Scott Antol
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| Scott Antol | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Kendo the Samurai Scotty Anton Scotty Riggs Riggs Scott Stud[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 249 lb (113 kg/17.8 st) |
| Born | March 1, 1967 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Trained by | Ted Arcidi |
| Debut | 1992 |
Scotty Antol (born March 1, 1967) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling under the ring names Scotty Riggs and Scotty Anton, respectively.
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[edit] Career
Antol debuted in 1992 using the ring name Scott Stud. In the early 1990s, he worked for various independent promotions, including the North Georgia Wrestling Association (a World Championship Wrestling developmental territory), Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and the United States Wrestling Association.
[edit] World Championship Wrestling
Antol was signed to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1995 and renamed Scotty Riggs. He was immediately placed in to a tag team with Marcus Alexander Bagwell known as The American Males. Together they captured the WCW World Tag Team Championship once, but only held it for eight days before losing it back to Harlem Heat, the team they won it from in the first place.[2][3] The team broke up in November 1996 when Bagwell turned heel, attacking Riggs and joining the New World Order.[4] After the breakup, the former partners feuded for a short while, with Bagwell usually coming out on top.[5][6][7]
After bouncing around the mid-card for most of 1997, Raven took a kayfabe interest in him. During an October 25 (No Disqualification) match on Nitro, Raven caught Riggs in a drop toe-hold, sending him face first into a steel chair and injuring his eye.[8] Riggs then began wearing an eye patch and to this day claims that the eye injury was legitimate.[9] At first, Riggs resisted joining Raven's Flock,[10] but eventually joined after they kidnapped him following his loss to Raven at the World War 3 pay-per-view.[11][12] Raven explained that Riggs's "ocular disability" had alienated him from society and that he was seeking acceptance within The Flock. Riggs remained within The Flock until Perry Saturn defeated Raven at Fall Brawl: War Games in a match that forced the Flock to disband.
For the rest of 1998, Riggs again lurked around the mid-card before starting a narcissistic gimmick, constantly admiring his own physique.[13] The gimmick was not particularly successful, and he was eventually released.
[edit] Extreme Championship Wrestling
In 2000, he debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Scotty Anton, aligning with his real-life friend Rob Van Dam. At Hardcore Heaven, Anton betrayed Van Dam, knocking him off the top rope to the floor, allowing Jerry Lynn to pin him, thus ending a lengthy undefeated streak. From there, he joined The Network as a "hired gun". Van Dam gained revenge at Heat Wave, defeating Anton by debuting his Van Terminator.[14] After ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001, Antol returned to the independent circuit, where he found his greatest success in Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, becoming a three time TCW Heavyweight Champion.[15]
[edit] After wrestling
After TCW folded in 2003, Antol served as a bouncer at Hilton Head nightspots State Line, Temptations, and currently at Monkey Business, as he attempts to rehab from lingering injuries while seeking to reunite the American Males.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Riggs-Plex / American-Plex[16] (Bridging leg hook suplex)
- Clap Trap / Clapper Clutch (Grapevined Boston crab) - ECW
- Flying forearm smash
- No Remorse (Chickenwing submission)
- Nicknames
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- The American Male (WCW)
- The U.S. Male (ECW)
- The Dangerous One
- Pretty Boy
- The Clap (ECW)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- North Georgia Wrestling Association
- NGWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Lee Thomas
- Peach State Wrestling
- PSW United States Championship
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #461 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship (1 time)[17]
- Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
- TCW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[15]
- TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Erik Watts[15]
- World Championship Wrestling
[edit] References
- ^ Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ WCW Monday Night Nitro results - September 18, 1995. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. “Your Winners: American Males via pinfall to become the new WCW World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.”
- ^ a b WCW World Tag Team Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ This Week In The WCW - 11/23/96 - 11/25/96. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. “The American Males came out. Bagwell embraced the the members of the nWo. Riggs hesitated so Bagwell gave him a Rude Awakening.”
- ^ This Week In The WCW - 01/11/97 - 01/13/97. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. “Scotty Riggs pinned Billy Kidman with a Perfectplex. Bagwell scouted the match from the entrance area.”
- ^ This Week In The WCW - 03/01/97 - 03/03/97. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. “Scotty Riggs def. M. Wallstreet via DQ when Buff Bagwell ran in to break up a pin after Riggs gave Wallstreet a really lame flying forearm.”
- ^ This Week In The WCW - 03/01/97 - 03/03/97. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. “Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs in a four-corners strap match.”
- ^ WCW Monday Nitro resules - Octpber 27, 1997. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02. “Monday Nitro results - October 27, 1997”
- ^ Lex Luthor & Ian Aldous. The Wrestling Podcast - Scotty Riggs interview Pro Wrestling Blog Podcast accessed on 2007-09-26
- ^ WCW Monday Nitro results - November 17, 1997. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ WCW Monday Nitro results - November 24, 1997. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ World War III results. DDTDigest.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ WCW Thunder results - April 22, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ ECW Results. onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ a b c Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling Title Histories. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ stated during the WCW Monday Nitro January 13, 1997
- ^ Smoky Mountain Wrestling "Beat the Champ" Television Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
