| Scott Wright | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Scotty Charisma[1][2] Mr. Scott Wright[1][2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][3] |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg)[1][3] |
| Born | August 8[2][3] Sloatsburg, New York[2] |
| Resides | Rockland County, New York[1] |
| Billed from | Rockland County, New York |
| Trained by | Gino Caruso[1][2] Jason Knight[2] James Maritato[1][2] |
| Debut | September 6, 2001[2] |
| Website | [1] |
Scott Wright[1][2] is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder, better known by his ring name Scotty Charisma.[4] He currently performs on the independent circuit under his real name or as Mr. Scott Wright.[2]
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Prior to wrestling, Wright worked in the fitness industry for New York Sports Clubs in Danbury, Connecticut and Nanuet, New York. He has held personal training certifications through both the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America as well as a certification as nutritional specialist for Apex Fitness. Coinciding with his wrestling career, Wright has been a seventh and eighth grade history teacher at Suffern Middle School in New York.[2] He also began competing as a bodybuilder in 1998 and continues to do so while maintaining his career as a wrestler.[4]
After training in East Coast Professional Wrestling's school at Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey, Wright made his wrestling debut under the ring name Scotty Charisma in 2001. Charisma soon debuted for Assault Championship Wrestling, where gained much success as he won the promotion's Junior Heavyweight Championship once, Tag Team Championship once with Matt Striker and became the promotion's first and only Television Champion.[4] After ACW folded in 2004, Charisma returned to the independent circuit before he made his East Coast Wrestling Association debut on September 18, 2004.[4] Soon after debuting, he won the promotion's Heavyweight Championship after defeating then-champion "Hurricane" John Walters, Mike Kruel, Andrew Ryker and Xavier in a five-way elimination match on February 12, 2005.[3] Charisma later lost the title to Fred Sampson on November 5.[5] On March 1, 2008, Charisma, now renamed to Mr. Scott Wright, won the ECWA Title for the second time on March 1, 2008 after defeating Aden Chambers.[3] Wright would go on to hold the title for just over a month before losing it to Glen Osbourne on April 5.[5]
Wright, as Scotty Charisma, made his World Wrestling Entertainment debut on the December 13, 2005 episode of Velocity, where he teamed with his ECWA rival Arch Kincaid in a losing effort against Paul London and Brian Kendrick.[5][6] A few weeks later on January 2, 2006, Wright wrestled with Fred Sampson in a losing effort to The Heart Throbs in a tag team match taped for Heat.[5][7] The next night, both Charisma and Sampson took part in another tag team match, which they lost to The Dicks (James and Chad) on Velocity.[5][6] Wright's first singles match in WWE occurred on the June 13, 2006 tapings of SmackDown!, which he lost to Vito.[5][7]
Wright would also appear on the November 27, 2006 episode of Raw, playing the role of a UPS delivery man in a backstage segment where Triple H and Shawn Michaels trapped the Spirit Squad in a crate to be shipped to "OVW" (Ohio Valley Wrestling).[7] On the May 11, 2007 episode of Heat, Wright and Xavier lost to Eugene and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.[5]
Wright received his bachelor's degree in justice and law administration and later received his master's degree in history, both from Western Connecticut State University.[4] He was a walk-on basketball player for three years at Western Connecticut and finally earned his varsity letter during his junior year. A broken tailbone sidelined him during the preseason of his senior year, and Wright was offered a position as a student coach by legendary head coach Bob Campbell. He was immediately put in charge of strength and conditioning and was also given recruiting duties as well. Wright would remain an assistant basketball coach for Western Connecticut State University for four more seasons before leaving the college in March 1998.[4]
In July 2004, Wright was introduced to fitness model and personal trainer Kathleen Schreeck.[2][7] On July 14, 2006, the couple were married at Sacred Heart Church in Suffern, New York and the service was attended by many wrestlers from the wrestling community.[7] On March 15, 2009, the Wrights gave birth to their first child, Sophia.[4] On May 3, 2010, the Wrights gave birth to their second daughter, Isabelle.[7]