Andrew Warner

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Andrew Warner
An image of Andrew Warner.
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Ring name(s) "The Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Born June 1, 1971 (1971-06-01) (age 37) [1]
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Resides Jacksonville, Florida
Trained by Larry Hamilton and Hack Myers
Debut September 24, 1994
vs. Damian Lee
Retired February 26, 2005 [2]
Website ScootAndrews.net

Andrew Warner, known by his ring name "The Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews, is a retired American professional wrestler who has competed in Southestern independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Florida Championship Wrestling [3], Full Impact Pro [4], Maryland Championship Wrestling [5], East Coast Wrestling Association, Ring of Honor and the National Wrestling Alliance as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan. He also had a short stint in the World Wrestling Federation during 2001 appearing several times on WWF Jakked, WWF Metal and WWF Sunday Night Heat and again during 2003 and 2004 on WWE Raw and Smackdown.

In early 2000, Andrews competed in the annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament defeating Trent Acid and Chad Collyer before losing to Christopher Daniels in the finals in Newport, Delaware on February 26 (he would again face Daniels at the APW King of the Indies Tournament losing to him in the semi-finals on December 30).

He also appeared in Ted DiBiase's short lived WXO promotion that same year, appearing in several televised events.

Shortly after his appearance on WWF Jakked, he returned to IPW where he won the promotions Television title before losing it to A.J. Styles on November 24, 2001. [6]

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[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Caribbean Championship Wrestling
  • CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • Coastal Championship Wrestling
  • CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jason Hexx [7]
  • FCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [10]
  • Florida State Professional Wrestling Association
  • FSPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • FSPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hack Meyers
  • Florida Wrestling Alliance
  • FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • FWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • FOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [11]
  • Independent Professional Wrestling
  • IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [12]
  • IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Maximum Pro Wrestling
  • MXPW Television Championship (1 time)
  • Midwest Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • Renegade Championship Wrestling
  • RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • RCW Television Championship (1 time) [7]
  • RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Damian Lee [7]
  • Southern Championship Wrestling
  • SCW Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • Southeastern Championship Wrestling
  • SECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]
  • PWI ranked him # 190 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004
  • PWI ranked him # 140 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2003
  • PWI ranked him # 114 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2002
  • PWI ranked him # 341 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1998

[edit] In popular culture

  • Warner is one of several independent wrestlers referenced in the 2005 novel Backyard Empire: Inspired by a True Story by Alex Hutchinson.

[edit] Media

  • NWA Florida: Rage in the Cage. Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. NWA Florida, 2004.
  • Takedown Masters. Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004.
  • Ring of Honor: The Era of Honor Begins. Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004.
  • Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1 Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. IPW Wrestling, 2006.

[edit] Further reading

  • McNeill, Pat. The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take On The End Of Professional Wrestling As We Know It. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2002. ISBN 0-595-22404-0

[edit] References

  1. ^ Burkholder, Denny (2002-02-28). Black History Month: Pro Wrestling's Black Stars, Part 4. WrestleLine.com.
  2. ^ Scoot Andrews Says 'Good-bye!'. ProWrestlingDaily.com (2005-02-24).
  3. ^ Florida Championship Wrestling: Scoot Andrews. FCWwrestling.com (July 2001).
  4. ^ Full Impact Pro: Scoot Andrews. FullImpactPro.com (September 2006).
  5. ^ Maryland Championship Wrestling: Scoot Andrews. MarylandWrestling.com (May 2006).
  6. ^ Milner, John (2005-02-18). Bios - A.J. Syles. SLAM! Wrestling.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  8. ^ Dupree, Jim (2005). East Coast Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title History. Solie's Title Histories.
  9. ^ ECWA Hall of Fame Inductees. ECWAprowrestling.com (February 2001).
  10. ^ Oliver, Earl (2002). Florida Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title History. Solie's Title Histories.
  11. ^ Future of Wrestling Heavyweight Title History. Solie's Title Histories (2002).
  12. ^ Westcott, Brian; Kriss Knights (2003). Independent Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title History. Solie's Title Histories.
  13. ^ N.W.A. Florida Heavyweight Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  14. ^ N.W.A. Florida Tag Team Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  15. ^ N.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).

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