Michael Hutter
Michael Hutter is an American professional wrestler and promoter better known by the ring name Ethan Carter III (or simply EC3). EC3 is a founder of Control Your Narrative (CYN). He also performs on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenures with Impact Wrestling and WWE, where he performed both under his EC3 ring name and, earlier, as Derrick Bateman. Hutter began his professional wrestling career in 2002, and began wrestling for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion in 2007. In 2009, he signed a contract with WWE, where he competed as Derrick Bateman. He was assigned to WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Johnny Curtis. Also, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of NXT, a program where rookies, were with Pros. He left WWE in May 2013 and then signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He worked with the promotion as Ethan Carter III, the storyline nephew of TNA's legit owner Dixie Carter. He won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice and the Impact Grand Championship once. He returned to WWE in January 2018, competing in NXT, before making his main roster debut in early 2019, where he held the WWE 24/7 Championship four times. His second tenure with WWE ended in April 2020.
Acted in
NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1
2023
as EC3
NWA Hard Times in New Orleans
2022
as EC3
ROH: Final Battle
2021
as EC3
Free The Narrative II - The Monster In Us All
2021
as The Essential Character
Free The Narrative
2021
as The Essential Character
ROH: 19th Anniversary
2021
as EC3
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory
2020
as EC3
BLP TURBO GRAPS 16 2020 PARTS 1 AND 2
2020
as EC3
Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling Presents: Extreme Takeover Thursday
2020
as EC3
Best Friends With "EC3" Ethan Carter
2020
as Ethan Carter III
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
as EC3
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as EC3 (Preshow)
WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018
2019
as EC3
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
2018
as EC3
WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2018) - Day Two
2018
as EC3
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
2018
as EC3
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017
as Ethan Carter III
WrestleCircus Texas Vs. The World
2017
as Ethan Carter III
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
2017
as Ethan Carter III
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017
as Ethan Carter III
Bar Wrestling
2017
as Ethan Carter III
Developmentally Speaking With EC3 & Bill Carr
2017
as EC3
Beast of the Water
2017
as Harris
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
2016
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016
as EC3
EVOLVE 67
2016
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
2016
as ECIII
AIW: Absolution XI
2016
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Destination X 2016
2016
as ECIII
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016
as Ethan Carter III
EVOLVE 63
2016
as Ethan Carter III
EVOLVE 62
2016
as Ethan Carter III
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016
as Ethan Carter III
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
2016
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016
as EC3
TNA LockDown 2016
2016
as ECIII
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
2016
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Turning Point 2015
2015
as EC3
TNA No Surrender 2015
2015
as EC3
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Slammiversary 2015
2015
as EC3
TNA Destination X 2015
2015
as EC3
TNA May Mayhem 2015
2015
as EC3
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA LockDown 2015
2015
as EC3 (Ringside)
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2015
2015
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
2014
as Ethan Carter III (Captain; Team EC3)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
2014
as EC3 (Interview)
TNA Slammiversary XII
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Sacrifice 2014
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Lockdown 2014
2014
as EC3
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Genesis 2014
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
2014
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Final Resolution 2013
2013
as Ethan Carter III (Ringside)
TNA Turning Point 2013
2013
as Ethan Carter III
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
2013
as Ethan Carter III
WWE NXT
2010
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Ethan Carter III
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Derrick Bateman
WWE Raw
1993
as EC3
NWA Samhain
as EC3