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#4 EC3 appears at ringside?

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We recently informed you that EC3 had been pulled from an event, on the same day as the Royal Rumble. Subsequently, we published that he had been spotted at the Performance Center.

It seems like EC3's arrival in WWE is imminent. It's only a matter of time before the Impact Wrestling superstar makes his way to the company, and stakes his claim as a top performer. However, the Royal Rumble may not be the best place for him to make his debut, considering he's not as renowned a performer as AJ Styles.

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For those of you who're unaware of the man and his work in Impact Wrestling, you may remember EC3 from his WWE run, when he was known as Derek Bateman. He had many memorable runs in Impact Wrestling, and was until quite recently, The Impact Grand Champion.

Will EC3 be spotted at ringside in NXT, arriving to fill up the void left open by Drew McIntyre's injury?

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