Scotty Summers
Encyclopedia
Scotty "Hot Body" Summers is a retired American
professional wrestler who competed in regional and independent promotions throughout the United States and Canada
during the 1990s and 2000s. One-half of Hot Paradise with Johnny Paradise, the two held the unified tag team titles
of Border City Wrestling
and Motor City Wrestling for almost two years. He also had brief stints in Eastern Championship Wrestling
, Midwest Territorial Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling
and the World Wrestling Federation before ending his career, like many former MCW stars, in the old Central States territory.
-based Central States Wrestling Alliance. It was there that he won his first championship title by defeating Annihilator for the CSWA Heavyweight title. Summers remained champion after the promotion changed its name to World Wrestling Empire that same year. As its first heavyweight champion, he would continue to wrestle on and off for the WWE throughout his career and reportedly held the WWE Heavyweight title a record 5-times.
Summers would also make several appearances as a preliminary wrestler in World Championship Wrestling
and the World Wrestling Federation during the next two years. On August 29, 1990, he wrestled and lost to The Barbarian at the Civic Center in Wheeling, West Virginia
; the match would later air on WWF Wrestling Challenge
the following month. A year later in WCW, Summers teamed with Tommy Angel, Larry Santo and David Isley in an 7-man handicap tag team match against The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair
, Barry Windham
and Sid Vicious
) at the Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia
on February 23, 1991. Summers' team lost when he was pinned by Vicious after a choke slam. Afterwards, Summers and his three teammates were all powerbomb
ed by Vicious and had to be taken out of the ring by medics and carried backstage on stretchers. This match was later shown on WCW Saturday Night
.
He also began wrestling for Motor City Wrestling and pinned his old trainer Charlie Fulton at a local high school
in Gaylord, Michigan
on May 4, 1991. At that same event, he won a 12-man battle royal
by simultaneously eliminating Fulton and Al Snow
. Later that year, he also entered an 8-man championship tournament at the Civic Center in Lima, Ohio
to decide the first ICW Northern States Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Rob Zakowski in the opening round, and "Iron" Mike Anthony in the semifinals to advance to to finals where he lost to Scott "The Rock" Stevens.
Summers returned to the WWF three months later where, on the August 19th edition of WWF Superstars
, he lost to Skinner at the War Memorial
in Rochester, New York
. At the end of the year, he and Ron Cooperman wrestled The Southern Boys
(Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong
) at the Charleston Civic Center
on WCW Power Hour
. On March 21, 1992, Summers made his last WWF television appearance on WWF Superstars with Bill Wood and Dale Wolfe in a 6-man tag team match against The Mountie and The Nasty Boys
(Brian Knobs & Jerry Saggs) at the SunDome
in Tampa, Florida
. Summers was pinned by Sags after their "Trip to Nastyville" finishing move.
On July 14, 1992, Summers made his Eastern Championship Wrestling
debut teaming with King Kaluha to defeat JT Smith & Hurricane Curry at the Original Sports Bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The following night, he and The Super Ninja
beat The Night Breed (Glen Osbourne
& Max Thrasher) at Philadelphia's Chestnut Cabaret. He returned to ECW later that year in a short-lived tag team with King Kaluha where they feuded with Jimmy Jannetty & Larry Winters
during September and October 1992.
competing for Border City Wrestling
and Midwest Territorial Wrestling. On January 8, he defeated Scott D'Amore
in Taylor, Michigan
. During the next few months, he would also wrestle Bobo Brazil, Jr., Scott Stevens, Andy Fish, Randy Rogers and Mad Man Pondo.
Also that year, Summers formed Hot Paradise with Johnny Paradise and together captured the then unified MCW/BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship
from Canadian Lightning ("Irish" Bobby Clancy & Otis Apollo) at the Public Safety Building in Jackson Center, Ohio
on June 4, 1994. Although BCW Commissioner Chuck Fader stripped Hot Paradise of the BCW portion of the tag team titles in January 1995, the two would held the MCW belts for almost two years until losing the titles to The SuperKeys (SuperKey #1 & SuperKey #2) in Jackson Center on April 1. Less than 24-hours after losing the titles, he and Paradise won the belts back in a rematch at the Continental Cablevision studios in Madison Heights, Michigan
. They finally lost the titles in an interpromotional "Motor City Wrestling vs. Championship Wrestling Federation" match against CWF Tag Champions The Outlaws (Cowboys Bobby & Woody Lee) at the YMCA Gym
in Warren
on May 18, 1996. Hot Paradise broke up shortly after losing the MCW tag team titles, their subsequent feud leaving Summers with serious rib and neck injuries, and eventually left the promotion.
