Ethan Carter III | |
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Ethan Carter III in May 2016
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Birth name | Michael Hunter Hutter |
Born |
Willoughby, Ohio, United States |
March 18, 1983
Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Agent B. Agent D. Derrick Bateman Ethan Carter III Michael Hutter Mike Hunter Mike Hutter |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) |
Billed from |
Cleveland, Ohio Boca Raton, Florida Broken Raton, Florida |
Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling |
Debut | 2002 |
Michael Hunter Hutter (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Ethan Carter III (often shortened to "EC3"), where he is a former two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
Hutter began his professional wrestling career in 2002, and wrestled for several promotions beginning in 2006. In July 2006, Hutter signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (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 Johnny Curtis. During his time with WWE, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of NXT. Hutter also competes in several independent promotions, winning the AIW Absolute Championship and the Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship.
Hutter began his career in Cleveland, after wrestling regularly for several promotions in the Ohio region after making his debut. He made his Absolute Intense Wrestling debut, defeating John Throne. He also wrestled for Pro Wrestling Ohio, making his debut on episode nine of the television show, as an ally of M-Dogg 20, under the name the "Deviant" Michael Hutter. He immediately began feuding with Josh Prohibition and Johnny Gargano and in the main event on episode 13 he teamed with Jason Bane to defeat Prohibition and Gargano. He made his final appearance for the promotion on episode 16, losing to Prohibition in a match to determine the participants in a match for the PWO Heavyweight Championship.