Derrick Bateman, natch.
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* ArchEnemy: Bateman had [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]]. [=EC3=] has had Wrestling/KurtAngle, Wrestling/{{Sting}}, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray Dudley]], and now Wrestling/{{Matt|Hardy}} and Wrestling/JeffHardy.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: As Derrick Bateman. It's the only explanation for "Chicks and America!" and [=BetaMax=] happening to the same character.
* {{Eagleland}}: Has always had elements of this in his characters, which type he leans towards depending on alignment, but has never made it his entire gimmick.
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* MoneySong: [[EarWorm TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE]]
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* MoneySong: MoneySong / VillainSong: [[EarWorm TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE]]
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* UnderwearOfPower: Glistening with diamonds at that.
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* UnderwearOfPower: Glistening with diamonds at that.that.
* [[UnrelatedBrothers Unrelated Nephew and Aunt]]: He's not really a member of the Carter family, just the Ethan character.
* [[UnrelatedBrothers Unrelated Nephew and Aunt]]: He's not really a member of the Carter family, just the Ethan character.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. This is where the "New [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon of ProfessionalWrestling" and "[[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] Icon" handles come from.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. This is where the "New [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon Icon]] of ProfessionalWrestling" and "[[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] Icon" handles come from.
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* BattleCouple: "[[PortmanteauCoupleName BetaMax]]" with [[Characters/WWEDivas Maxine]] and "[[PortmanteauCoupleName KaitMan]]" with Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}}.
* BigDamnKiss: Derrick Bateman got this from Kaitlyn when he dared ask her "what is love?" during her intervention to get him away from Maxine.
* BigDamnKiss: Derrick Bateman got this from Kaitlyn when he dared ask her "what is love?" during her intervention to get him away from Maxine.
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* IHaveManyNames: Ethan Carter III (EC3), Derrick Bateman, Michael/Mike Hutter, Agent D, Agent B…
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* LoveTriangle: Bateman with Maxine and [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis]] in NXT Redemption. He and Johnny were the [[InvertedTrope male]] BettyAndVeronica, with Derrick as the Betty. Eventually he abandoned the situation once Kaitlyn got him to realize Maxine was the most toxic person not only in the triangle itself, but on the show overall.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy / [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Boyfriend]]: Was this to absurd degrees with Maxine until Kaitlyn and friends woke him up to what was really going on.
* MenInBlack: One of Abraham Washington's in FCW, known simply as "Agent D" (for Derrick) or "Agent B" (for Bateman).
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy / [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Boyfriend]]: Was this to absurd degrees with Maxine until Kaitlyn and friends woke him up to what was really going on.
* MenInBlack: One of Abraham Washington's in FCW, known simply as "Agent D" (for Derrick) or "Agent B" (for Bateman).
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* SlapSlapKiss: After seeing him dragged through the coals by Maxine in such a relationship, it was so refreshing to see Kaitlyn wake him up from that fantasy and get him in a much more healthy coupling. Unsurprisingly, as [=EC3=] he has made no pass at ''any'' of the Knockouts.
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* InformedAbility: Deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to…
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* InformedAbility: Deliberately As Derrick Bateman and Michael Hutter, his wrestling ability was generally considered respectable but nothing special. So when he became [=EC3=] and was billed as this hot new star, he deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping them up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to…
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** As [=EC3=] he's called himself "The New Icon of Professional Wrestling", "Wrestling's Greatest Hero", "The Hardcore American Icon", and "The New ([[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]]) [[Wrestling/TripleH Game]]".
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** As [=EC3=] he's called himself "The New Icon of Professional Wrestling", "Wrestling's Greatest Hero", "The Hardcore American Icon", and "The New "[[Wrestling/TripleH The New]] ([[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]]) [[Wrestling/TripleH Game]]".
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** Combined with SmallNameBigEgo as [=EC3=]: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].
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** Combined with SmallNameBigEgo as [=EC3=]: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far As [=EC3=] he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].called himself "The New Icon of Professional Wrestling", "Wrestling's Greatest Hero", "The Hardcore American Icon", and "The New ([[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]]) [[Wrestling/TripleH Game]]".
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. This is where the "New [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon of ProfessionalWrestling" and "[[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] Icon" handles come from.
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* RedBaron[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].
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* RedBaron[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo: RedBaron:
** Often went by "The Deviant" when working as Derrick Bateman or under his real name.
** Combined with SmallNameBigEgo as [=EC3=]: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].
** Often went by "The Deviant" when working as Derrick Bateman or under his real name.
** Combined with SmallNameBigEgo as [=EC3=]: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].
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Per usual, [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Carter_III the formal info-dump]] on his career.
