Andrew Warner
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Andrew Warner is a retired American professional wrestler
, better known by his ring name "The Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews.
After debuting in 1994, Andrew competed for numerous independent
promotions
throughout his career. Throughout the 1990s he competed in Southestern independent promotions including Florida Championship Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling
, East Coast Wrestling Association
, and the National Wrestling Alliance
as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan
. He also had a short stint in the World Wrestling Federation
during 2001 appearing several times on WWF Jakked and Metal and WWF Sunday Night Heat
and again during 2003 and 2004 on WWE Raw
and SmackDown. During the early 2000s, he wrestled for Full Impact Pro
and Ring of Honor
. He continued to compete for independent promotions until his retirement in 2005.
and Larry Hamilton
, Andrews made his professional wrestling debut on September 24, 1994 in a match against Damian Lee
. Throughout the 1990s, Andrews competed for a multitude of professional wrestling promotion
s, including Florida Championship Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling
, East Coast Wrestling Association
, and the National Wrestling Alliance
as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan
.
In early 2000, Andrews competed in the annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament
defeating Trent Acid
and Chad Collyer
before losing to Christopher Daniels
in the finals in Newport, Delaware on February 26 (he would again face Daniels at the APW King of the Indies Tournament losing to him in the semi-finals on December 30). He also appeared in Ted DiBiase
's short lived WXO promotion that same year, appearing in several televised events, and was voted Florida's Wrestler of the Year. At the end of 2000 and beginning of 2001, he made numerous appearances for the World Wrestling Federation
, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on WWF Jakked, losing to wrestlers including Essa Rios
and Crash Holly
. Shortly after his appearances on WWF Jakked, he returned to IPW, and on January 13, 2001, Andrews defeated Seijin Akki and Naphtali
to win the IPW Light Heavyweight Championship, a title he held until May 19, when he lost it to Akki. He also won the promotions Television title before losing it to A.J. Styles
on November 24, 2001.
He made further appearance for WWE at the start of 2002, competing on WWE Heat
, where he and Michael Shane
lost to Tommy Dreamer
and Spike Dudley
. As well as this, he appeared on Ring of Honor
's first ever show, The Era of Honor Begins, on February 23, 2002, losing a singles match against Xavier
. He continued competing in independent promotions throughout the rest of 2002, 2003, and 2004, occasionally wrestling in dark matches or on WWE Velocity
for WWE. In 2004, he mainly competed for Full Impact Pro
and NWA Florida, and on September 4, 2004, Andrews, being managed by SoCal Val, defeated Lex Lovett
to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. He later dropped the Championship back to Lovett on October 9, 2004. At the start of 2005, Andrews was involved in a feud
with The Heartbreak Express
, consisting of Sean and Phil Davis, taking them on in tag team matches with a number of different opponents. He then moved in to a quick feud with Antonio Banks, before announcing his retirement at a NWA Florida show on February 26, 2005.
He was inducted into the ECWA Hall of Fame in December 2005. In 2006, he made an appearance for Elite Wrestling Entertainment, managing D'Lo Brown
in a loss to Mike Sullivan.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, better known by his ring name "The Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews.
After debuting in 1994, Andrew competed for numerous independent
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
promotions
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
throughout his career. Throughout the 1990s he competed in Southestern independent promotions including Florida Championship Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...
, East Coast Wrestling Association
East Coast Wrestling Association
East Coast Wrestling Association is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by promoter Jim Kettner in 1967. It is home to the annual Super 8 Tournament, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the country...
, and the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan (wrestler)
Mike Sullivan is an American professional wrestler who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including Full Impact Pro, Future of Wrestling, International Professional Wrestling and NWA Florida...
. He also had a short stint in the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
during 2001 appearing several times on WWF Jakked and Metal and WWF Sunday Night Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
and again during 2003 and 2004 on WWE Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
and SmackDown. During the early 2000s, he wrestled for Full Impact Pro
Full Impact Pro
Full Impact Pro is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Florida. Their shows are taped and then sold as DVDs. Full Impact Pro was the sister promotion of Ring of Honor until 2009...
and Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
. He continued to compete for independent promotions until his retirement in 2005.
