Scotty Mac | |
Names: | Scotty Mac[1] |
Birth Name: | Scott Schnurr |
Weight: | 191lb or 201lb[2] |
Birth Date: | 1978 11, mf=y |
Birth Place: | Kelowna, British Columbia |
Billed: | Kelowna, British Columbia |
Trainer: | House of Pain Chance Beckett Michelle Starr Steve Gillespie Can-Am Wrestling |
Debut: | December 26, 2000 |
Scott Schnurr,[1] best known by his ring name Scotty Mac, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling/Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling, as well as several independent promotions in Canada and the United States.
Scotty Mac is one of ECCW's most decorated wrestlers, having won multiple titles on many occasions. He is currently an owner of ECCW.[3]
Scotty Mac started training in professional wrestling in 1999 when he trained with Steve Gillespie in Can-Am Wrestling which is based in Alberta. Scotty did not wrestle while training in Can-Am. He would move on to Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling's House of Pain where he trained under the tutelage of Chance Beckett and Michelle Starr.
Scotty debuted in professional wrestling for on December 26, 2000 against Chance Beckett. Not only was Beckett his trainer, but Scotty's cast for a broken wrist was removed just two days prior to the match.[4] Less than two years after his debut, a three-month feud with Black Dragon culminated with Scotty winning the ECCW Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match.[4] Scotty Mac is now part owner of ECCW
Scotty won the 2003 Pacific Cup tournament, winning matches against Beckett, Tony Kozina, and Black Dragon before defeating Bryan Danielson in the finals.[4] Scotty returned to the finals in 2007, but lost the three-way match to Kyle O'Reilly. Kozina was the third participant.
Scotty made appearances for Portland Wrestling between 2004–2005. His appearances include defeating Moondog Moretti in a chain match, and winning the tag titles with Aaron Idol as the team of New Attitude.[4]
In 2005, after only four years in wrestling, Scotty got a three-day tryout with World Wrestling Entertainment. A contract was not signed as a result. In 2006 Scotty was on ECW and defeated Kurt AngleIn 2007 he was released from the temporary contract
Scotty Mac wrestled for ASW on September 15, 2007 in Comox, British Columbia in a "No Holds Barred match" handicapped match alongside Ice and Antwong, losing to the team of The Cremator and Sgt. Kaos.[5]
After a year of being followed by cameras in 2009, Scotty was one of the main stars of the acclaimed documentary This Wrestling Life, which follows him and trainees K. C. Spinelli, Travis Sparx, and Bill Taylor through their beginnings in the wrestling business. The film also shows Scotty's dreams to wrestle at the highest levels.[6]
Mac married fellow professional wrestler Christina Von Eerie in July 2017.[7]