14.01.2004, 18:38
Scott also had an interesting experience with Tommy Dreamer, who worked in ECCW shortly before his WWE debut. Dreamer stole his pants.
"We were on a show in Everett, Washington. Rockford, who is my big brother in this business, wore a pair of yellow flesh gear pants. Since we were in a stable together I was wearing silver flesh gear. Tommy Dreamer seemed to like my pants and asked me about them. So I gave him the website address and such. I thought 'He has his own gear and gimmick so it's not like he is going to wear them for wrestling.' A few months later I was watching RAW and there he was wearing a black pair of flesh gear! My phone immediately started ringing from other workers making fun of me because Dreamer had my pants. Tommy ended up getting a blue pair that Steven Richards wore as well." Dreamer has been reminded of his treachery twice since that moment. "I have some fans who know that story. At Wrestlemania Fan Axxess in Seattle, and outside of an arena, a girl asked Tommy 'Why did you steal Scotty's pants?'"
A few months later Scotty headed to the ring to face Juggernaut. who had had faced Dreamer in ECCW and talked with him regularly. As Scott got into the ring, Juggernaut, a notorious ribber, was on his cell phone and said he was talking to Dreamer about the pants. In reality he was talking to Dr. Luther, another wrestler with an infamous sense of humor. Scotty feels lucky that he hasn't been a victim of the pair very often.
"They have always been pretty good to me. They both liked me so they haven't been too bad. Juggernaut stretched me once in the van in front of everyone. Doc has ribbed me a couple of times as well. You always wonder is going on in his head because he has evil ideas."
Scott is thankful for the opportunities that ECCW has given him.
"They have been great to me, and given me every opportunity that they can to shine, not just within the company but in other places as well. Michelle Starr and Dave Republic both have a lot of contacts within the business that have allowed me the chance to work in places like Matrats in Calgary or Portland Wrestling."
The week spent in Calgary preparing for a Matrats show that involved Eric Bischoff, Joey Styles and Don Callis was one of the highlights of Scotty's career.
"That week was a dream for any guy who grew up as a Canadian wrestling fan. I have so much respect for the Hart Family and to have so much interaction with them was incredible. I got to go up to the house and be in the Dungeon and talk to Stu. I have a picture with Stu from that week, which is something I will cherish forever. It was a full week of nothing but wrestling. It was a blast, every guy there was a pleasure to be around. There was so much young talent and it is a shame that it didn't go farther."
He teamed with Dave Swift to beat Apocalypse and Evan G Orion. Since that time Apocalypse and Swift have both embarked on tours with New Japan. Scott couldn't be happier for their success.
"Both of them deserve it and they amazed me when I worked with them. They had some of that Calgary 'Excellence of Execution,' they hit the moves really crisp and were easy to work with. They were the utmost professionals and great guys out of the ring. In a short amount of time they have done a lot."
Although he wasn't trained by the Hart Family, meeting Stu Hart was a highlight in his career and his death in October 2003 had a profound effect on him.
"You could see it coming, I had heard people say after Helen passed away that Stu probably wouldn't be around much longer. It was still hard to hear that day that he had passed away, so I made sure I took a moment to appreciate him and the fact that I got to meet him. The way that wrestling fans look at him is as a father figure, especially to Canadian wrestling fans and wrestlers."
Scotty has also done work for the Cyberfights promotion. Cyberfights.com sells videos and streaming internet footage of wrestling from a warehouse and is aimed mainly at a gay fan base. They tape in Vancouver about twice a year, and with no crowd to interact with or motivate them it can be physically draining.
"It is difficult to wrestle like that. We tape for about three days, and by the end of the third day it is hard to get out of bed, nevermind get into the ring and wrestle another match. You don't have the people to get the adrenaline going or interact with. It is very different, and it hurts a bit more."
Despite the different target market, Mac says that nothing really changes in terms of how the wrestlers compete.
