Darius Carter recalls facing Christopher Daniels.
After wrestling Adam Page in a Texas Deathmatch in January, Christopher Daniels announced the end of his in-ring career, later explaining that he was essentially forced to retire due to injury.
In August 2024, Daniels faced Darius Carter in what will likely end up being his final match on the independent scene. Carter was able to score the victory over Daniels to retain his ECWA Heavyweight Championship.
While speaking with Jeremy Lambert and SP3 of Fightful's In The Weeds podcast for a new interview, Carter talked about his "monumental" win over Daniels and how it was a bit of a full circle moment in the grand scheme of ECWA.
"I’m the second person ever to win two Super 8 tournaments. They’ve been running for 28 years. That illustrious tournament, the longest running independent promotion going today. For me to achieve that accolade, only one other person has done it and that is Christopher Daniels. That was the big driving point of that match, and him coming back to ECWA. I beat that man and he’s retired shortly after. I’m his last match at ECWA. That’s where I stand in the history books. This is stuff you have to count. You have to count your victories. That was monumental. There are a lot of mosquitos, and blood suckers; they try to take your thing. They see you doing something well and they like to adapt it. Christopher Daniels is the original in terms of so many people copying. Everybody wanted to be a Fallen Angel or hit a Best Moonsault Ever. Christopher Daniels was so highly imitated. To be in there with somebody who is truly legendary, and sometimes that word gets thrown around and misused, Christopher Daniels is truly a pillar of not just independent wrestling, but wrestling in general. He’s done so much and has wrestled everywhere and every type of style 100 times. To be in there with him and get to test my abilities against somebody of that stature, and to be trusted with that match. Jim Kettner, the OG President of ECWA, was there. For him to shake my hand and tell him the things he told me and him to see me as champion of what was once his company and for him to smile. It was a beautiful day. Now, I’ve wrestled Christopher Daniels. I can’t rest on that. I’m very glad I got to do that."
As it currently stands, Carter is still the reigning ECWA Heavyweight Champion.
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