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* CurbstompBattle: Got demolished by Ryota Hama during the [=Wrestle1=] hosted ''Bound For Glory'' but ended up preserving his "winning streak" by [[GroinAttack kicking Hama below the belt]].
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* CurbstompBattle: CurbStompBattle: Got demolished by Ryota Hama during the [=Wrestle1=] hosted ''Bound For Glory'' but ended up preserving his "winning streak" by [[GroinAttack kicking Hama below the belt]].
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** "[[BadassBoast I am the greatest [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment living professional wrestler alive]]!"
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'''Michael Hutter''' (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, comedian. He is signed to Wrestling/{{TNA}} under the ring name '''Ethan Carter III''' (often shortened to "'''[=EC3=]'''"), the storyline nephew of TNA President Dixie Carter and a one time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
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'''Michael Hutter''' (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, comedian. He is signed to Wrestling/{{TNA}} under the ring name '''Ethan Carter III''' (often shortened to "'''[=EC3=]'''"), the storyline nephew of TNA President Dixie Carter and a one time two-time (and current) TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
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[[caption-width-right:333:[[SmallNameBigEgo The greatest living professional wrestler alive.]]]]
[[caption-width-right:333:[[SmallNameBigEgo The greatest living professional wrestler alive.]]]]
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!!! "Trouble Tropes":
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!!! "Trouble Trouble Trouble Trouble Trouble Trouble Tropes":
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* CassandraTruth[=/=]GenreSavvy[=/=]OnlySaneMan: Seriously, he is literally THE ONLY PERSON who sees fit to express the thought that his Aunt Dixie suddenly up and trusting Jeff Jarrett to the extent of making Double J her second choice to '''run the product''' is a horrible idea. But because he's a corrupt entitled prick himself who's out to protect his TNA World Heavyweight Championship title, not even Dixie believes him.
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* CassandraTruth[=/=]GenreSavvy[=/=]OnlySaneMan: Seriously, he is was literally THE ONLY PERSON who sees saw fit to express the thought that his Aunt Dixie suddenly up and trusting Jeff Jarrett to the extent of making Double J her second choice to '''run the product''' is a horrible idea. But because he's a corrupt entitled prick himself who's out to protect his TNA World Heavyweight Championship title, not even Dixie believes him.believed him…until Drew Galloway got the proof that GFW's Chris Mordetzky was the man that attacked Drew and gave a GFW wrestler the opening to challenge for Ethan's title. Even then, just to prove that face Dixie is no less biased than heel Dixie, she has never given [=EC3=] credit for calling the truth beforehand or stopping PJ Black from stealing the world title for GFW.
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** The original/joint version shared with Dixie has "We're the Carters" as the first sentence, but it wasn't said as often.
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** The original/joint version shared with Dixie has had "We're the Carters" as the first sentence, but it wasn't said as often.often.
** "[[BadassBoast I am the greatest [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment living professional wrestler alive]]!"
** "[[BadassBoast I am the greatest [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment living professional wrestler alive]]!"
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Continued to call himself undefeated after getting beat down by Bobby Lashley on the grounds Lashley did not have a TNA contract at the time.
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Continued to call himself undefeated after getting Like nearly all long undefeated streaks in pro wrestling, he's lost matches at times during the streak but never by himself being pinned or submitted. For example, he got beat down by Bobby Lashley on the grounds at Lockdown 2014 but immediately pointed out that Lashley did not have a TNA contract at the time.time and provoked Lashley to beat on him before the bell could ring or the cage could close, allowing him to escape without the stain on his record.
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* UnderwearOfPower: Glistening with diamonds at that.
* YouLookFamiliar: Derrick Bateman, anyone?
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* UnderwearOfPower: Glistening with diamonds at that.
* YouLookFamiliar: Derrick Bateman, anyone?that.
* YouLookFamiliar: Derrick Bateman, anyone?
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'''Michael Hutter''' (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, comedian. He is signed to Wrestling/{{TNA}} under the ring name '''Ethan Carter III''' (often shortened to "'''EC3'''"), the storyline nephew of TNA President Dixie Carter and a one time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
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'''Michael Hutter''' (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, comedian. He is signed to Wrestling/{{TNA}} under the ring name '''Ethan Carter III''' (often shortened to "'''EC3'''"), "'''[=EC3=]'''"), the storyline nephew of TNA President Dixie Carter and a one time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
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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 . 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 .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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'''Michael Hutter''' (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, comedian. He is signed to Wrestling/{{TNA}} under the ring name '''Ethan Carter III''' (often shortened to "'''EC3'''"), the storyline nephew of TNA President Dixie Carter and a one time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
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 . Although he was signed to WWE, Hutter competed in several Independent promotions, winning the AIW Absolute Championship and the Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship.