Professional wrestling career
After being trained by Hack MeyersHack Meyers
Donald Haviland is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. A mainstay in Florida independent promotions during the 1990s, he is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996.-Career:Haviland made his wrestling debut as Bronco...
and Larry Hamilton
Larry Hamilton
Larry "Rocky" Hamilton , known by his ringname The Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s.One of...
, Andrews made his professional wrestling debut on September 24, 1994 in a match against Damian Lee
Damian Lee
Damian Lee is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer responsible as well as notable for such films as Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe, No Exit and Ski School...
. Throughout the 1990s, Andrews competed for a multitude of professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
s, including Florida Championship Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...
, East Coast Wrestling Association
East Coast Wrestling Association
East Coast Wrestling Association is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by promoter Jim Kettner in 1967. It is home to the annual Super 8 Tournament, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the country...
, and the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan (wrestler)
Mike Sullivan is an American professional wrestler who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including Full Impact Pro, Future of Wrestling, International Professional Wrestling and NWA Florida...
.
In early 2000, Andrews competed in the annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament
ECWA Super 8 Tournament
The Super 8 Tournament is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the East Coast Wrestling Association. The tournament is contested by eight wrestlers in a one-night single-elimination format.-History:...
defeating Trent Acid
Trent Acid
Michael Verdi was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Trent Acid. Verdi had worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several independent promotions in America, including Combat Zone Wrestling,...
and Chad Collyer
Chad Collyer
Chad Collyer is an American professional wrestler. A Heartland Wrestling Association mainstay, Collyer is perhaps best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Career:...
before losing to Christopher Daniels
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
in the finals in Newport, Delaware on February 26 (he would again face Daniels at the APW King of the Indies Tournament losing to him in the semi-finals on December 30). He also appeared in Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career...
's short lived WXO promotion that same year, appearing in several televised events, and was voted Florida's Wrestler of the Year. At the end of 2000 and beginning of 2001, he made numerous appearances for the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on WWF Jakked, losing to wrestlers including Essa Rios
Mr. Águila
José Seldano is a Mexican professional wrestler or luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
and Crash Holly
Mike Lockwood
Michael John "Mike" Lockwood was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment under the ring name Crash Holly....
. Shortly after his appearances on WWF Jakked, he returned to IPW, and on January 13, 2001, Andrews defeated Seijin Akki and Naphtali
Naphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
to win the IPW Light Heavyweight Championship, a title he held until May 19, when he lost it to Akki. He also won the promotions Television title before losing it to A.J. Styles
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
on November 24, 2001.
He made further appearance for WWE at the start of 2002, competing on WWE Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
, where he and Michael Shane
Matt Bentley
Matthew James "Matt" Bentley is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling by the ring name Michael Shane. He was trained by his cousin, former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane as a play on...
lost to Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
and Spike Dudley
Matt Hyson
Matthew "Matt" Hyson is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his performances in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Spike Dudley and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brother Runt.In ECW, he was a two-time...
. As well as this, he appeared on Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
's first ever show, The Era of Honor Begins, on February 23, 2002, losing a singles match against Xavier
John Jirus
John Jirus is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between 2002 and 2004 as Xavier. He is a former ROH Champion.-Professional wrestling career:Jirus trained under Tony DeVito before debuting in 1997...
. He continued competing in independent promotions throughout the rest of 2002, 2003, and 2004, occasionally wrestling in dark matches or on WWE Velocity
WWE Velocity
WWE Velocity was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It replaced two syndicated WWE shows, Jakked/Metal. Once a weekly Saturday night show on Spike TV and on Sky Sports 2 in the UK on Sunday mornings, Velocity became a webcast from 2005 to 2006...
for WWE. In 2004, he mainly competed for Full Impact Pro
Full Impact Pro
Full Impact Pro is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Florida. Their shows are taped and then sold as DVDs. Full Impact Pro was the sister promotion of Ring of Honor until 2009...
