EC3 Compares Tyrus To Thanos, Chris Hero On Balancing His AEW & West Coast Pro Roles
EC3 will face Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title at NWA 75 on August 27.
On the “Under the Ring” podcast, EC3 compared NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Tyrus to Marvel supervillain Thanos.
EC3 stated that it will take someone special like him to beat Tyrus. He said,
“I guess when EC3 was born upon the world about 10 years ago, 2013, I mean he was a hell of a collegiate athlete. He played lacrosse, he played polo. He was in great shape, he was great looking. But obviously he had a bit of entitlement. He had a bit of privilege to him. He was from the top one percent, he’s the nephew of a billionaire family. But through the trials and tribulations of the worlds of professional wrestling, he became the man who was battle-tested, battle-worn, scarred. He’s a man who’s been through fights, many fights. He’s suffered through the worst, but he’s also beaten the absolute best, and he has the scalps to prove it. So I mean, EC3 in a ten-year span has kind of evolved into, he’s not even fully evolved. Because come NWA 75, I think that final evolution takes place. If you look at the facts, Tyrus, a giant, a mammoth, a huge man, a champion. He’s almost a supervillain. He’s almost like a Thanos in a sense. Can a mere mortal beat him? Can a mere normal professional wrestler beat him? I would say probably not. So I think that’s why, at NWA 75, the final evolution of EC3 has to take place and I have to become this over man I speak of.”
In a recent interview with Post Wrestling, Chris Hero discussed how he is able to balance his duties as a producer in AEW with matchmaking responsibilities in West Coast Pro. He said,
“When I talked to AEW about coming in for a couple of shows and coaching/producing/agenting, I was very specific in certain compromises that I didn’t want to make. I had been putting this time and effort into West Coast Pro, and they’ve also been giving their time to me and allowing me to play around with things and work with stuff. The last thing I wanted to do was put three or four months of work into West Coast Pro and then, ‘see you guys.’ They were understanding and anytime there is a West Coast Pro show, I’m not going to miss it unless there is some kind of emergency.”
“I wouldn’t say exclusive, but maybe more emphasis on Saturdays because it’s a brand new show and they need extra people. I think I was brought in with that in mind. I’ve done a little bit of everything. I’ve done pay-per-views, Rampage, Dynamite. Maybe there is a week or two when I miss Collision and I’ll make it up on Dynamite. Next month, there is a stretch where I have Dynamite, Collision, Dynamite, Collision. There is no rule. It’s ever-changing.”
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