Scotty 2 Hotty

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Scott Ronald Garland (born July 2, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Scotty 2 Hotty. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is the part of the stable Too Cool with LL Cool J and Rikishi. He had been on Smackdown for his entire career and he is been succesfully winning fans and championships. Scotty is two times WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, three times WWF/WWE Tag Team Championship with Grand Master Sexay, Rikishi and Albert. Scotty 2 Hotty is been a lot of matches for the Cruiserweight Championship, but he wasn't success to win the title. He also lost a lot of macthes for the United States Championship. He retired and he get out of the WWE for losing.

Traning/WCW

When approximately 14 or 15 years old, Garland wrote to Sue Aitchison, the Community Relations Specialist of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), inquiring from which professional wrestling school the WWF recruited the majority of their employees. Aitchison responded by telling him that they did not recruit from any particular school and wishing him luck. Garland then attempted to telephone WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, but was unable to speak to McMahon himself.

Garland began attending WWF shows at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, helping the WWF ring crew to construct the wrestling ring. After an independent promoter saw Garland wrestling with his friends, he offered Garland a job. In his first match, Garland wrestled Steve Ramsey in a Portland armory on November 23, 1989, the same night as Survivor Series.

In the same year, Garland began wrestling for the Massachusetts-based New England Wrestling. Between August 19, 1989 and November 4, 1993, Garland won the Match on two occasions with Steve Ramsey and the One-On-One on five occasions, feuding with wrestlers such as Rick Fuller. In August 1991, Garland was introduced to the World Wrestling Federation by NEW wrestler Phil Apollo.

World Wrestling Federation (1999-2000)

World Wrestling Federation (2000-2001)

Personal life

In 1998, Garland married Theresa Marie (known as Terri), a nurse, whom he met while working in a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Windham, Maine. He and his wife currently live in Orlando, Florida, and have a daughter named Taylor (born December 20, 2001). Garland is a Walt Disney World aficionado, and owns a season pass to the park.

Garland appeared in-character, alongside Kid Kash in the December 2009 video for the Irish band, Fight Like Apes' single "Do You Karate". In 2010 he completed filming a movie called Ultimate Death Match 3, which also featured other wrestlers.

Moves

• Finishing moves
• Worm (high-impact chop drop onto the opponent's chest, with theatrics)
• Cool DDT
• Signature moves
• Arm drag
• Belly to back suplex
• Kip-up
• Powerbomb
• Scoop slam
• Shuffle side kick
• Skin the cat
• Tornado DDT
• Two-handed bulldog
• Nicknames
• Scott "Too Hot" Taylor
• Entrance themes
• "Turn It Up" by Jim Johnston
• "You Look Fly Today" by Jim Johnston

Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - Grandmaster Sexay (1) - Albert (1)

WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Rikishi