{"id":106690,"date":"2021-12-22T15:52:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T20:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=106690"},"modified":"2021-12-22T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T20:52:26","slug":"scotty-2-hotty-returning-gcw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/12\/22\/scotty-2-hotty-returning-gcw\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotty 2 Hotty Returning To Ring With GCW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that didn&#8217;t take long. Last month, Scott Garland &#8211; better known around the world as former WWE Superstar <strong>Scotty 2 Hotty<\/strong> from<strong> Too Cool<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/itrwrestling.com\/news\/scotty-2-hotty-release-nxt-coaching-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced he was leaving WWE<\/a>. Garland had returned to WWE in 2016, where he had been working as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center and working with the NXT brand. It didn&#8217;t take long for the return of the Master of the Worm to the ring, as <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> revealed on Tuesday night that Scotty 2 Hotty was making his GCW debut on New Year&#8217;s Day at<em><strong> GCW Die 4 This<\/strong><\/em>, where he&#8217;s scheduled to face AEW star (and GCW OG) <strong>Joey Janela<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*NEW YEAR&#39;S DAY UPDATE!*<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s happening&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Just Signed:<\/p>\n<p>JOEY JANELA<br \/>vs<br \/>SCOTTY 2 HOTTY<\/p>\n<p>Plus:<br \/>Alex Colon vs JWM<br \/>Tracy Williams vs Calvin Tankman<br \/>Homicide Returns!<\/p>\n<p>Get Tix:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pao4INUnlD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/pao4INUnlD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GCWDie4This?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GCWDie4This<\/a> LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitetv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FiteTV<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbDbcy0rSB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/vbDbcy0rSB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j8mAk0ZRyG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/j8mAk0ZRyG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1473479359524753412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 51-year old former 2x WWE Tag Team Champion and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion last competed in 2016, just prior to his joining the WWE training staff, competing in independent promotions around the world, from the U.S. indies to the UK, including a 2014 appearance for Pro Wrestling NOAH. He&#8217;d also made sporadic one off appearances for WWE throughout the years since his departure 2007. Originally debuting as <strong>Scott Taylor<\/strong> and beginning with the WWF in 1991, it wasn&#8217;t until he united with <strong>Brian Christopher<\/strong> in 1999 and the duo were rebranded as<strong> Scotty 2 Hotty<\/strong> and <strong>Grandmaster Sexay<\/strong>. The tag team formed the trios stable Too Cool with WWE Hall of Famer <strong>Rikishi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GCW Die 4 This will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on January 1,<\/strong><strong> 2022.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. GCW Blood on the Hills is set to air Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 8pm EST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/gcw-new-years-weekend\/2palh\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on FITE.tv<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that didn&#8217;t take long. Last month, Scott Garland &#8211; better known around the world as former WWE Superstar Scotty 2 Hotty from Too Cool &#8211; announced he was leaving WWE. 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