Scott D'Amore

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"Coach" Scott D'Amore
An image of "Coach" Scott D'Amore.
Statistics
Ring name(s) Bluto
Nightmare
Masked Super Warrior #2
Scott Hunter
Chip Birdy
Coach D'Amore
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight 243 lb (110 kg)
Born August 8, 1974 (1974-08-08) (age 33)
Windsor, Ontario
Billed from Windsor, Ontario
Trained by Doug Chevalier
"Irish" Mickey Doyle
Denny Kass
Al Snow
WCW Power Plant
Debut June 14, 1992

Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He formerly managed Team Canada in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He was also the former head of the creative team. He also owns and books Border City Wrestling and Prime Time Wrestling.

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[edit] Career

Scott D'Amore began training with Doug Chevalier in 1991 at the age of sixteen. He debuted on June 14, 1992, defeating Otis Apollo in Amherstburg, Ontario. In 1993 he underwent further training under "Irish" Mickey Doyle, Denny Cass and Al Snow. He went on to work for World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as an enhancement talent from June 1993 to early 1996. While working for WCW, he frequently trained at the WCW Power Plant.

While unable to wrestle in the USA, D'Amore worked for a range of independent promotions. In 1995 D'Amore toured Japan with Wrestle Association R, England with the English Wrestling Federation and Germany with the World Cup of Wrestling. Later that year he formed a tag team with Dave Clark as Scott Hunter known as Gross Misconduct, with the duo depicting ice hockey players. In 1997 he briefly traded his hockey stick for a golf club and became Chip Birdy, a golfer.

D'Amore began working as a booker and producer for promotions throughout Canada.

[edit] Border City Wrestling

D'Amore founded Border City Wrestling in 1993 along with Doug Chevalier and Chuck Fader. He began booking in 1994 when Chevalier left the area, and took over the promotion of the company when Fader resigned, leaving D'Amore as the sole owner.

In February 2000, D'Amore formed a stable known as The Syndicate when he allied with Rhino in order to defeat D'Lo Brown. The Syndicate eventually expanded to include "Arrogant" Otis Apollo, Johnny Swinger, Fantasy and Don Callis.

BCW ceased operations for several months in late 2000 while D'Amore found his feet as a promoter. The first show of 2001 was held on March 7, and featured former Extreme Championship Wrestling talent including Tommy Dreamer, Johnny Swinger, Mikey Whipwreck, Sabu, Don "Cyrus" Callis and Nova (D'Amore had a tryout match with ECW in 1998, and befriended many ECW employees). All the aforementioned held titles in BCW, and Whipwreck even wrestled his last match at the "Mikey Whipwreck Retirement Bash" on August 29 (although he came out of retirement shortly thereafter).

In addition to promoting and wrestling, D'Amore operated the Can-Am Wrestling School and trained dozens of wrestlers. He later turned face and began a heated feud with one of his students, A-1, in January 2005 after A-1 interrupted a Hall of Fame ceremony.

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

D'Amore began working with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA as a road agent in 2003, and brought in Chris Sabin, one of his former pupils. In 2004, D'Amore took an onscreen role as the coach of Team Canada. The propensity of the TNA character of "Coach D'Amore" to interfere on Team Canada's behalf led to commentator Mike Tenay often referring to him as a "big fat load" and "Canadian bacon". D'Amore led Team Canada to numerous victories, feuding with Jerry Lynn, Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes. He also began working backstage as a creative team member and trainer, operating the TNA Academy along with Terry Taylor.

On December 12, 2004, D'Amore organised a benefit show for Sabu, who was incapacitated with a serious back injury. "A Night of Appreciation for Sabu" was held in Belleville, Michigan and featured wrestlers from TNA, BCW and ECW.

In May 2005, D'Amore was appointed head of the TNA booking team.[citation needed] As a result of his increased offscreen workload, D'Amore opted to reduce his onscreen appearances. To explain his absence, D'Amore was attacked by Lance Hoyt at the Slammiversary PPV. Hoyt choke-slammed D'Amore and then hit him with a moonsault. D'Amore was taken on a stretcher as Team Canada spent weeks afterward talking about him being in the hospital. However, he came back as an on-screen force when he used his BCW promotion in a plot to get Jeff Jarrett back the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. After that, he and Team Canada became fixtures in the Planet Jarrett stable.

On November 13 at Genesis 2005, D'Amore tried to get the premiering Christian Cage, a longtime friend, to join Team Canada, and gave him a t-shirt to signify membership. At the end of the night, when Team Canada came out to help Jeff Jarrett beat down Team 3D, Christian came down. Under his Captain Charisma jacket, he was wearing the Team Canada shirt. However, after hugging D'Amore, he gave him the Unprettier and helped Team 3D put Jarrett through a table, doublecrossing his former friend.

An all-or-nothing 8-man tag team match happened on the July 13th edition with them going against Rhino, Team 3D, and Jay Lethal, with a stipulation that the disbanding order would be null and void if Team Canada won; Jay Lethal pinned A-1, ending Team Canada's run as a group in TNA. Afterwards at Victory Road, D'Amore would say goodbye to the team once and for all, saying his farewells to all 4 members while blaming Young saying it was his fault they are disbanded. D'Amore hasn't been seen on Impact! since.

[edit] In wrestling

  • Signature moves
  • Siganture illegal objects
  • Wrestlers managed by Scott D'Amore
  • Wrestlers trained by Scott D'Amore

[edit] Personal life

D'Amore holds a degree in Communication studies from the University of Windsor. He is an owner of the Stars of the Game restaurant in LaSalle, Ontario and his family owns D'Amore Construction in Windsor, Ontario.

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Elite Wrestling Federation
  • Michigan Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Ultimate Championship Wrestling
  • UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • World Wrestling Superstars
  • WWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Midwest Territorial Wrestling
  • MTW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Otis Apollo
  • Grand Prix Wrestling
  • Grand Prix Tag Team Championship (1 time)

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