Mr. Scott Wright

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Mr. Scott Wright
Birth nameScott Wright
Born (1977-08-08) August 8, 1977 (age 46)
James Maritato[3][1]
DebutSeptember 6, 2001[1]

Scott Wright[3][1] (born August 8, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder, better known by his ring name, Mr. Scott Wright.[1] He is also known for his appearances under the ring name Scotty Charisma.[4]

Early life

Prior to wrestling, Wright worked in the fitness industry for New York Sports Clubs in Danbury, Connecticut and Nanuet, New York. He has held personal training certifications through both the

Aerobics and Fitness Association of America as well as a certification as nutritional specialist for Apex Fitness. Coinciding with his wrestling career, Wright has been a seventh and eighth grade history teacher at Suffern Middle School in New York.[1] He also began competing as a bodybuilder in 1998 and continued to do so throughout his career as a wrestler.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2001-2005)

After training in East Coast Professional Wrestling's school at

Fred Sampson aka former WWE star Darren Young on November 5, 2005.[6]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007)

Scott Wright's first major appearance on WWE television came from the Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY on March 3, 2005 when he was the local wrestler chosen for the Kurt Angle Invitational Challenge.

James and Chad) on Velocity.[6][8] The following week Wright and Danny Doring wrestled the FBI (Vito and Nunzio) in a WWE Smackdown Dark Match at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. Wright's first singles match in WWE occurred on the June 13, 2006 tapings of SmackDown! at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ, which he lost to Vito.[6][9] Wright would have three other WWE singles matches in the Summer of 2006 facing Umaga on the July 3rd episode of Monday Night Raw at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the debuting Elijah Burke at the July 31st Supershow Smackdown taping at the Meadowlands Izod Center, and Sylvan Grenier at the September 12th Smackdown taping at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.[10]

Wright would also appear on the November 27, 2006 episode of Raw, playing the role of a UPS delivery man in a backstage segment where Triple H and Shawn Michaels trapped the Spirit Squad in a crate to be shipped to "OVW" (Ohio Valley Wrestling). This was the last time the Spirit Squad was seen on WWE television.[9] On the December 18, 2006 episode of Raw, Wright played the role of a secret service man who was protecting a George W. Bush impersonator in the ring during a segment with Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard & JTG) at the MCI Center in Washington DC.[11] Scotty Charisma's last WWE match was on May 7, 2007 during a taping for HEAT at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University when he teamed with independent standout Xavier in a loss to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Eugene in a tag team match.[10] Wright would continue to make cameo appearances on WWE television until April 2009, one of which was playing the ill-fated camera man that was kicked in the face by Kane during the CM Punk/Batista match during the July 2008 Great American Bash Pay Per View from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.[12]

Independent circuit (2006-2013)

On March 1, 2008, Charisma, now renamed to Mr. Scott Wright, won the ECWA Title for the second time on March 1, 2008 after defeating Aden Chambers.[2] Wright would go on to hold the title for just over a month before losing it to Glen Osbourne on April 5.[5] One of the major highlights of Wright's career was being selected to compete in the 2010 "Super Eight" Tournament in on July 10, 2010 in Newark, Delaware. Wright was eliminated in the first round by "U-Gene" Nick Dinsmore.[6]

On July 13, 2012, Scotty won the D2W International Title defeating General Bobby Lee Walker and was named 2012 D2W "Most Popular Wrestler". Although he is not officially retired from professional wrestling, Wright's last match was on June 1, 2013 in Newark, Delaware.[13]

Personal life

In July 2004, Wright was introduced to fitness model and personal trainer Kathleen Schreeck.[1][9] On July 14, 2006, the couple were married at Sacred Heart Church in Suffern, New York, and the service was attended by many wrestlers from the wrestling community.[9] On March 15, 2009, the Wrights gave birth to their first child, Sophia.[4] On May 3, 2010, the Wrights gave birth to their second daughter, Isabelle.[9] On October 11, 2011 Scott and Kathy welcomed their third daughter Angelina.[12] On May 4, 2016 the Wright's welcomed their son Jackson Carl into the world. On February 1, 2019, Scott and Kathy had their fifth child Alexis Doreen. The Wright family currently resides in Scott's hometown of Sloatsburg, New York.

Wright received a bachelor's degree in justice and law administration and later received his master's degree in history, both from Western Connecticut State University.[4] He was a walk-on basketball player for three years at Western Connecticut and finally earned his varsity letter during his junior year. A broken tailbone sidelined him during the preseason of his senior year, and Wright was offered a position as a student coach by head coach Bob Campbell. He was immediately put in charge of strength and conditioning and was also given recruiting duties. Wright remained an assistant basketball coach for Western Connecticut State University for four more seasons before leaving the college in March 1998.[4]

Wright returned home to Suffern High School in New York where he served as Freshmen Boys Basketball Coach in 1998–99 and JV Boys Basketball Coach from 1999 to 2001. From 2007 to 2013 Wright assisted with the girls' program at Suffern High School.

In April 2013, Wright was named Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Suffern High School in New York. In his eight years as head coach, the Mounties have a record of 95–64 including three straight league championships.

Championships and accomplishments

Bodybuilding

  • 2001 ANBC U.S. Nationals – 8th in the USA (Open Tall Class)[4]
  • 2005 NBI Natural Tri-State – 1st (Novice Division)[4]

Professional wrestling

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "East Coast Wrestling Association - SUPERSTAR SPOTLIGHT -- Scotty Charisma". Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Buckler, David. "Scotty Charisma – Online World of Wrestling". Onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Richard Deibler. "Scotty Charisma". Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  5. ^ "The Wittiest of the Witty – Drink Some, Grow Sum!". Scottycharisma.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Mr. Scott Wright « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  7. ^ "Online World of Wrestling". Onlineworldofwrestling.com.
  8. ^ a b "Scotty Charisma". Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Scotty Charisma". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  10. ^ a b "Cagematch.com". Cagematch.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  11. ^ "Online World of Wrestling". Onlineworldofwrestling.com.
  12. ^ a b "The Wittiest of the Witty – Drink Some, Grow Sum!". Scottycharisma.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  13. ^ "Solie's Title Histories: ACW - Assault Championship Wrestling". Solie.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  14. ^ "Solie's Title Histories: ACW - Assault Championship Wrestling". Solie.org. 2003-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  15. ^ "Solie's Title Histories: ACW - Assault Championship Wrestling". Solie.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  16. ^ "ECPW Championship Histories". Ecpw1.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  17. ^ "Solie's Title Histories: ECWA - EAST COAST WRESTLING ASSOCIATION". Solie.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.

External links

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