We're all about kindness and love. It's time to shođot sođftly.
Our newest subject: EC3 -- a WWE, NXT, TNA/IMPACT, ROH veteran whoàč has worked with hundreds of talented performers.
"Everythingâs so negative. Iâm actually looking forward to shooting softly and saying nice things about nice people. I think we can a little positivđ e reinforcement," he said.
Well, let's see.
Mahabali Shera:
âHe has a nice smile and a good heart.â
Brie Bella:
âOh, Brie. Iâm so happy for her and Bryanâsuccess and family. I just hope theyâđre eternally happily forever after together. True love resonates with me. Itâs so nice to see. I may never findđ it. But, the fact they have it, I respect that and I encourage it. Congratulations, you two, on your lovely, lovely family and your lovely family together. And I hope youâre happy.â
Sting:
âI beat Sting, right? I should definitely be in a Hall of Fame based on that somewhere. Those are record setting wins themselves. Stingâs awesome. I grew up watching him. Rarely is the chance you get to meet your idols, let alone work with your idols. I had that opportunity even if what we did was brief on-screen. What he did with me, talking to me in the back will alwayđs stick with me and was very encouraging and positive. Iâm glad to see him. Itâs cool he can show up and âthen I kind of modeled the EC3 that we see today after â97 Sting in a way that, âHey, I donât need to wrestle for a year. I can just show up with a baseball bat and say wild stuff and get into brawls, and thatâs cool, too.â But, no, thereâs that ambiguity and change in somebody. I kind of modeled, like âSurferâ Sting to âCrowâ Sting, what a drastic change in a personality and I definitely wanted to model what I did after going so far this way to going so far that way.â
Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville:
âOh, theyâre sweet as peach. I think the first words I got to say were to Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville on a pre-tape for a show backstage. I wish I had more time to hang and get to know them as people, but theyâre lovely inside and out. Theyâre great people, at least from what I can tell. If Dozer is after your heart, you must be a winner and Dozer is one of the sweetest, kindest, loving men of all time and I just hope him and his peach meêŠet together and also live happily ever after and have twenty-two children and raise an entire litany of humanity and bless this world with their incredibly genius together.â
Otis:
âDude, heâs sick. Heâs a beast and when I mention people like, âOh, God, Iâd never fight them for real,â Dozer heâsđč right up there, too. Holy hell.â
Rockstar Spud / Drake Maverick:
âAh, Drake. Sweet little spud. He is my best friend within the industry. I donât know if you know that. What can I say about him that I havenât said a million times? Love him like a brother âcause he is a brother. Very happy that heâs found happiness and heâs doing a lot of things in his real life Iâm real encouraged by and proud of him for. Heâs also totally rededicated himself in this physical manifestation kind of thing that I, myself, have bđeen the forefront of in wrestling. Thatâs getting sickly, lean and jacked in the right way. Heâs, no matter, what, heâs there for you as a friend and a colleague. Thereâs great character within hiâm.â
Braun Strowman:
âOh, no, weâre pals. I think he called me today. Also, physically manifesting himself. Also, probably, on the long list of people of, âGod, I donât want to fight him ever.â I didnât notice that. Youâre right. I was just so impressed with Bull Buchanan. Like, scissors kick off the top rope? When I was working out, watching, I was like, âDamn, that was sweet.â Remember he did that big jump to the top rope and turning clothesline thing? That was cool. I used to be able to do that. I used to. Indy Michael, indy⊠deviant did do that. I was seven inches shorter than Bull Buchanan. So, it wass more impressive coming out of him.â
You can see our full interview with EC3 at the top of ê§the page, and check out his official website .
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