United States
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professional wrestler who competed in regional and independent promotions throughout the United States and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
during the 1990s and 2000s. One-half of Hot Paradise with Johnny Paradise, the two held the unified tag team titles
BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship
The BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Ontario-based professional wrestling promotion Border City Wrestling.-Title history:...
of Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion once based in Windsor, Ontario. It was the base promotion for several Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestlers, including all of the former Team Canada, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley. Many BCW employees were trained by Scott...
and Motor City Wrestling for almost two years. He also had brief stints in Eastern Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
, Midwest Territorial Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
and the World Wrestling Federation before ending his career, like many former MCW stars, in the old Central States territory.
Early career (1990-1993)
Trained by Charlie Fulton, Scotty Summers made his professional wrestling debut in 1990. Early in his career, he wrestled for Oklahoma promoters Chon Scott and Raymon Downey in the TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
-based Central States Wrestling Alliance. It was there that he won his first championship title by defeating Annihilator for the CSWA Heavyweight title. Summers remained champion after the promotion changed its name to World Wrestling Empire that same year. As its first heavyweight champion, he would continue to wrestle on and off for the WWE throughout his career and reportedly held the WWE Heavyweight title a record 5-times.
Summers would also make several appearances as a preliminary wrestler in World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
and the World Wrestling Federation during the next two years. On August 29, 1990, he wrestled and lost to The Barbarian at the Civic Center in Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
; the match would later air on WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Challenge is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1996. The show premiered as WWF Wrestling Challenge and became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match...
the following month. A year later in WCW, Summers teamed with Tommy Angel, Larry Santo and David Isley in an 7-man handicap tag team match against The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
, Barry Windham
Barry Windham
Barry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
and Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious was an English musician best known as the bassist of the influential punk rock group Sex Pistols...
) at the Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
on February 23, 1991. Summers' team lost when he was pinned by Vicious after a choke slam. Afterwards, Summers and his three teammates were all powerbomb
Powerbomb
A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
ed by Vicious and had to be taken out of the ring by medics and carried backstage on stretchers. This match was later shown on WCW Saturday Night
WCW Saturday Night
WCW Saturday Night was a weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. The program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992...
.
He also began wrestling for Motor City Wrestling and pinned his old trainer Charlie Fulton at a local high school
Gaylord High School
Gaylord High School is located in Gaylord, Michigan, United States. It is the fifth-largest high school in the Big North Athletic Conference, serving approximately 1019 students in grades 9-12. This classifies it as a "Class A" high school. GHS is part of Gaylord Community Schools. Its location...
in Gaylord, Michigan
Gaylord, Michigan
Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman...
on May 4, 1991. At that same event, he won a 12-man battle royal
Battle royal
Battle royal traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people that are not organized into factions...
by simultaneously eliminating Fulton and Al Snow
Al Snow
Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven...
. Later that year, he also entered an 8-man championship tournament at the Civic Center in Lima, Ohio
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
to decide the first ICW Northern States Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Rob Zakowski in the opening round, and "Iron" Mike Anthony in the semifinals to advance to to finals where he lost to Scott "The Rock" Stevens.
Summers returned to the WWF three months later where, on the August 19th edition of WWF Superstars
WWF Superstars
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, he lost to Skinner at the War Memorial
Blue Cross Arena
The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in Rochester, New York. Its maximum seating capacity is 13,000...
in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. At the end of the year, he and Ron Cooperman wrestled The Southern Boys
Southern Boys
The Southern Boys were a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling also known as The Young Pistols. It was composed of Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong.-History:...
(Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Steve Armstrong
Steve Armstrong is a professional wrestler and is the son of the legendary "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. He has three brothers that also wrestle: Scott, Brad and Brian.-Professional wrestling career:...
) at the Charleston Civic Center
Charleston Civic Center
The Charleston Civic Center is a municipal complex located in the downtown area of Charleston, West Virginia. Originally completed in 1959 at the cost of $2.5 million, the Charleston Civic Center has undergone numerous renovations and expansions...
on WCW Power Hour
WCW Power Hour
WCW Power Hour was the original Friday night wrestling show for World Championship Wrestling, airing on TBS.Unlike most television shows that started their program either at the top or bottom of the hour, WCW Power Hour aired 10 minutes before the bottom of the hour at 10:20 p.m...
. On March 21, 1992, Summers made his last WWF television appearance on WWF Superstars with Bill Wood and Dale Wolfe in a 6-man tag team match against The Mountie and The Nasty Boys
The Nasty Boys
The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active from the mid to late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling...
(Brian Knobs & Jerry Saggs) at the SunDome
USF Sun Dome
The USF Sun Dome is a multi-purpose facility, on the campus of the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida...
in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. Summers was pinned by Sags after their "Trip to Nastyville" finishing move.
