Another Top Wrestler Leaves Impact Wrestling (Spoilers)

EC3 (Ethan Carter III) is done with Impact. He will not be renewing his contract and last night’s Impact TV taping was his last appearance. His contract was set to expire this summer, but he was granted an early release, according to PWInsider.

At the tapings, Impact had a “Feast or Fired Briefcase” match, where ten wrestlers had a match and attempted to grab four briefcases. The four wrestlers that grabbed a briefcase were EC3, Eli Drake, Moose and Petey Williams. Inside the briefcases were either a World title shot, an X-Division title shot, a Tag Team title shot, or the wrestler would be fired.

– Eli Drake received a tag title shot
– Petey Williams received an X-Division title shot
– Moose received a world title shot
– EC3 was fired

There have been rumors that EC3’s time in Impact was winding down for a while and he didn’t intend on re-signing. There is a possibility that he returns to WWE, where he spent years (from 2007-2013) in their various developmental promotions, Ohio Valley Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT.

EC3 filed for a trademark for his name, so if he does return to WWE, there is a chance he would still retain his name, though WWE has been known to create their own names and gimmicks so that they can own them.

Here’s a report from last night’s show, via @MrJacobCohen:

Feast or Fired Briefcase time. JB just said World Title, X Title, Tag Titles, and Fired are the options. Eli Drake reveals a Tag Title Title shot in Case #1. Petey Williams reveals an X Division Title shot in Case #2.

Moose and EC3 open their cases simultaneously. Moose receives a World Title shot. EC3 is Fired.

EC3 has still not opened the case, he is frozen, he says it’s not his case, it’s Ishimori’s case. JB says it is EC3’s Case and he has to open it and make it official, EC3 says NOBODY can make him open the case. JB opens the case, EC3 is Fired.

EC3 says this is a joke, JB says this is very real, EC3 is done at Impact. EC3 says there is no way he should be fired for picking a briefcase in an outdated match. He is the franchise of this company and he has carried Impact on his back for 4 years. EC3 says he’s a Carter and this company needs him, he is Dixie Carter’s nephew! EC3 says he’s a man and a professional, he accepts his fate, this will light a spark in him that will lead to absolute greatness.

He thanks JB, then picks up the briefcase and attacks JB. Brian Cage out to make the save, EC3 pie faces him, Cage destroys EC3.

EC3 is going around the ring and saying goodbye to everyone, he takes a bow on the stage and leaves.