Scotty 2 Hotty
Scotty 2 Hotty | |
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Birth name | Scott Ronald Garland[1][2] |
Born | [3][4] Westbrook, Maine, U.S.[5] | July 2, 1973
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Scott Garland Scott Taylor[6][5] Scotty 2 Hotty[5] Skippy Taylor |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[7] |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg)[7] |
Billed from | Westbrook, Maine[7] |
Debut | 1989[5][8] |
Scott Ronald Garland
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1989–1997)
At approximately 14 or 15 years old, Garland wrote to Sue Aitchison, the Community Relations Specialist of the World Wrestling Federation, inquiring from which professional wrestling school the company recruited the majority of their employees. Aitchison responded by telling him that they did not recruit from any particular school and wished him luck. Garland then attempted to call Vince McMahon, but was unable to speak to McMahon directly.[8][9]
Garland began attending shows at the
In August 1991, Garland was introduced to the WWF by fellow NEW wrestler
Garland continued to attend
Garland made two appearances for
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE (1997–2021)
Light heavyweight division (1997–1998)
In 1997, Garland, now working for an insurance company, planned to wrestle tryout matches for Extreme Championship Wrestling. Upon hearing of his plans, President of the WWF Talent Relations Bruce Prichard signed him to a contract.[8] Garland began wrestling in the Light Heavyweight division as Scott Taylor. In late 1997, he took part in an eight-man tournament for the vacant WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, but was eliminated in the second round after being chokeslammed by Kane.[5][8]
Too Much/Too Cool (1998–2001)
On March 29, 1998 at
In June 1999, they were renamed "Too Cool" and given the characteristics of hip hop aficionados, delivering
Shortly after debuting their new
In early 2000, the group began feuding with
Too Cool and Rikishi separated in late 2000 after Rikishi was revealed to have
Various tag teams (2001–2007)
Scotty returned to the ring in June 2001, taking part in the rivalry between Team WWF and The Alliance. During this time, he formed a tag team with Albert, who subsequently adopted the nickname "The Hip Hop Hippo", and they collectively became known as the "Zoo Crew". The team competed in the tag team division until April 2002, when Albert betrayed Scotty by attacking him. Soon thereafter, Scotty began experiencing pains in his previously injured neck, and on May 7, 2002, Dr. Lloyd Youngblood performed neck surgery (cervical fusion) on him.
Scotty spent 18 months recuperating, returning to the ring on television in October 2003. Wrestling on the
After Rikishi's release, Scotty wrestled mainly on
Sporadic appearances, NXT Trainer (2007–2021)
Seven months after his release, on the December 10, 2007
On September 7, 2016, Garland made his return to WWE as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. According to Pro Wrestling Torch in 2017, Garland taught the middle class at the WWE Performance Center, the second of four levels of classes.[22] He would stay with WWE until November 23, 2021, when Garland reportedly asked for his release from the company.[23]
Independent circuit (2007–2016, 2022–present)
After leaving WWE, Garland worked two shows for Puerto Rico's International Wrestling Association (IWA) in mid-June 2007.[24] He then wrestled on the independent circuit, working for at least 31 promotions in 11 countries as Scotty 2 Hotty and Scotty the Hotty.[25] In 2014 and 2015 Garland continued teaming with Grand Master Sexay in the independents, England and Germany. On December 6, 2014, Garland, as Scotty 2 Hotty, made his debut for the Japanese Pro Wrestling Noah promotion, teaming with Funaki and Super Crazy in a six-man tag team match, where they defeated Pesadilla, Yoshinari Ogawa and Zack Sabre Jr., with Scotty pinning Pesadilla for the win.[26] He would retire from wrestling in 2016, when he was hired by WWE as a coach for their development territory NXT.
On New Year’s Day 2022, he made his return to independent wrestling for the first time since 2016 for Game Changer Wrestling’s Die For This pay-per-view where he lost to Joey Janela.[27] Recently he has trained wrestlers and wrestled matches in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway.
All Elite Wrestling (2023–present)
Garland made his
Firefighting career
In February 2013, Garland began training as a firefighter.[5] In June 2013, he graduated from the Lake Tech Fire Academy in Florida. He subsequently began training as an emergency medical technician.[30]
Personal life
Garland lives in the
Other media
Garland appeared in-character, alongside Kid Kash in the December 2009 video for the Irish band Fight Like Apes' single "Do You Karate".[32] In 2010, he completed filming a movie called Ultimate Death Match 3, which also featured other wrestlers.[6] In 2017, the American music group Migos paid homage to Garland's WWE character with their song titled "Too Hotty".[33]
Championships and accomplishments
- All Action Wrestling
- Coastal Championship Wrestling
- CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[37]
- Eastern Pro Wrestling
- New England Wrestling Association
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling International
- PWI International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- Grand Master Sexay[15]
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rikishi[17]
References
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- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon April 25, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mates, S. "Gettin' down with Scotty 2 Hotty". WWF.com.
- ^ Greenberg, K. (June 2000). "The Hottest Show On Earth". RAW Magazine.
- ^ a b Fazioli, M. (August 2001). "Big Dreams, Lean Years". RAW Magazine.
- ^ a b Sargent, D. (2001). "WWF Star Scotty 2 Hotty of Westbrook". Portland Magazine. Archived from the original on October 4, 2001.
- ^ PWI Staff (2007). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts". Wrestling's historical cards. Kappa Publishing. p. 100.
- ^ a b "Scotty 2 Hotty's first Light Heavyweight Championship reign". WWE. April 17, 2000. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
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- ^ a b "Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay's first WWF Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. May 29, 2000. Retrieved April 30, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brian Lawler FAQ". WrestleView.
- ^ a b c "Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi's first WWE Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
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- World Wrestling Entertainment. May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
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- ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: GOLD RUSH TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS; RAQUEL DIAZ WANTS TO MAKE NXT PRETTIER; HUNICO AND CAMACHO EXPLAIN THEIR LOSS TO JORDAN AND DALTON; FULL SAIL IS NOT 2 COOL FOR SCHOOL". PWInsider. Retrieved August 17, 2012. [unreliable source?]
- ^ Radican, Sean (September 6, 2017). "Update on newly signed former ROH talent at WWE's Performance Center". pwtorch.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ Powell, John (November 23, 2021). "Scott (Scotty 2 Hotty) says goodbye to WWE and NXT". Slam! Wrestling. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Great Voyage 2014 in Tokyo vol.3~有明 冬の陣~". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- POSTWrestling. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (December 27, 2023). "Scotty 2 Hotty makes AEW in-ring debut in Dynamite dark match". f4wonline.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Aramboles, Angel (January 11, 2024). "Scotty 2 Hotty says his AEW hiring came 'kind of out of nowhere'". wrestlingnews.co. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- TMZ. June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- World Wrestling Federation.
- ^ De Sylvia, Dave (December 2009). "Fight Like Apes post new video". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ "Migos Pay Homage to a WWE Legend on "To Hotty"".
- ^ "AAW Anniversary IX « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "AAW Perth - Concrete Cutting & Drilling". November 20, 2020.
- ^ "AAW Perth - Concrete Cutting & Drilling". November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "CCW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "EPW White River Rumble « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Scott Garland « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
External links
- Scotty 2 Hotty on Twitter
- Scotty 2 Hotty at IMDb