Scott Norton

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Scott "Flash" Norton
Born (1961-06-15) June 15, 1961 (age 62)[1][2]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1][3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Scott "Flash" Norton[1][2]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Billed weight360 lb (163 kg)[1]
Billed fromMinneapolis, Minnesota
Trained byBrad Rheingans[2][4]
Masa Saito[2]
Verne Gagne[1][2]
DebutApril 15, 1989[1][2]

Scott Norton

professional wrestler and author. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, in which he was a member of the New World Order and nWo Japan.[1] He is a two-time world champion, having won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
twice.

Early life

Norton started out as a professional

1999[7] and Purple Rain Tours.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1989–1990)

After finally deciding to enter professional wrestling, Norton was trained to wrestle by former Olympic wrestler Brad Rheingans.[4] Despite Norton's inexperience, Verne Gagne decided to debut him before he was totally finished with his training, putting him on television as a regular performer for the American Wrestling Association in 1989.[4][5] He sometimes teamed with John Nord as the Yukon Lumberjacks.[1][4] He challenged then World Champions Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Larry Zbyszko to a televised arm wrestling match. If anyone beat him, he would pay them (kayfabe) $1,000,000. Nothing became of the challenge. By the end of 1989, Norton left the AWA and went to the Pacific Northwest territory to further his career. In PNW, Norton wrestled as a face with a lumberjack gimmick and the nickname "Flapjack".[4] He briefly reformed his tag team with John Nord to reprise their lumberjack gimmick from the AWA.[1][4] In 1990, Norton became a singles competitor. He won the Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Brian Adams on May 12, 1990,[8] but was stripped of the title two weeks later after attacking several wrestlers.[8]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1990–1995)

In 1990, Norton signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Starrcade in Egg Dome shows, giving him exposure to WCW executives.[9][10]

The working agreement between NJPW and WCW meant that

the Hell Raisers (Road Warrior Hawk and Power Warrior).[8]

After splitting up with Halme, Norton started to team with

Super Grade Tag League, where they lost to Keiji Mutoh and Hiroshi Hase.[15]

After breaking up with Hernandez, Norton failed to achieve much notoriety in the singles ranks nor in the tag team division, where he teamed with a variety of partners such as Mike Enos,[16] Ron Simmons,[17] Masahiro Chono,[18] Osamu Kido, and Road Warrior Hawk.[19]

World Championship Wrestling (1993)

Norton returned to the U.S. and signed with

The Prisoner
.

World Wrestling Federation (1994)

Norton made an appearance on a

WWF house show in Sunrise, Florida on October 9, 1994. He was defeated by Thurman "Sparky" Plugg.[20]

World Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)

Norton returned to WCW in September 1995, where he briefly feuded with Shark, after the latter inadvertently helped Randy Savage defeat Norton on the September 11 edition of WCW Monday Nitro.

Fire and Ice (1996)

During a WCW Saturday Night taping, Norton squared off against

Big Bubba Rogers and Stevie Ray.[23] The team advanced to the "Lord of The Ring" battle royal, but neither won the match.[23]

At

The Rock 'n' Roll Express at Bash at the Beach,[25] dissension started to appear between the two, a dissension that turned into battle as Norton attacked Ice Train after another team loss. Norton defeated Ice Train at Hog Wild in a submission match,[26] but lost to Ice Train in a rematch a month later.[27]

After Fire and Ice ended, Norton split his time between WCW and NJPW, achieving more success in NJPW than WCW most notably in the tag team division. Norton and Shinya Hashimoto teamed up and won the Super Grade Tag League in 1996 after beating Keiji Mutoh and Rick Steiner in the finals.[28]

New World Order and Vicious and Delicious (1996–1999)

Main articles: New World Order and Vicious and Delicious

In late 1996, Norton joined

the New World Order (nWo), which gave his WCW career some direction after the breakup of Fire and Ice.[21] In the nWo, Norton teamed with Buff Bagwell as Vicious and Delicious.[21] They feuded with the Steiner Brothers,[29][30] but were never able to win the World Tag Team Championship
.

During his nWo days, Norton traveled back and forth to NJPW, where he was a member of

AJ Styles, Kenny Omega, and Jay White.[32]

Norton soon began playing a smaller role in WCW, becoming part of the nWo "B-Team", which often placed him in mid-lower card matches; although he would continue to

squash jobbers frequently in singles competition. While in NJPW, however, Norton was seen as a main eventer and constant threat to world champions. He left WCW completely in 1999 after losing a match against Goldberg on the September 30 episode of Thunder and began focusing his efforts on NJPW, where he was part of Masahiro Chono
's Team 2000.