On July 14, 1992, Summers made his Eastern Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
debut teaming with King Kaluha to defeat JT Smith & Hurricane Curry at the Original Sports Bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. The following night, he and The Super Ninja
Super Ninja
Super Ninja may refer to:Wrestlers*CT Night The Boss, in AWA, SCW, NCW, and WWE*Keiji Mutoh*Rip OliverOthers*Super Ninja, a villain in the Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos television series...
beat The Night Breed (Glen Osbourne
Glen Osbourne
Glen Osbourne is an American professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Eastern Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s, where he was the youngest holder of the ECW World Television Championship...
& Max Thrasher) at Philadelphia's Chestnut Cabaret. He returned to ECW later that year in a short-lived tag team with King Kaluha where they feuded with Jimmy Jannetty & Larry Winters
Larry Winters
"The Living Legend" Larry Winters is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and trainer who competed in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the 1980s and 90s...
during September and October 1992.
Midwest Territorial Wrestling and Motor City Wrestling (1994-1996)
By 1994, Summers was back in the Great Lakes regionGreat Lakes region (North America)
The Great Lakes region of North America, occasionally known as the Third Coast or the Fresh Coast , includes the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario...
competing for Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion once based in Windsor, Ontario. It was the base promotion for several Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestlers, including all of the former Team Canada, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley. Many BCW employees were trained by Scott...
and Midwest Territorial Wrestling. On January 8, he defeated Scott D'Amore
Scott D'Amore
Scott Francis D'Amore is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He formerly managed Team Canada in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He was also the former head of the creative team...
in Taylor, Michigan
Taylor, Michigan
Taylor is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 63,131 at the 2010 census. Taylor was originally known as Taylor Township and residents of the township voted to incorporate as the City of Taylor in May 1968...
. During the next few months, he would also wrestle Bobo Brazil, Jr., Scott Stevens, Andy Fish, Randy Rogers and Mad Man Pondo.
Also that year, Summers formed Hot Paradise with Johnny Paradise and together captured the then unified MCW/BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship
BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship
The BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Ontario-based professional wrestling promotion Border City Wrestling.-Title history:...
from Canadian Lightning ("Irish" Bobby Clancy & Otis Apollo) at the Public Safety Building in Jackson Center, Ohio
Jackson Center, Ohio
Jackson Center is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2000 census. Since 1952, Jackson Center has been the home of the popular Airstream travel trailers and motor homes.-Geography:...
on June 4, 1994. Although BCW Commissioner Chuck Fader stripped Hot Paradise of the BCW portion of the tag team titles in January 1995, the two would held the MCW belts for almost two years until losing the titles to The SuperKeys (SuperKey #1 & SuperKey #2) in Jackson Center on April 1. Less than 24-hours after losing the titles, he and Paradise won the belts back in a rematch at the Continental Cablevision studios in Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,694.- History :...
. They finally lost the titles in an interpromotional "Motor City Wrestling vs. Championship Wrestling Federation" match against CWF Tag Champions The Outlaws (Cowboys Bobby & Woody Lee) at the YMCA Gym
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
in Warren
Warren, Michigan
Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....
on May 18, 1996. Hot Paradise broke up shortly after losing the MCW tag team titles, their subsequent feud leaving Summers with serious rib and neck injuries, and eventually left the promotion.
Later years in the Central States territory (1997-2000)
After the promotion's close, he returned to Raymon Downey's World Wrestling Empire where he remained one of its major stars during the final years of its existence. Scott had been the first WWE Heavyweight Champion and may have held the title a record 5-times. He and other former MCW stars also appeared for Rocco Valentino's Oklahoma Professional Wrestling where he feuded with Chief Red Eagle and Renegade until his retirement in 2000.Championships and accomplishments
- Border City WrestlingBorder City WrestlingBorder City Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion once based in Windsor, Ontario. It was the base promotion for several Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestlers, including all of the former Team Canada, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley. Many BCW employees were trained by Scott...
- BCW Can-Am Tag Team ChampionshipBCW Can-Am Tag Team ChampionshipThe BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Ontario-based professional wrestling promotion Border City Wrestling.-Title history:...
(1 time) - with Johnny Paradise
- Central States Wrestling Alliance
- CSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time, last)
- International Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Motor City Wrestling
- MCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Johnny Paradise
- World Wrestling Empire
- WWE Heavyweight Championship (5 times, first)
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him # 347 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1996
- PWI ranked him # 340 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1995
- PWI ranked him # 324 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994
- PWI ranked him # 433 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993
- PWI ranked him # 463 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992
External links
- Scott Summers at Cagematch.net