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#1 EC3 says WWE's RAW Underground was his idea

RAW Underground had taken the WWE Universe by storm and received a positive reaction initially. Unfortunately, the segments were scrapped and it appears that we will not be getting any more of RAW Underground in WWE.

While it was said that Shane McMahon was the person responsible for the idea, former WWE Superstar EC3 claimed on ROH Strong podcast that he was the one behind the idea.

“I knew it was going to be stolen, so I was prepared for it. I didn’t know it’d go to that length, and I know mine played to a minor bubble of the professional wrestling audience while the majority of it saw whatever the hell they put out there. The way I look at it is kind of like I was Wayne’s World.''

He also talked about how his friend, who he worked with on the idea, was very upset. EC3 said that WWE's attempt did not have heart in it which is why it didn't take off.

"It was just inauthentic and like I said, it had no heart. So I knew something would’ve been taken from it. I didn’t expect the whole aesthetic, and while it upset my friend, J.C. who I worked very hard on with it, at the same time, it’s just a challenge to do something different, better next time which I definitely plan on doing because again, control your narrative." (h/t PostWrestling.com)