"There is nothing that I do different in those matches. We play it up and talk to the camera rather then people. It may be catered to a gay audience, but take a look at the workers there. For example Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian have both worked for them. The selection of workers is based on looks, but the talent is there too."
Scotty has also worked one show for Tim Flowers' All Star Pro Wrestling on Vancouver Island, but for the most part stays in ECCW. "I stay loyal to ECCW because they have been so good to me. Loyalty is important to me, respect for the people who have provided me with these opportunities."
One such opportunity was his second reign as ECCW champ in 2003. He lost the title to veteran Vance Nevada in a bloody steel cage match on September 16th. A number of wrestlers tried to interfere and Scotty fought them off. He ascended the cage and prepared to end the match in the same manner as he won his first title, with a legdrop from the top of the cage. Instead Disco Fury ran in and tossed him from the cage crashing to the mat below, allowing Nevada to escape the cage and claim the belt. Scott was very proud of the match and considers him to be a major influence.
"He has been such a great influence on wrestling here. He has a lot of knowledge to offer the guys that haven't been around as long as him. He is great to work with we have great chemistry together. I was really proud of that match that night, there was a feeling in the building and it translated to the match." Vance retired in 1999 due to cumulative injuries and illness, and his comeback is a source of inspiration for many young wrestlers like Scotty. "It is hard to go out there and wrestle, it takes a toll physically and mentally. For him to be able to overcome an illness like that and do this well, I have so much respect for that."
Scotty considered it a big honor recently when he was voted by the Ring Around the Northwest Newsletter as 2003's Wrestler of the Year. Having done so much on the West Coast, in the future the 25-year-old has the same goal as many independent wrestlers, to get into the WWE. In 2004 he is hoping to branch out more and make a name for himself in other promotions throughout North America.
"I would like to do a lot more traveling and get booked in other places, to get the chance to work the top indy guys in North America and get my name out there and be on that list. I would love to be a guy that when the WWE comes to town and needs dark matches or enhancement talent, to get a shot at doing that. I think at some point the WWE is very possible. If I didn't think there was a chance that I could get there then it would be difficult to continue to doing this. But I'll be in this business as long as I can be because I love it."
"We were on a show in Everett, Washington. Rockford, who is my big brother in this business, wore a pair of yellow flesh gear pants. Since we were in a stable together I was wearing silver flesh gear. Tommy Dreamer seemed to like my pants and asked me about them. So I gave him the website address and such. I thought 'He has his own gear and gimmick so it's not like he is going to wear them for wrestling.' A few months later I was watching RAW and there he was wearing a black pair of flesh gear! My phone immediately started ringing from other workers making fun of me because Dreamer had my pants. Tommy ended up getting a blue pair that Steven Richards wore as well." Dreamer has been reminded of his treachery twice since that moment. "I have some fans who know that story. At Wrestlemania Fan Axxess in Seattle, and outside of an arena, a girl asked Tommy 'Why did you steal Scotty's pants?'"
A few months later Scotty headed to the ring to face Juggernaut. who had had faced Dreamer in ECCW and talked with him regularly. As Scott got into the ring, Juggernaut, a notorious ribber, was on his cell phone and said he was talking to Dreamer about the pants. In reality he was talking to Dr. Luther, another wrestler with an infamous sense of humor. Scotty feels lucky that he hasn't been a victim of the pair very often.
"They have always been pretty good to me. They both liked me so they haven't been too bad. Juggernaut stretched me once in the van in front of everyone. Doc has ribbed me a couple of times as well. You always wonder is going on in his head because he has evil ideas."
Scott is thankful for the opportunities that ECCW has given him.
"They have been great to me, and given me every opportunity that they can to shine, not just within the company but in other places as well. Michelle Starr and Dave Republic both have a lot of contacts within the business that have allowed me the chance to work in places like Matrats in Calgary or Portland Wrestling."
The week spent in Calgary preparing for a Matrats show that involved Eric Bischoff, Joey Styles and Don Callis was one of the highlights of Scotty's career.
