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#4 Daniel Bryan was his mentor
In 2010, EC3 featured on NXT under his former ring name Derrick Bateman. During the finale of season three of NXT, it was announced that Bateman would be part of the fourth season, with Season 1 alumnus Daniel Bryan as his mentor.
Not just that, but he even made his in-ring debut alongside Daniel Bryan on the December 7 episode of NXT, in a losing effort against Conor O'Brian and his Pro Alberto Del Rio.
His first singles match on NXT was against Alberto Del Rio which he lost too.
The most notable segment of theirs was a hilarious "Mr. and Mrs." segment where the pair were tasked with providing similar answers to personal questions.
EC3 spent a long time in NXT before he made his way to Impact Wrestling where he found a lot of success and became known as EC3.
However, not only was Bryan his mentor, but he even made his in-ring debut with the superstar. We hope he can find as much success as his mentor when he makes his main roster debut.