!!! "Trouble Tropes:"
* TheBully: Became this when feuding with Rockstar Spud and eventually Jeremy Borash.
* CardCarryingVillain: Openly calls himself the bad guy, because he also says the bad guys win in real life. [[VillainHasAPoint He's not wrong so far with his record.]]
* CassandraTruth[=/=]GenreSavvy[=/=]OnlySaneMan: Seriously, he is literally THE ONLY PERSON who sees fit to express the thought that his Aunt Dixie suddenly up and trusting Jeff Jarrett to the extent of making Double J her second choice to '''run the product''' is a horrible idea. But because he's a corrupt entitled prick himself who's out to protect his TNA World Heavyweight Championship title, not even Dixie believes him.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I am [=EC3=]. And I'm a Carter. The world needs us!"
** The original/joint version shared with Dixie has "We're the Carters" as the first sentence, but it wasn't said as often.
* CurbstompBattle: Got demolished by Ryota Hama during the [=Wrestle1=] hosted ''Bound For Glory'' but ended up preserving his "winning streak" by [[GroinAttack kicking Hama below the belt]].
* {{Expy}}: 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.
* '''{{HEEL}}''': Oh yes. He has turned his understated wrestling ability into an advantage rather than a handicap simply by mastering the art of being a entitled trolling silver-spoon jock who will either get under your skin and piss you off or make you admire his brilliant ability to do so.
* InformedAbility: Deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to…
* InsultBackfire: The following has happened on numerous occasions, especially in the northeastern United States.
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I disagree."
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I'm very good."
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I disagree."
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I'm very good."
* 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.
* {{Jerkass}} [[JerkJock Jock]]: His gimmick, or at least his name, is clearly a send up to [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Washington Redskins]] quarterback Robert Griffin III ([=RG3=]).
* LargeHam: When he gets more mic time than just saying his catchphrase.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Continued to call himself undefeated after getting beat down by Bobby Lashley on the grounds Lashley did not have a TNA contract at the time.
* MoneySong: [[EarWorm TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE]]
* {{Nepotism}}: Dixie Carter's [[{{Kayfabe}} nephew]]. See SquashMatch below. Eventually ended when Dixie returned as a face, outright calling him a disgrace and refusing to trust the company in his hands (at least on an administrative level).
* PoisonousFriend: Towards Rockstar Spud before the latter's HeelFaceTurn. Now he's an EvilFormerFriend.
* RedBaron[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].
* {{Rich B|itch}}astard: And how!
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Earl and Brian Hebner became the first real victims of Ethan's entitlement, with him forcing Brian to count him pinning Earl [[FingerpokeOfDoom with a finger]] and calling that a "match".
* SharpDressedMan: When not wrestling, this is apparently what he considers relaxed dress. Less so when he was trying to convince Kurt Angle to fire Bully Ray and threatening him with legal action.
* SmugSnake: The new face of American wrestling apparently beats jobbers well below his weight class and attacks anyone of any higher stature before a match can take place. He did gradually become more credible and less smug. Well…not really less smug. More credible, sure, but definitely not less smug.
* SquashMatch: Kept getting easy targets for his "epic" winning streak before Wrestling/{{Sting}} finally forced him to put up or shut up.
* {{Troll}}: Gradually developed into this during his promos, InsultBackfire above being one of the more prominent examples.
** It's even more evident on Website/{{Twitter}}, where he at one time posted a series of tweets praising someone named John for achieving greatness despite being hated by the "misinformed" public, with the implication being obvious as to who this John is…only to reveal in the concluding tweet that this is his "review" of ''Film/JohnCarter'' and the John he's heaping praise at is actually the title character.
** Pulled the same one again with another different John. "John always delivers the goods every Sunday night!!!" Turns out he was talking about Jon Taffer, host of Creator/SpikeTV's ''Series/BarRescue'' series.
** 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!]]"
** 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.
* UnderwearOfPower: Glistening with diamonds at that.
* YouLookFamiliar: Derrick Bateman, anyone?
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 . Although he was signed to WWE, Hutter competed in several Independent promotions, winning the AIW Absolute Championship and the Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship.
