Brent Albright
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| Birth name | Brent Albright |
| Born |
November 28, 1978 Louisiana, United States |
| Residence | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Brent Albright Gunner Scott Slater Vain Smoke Vance Vain Vinnie Valentino Wayne Gator |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Billed from | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Trained by |
All Pro Wrestling Michael Modest |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Retired | December 17, 2011 |
Brent Albright (born November 28, 1978) is an American retired professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment, during which he appeared on Friday Night SmackDown! as Gunner Scott. He is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, having defeated Adam Pearce in New York, New York at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor VI event on August 2, 2008.
Albright made his professional wrestling debut for All Pro Wrestling (APW) on October 10, 1998, as Vinnie Valentino, in a losing effort against Vinny Massaro. He would gain his first win came in his second match in January 1999 when he, Chris Ward, and Tony Jones defeated Jason C. Clay, Nathaniel Sweete, and Rick Turner. Albright continued to wrestler for APW throughout his early years. Albright wrestled three times for the World Wrestling Federation in 2001 and 2002, where he lost to cruiserweights such as Essa Rios. Albright toured Pro Wrestling Noah in 2003, where his first win came when he teamed with 2 Cold Scorpio to defeat Bull Schmitt and Donovan Morgan. He participated in a junior heavyweight tag team tournament along with Donovan Morgan and Michael Modest with the trio making the finals before losing to Makoto Hashi, Takashi Sugiura, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. When he returned to the USA, he lost to Shark Boy at thirty forth Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Xplosion. Later in 2003, he wrestled under the name Slater Vain for some of WWE's (formally WWF) tertiary shows.
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