"That week was a dream for any guy who grew up as a Canadian wrestling fan. I have so much respect for the Hart Family and to have so much interaction with them was incredible. I got to go up to the house and be in the Dungeon and talk to Stu. I have a picture with Stu from that week, which is something I will cherish forever. It was a full week of nothing but wrestling. It was a blast, every guy there was a pleasure to be around. There was so much young talent and it is a shame that it didn't go farther."
He teamed with Dave Swift to beat Apocalypse and Evan G Orion. Since that time Apocalypse and Swift have both embarked on tours with New Japan. Scott couldn't be happier for their success.
"Both of them deserve it and they amazed me when I worked with them. They had some of that Calgary 'Excellence of Execution,' they hit the moves really crisp and were easy to work with. They were the utmost professionals and great guys out of the ring. In a short amount of time they have done a lot."
Although he wasn't trained by the Hart Family, meeting Stu Hart was a highlight in his career and his death in October 2003 had a profound effect on him.
"You could see it coming, I had heard people say after Helen passed away that Stu probably wouldn't be around much longer. It was still hard to hear that day that he had passed away, so I made sure I took a moment to appreciate him and the fact that I got to meet him. The way that wrestling fans look at him is as a father figure, especially to Canadian wrestling fans and wrestlers."
Scotty has also done work for the Cyberfights promotion. Cyberfights.com sells videos and streaming internet footage of wrestling from a warehouse and is aimed mainly at a gay fan base. They tape in Vancouver about twice a year, and with no crowd to interact with or motivate them it can be physically draining.
"It is difficult to wrestle like that. We tape for about three days, and by the end of the third day it is hard to get out of bed, nevermind get into the ring and wrestle another match. You don't have the people to get the adrenaline going or interact with. It is very different, and it hurts a bit more."
Despite the different target market, Mac says that nothing really changes in terms of how the wrestlers compete.
"There is nothing that I do different in those matches. We play it up and talk to the camera rather then people. It may be catered to a gay audience, but take a look at the workers there. For example Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian have both worked for them. The selection of workers is based on looks, but the talent is there too."
Scotty has also worked one show for Tim Flowers' All Star Pro Wrestling on Vancouver Island, but for the most part stays in ECCW. "I stay loyal to ECCW because they have been so good to me. Loyalty is important to me, respect for the people who have provided me with these opportunities."
One such opportunity was his second reign as ECCW champ in 2003. He lost the title to veteran Vance Nevada in a bloody steel cage match on September 16th. A number of wrestlers tried to interfere and Scotty fought them off. He ascended the cage and prepared to end the match in the same manner as he won his first title, with a legdrop from the top of the cage. Instead Disco Fury ran in and tossed him from the cage crashing to the mat below, allowing Nevada to escape the cage and claim the belt. Scott was very proud of the match and considers him to be a major influence.
"He has been such a great influence on wrestling here. He has a lot of knowledge to offer the guys that haven't been around as long as him. He is great to work with we have great chemistry together. I was really proud of that match that night, there was a feeling in the building and it translated to the match." Vance retired in 1999 due to cumulative injuries and illness, and his comeback is a source of inspiration for many young wrestlers like Scotty. "It is hard to go out there and wrestle, it takes a toll physically and mentally. For him to be able to overcome an illness like that and do this well, I have so much respect for that."
Scotty considered it a big honor recently when he was voted by the Ring Around the Northwest Newsletter as 2003's Wrestler of the Year. Having done so much on the West Coast, in the future the 25-year-old has the same goal as many independent wrestlers, to get into the WWE. In 2004 he is hoping to branch out more and make a name for himself in other promotions throughout North America.
"I would like to do a lot more traveling and get booked in other places, to get the chance to work the top indy guys in North America and get my name out there and be on that list. I would love to be a guy that when the WWE comes to town and needs dark matches or enhancement talent, to get a shot at doing that. I think at some point the WWE is very possible. If I didn't think there was a chance that I could get there then it would be difficult to continue to doing this. But I'll be in this business as long as I can be because I love it."