EC3 spoke with Tim Fiorvanti for ESPN.com after he appeared on-air during NXT Takeover: Philadelphia last night; you can read a few highlights below:
EC3 comments on returning to WWE:
“The moment was vindication. The moment was resolution. I feel redeemed. It’s only been 1,714 days since the last time I stepped foot in the WWE — but who’s counting. With each day that has passed, I’ve had one goal in mind — and that was to be here, in this moment at this time for one purpose.
Never once, without a shadow of a doubt, did I ever not believe in myself — believe that I would come back. I came back with vigor and determination. I came back on a mission. It was built up in my mind, how it would feel and what emotions I would feel,” EC3 said. “But walking out there, standing out there, with the crowd recognizing who I am — who I truly am — and that I’m truly where I belong, it didn’t feel anything but right.”
He spoke about considering himself to be the best anywhere, adding:
“For years outside of the WWE, I’ve been saying one thing — that I’m the best here, I’m the best there, I’m the best anywhere. While I was the best ‘here’ elsewhere, the ‘there’ I referenced was here [in the WWE] — and that carries over. I’m the best here, I’m the best there, I’m the best anywhere.
Competition? Bring it on. Competition? Come get a taste. Competition? I’m here.”
