Scott Armstrong (wrestler)

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Scott Armstrong
Armstrong (left) in the ring with Justin Roberts
Birth nameJoseph Scott James
Born (1961-05-04) May 4, 1961 (age 63)[1]
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Spouse(s)Michelle James
Children2
Parent(s)Bob Armstrong (father)
FamilyBrad Armstrong (brother)
Road Dogg (brother)
Steve Armstrong (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Dixie Dynamite[2]
Scott James
Scott Armstrong
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[2]
Billed fromPensacola, Florida[3]
Trained byBob Armstrong[2][3]
Debut1983[2][3]
RetiredOctober 9, 2010

Joseph Scott James (born May 4, 1961) is an American wrestling

producer, former referee and retired professional wrestler better known as Scott Armstrong, who is currently signed to Diamond Championship Wrestling. He worked for WWE. James is the oldest son of Bob Armstrong and has three brothers who became wrestlers, Brad, Steve and Brian.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1983–1989)

Armstrong, circa 1983

Armstrong started wrestling in 1983 as "Scott Armstrong" for his future.

Boris Zukhov in Birmingham, Alabama.[4]

World Championship Wrestling (1990)

Armstrong made his debut with WCW on May 27, 1990, on a house show in Los Angeles when he defeated Rick Fargo.[5] Scott started as a preliminary wrestler, teaming with and later facing Barry Horowitz.

Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1991–1995)

Armstrong then joined

Jimmy Golden.[6]

On May 8, 1993, he became involved in an angle with Jim Cornette on SMW TV when the manager announced that Dixie Dy-no-mite was nothing more than Scott Armstrong in a mask, and that he wore it out of shame over his father Bob Armstrong. Scott came to ringside and took off the mask, professing his love for his father. Shortly afterwards Armstrong left the promotion in September 1993.[7]

Armstrong made only two appearances in SMW in 1994 while also wrestling in WCW.

Tracey Smothers. After teaming with his brother Steve Armstrong for two house show matches in April he left the promotion once more.[9]

World Championship Wrestling (1994–2001)

Armstrong made his return to WCW on January 18, 1994, at a TV taping for

Jean Paul Levesque
.

Armstrong began to form teams with his brothers, which he had already done with Steve Armstrong in a one-shot appearance with Smoky Mountain in July 1994. At Starrcade '94 on December 27, 1994, Scott teamed with his brother Brad Armstrong and wrestled a dark match against Arn Anderson and Bunkhouse Buck.[10] On the January 7th, 1995 episode of WCW Saturday Night Scott and Brad again teamed against Harlem Heat. A week later on WCW Pro they would earn their first WCW victory when they defeated Bob Starr and Ricky Santana. On January 25 in a dark match at Clash of Champions XXX Brad and Scott defeated Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck.

The team with Brad however dissolved and Scott Armstrong began teaming with his brother Steve instead. At the July 10th taping of WCW Pro, the World Tag Team champions Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater defeated the duo in the debut match. A month later on the August 5th, 1995 edition they fell to Arn Anderson and Ric Flair. On August 22 they faced Men at Work but were again unsuccessful.

On June 20, 1995, Armstrong wrestled Ric Flair at a WCW Pro taping in Gainesville, Georgia. On September 16 Disco Inferno would make his successful debut on WCW Saturday Night by pinning Armstrong. He made his first ever WCW PPV appearance at WCW World War III on November 26, 1995, when he competed in the three ring battle royal. After being eliminated he was placed on a stretcher and put in a neck brace.[11]

While wrestling singles matches with Konnan in the first half of 1996 under his Scott Armstrong name, Scott and Steve began competing under their real surnames as the James Brothers from time to time. On the February 17th edition of WCW Saturday Night they again fell to Men At Work. In June 1996 they were defeated by

The Faces of Fear during the remainder of 1996.[12]

The James Brothers would continue teaming in 1997 and faced The Amazing French Canadians and

Kanyon on WCW Monday Nitro.[14]

Success continued for The James Brothers in 1999. On January 6, 1999, they upset Alex Wright and Disco Inferno in Mobile, Alabama. On the January, 1999, edition of WCW Saturday Night they defeated

Johnny The Bull at a WCW Saturday Night taping. Shortly thereafter Steve Armstrong left the promotion, while Scott became a referee.[16][3]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Armstrong joined

TNA in 2002 as a referee for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. On January 29, 2005, he made a return to the ring at WrestleReunion in Tampa, Florida. Armstrong participated in a 17-man battle royal along with his brother Brad and father Bob.[17]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2006–2022)

Big Show arguing with Armstrong in 2009.

