Half-Year Review: EC3 Six Months as NWA World’s Champion
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NWA PARANOIA
Ultimate Match of ‘Death’
January 13, 2024
Cardona didn’t hand EC3 a victory over long-time rival Latimer at Samhain out of the goodness of his heart. In return, he demanded a chance to regain the title he never technically lost. (Cardona was stripped of the title when he was not medically cleared to defend it at NWA Alwayz Ready, the pay-per-view named is his honor!)
EC3 didn’t back down from Cardona’s challenge. Things eventually grew heated and personal between “The Over Champ” and “The Death Match King,” resulting in an “Ultimate Match of ‘Death’” at NWA Paranoia.
Highlighted by “Ten Pounds of Gold Weapons,” a bizarre-yet-intriguing stipulation, their match at the first NWA Signature Live Event of 2024 was an absolutely brutal affair!. The combatants used everything from a golden guitar to gold-colored light tubes as they bathed the ring and each other in crimson and debris!
Ultimately EC3 gained a submission victory over Cardona. With EC3 still champion, their short-lived but intense rivalry reached its bloody conclusion.
OTHER OPPONENTS
In addition to these high-profile showdowns, EC3 has faced various other quality opponents. During NWA Powerrr Season 17, he defended the title twice.
Shortly after winning the title, Jay Bradley answered EC3’s call for challengers. Beyond holding the NWA U.S. tag titles as half of The Fixers with ‘Wrecking Ball’ Legursky, Bradley’s a former Ohio Valley Wrestling Champion and a mountain of a man. Though he put forth a game effort, EC3 survived with the strap.
Next EC3 faced quite literally the biggest challenge of his career. At over seven-feet-tall, “The Towering” Talos — another former United State Tag Team Champion — gave EC3 quite a fight but went down in defeat!
In NWA territory Exodus Pro, EC3 put the title on the line against Fodder. Accompanied by Angelina Love, “The Psycho Boy” proved a worthy challenge, but eventually came up short as well.
Ring legend Crowbar received his opportunity at the NWA World’s title October 21, 2023. Sanctioned by Outlaw Wrestling in New Jersey, EC3 defeated the former WCW World Tag Team Champion to retain.
