Half-Year Review: EC3 Six Months as NWA World’s Champion
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6-Month Report: B+

As World’s Heavyweight Champion, EC3 has faced some of the biggest men in the National Wrestling Alliance, overcoming many of the top contenders for the coveted title.

Still, countless possible opponents wait in the wings. As a champion in multiple promotions, the assortment of World’s title challengers also extends well beyond the NWA.

It’s plausible many foes in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he reigns as the National Champion, could vie for NWA gold. Additionally, he travels the nation, putting “The Ten Pounds of Gold” on the line coast-to-coast. Yet it does appear the biggest tests for EC3’s reign could be homegrown.

Whereas EC3 dispatched former champion Cardona, he’s yet to face two-time World’s Champion Trevor Murdoch. Though Murdoch’s busy as half of 2023 Crockett Cup winners and an ongoing challenger for the World Tag Team titles, he has a valid argument for a title shot.

Likewise, EC3 has unfinished business with NWA National champion Silas Mason. While “The Over Man” defeated “The Thrillbilly” twice before relinquishing the National title in pursuit of “Sweet Charlotte,” both victories were dubious…and Mason's hungry to be the man to finally defeat EC3.

Likewise, an argument could be made for Unified TV Champion Max the Impaler. Should “The Non-Binary Nightmare” achieve the ‘Lucky 7,’ Father James Mitchell’s runaway train could be on a collision course with the champ.

Should EC3 successfully face all and retain, it will do wonders for the long-term memory of his time as NWA World’s Champion. In fact, victory over these top contenders would instantly (and unquestionably) catapult his reign from a current “B+” to “A+” — a solid “100%” across-the-board.