Return to NJPW (1999–2006)

On March 17, 2001, Norton defeated

freelancer in the process.[21]

Independent circuit and semi-retirement (2006–present)

In mid-2006, Norton started his own

booker and wrestler until its closure later that year.[5]

After wrestling for Hustle from mid to late 2007, Norton took a near-year long hiatus before returning on October 24, 2008, where he and Masahiro Chono defeated Don Frye and Yoshihiro Takayama in the first part of the Pro Wrestling Expo.[36] The next day, Norton, Frye and Dick Togo lost to Chono, Eric Young and Kohei Sato.[36] Since then, Norton has been inactive from wrestling.

In an August 2010 interview, Norton revealed that he would be interested in a run with

Nashville, Tennessee and commented that wrestling is, "something I enjoy doing. You miss it. I can still perform at a high level. I’m still a big, strong man. I would like to give it another shot. If I can get a couple-year run, I'll fold up my tent and call it a day."[37]

On October 7, 2012, Norton teamed with

Taiyo Kea in a tag team match on the first event of All Japan Pro Wrestling's 40th Anniversary Tour.[38]

Norton returned to NJPW on January 4, 2017, at

Bone Soldier, Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa).[40]

On April 29, 2017, Norton faced NYWC Heavyweight Champion

Bull James
at April Reign in a losing effort.

Personal life

Norton is married to his wife Tammy.[41] His book, Scott Norton: Strong Style, with assistance from Adam Randis, who has been a longtime fan of Norton,[41] was released on May 25, 2019.

Growing up in Minnesota, Norton became friends with a number of future fellow professional wrestlers, including Road Warrior Hawk, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, John Nord and Wayne Bloom.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  9. ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "NJPW Tokyo Dome Shows Results (Starrcade in Tokyo Dome 1991)". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Scott Norton pinned The Equalizer (2:23)
  10. ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "NJPW Tokyo Dome Shows Results (Starrcade in Tokyo Dome 1992)". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Tony Halme pinned Scott Norton (8:41)
  11. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1991". Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase beat Scott Norton & Rick Steiner (17:53)
  12. ^ a b c Strong Style Spirit. "The Jurassic Powers (Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez)". Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  13. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1993". Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat Takayuki Iizuka & Akira Nogami (9:26)
  14. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1993". Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat Brutus Beefcake & Jake Roberts (12:32
  15. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW G1 Climax Tag League Results (1993)". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Final: Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase beat Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez (13:46)
  16. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1994". Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2007-04-09. Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono beat Scott Norton & Mike Enos (11:17)
  17. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1995". Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-04-09. Shinya Hashimoto, Masa Saito & Kensuke Sasaki beat Scott Norton, Ron Simmons & Mike Enos (13:27)
  18. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1995". Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-04-09. Masahiro Chono & Scott Norton beat Takayuki Iizuka & Akira Nogami (8:40)
  19. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW Show Results 1995". Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-04-09. Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner beat Scott Norton & Hawk Warrior (18:52)
  20. ^ "1994". thehistoryofwwe.com.
  21. ^ a b c d "Where Are They Now?: Scott Norton, page 3".
  22. ^ Graham Cawthon. "WCW Match Results 1996". Retrieved 9 April 2007. Scott Norton and the Ice-Train went to a double count out. The two shook hands after the match
  23. ^ a b prowrestlinghistory.com. "WCW Slamboree Results (1996)". Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  24. ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WCW Great American Bash Results (1996)". Retrieved 9 April 2007.
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  27. ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WCW Fall Brawl Results (1996)". Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  28. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "NJPW G1 Climax Tag League Results (1996)". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007. Final: Shinya Hashimoto & Scott Norton beat Keiji Muto & Rick Steiner (21:54)
  29. ^ Graham Cawthon. "WCW Show results 1997". Retrieved 9 April 2007. September 26, 1997: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton
  30. ^ Graham Cawthon. "WCW Show results 1997". Retrieved 9 April 2007. December 15, 1997: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Konnan & Scott Norton via disqualification
  31. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "Scott Norton (first reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion - 9/23/98 to 1/4/99 - 2 defenses)". Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  32. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "IWGP Heavyweight Championship History". Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
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  34. ^ Strong Style Spirit. "IWGP New Japan Cup History (2006)". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  35. ^ "The official website of Wild West Championship Wrestling". Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  36. ^ a b "Cagematch match listings, page 1".
  37. ^ "Scott Norton Would Like a Job in TNA Wrestling". IWHeadlines.com. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  38. ^ "AJPW 40th Anniversary Tour 2012 - Tag 1".
  39. ^ Rose, Bryan; Currier, Joseph (2017-01-03). "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  40. ^ 戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents New Year Dash !!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  41. ^ a b "Where Are They Now?: Scott Norton, page 4".
  42. ^ "IWGP Heavyweight Championship history".
  43. ^ "IWGP Tag Team Championship history". Archived from the original on 2009-08-21.
  44. ^ "G1 Climax Tag League results".
  45. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  47. ^ "NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship history".
  48. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1993". Retrieved June 7, 2017.

External links

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