2 Cold Scorpio | |
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2 Cold Scorpio in March 2013.
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Birth name | Charles Bernard Scaggs |
Born |
Denver, Colorado, United States |
October 25, 1965
Residence |
Celebration, Florida, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
2 Cold Scorpio Too Cold Scorpio Gold Scorpio Black Wazuma Flash Funk Flyin' Scorpio Flying Wazuma Scorpio |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
Billed from | Denver, Colorado |
Trained by | New Japan Pro Wrestling |
Debut | 1985 |
Charles Bernard Scaggs (born October 25, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name 2 Cold Scorpio (sometimes spelled Too Cold Scorpio). He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation (as Flash Funk) throughout the 1990s, along with his appearances in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah.
Championships held by 2 Cold Scorpio over the course of his career include the ECW World Tag Team Championship, ECW World Television Championship, GHC Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship.
Scaggs made his professional wrestling debut in 1985, adopting the ring name 2 Cold Scorpio. He wrestled in various independent promotions in the United States, until, on the recommendation of Big Van Vader, he decided to go to New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he trained in the NJPW Dojo. He also wrestled in Europe and Mexico.
2 Cold Scorpio debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on November 18, 1992 as Ron Simmons' mystery partner at Clash of the Champions XXI. He had a brief reign as World Tag Team Champion with Marcus Alexander Bagwell in October 1993. Although he was released in 1994, 2 Cold Scorpio competed on the WCW-promoted pay-per-view When Worlds Collide later that year and the WCW/New Japan produced pay-per-view Collision in Korea in 1995.