Too Cool
Too Cool is a professional wrestling tag team and former faction most notably active in World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004.
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History
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
1998–1999The duo of "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor were originally a tag team known as Too Much. The team feuded with fellow light heavyweight wrestlers such as Taka Michinoku and aided Jerry "The King" Lawler (Christopher's father) in his feud with Al Snow.
In June 1999, Lawler became Grandmaster Sexay, Taylor became Scotty Too Hotty (later spelled as Scotty 2 Hotty) and Too Much was rebranded as Too Cool, debuting on television during the June 13, 1999 episode of Sunday Night Heat. They originally remained villainous characters, but in late 1999, around the time Rikishi Phatu joined the team, they turned into fan favorites due to growing fan popularity. Too Cool's new characteristic was that of hip hop fans, which saw the duo dancing around the ring while lights flashed and dance music played, an act that quickly became very popular with fans.
2000–2001
A famous moment came when the trio were all participants in the Royal Rumble. They were the only participants in the ring at the time so they danced to their music while the Rumble was still going on. This was followed by Rikishi eliminating both of his teammates. Despite the elimination, no dissention arose between them. Soon after this, Christopher suffered an injury and while he was recuperating, Scotty won the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Their success would peak later in the year when Scotty and Sexay defeated Edge and Christian for the Tag Team Championship on an episode of Raw is War on May 29, 2000, while Rikishi would defeat Chris Benoit for the Intercontinental Championship on June 20.
Rikishi later left the group after becoming a villain in late 2000. In 2001, Too Cool fully disbanded when Scotty was, in storyline, sidelined with a broken ankle caused by Kurt Angle. In reality, he needed time off for neck surgery. That same year, Sexay was released from the WWF after he was detained while attempting to cross the Canada–United States border with illegal drugs in his possession. After returning, Scotty formed a new tag team with Albert called The Zoo Crew that lasted until mid-2002.
2003–2004
Rikishi would eventually become a fan favorite again and reunited with Scotty to compete on the SmackDown! brand in October 2003. They later went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship on February 5, 2004 after defeating the Basham Brothers. Also around this time the WWE briefly re-hired Grand Master Sexay however he was on the Raw brand and made no interaction with Hotty or Rikishi. They held the title for a little over two months before losing the title to Charlie Haas and Rico on April 22. Rikishi would be released from the company shortly after the title loss, while Scotty remained with the company until being released on May 15, 2007.
Tag Team Moves
- Double team finishing moves
- Aided sitout powerbomb
- Bearhug (Scotty) / Hip Hop Drop (Sexay) combination
- Double team signature moves
- Double elbow drop, with Scotty and Sexay joining hands before dropping their elbows[8]
- Entrance themes
- "Basic Groove" – Production music
- "You Look Fly Today" – Production music
- "Turn It Up" – Jim Johnston (WWF/E / Independent circuit)
Championships and accomplishments
WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Scotty and Rikishi
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time) – Rikishi
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2 time) – Scotty
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Sexay
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Scotty and Sexay
