Scotty Mac
| Scotty Mac | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Scotty Mac[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 191 lb (87 kg)[1] or 201 lb (91 kg)[2] |
| Born | November 10, 1978 Kelowna, British Columbia[1] |
| Billed from | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Trained by | House of Pain[3] Chance Beckett[3] Michelle Starr[3] Rob Gillespie[3] Can-Am Wrestling[3] |
| Debut | December 26, 2000 |
Scotty Mac is a professional wrestler based out of Western Canada. He is best known for working for NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, as well as several independent promotions in Canada and the United States.
He is a fan favourite, arguably one of the most popular wrestlers in ECCW history. Scotty is also one of the promotion's most decorated wrestlers, having won multiple titles on many occasions. He is the current owner of ECCW.[4]
Professional wrestling career
Training
Scotty Mac started training in professional wrestling in 1999 when he trained with Rob Gillespie in Can-Am Wrestling which is based in Alberta.[3] Scotty would not wrestling while training in Can-Am. He would move on to Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling's House of Pain where he trained under the tutelage of Chance Beckett and Michelle Starr.[3]
Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
Scotty debuted in professional wrestling for NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling on December 26, 2000 against Chance Beckett. Not only was Beckett his trainer, but Scotty's cast for a broken wrist was removed just two days prior to the match.[5] Less than two years after his debut, a three month feud with Black Dragon culminated with Scotty winning the ECCW Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match.[5] Scotty Mac is now the owner of ECCW
Pacific Cup
Scotty won the 2003 Pacific Cup tournament, winning matches against Beckett, Tony Kozina, and Black Dragon before defeating Bryan Danielson in the finals.[5] Scotty returned to the finals in 2007, but lost the three-way match to Kyle O'Reilly. Kozina was the third participant.
Portland Wrestling
Scotty made appearances for Portland Wrestling between 2004-2005. His appearances include defeating Moondog Moretti in a chain match, and winning the tag titles with Aaron Idol as the team of New Attitude.[5]
World Wrestling Entertainment
In 2005, after only four years in wrestling, Scotty got a three day try out with World Wrestling Entertainment.[3] A contract was not signed as a result.
All Star Wrestling
Scotty Mac wrestled for ASW on September 15, 2007 in Comox, British Columbia in a "No Holds Barred match" handicapped match alongside Ice and Antwong, losing to the team of The Cremator and Sgt. Kaos.[6]
Other media
After a year of being followed by cameras in 2009, Scotty was one of the main stars of the acclaimed documentary This Wrestling Life, which follows him and trainees KC Spinelli, Travis Sparx, and Bill Taylor through their beginnings in the wrestling business. The film also shows Scotty's desire to wrestle at the highest levels.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
- Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
- ECCW Hardcore Championship (2 time)[1]
- The Michael Sweetser Excellence Award
- ECCW Pacific Cup Tournament (2003)[1]
- ECCW Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Havoc (1), DK Roc (2), Dropkick Murphy (2), Michael Sweetser (1), Jamie Diaz (1)[1]
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[1]
- NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[8]
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Portland Wrestling
- PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Aaron Idol
- Other Championships
- BCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Scotty Mac's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Scotty Mac ECCW profile". Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Breaking Kayfabe #4 w/Scotty Mac". RingScoops.com. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "New Owners for ECCW". Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Scotty Mac: ECCW's franchise player". CANOE Slam! Sports Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "All-Star Wrestling results". All-Star Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "This Wrestling Life: About". This Wrestling Life. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship title history". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2005". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
