EC3 (@therealec3) is a professional wrestler and the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in WWE and TNA. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Blizzard Brawl in Milwaukee, WI to talk about winning the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, retiring Tyrus, working with Billy Corgan in NWA, his relationship with Dixie Carter, would he want to return to WWE, the status of Control Your Narrative and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:38 What he’s been up to with the NWA
02:30 His backyard wrestling career
03:42 Does the Ten Pounds of Gold weigh 10 pounds?
04:25 Moving back to Cleveland, Ohio
06:30 Trying to start his own wrestling school
09:13 Control Your Narrative offending people
09:57 The idea behind banning moves
12:15 Is NWA still ‘Controlling His Narrative’?
13:56 Braun Strowman returning to WWE
15:40 Is Wrestling hot or is WWE hot?
19:46 What do people call him in real life?
20:45 Does he keep in touch with Dixie Carter?
23:09 Online fans jumping to conclusions
24:17 His unique intro as NWA Champion
27:13 Giving the NWA Championship a makeover
29:51 Wanting to be in a bad movie
31:09 People not liking Tyrus
33:06 Why hasn’t he written a book?
34:21 His thoughts on TNA coming back
35:47 Would he go back to WWE?
36:36 How long is he going to keep wrestling for?
37:50 Being obsessed with the Roman Empire?
40:03 People hating Ohio online
43:51 Does he think the NFL is scripted?
45:26 His mindset in NWA compare to WWE
47:29 Leanin—g down his physique
50:46 His WWE feud with Jon Moxley killing his momentum
55:43 Favorite workout recovery methods
57:00 Thoughts on the WWE return of CM Punk
01:00:05 Memories of Hulk Hogan’s wrestling comeback
01:01:46 3 Things EC3 Is Grateful For
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