and NWA Florida, and on September 4, 2004, Andrews, being managed by SoCal Val, defeated Lex Lovett
Lex Lovett
Wayne Meyer is an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Lex Lovett, who competes in Southeastern independent promotions such as Independent Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated NWA Florida as well as having toured the Middle East, Europe and Asia.From 2003...
to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. He later dropped the Championship back to Lovett on October 9, 2004. At the start of 2005, Andrews was involved in a feud
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with The Heartbreak Express
The Heartbreak Express
The Heartbreak Express is a Florida-based tag team that have been together since 2000 and competes regularly all over the Southeastern independent circuit and abroad. The team consists of "Superstar" Sean Davis and "Fabulous" Phil Davis...
, consisting of Sean and Phil Davis, taking them on in tag team matches with a number of different opponents. He then moved in to a quick feud with Antonio Banks, before announcing his retirement at a NWA Florida show on February 26, 2005.
He was inducted into the ECWA Hall of Fame in December 2005. In 2006, he made an appearance for Elite Wrestling Entertainment, managing D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown
Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during...
in a loss to Mike Sullivan.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
-
- Force of Nature (Pumphandle reverse piledriver)
- Natural Disaster (Rolling cutter)
- Signature moves
-
- Figure four leglock
- Tilt-a-whirl reverse front powerslam
Championships and accomplishments
- Caribbean Championship Wrestling
- CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA Florida Heavyweight ChampionshipThe NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida, USA and is now the major title in NWA Florida. It started in 1937 and was abandoned in 1949. It was picked back up in 1966 by CWF and lasted until 1987 when the company was purchased by Jim Crockett...
(1 time) - NWA Florida Tag Team ChampionshipNWA Florida Tag Team ChampionshipThe NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in Pro Wrestling Fusion. It started out in 1968 as the main tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and lasted until 1990 when it was abandoned. It was picked back up in 1997 by NWA Florida, where it was the primary...
(1 time) - with Mike Sullivan - NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time)
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
- Coastal Championship Wrestling
- CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jason Hexx
- East Coast Wrestling AssociationEast Coast Wrestling AssociationEast Coast Wrestling Association is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by promoter Jim Kettner in 1967. It is home to the annual Super 8 Tournament, one of the longest-running independent wrestling tournaments in the country...
- ECWA Heavyweight ChampionshipECWA Heavyweight ChampionshipECWA Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested in the independent professional wrestling promotion East Coast Wrestling Association.-References:...
(1 timeECWA Heavyweight ChampionshipECWA Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested in the independent professional wrestling promotion East Coast Wrestling Association.-References:...
) - Hall of Fame (2005)
- ECWA Heavyweight Championship
- Florida State Professional Wrestling Association
- FSPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FSPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hack Meyers
- Florida Wrestling Alliance
- FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Future of WrestlingFuture of WrestlingFuture of Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion based in southern Florida starting during the late 1990s. Founded by Bobby Rogers, the promotion was a predecessor of Full Impact Pro, Independent Pro Wrestling and NWA Florida and featured several top independent wrestlers...
- FOW Heavyweight ChampionshipFOW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe FOW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Future of Wrestling. The title was created when "Ram Man" Johnny Evans won the title in Miami, Florida on May 1, 1998. It was defended throughout southern Florida, most often in Davie, Oakland Park,...
(1 time)
- FOW Heavyweight Championship
- Independent Professional Wrestling
- IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Maximum Pro Wrestling
- MXPW Television Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Championship Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- 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 #114 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2002
- Renegade Championship Wrestling
- RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- RCW Television Championship (1 time)
- RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Damian Lee
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- SECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
In popular culture
- Warner is one of several independent wrestlers referenced in the 2005 novel Backyard Empire: Inspired by a True Story by Alex Hutchinson.
Media
- NWA Florida: Rage in the Cage. Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. NWA Florida, 2004.
- Takedown Masters. Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004.
- Ring of Honor: The Era of Honor Begins. Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004.
- Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1 Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. IPW Wrestling, 2006.
Further reading
- McNeill, Pat. The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take On The End Of Professional Wrestling As We Know It. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2002. ISBN 0-595-22404-0