Wild in November 2010
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Birth name | Scott Cameron Despres |
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Born |
Utica, New York, United States |
September 4, 1970
Residence | Westminster, Massachusetts |
Website | Maverick Wild on Myspace |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Maverick Wild Maverick Wilde Scott Despres Dan Dubiel |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Trained by | Brian Walsh |
Debut | 1988 |
Retired | 2016 |
Scott Cameron Despres (born September 4, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. Known by the ring name Maverick Wild, he was one of the top stars of the New England independent circuit during the 1990s and early 2000s as a mainstay for International World Class Championship Wrestling, the Century Wrestling Alliance, Chaotic Wrestling and New England Championship Wrestling. He is a former Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Champion and 2-time NECW Heavyweight Champion. Despres is the second-longest reigning NECW champion of all time; Max Bauer had a 22-month reign before losing the title to Brandon Locke in 2010.
In 2003, Despres started Front Row Wrestling which became the sole wrestling promotion in the state of New Hampshire after the close of Steve Bradley's Wrestling Federation of America. He later became co-owner of Eastern Wrestling Alliance with fellow wrestler Dr. Reginald Heresy. As one-half of the tag team Mind Over Matter, the two are former EWA Tag Team Champions.
Early in his career, Despres was a regular preliminary wrestler for both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the early-to mid 1990s. He has also wrestled in a number of independent promotions along the East Coast of the United States including MXW Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, Ring of Honor and Top Rope Promotions. In his near-20 year career, he has held almost every major championship in the New England region. In 2010, he was inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame with a number of other longtime regional and independent stars.