Michael Hutter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1983-03-18 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Willoughby, Ohio, USA

Michael Hutter

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Raw

    Raw

  • WWE NXT

    WWE NXT

  • WWE NXT

    WWE NXT

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • TNA iMPACT!

    TNA iMPACT!

  • TNA One Night Only: Live 2017

    TNA One Night Only: Live 2017

  • TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016

    TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016

  • Developmentally Speaking With EC3 & Bill Carr

    Developmentally Speaking With EC3 & Bill Carr

  • TNA Bound for Glory 2013

    TNA Bound for Glory 2013

  • TNA One Night Only: December 2016

    TNA One Night Only: December 2016

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

    IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

  • ROH: 19th Anniversary

    ROH: 19th Anniversary

  • NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV

    NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV

  • TNA LockDown 2015

    TNA LockDown 2015

  • TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2

    TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2

  • TNA Slammiversary XII

    TNA Slammiversary XII

  • TNA One Night Only: September 2016

    TNA One Night Only: September 2016

  • TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3

    TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3

  • TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2015

    TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2015

  • TNA Genesis 2014

    TNA Genesis 2014

  • TNA Lockdown 2014

    TNA Lockdown 2014

  • The Herro's Journey: A Pro Wrestling Story

    The Herro's Journey: A Pro Wrestling Story

  • TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015

    TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015

  • TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3

    TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3

  • TNA Slammiversary 2015

    TNA Slammiversary 2015

  • WrestleCircus Texas Vs. The World

    WrestleCircus Texas Vs. The World

  • EVOLVE 63

    EVOLVE 63

  • TNA Sacrifice 2016

    TNA Sacrifice 2016

  • TNA Turning Point 2015

    TNA Turning Point 2015

  • TNA Turning Point 2013

    TNA Turning Point 2013

  • TNA Sacrifice 2014

    TNA Sacrifice 2014

  • EVOLVE 62

    EVOLVE 62

  • TNA May Mayhem 2015

    TNA May Mayhem 2015

  • EVOLVE 67

    EVOLVE 67

  • TNA Slammiversary 2016

    TNA Slammiversary 2016

  • TNA Turning Point 2016

    TNA Turning Point 2016

  • TNA No Surrender 2015

    TNA No Surrender 2015

  • WWE Super ShowDown 2019

    WWE Super ShowDown 2019

  • WWE WrestleMania 35

    WWE WrestleMania 35

  • TNA Destination X 2016

    TNA Destination X 2016

  • TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4

    TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4

  • TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3

    TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3

  • TNA Destination X 2015

    TNA Destination X 2015

  • Bar Wrestling

    Bar Wrestling

  • TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014

    TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014

  • TNA Final Resolution 2013

    TNA Final Resolution 2013

  • TNA Hardcore Justice 2014

    TNA Hardcore Justice 2014

  • AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

    AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

  • Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling Presents: Extreme Takeover Thursday

    Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling Presents: Extreme Takeover Thursday

  • AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

    AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

  • Beast of the Water

    Beast of the Water

  • Best Friends With "EC3" Ethan Carter

    Best Friends With "EC3" Ethan Carter

  • AIW: Absolution XI

    AIW: Absolution XI

  • WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2018) - Day Two

    WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2018) - Day Two

  • TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2

    TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2

  • ROH: Final Battle 2021

    ROH: Final Battle 2021

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

    IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

  • Free The Narrative

    Free The Narrative

  • TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015

    TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015

  • OVW Christmas Chaos 2024

    OVW Christmas Chaos 2024

  • BLP TURBO GRAPS 16 2020 PARTS 1 AND 2

    BLP TURBO GRAPS 16 2020 PARTS 1 AND 2

  • TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015

    TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015

  • NWA Hard Times in New Orleans

    NWA Hard Times in New Orleans

  • NWA Samhain

    NWA Samhain

  • TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2

    TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2

  • NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1

    NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1

  • Free The Narrative II - The Monster In Us All

    Free The Narrative II - The Monster In Us All

  • TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014

    TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014

  • TNA: Bound for Glory

    TNA: Bound for Glory

  • TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2

    TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2

  • TNA Bound for Glory 2015

    TNA Bound for Glory 2015

  • TNA Bound For Glory 2014

    TNA Bound For Glory 2014

  • NXT Takeover: New Orleans

    NXT Takeover: New Orleans

  • WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018

    WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018

  • Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA

    Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA

  • TNA LockDown 2016

    TNA LockDown 2016

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020

    IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020