He says this company needs him… but they can’t have him anymore since EC3 was fired as a result of tonight’s briefcase reveal on Impact Wrestling.
EC3 was the unlucky one who picked the ‘fired’ briefcase, but his exit was not a quiet one, as he cut a promo on his history in the company before attacking Jeremy Borash. Briefcase results (in order of the reveal) and highlights are below:
Eli Drake – Tag Team Championship
Drake said he wants the World Championship, and he doesn’t want this because he doesn’t even have a partner. Drake throws the case outside and walks off.
Petey Williams – X Division Championship
Moose – World Championship
EC3 – FIRED
EC3 taunts Moose before opening the case, then he looks shocked as Moose opens his case first. Moose says this will be his year, but EC3 remains frozen in the ring. Jeremy Borash bids him farewell and tells him to open up the case as a formality, but EC3 won’t move. He laughs and says it’s not his case, and says it’s Taiji Ishimori’s case. EC3 argues with JB about it, and swears that there is nothing that will make him open the case, so JB ends up doing it. JB reveals the ‘fired’ case and puts over EC3’s accolades with the company, then EC3 says this must be a joke. EC3 goes on a rant about an outdated match concept, then says he’s the franchise of the company and he made Impact relevant. EC3 says he’s not getting fired because of this case, then he puts over his accomplishments as the ‘Hardcore American Icon’ and One Percenter as the crowd chants for him. EC3 flips the table over and screams about being Dixie Carter’s nephew, then calms down and says he’s professional and he gave his all, and he accepts his fate. EC3 this can light a spark that carries you to greatness, and quotes the final lines of The Great Gatsby (“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”)
EC3 thanks JB and goes to walk away, but ends up blindsiding JB and beats him with the briefcase. Brian Cage ends up coming out to the ring and goes face-to-face with EC3, then EC3 takes a cheap shot but Cage drops him with the discus clothesline and Drill Claw.
In a truly shocking moment that nobody ever saw coming, @therealec3 has been FIRED!
I guess you guys that predicted it called it. Well done. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/275jQSLT03
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 23, 2018
.@therealec3 is taking his firing about as well as you'd expect. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/OzHr1cvbuG
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 23, 2018
.@MrGMSI_BCage Drill Claws @therealec3 into another UNIVERSE! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/5ypCZfgOer
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 23, 2018