Scotty 2 Hotty | |
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Birth name | Scott Ronald Garland |
Born |
Westbrook, Maine, United States |
July 2, 1973
Residence |
Orlando, Florida, United States |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Scott Taylor Scotty 2 Hotty |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Billed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
Billed from | Westbrook, Maine |
Debut | 1989 |
Scott Ronald "Scotty" Garland (born July 2, 1973) is an American firefighter and professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. He also competed under the ring names Scott Taylor (1991-1999) and Scotty 2 Hotty (1999-2007) for WWE. During his WWF/WWE career, Garland held the WWF World Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship and WWF Light Heavyweight Championship.
When approximately 14 or 15 years old, Garland wrote to Sue Aitchison, the Community Relations Specialist of the World Wrestling Federation, inquiring from which professional wrestling school the company recruited the majority of their employees. Aitchison responded by telling him that they did not recruit from any particular school and wished him luck. Garland then attempted to call Vince McMahon, but was unable to speak to McMahon directly.
Garland began attending shows at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, helping the ring crew to construct the wrestling ring. After an independent promoter saw Garland wrestling with his friends, he offered Garland a job. In his first match, Garland wrestled Steve Ramsey in a Portland armory on November 23, 1989, the same night the Survivor Series was taking place. In the same year, Garland began wrestling for the Massachusetts-based New England Wrestling.