Scotty Riggs | |
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Birth name | Scott Antol |
Born |
Savannah, Georgia |
March 1, 1966
Residence | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Kendo the Samurai Riggs Scott Studd Scotty Anton Scotty Riggs |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Billed from | Atlanta, Georgia |
Trained by | Ted Allen |
Debut | 1992 |
Retired | 2009 |
Scott Antol (born March 1, 1966) is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1999 under the ring names Scotty Riggs and Riggs. Antol is also known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling as Scotty Anton.
Antol debuted on June 2, 1992 using the ring name Scott Studd after being trained by Ted "The Nightmare" Allen. Allen trained Studd by teaching while wrestling in front of live crowds. In the early 1990s, he worked for various independent promotions, including the North Georgia Wrestling Association, Peach State Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and the United States Wrestling Association.
Antol signed a contract with World Championship Wrestling in 1995 and was renamed Scotty Riggs, with his last name taken from Mel Gibson's character, Martin Riggs, from the Lethal Weapon films. He was immediately placed in to a tag team with Marcus Alexander Bagwell and they became known as The American Males. Together, they captured their first and only World Tag Team Championship, but only held it for eight days before losing it back to Harlem Heat, the team they won it from in the first place. The team competed on a tour of Germany for WCW at this time.
The American Males broke up in November 1996 after Bagwell turned heel on Riggs and joined the New World Order. Following the split, Riggs began competing as a singles competitor. He immediately entered a feud with Bagwell, which resulted in a match at nWo Souled Out which he lost and a rematch at Uncensored in a strap match where Riggs was choked out by Bagwell with the strap while hanging from the ropes.