2: Ethan Carter III
I have talked before about the ones that got away. Ethan Carter III is as close to a homegrown star in TNA as there has been since Bobby Roode and Eric Young were part of TNA’s originals. Michael Hutter actually got his start in WWE before moving on to TNA. In 2006, Hutter signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestled as Derrick Bateman.
He was worked in the WWE developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and he became the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Johnny Curtis. Curtis went on to become Fandango. During his time with WWE, he competed in the fourth and fifth seasons of NXT. It would be the one that got away came back to where it all started.