!!! "Trouble Tropes:"
* TheBully: Became this when feuding with Rockstar Spud and eventually Jeremy Borash.
* CardCarryingVillain: Openly calls himself the bad guy, because he also says the bad guys win in real life. [[VillainHasAPoint He's not wrong so far with his record.]]
* CassandraTruth[=/=]GenreSavvy[=/=]OnlySaneMan: Seriously, he is literally THE ONLY PERSON who sees fit to express the thought that his Aunt Dixie suddenly up and trusting Jeff Jarrett to the extent of making Double J her second choice to '''run the product''' is a horrible idea. But because he's a corrupt entitled prick himself who's out to protect his TNA World Heavyweight Championship title, not even Dixie believes him.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I am [=EC3=]. And I'm a Carter. The world needs us!"
** The original/joint version shared with Dixie has "We're the Carters" as the first sentence, but it wasn't said as often.
* CurbstompBattle: Got demolished by Ryota Hama during the [=Wrestle1=] hosted ''Bound For Glory'' but ended up preserving his "winning streak" by [[GroinAttack kicking Hama below the belt]].
* {{Expy}}: 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.
* '''{{HEEL}}''': Oh yes. He has turned his understated wrestling ability into an advantage rather than a handicap simply by mastering the art of being a entitled trolling silver-spoon jock who will either get under your skin and piss you off or make you admire his brilliant ability to do so.
* InformedAbility: Deliberately invoked this trope for heat via constantly getting {{squash match}}es to stay undefeated yet hyping up as epic victories. below. It ended up sticking even after moving beyond this, leading to…
* InsultBackfire: The following has happened on numerous occasions, especially in the northeastern United States.
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I disagree."
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I'm very good."
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I disagree."
--> '''Crowd chants:''' "You can't wrestle!"
--> '''Ethan:''' "I'm very good."
* 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.
* {{Jerkass}} [[JerkJock Jock]]: His gimmick, or at least his name, is clearly a send up to [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Washington Redskins]] quarterback Robert Griffin III ([=RG3=]).
* LargeHam: When he gets more mic time than just saying his catchphrase.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Continued to call himself undefeated after getting beat down by Bobby Lashley on the grounds Lashley did not have a TNA contract at the time.
* MoneySong: [[EarWorm TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE]]
* {{Nepotism}}: Dixie Carter's [[{{Kayfabe}} nephew]]. See SquashMatch below. Eventually ended when Dixie returned as a face, outright calling him a disgrace and refusing to trust the company in his hands (at least on an administrative level).
* PoisonousFriend: Towards Rockstar Spud before the latter's HeelFaceTurn. Now he's an EvilFormerFriend.
* RedBaron[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo: Any time he beats a legendary wrestler, he will siphon off part of their nickname or general identity to add it to his own. So far he's managed to become the [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Hardcore]] [[Wrestling/KurtAngle American]] [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Icon]].
* {{Rich B|itch}}astard: And how!
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Earl and Brian Hebner became the first real victims of Ethan's entitlement, with him forcing Brian to count him pinning Earl [[FingerpokeOfDoom with a finger]] and calling that a "match".
* SharpDressedMan: When not wrestling, this is apparently what he considers relaxed dress. Less so when he was trying to convince Kurt Angle to fire Bully Ray and threatening him with legal action.
* SmugSnake: The new face of American wrestling apparently beats jobbers well below his weight class and attacks anyone of any higher stature before a match can take place. He did gradually become more credible and less smug. Well…not really less smug. More credible, sure, but definitely not less smug.
* SquashMatch: Kept getting easy targets for his "epic" winning streak before Wrestling/{{Sting}} finally forced him to put up or shut up.
* {{Troll}}: Gradually developed into this during his promos, InsultBackfire above being one of the more prominent examples.
** It's even more evident on Website/{{Twitter}}, where he at one time posted a series of tweets praising someone named John for achieving greatness despite being hated by the "misinformed" public, with the implication being obvious as to who this John is…only to reveal in the concluding tweet that this is his "review" of ''Film/JohnCarter'' and the John he's heaping praise at is actually the title character.
** Pulled the same one again with another different John. "John always delivers the goods every Sunday night!!!" Turns out he was talking about Jon Taffer, host of Creator/SpikeTV's ''Series/BarRescue'' series.
** 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!]]"
** 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.
* UnderwearOfPower: Glistening with diamonds at that.
* YouLookFamiliar: Derrick Bateman, anyone?