Armstrong appeared on the July 28, 2006, episode of

Finlay and William Regal. In August 2006, Armstrong was hired as a full-time WWE referee, in WWE's ECW
brand.

He became ECW's senior referee in February 2007 after Mickie Henson was moved to SmackDown!.

He was also the only WWE referee for the ECW brand at WrestleMania XXIV. At WWE's SummerSlam pay-per-view event on August 17, 2008, Armstrong refereed the Hell in a Cell match between Edge and The Undertaker. He then moved to the SmackDown brand, becoming its senior official. In November 2008 referees were made no longer exclusive to certain brands.

At

R-Truth
in his match with Punk, costing Punk the match.

On February 26, 2010, Armstrong was initially released from his WWE contract.

TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Armstrong was Daniel Bryan's referee when he cashed-in his Money in the Bank briefcase and counted the pinfall for Bryan's World Heavyweight Championship victory over Big Show
.

In early 2012, Armstrong became a

producer for the company. Scott Armstrong also officiated the match between CM Punk and Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII.[21]

On August 19, 2012, at

World Heavyweight Champion
Big Show, causing Big Show to lose via disqualification.

At Night of Champions, Armstrong officiated the WWE Championship match between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton, and made a fast 3-count in favor of Bryan to allow him to win the championship. He was kayfabe fired the next night for his actions. This was later revealed as a ploy to keep Bryan away from the title. Armstrong made another appearance at Battleground, being the second referee of the Bryan-Orton match after the first referee was knocked out, before himself being knocked out by Big Show. Armstrong returned at the main event of WrestleMania XXX, where he was recruited by The Authority to screw Bryan out of the championship, but was kicked out of the ring by Bryan. At Survivor Series, he was sent by Triple H to replace the knocked out referee, but was struck down by the debuting Sting. Afterwards, he didn't appear on WWE programming until the January 4, 2016, edition of Raw, where he tried to help Sheamus win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns while the guest referee, Vince McMahon, was knocked out.

On April 15, 2020, Armstrong was furloughed from the WWE along with several other producers due to the COVID-19 cutbacks, but he returned on October 4.[22][23] Armstrong was officially released from the WWE on January 5, 2022, ending his 15-year tenure with the company.[24]

Personal life

James is married to Michelle and has two children.[3] In 2008, he helped raise money for The Zoo Northwest Florida (now Gulf Breeze Zoo) after it suffered damage from Hurricane Ivan.[25]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Scott Armstrong Profile". Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  3. ^
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  12. ^ a b "WCW 1996". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "WCW 1997". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
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  16. ^ "WCW 2000-01". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  17. ^ "2005". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  18. ^ Elliott, Brian (September 18, 2009). "Montreal fans 'screwed' again in Breaking Point sham". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  20. ^ Caldwell, James (February 26, 2010). "WWE News: WWE releases a total of four talents on Friday". PWTorch. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  21. ^ "Exclusive: Two WWE Employees Gain More Responsibility Behind The Scenes - Wrestlezone". October 17, 2012.
  22. ^ "Exclusive Details on Packet WWE Sent to Furloughed Employees, Tentative Furlough End Date".
  23. ^ "Wwe Producer Returns To Company". PWInsider.com. October 4, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  24. ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (January 5, 2022). "Road Dogg Among Multiple Performance Center Staff Released By WWE, SVP Released". Fightful. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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  27. ^ NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Wrestling-Titles.com Retrieved August 4, 2019
  28. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - September 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 5, 2008.

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