EC3: I Was Never Going To Let Kevin Kiley Dive On Me At NWA Nuff Said, I Let Him Embarrass Himself

EC3 comments on Kevin Kiley’s dive at NWA Nuff Said.

At the NWA Nuff Said pay-per-view in February, Kevin Kiley (Alex Riley) wrestled EC3 in just his second match since April 2016. In that match, Kiley went viral after missing EC3 on a dive to the outside of the ring, causing him to hit the floor back first.

In a new interview with MuscleManMalcolm, EC3 revealed that he was never going to let Kiley jump on him and that he moved out of the way on purpose.

“[At] the last NWA pay-per-view [Nuff Said], Kevin Kiley for instance, he comes back, he’s a fish out of water, he doesn’t know what’s going on. He made a rash decision to try to make a living of this. I gave him the opportunity because I knew the person he could be. He came in, got his ass whipped, had one little glimmer of hope where he had a chance, and what did he do? He didn’t try to win, he didn’t try to harken back to what brought him to the dance originally. This idiot comes jumping out of a ring, trying to land on top of me. Here’s the thing about any professional wrestler that I challenge or fight – I will not catch you. I am not gonna stand there and let you jump out of a ring and land on me. Ever. Ever. Then the quote term, it was like a ‘botch.’ No, I was never, ever going to let that man jump on me. Whether his foot got slightly caught or it didn’t, I was moving because that was my intent. I knew he would try to do something stupid, and he did. So what did I do? I let him fall flat on his face, embarrass himself in front of the world, rolled his ass back into the ring, and I beat him.”

EC3 went on to defend his decision and noted that he’s always going to move out of the way of someone’s dive attempt.

“What am I gonna do? Stand there and slowly turn into somebody flying? No, I know what’s going on, unless you really catch me on the button, and I don’t know what’s going on, I’m moving, man. I sure as hell, I’ll never, ever, ever, ever, be in this pile-on of six-to-eight guys, misplacing punches, looking around, waiting for some idiot to ascend to the top and do his taunt and then jump, probably flip. Cool, great. I’m moving every time. Every time.”

Elsewhere in the interview, EC3 talked about his goals in the NWA. Fans can learn more by clicking here.

Furthermore, fans can catch up on the results from the NWA 312 pay-per-view by visiting Fightful’s results section.

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