{"id":73044,"date":"2020-07-21T21:39:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=73044"},"modified":"2020-07-21T21:39:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:39:43","slug":"ec3-returns-to-impact-with-a-warning-shot-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/07\/21\/ec3-returns-to-impact-with-a-warning-shot-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"EC3 Returns to IMPACT With A Warning Shot to the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most captivating and well-planned returns to the indies following <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/04\/15\/ec3-karl-anderson-released-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE&#8217;s Black Wednesday<\/a> has been the character overhaul of <strong>EC3<\/strong> as he sat out his 90-day no-compete clause after being one of the first names released. Long portrayed as the 1%, the elite level playboy and the epitome of white privilege, EC3 became a nihilist orator, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/04\/15\/ec3-releases-promo-on-new-focus-following-wwe-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deconstructing the truth<\/a> about reality while simultaneously doing the same to his own persona. On Saturday night, he revealed his IMPACT return at\u00a0<em><strong>Slammiversary<\/strong><\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em>and on Sunday dropped a 7-minute short film issuing a dangerous look into the EC3 we would see arriving in IMPACT. And on Tuesday, he opened the show with another warning for the IMPACT locker room and the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ControlYourNarrative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ControlYourNarrative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMPACTonAXSTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IMPACTonAXSTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealec3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@therealec3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rUPeihK30y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rUPeihK30y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1285726251051712513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You&#8217;ve been controlled your whole life. Politicians, corporations, media, entertainment, even love.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>They have all had authority over you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Do you think what you&#8217;re supposed to think?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Feel what you&#8217;re supposed to feel?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Buy what you&#8217;re supposed to buy?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Say what you&#8217;re supposed to say?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Do you let this world walk over you, give in, and conform?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Or do you fight?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Do you fight back, fight back against those who lie from you, steal from you, betray you.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Those that demean you, degrade you, try to cancel you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fight back against these tyrants!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>With your heart, your body, your soul, your mind.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find purpose.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find enlightenment.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Control. Your. Narrative.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Live in this moment, because tonight, I&#8217;m living in this moment&#8230;here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>And you&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>You have been warned.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Later in the evening, he made his return and it appears his first target is &#8220;reigning&#8221; TNA World Heavyweight Champion <strong>Moose<\/strong>. With EC3 now looking to destroy the past and create a new narrative, EC3 could be looking to destroy the TNA title return before setting his focus back on the IMPACT World title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">false idol <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMooseNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheMooseNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ControlYourNarrative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ControlYourNarrative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeEC3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FreeEC3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMPACTonAXSTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IMPACTonAXSTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IEedGeS7oM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/IEedGeS7oM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ecIII (@therealec3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealec3\/status\/1285748654159081473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world.\u00a0 We provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can watch IMPACT every Tuesday on AXS-TV at 8pm EST and see past episodes of IMPACT Wrestling on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/impactplus.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPACT+<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_bottom  td_uid_4_5f17918851408_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget tbl-feed-container tbl-feed-frame-DIVIDER  render-late-effect\" data-feed-container-num=\"1\" data-feed-main-container-id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" data-parent-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails 1\" data-pub-lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\" tbl-feed-header tbl-logo-right-position\">\n<div class=\"tbl-feed-header-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails-pl1\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbs-feed-01  tbl-feed-card \" data-card-index=\"1\" data-batch-num=\"1\" data-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails 1 | Card 1\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_36147\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbs-feed-01 trc-content-sponsored \">\n<div id=\"outer_36147\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2v\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_36147\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-undefined thumbnail_top syndicatedItem photoItem videoCube_1_child trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation  trc_excludable \" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~6945431838530082466~~B25OwgSpEnEwgyZAXqMutxzgKDjf5VRPe0EJrlYmPs3TxvAnL2wqac4MyzR7uD46gj3kUkbS3FhelBtnsiJV6MhkDZRZzzIqDobN6rWmCPA3hYz5D3PLat6nhIftiT1lIAKPzxHetjPJ6-n0IdW1fj__UNJ1uiPyVLPBUzRXJ275dPCd_vQ3VOBRu0G71b-o-eny5Eun1NnAaWvTOegaxYhTFcOS6Jx8CUGt8lL2vMqJjfrJ-4L6DjKZEmRtJ8Shel5oHc2Hc0AO6wZVR1PEAg\" data-item-title=\"Ranked: The 25 Greatest Rock Bands of All-Time\" data-item-thumb=\"http:\/\/cdn.taboola.com\/libtrc\/static\/thumbnails\/e06a1e860da83abbfa4cc41f8ac70541.jpg\" data-item-syndicated=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most captivating and well-planned returns to the indies following WWE&#8217;s Black Wednesday has been the character overhaul of EC3 as he sat out his 90-day no-compete clause after being one of the first names released. 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