Former WWE Superstar EC3 was recently interviewed by PWMania. During the interview, he shared his thoughts on Tyrus. EC3 had a lot of praise for the formerly known as Brodus Clay.
EC3 and Tyrus have spent time together in WWE, FCW, TNA/IMPACT and NWA. The current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion spoke about Tyrus’ final match, where EC3 beat him for the title, and how he wanted the bout to be more of a storytelling device.
“Tyrus and I have a story beyond what is seen on TV. We grew up together in FCW and knew each other for a very long time. We’ve been cordial, enemies, and friends, and still, to this day I’m sometimes on his podcast. Working with Tyrus is a great honor, for anyone whose career has had success, to be their final match means something. When I look at how mine will end, sometimes I’m looking for who will be the right person to have that honor to defeat me. It’s huge. The story was good. We didn’t try to wrestle a match, I wanted to have a Greek tragedy, that was my idea. I wish we could have delved into it better. I wish we had all the bells and whistles of WWE to dive into that story.”
“More power to him”
EC3 is also aware of Tyrus being a divisive figure because of his real-life political views. He says Tyrus might get heat, but he’s also got plenty of love and admiration for the pro wrestling business, something fans might not give him credit for.
“To have FCW footage, and stuff like that, from season four of NXT to IMPACT when he was my heavy, to have him by my side for so long to now split apart. He was my final match at IMPACT actually, as well. Great honor, passing the torch he said something very special to me. Someday if someone is lucky enough, I’ll do the same thing for them. He gets a lot of scrutiny because of stupid politics, but I don’t think wrestling fans know the true love, passion, admiration, and devotion he has to this business, and still has. He’s a student of the game, has a lot of love and respect for this business, and more power to him,” EC3 said.
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Why did Tyrus retire?
Tyrus spoke with SLAM Wrestling after NWA 75 and said he was at peace with the match, and retirement. “I’m good,” he said. “We beat the hell out of each other. Everything is in slow motion.”
Tyrus said the retirement stipulation was his own idea. He cited his age and desire to be around for his children more often.
“[They wanted] Daddy to be home more often,” Tyrus said, adding that he could now attend their various sports games and take them fishing. “It was all my idea.”
“The NWA is exploding,” he added. “So, EC3 will be defending all over. I feel he has been overlooked a lot. Me and him, just seemed right.”
