He overcame an injury on the road to NWA 75.
On the marquee for NWA 75 night two on August 27th is EC3 challenging Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship in a Bull Rope match. If Tyrus loses, he is going to retire from in-ring competition.
Weeks out from the show, EC3 guest appeared on Under the Ring with Phil Strum. He opened up about an injury he dealt with on the road to the pay-per-view. He shared that an atrophy began to develop on his right side. An atrophy is a decrease in size and wasting of muscle tissue. EC3 said he’s fortunate he did not have to undergo surgery.
Physically too, I went through it coming into NWA 75. I was in tip-top shape but I had an injury that was undiagnosable. I had something that was wrong with me that couldn’t be cured. You could see it in my body. I had an atrophy develop on my right side and you know, trained through that, worked through that. Fortunately, I never had to have a surgery. Beaten that. That physical aspect took place. It was a hard year but it was a necessary year, because only through the hard, going through the suffering, can you become who you’re supposed to be? Can you come out of it on the other side? To have the top spot at NWA 75, to have the opportunity to become the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, it’s a great honor I do not take lightly. It’s a great honor to be the future NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. The title has a prestige, it has a legacy.
EC3 gave up the National Championship to get a shot at the Worlds Title. Tyrus has been reigning as champion since Hard Times 3 in November 2022.
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