Scoot Andrews
| Scoot Andrews | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Andrew Warner |
| Born | June 1, 1967[1] Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Website | ScootAndrews.net |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Scoot Andrews |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Trained by | Damien Lee[2] Hack Meyers[2] |
| Debut | September 24, 1994[2] |
| Retired | February 26, 2005[3] |
Andrew Warner (born June 1, 1967) is an American retired
professional wrestler, better known by his ring name
"the Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews.
After debuting in 1994, Andrew competed for numerous
WWF Sunday Night Heat and again during 2003 and 2004 on WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown. During the early 2000s, he wrestled for Full Impact Pro and Ring of Honor
. He continued to compete for independent promotions until his retirement in 2005.
Professional wrestling career
After being trained by
Maryland Championship Wrestling,[5](MCW) East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA), and the National Wrestling Alliance as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan
.
In early 2000, Andrews competed in the annual
A.J. Styles on November 24, 2001.[6]
He made further appearance for WWE at the start of 2002, competing on WWE Velocity for WWE.[2] In 2004, he mainly competed for Full Impact Pro and NWA Florida, and on September 4, 2004, Andrews, being managed by SoCal Val, defeated Lex Lovett to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.[2] He later dropped the Championship back to Lovett on October 9, 2004.[2][8] At the start of 2005, Andrews was involved in a feud with The Heartbreak Express, consisting of Sean and Phil Davis, taking them on in tag team matches with a number of different opponents.[2] He then moved into a quick feud with Antonio Banks, before announcing his retirement at a NWA Florida show on February 26, 2005.[2][3]
He was inducted into the
ECWA Hall of Fame in December 2005.[9] In 2006, he made an appearance for Elite Wrestling Entertainment, managing D'Lo Brown in a loss to Mike Sullivan.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
- Caribbean Championship Wrestling
- CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- Coastal Championship Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- Florida State Professional Wrestling Association
- FSPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FSPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hack Meyers
- Florida Wrestling Alliance
- Future of Wrestling
- Independent Professional Wrestling
- IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17]
- IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Insane Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jason Hexx[10]
- Maximum Pro Wrestling
- MXPW Television Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Championship Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #114 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2002
- Renegade Championship Wrestling
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- SECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Thunder Wrestling Federation
- TWF Television Championship (3 times)[10]
In popular culture
- Warner is one of several independent wrestlers referenced in the 2005 novel Backyard Empire: Inspired by a True Story by Alex Hutchinson.
Media
- NWA Florida: Rage in the Cage Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. NWA Florida, 2004.
- Takedown Masters Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004.
- Ring of Honor: The Era of Honor Begins Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004.
- Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1 Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. IPW Wrestling, 2006.
Further reading
- McNeill, Pat. The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take On The End Of Professional Wrestling As We Know It. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2002. ISBN 0-595-22404-0
References
- ^ Burkholder, Denny (2002-02-28). "Black History Month: Pro Wrestling's Black Stars, Part 4". WrestleLine.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Scoot Andrews". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b "Scoot Andrews Says 'Good-bye!'". ProWrestlingDaily.com. 2005-02-24.
- ^ "Florida Championship Wrestling: Scoot Andrews". FCWwrestling.com. July 2001.
- ^ "Maryland Championship Wrestling: Scoot Andrews". MarylandWrestling.com. May 2006.
- ^ Milner, John (2005-02-18). "Bios - A.J. Syles". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Era of Honor Begins- Philadelphia, PA 2/23/02". Ring of Honor. 2002-02-23. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Full Impact Pro: Scoot Andrews". FullImpactPro.com. September 2006.
- ^ a b "ECWA Hall of Fame Inductees". ECWAprowrestling. February 2005. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Oliver, Earl (2002). "Florida Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
- ^ "N.W.A. Florida Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "N.W.A. Florida Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "N.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ Dupree, Jim (2005). "East Coast Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
- ^ "Future of Wrestling Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. 2002.
- ^ Westcott, Brian; Kriss Knights (2003). "Independent Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
External links
- Scoot Andrews's profile at Cagematch.net
