Scott D'Amore
Scott D'Amore | |
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Birth name | Scott Francis D'Amore |
Born | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | August 8, 1974
Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chip Birdy Coach D'Amore Masked Super Warrior #2 Nightmare Scott D'Amore Scott Hunter Bluto |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Billed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
Billed from | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
Trained by | Al Snow Denny Kass Doug Chevalier Mickey Doyle WCW Power Plant |
Debut | June 14, 1992 |
Retired | July 15, 2023 |
Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1991–1996)
D'Amore began training with Doug Chevalier in 1991 at the age of sixteen. He debuted on June 14, 1992, defeating Otis Apollo in
D'Amore began working as a
Border City Wrestling (1993–Present)
D'Amore founded
In February 2000, D'Amore formed a
BCW ceased operations for several months in late 2000, before coming back in 2001. The first show of 2001 was held on March 7, and featured former Extreme Championship Wrestling talent including Tommy Dreamer, Johnny Swinger, Mikey Whipwreck, Sabu, Don "Cyrus" Callis and Nova (D'Amore had a tryout match with ECW in 1998, and befriended many ECW employees). All the aforementioned held titles in BCW.
In addition to promoting and wrestling, D'Amore operates the Can-Am
After being mostly inactive from 2005 to 2007, D'Amore started running events again regularly under the Border City Wrestling banner in 2008. During that time BCW was still in operation, with less of a presence from D'Amore.
BCW took a hiatus in 2010-2011 but returned with small shows in 2012. D'Amore then turned heel again by betraying one of his students of the CAN-AM Wrestling School and BCW Champion, Phil Atlas. At this time, The Syndicate re-emerged with a new group featuring Jon Bolen, Tyson Dux, Moose, and eventually Kongo Kong.
BCW still runs shows in Windsor and Michigan and is partnered with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2010)
D'Amore began working with
On December 12, 2004, D'Amore organised a benefit show for Sabu, who was incapacitated with a serious back injury. "A Night of Appreciation for Sabu" was held in Belleville, Michigan and featured wrestlers from TNA, BCW and ECW.
In May 2005, D'Amore was appointed head of the TNA booking team.[
On November 13 at Genesis, D'Amore tried to get the premiering Christian Cage, a longtime friend, to join Team Canada, and gave him a T-shirt to signify membership. At the end of the night, when Team Canada came out to help Jeff Jarrett beat down Team 3D, Christian came down. Under his Captain Charisma jacket, he was wearing the Team Canada shirt. After hugging D'Amore, however, he gave him the Unprettier and helped Team 3D put Jarrett through a table, doublecrossing his former friend.
An all-or-nothing 8-man tag team match happened on the July 13 edition with them going against
Global Force Wrestling (2014–2017)
In 2014, D'Amore became the Vice President of International Relations
Return to Impact / TNA (2017–2024)
Following the purchase of Impact Wrestling,
On February 7, 2024, Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced that D'Amore's contract was terminated.[7] D'Amore was thus fired from his position as President of TNA and was replaced by Anthony Cicione.[8] Reports have speculated that this was due to disagreements between D'Amore and Anthem about raising TNA's budget in response to their recent rise in popularity. Following his release, D'Amore received praise by wrestlers he worked with including Moose, Josh Alexander, and Jordynne Grace. It is believed by many that D'Amore is the reason for TNA's recent return in popularity amongst wrestling fans.[9][10]
Personal life
D'Amore holds a degree in communication studies from the University of Windsor where he played on the football team.[11] He has owned various bars and restaurants in Windsor and his family owns D'Amore Construction in Windsor, Ontario.[citation needed]
Championships and accomplishments
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2023) |
- Border City Wrestling
- BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Clancy
- BCW Hall of Fame (class of 2009)
- Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2024[12]
- Elite Wrestling Federation
- EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Swinger
- Michigan Championship Wrestling
- MCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Superstars
- WWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Territorial Wrestling
- MTW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Otis Apollo
- Grand Prix Wrestling
- Grand Prix Tag Team Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ Nemer, Roy (2010-02-04). "Scott D'Amore leaves TNA". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ GFWWrestling (2014-10-12), Jeff Jarrett Crashes The NJPW Press Conference, archived from the original on 2016-03-07, retrieved 2018-06-08
- ^ Caldwell, James (2014-08-10). "Caldwell's New Japan G1 Climax finals results 8/10: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of 2014's top tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (December 5, 2017). "Scott D'Amore & Don Callis named executive VPs of Impact Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (May 20, 2021). "REPORT: Don Callis no longer in Vice President role with IMPACT Wrestling". Post Wrestling. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "411Mania".
- ^ "SCOTT D'AMORE FIRED AS TNA PRESIDENT, COMPLETE DETAILS AND STATEMENT FROM ANTHEM SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Scott D'Amore Fired, Anthony Cicione Named TNA Wrestling President". February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- . Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Contrato de Scott D'Amore com a TNA é rescindido". Wrestling Notícias - O Seu Site de Pro Wrestling (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Bio". Canoe.Com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Scott D'Amore inducted into the 2024 Class of CPWHOF". Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.