{"id":75945,"date":"2020-09-10T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T21:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=75945"},"modified":"2020-09-10T17:38:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T21:38:04","slug":"tna-barry-scott-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/09\/10\/tna-barry-scott-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary TNA Voice Actor Barry Scott Passes Away Aged 65"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In professional wrestling, especially for televised products, it takes more than just good wrestlers to make the perfect show.\u00a0 It requires production, commentators, video creation, and in the case of TNA (now IMPACT Wrestling) was the voice of Barry Scott who was important to the early growth of the promotion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It really can&#39;t be overstated just how important Barry Scott was to TNA history &#8211; his voice alone brought gravitas and credibility. He raised the level of the material, he made it feel important. RIP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBYpzh5gC7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JBYpzh5gC7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Garrett Kidney (@garrettkidney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garrettkidney\/status\/1304150650419380243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Through his narration Barry Scott became synonymous with TNA.\u00a0 He had a way of adding importance to each video package and he added so much professionalism to the overall package of TNA Wrestling.\u00a0 He made things is ridiculously complicated as the King Of The Mountain match feel genuinely important and dramatic rather than eye-rollingly complex.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">rip barry scott. to this day, i still quote \u201crhyno is here. more are coming to tna\u201d everytime a company gets a big signing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWc8iAgZwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/AWc8iAgZwD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2727\uff65\uff9fslater (@poisonouspixies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poisonouspixies\/status\/1304165499287138305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As we said Scott became synonymous with his narration becoming something many associated with the promotion including some of his more famous phrases like &#8220;cross the line&#8221;.\u00a0 In recent times Scott had been working with IMPACT as they embrace their TNA roots and had narrated a\u00a0<strong>Moose\u00a0<\/strong>hype package that had many feeling nostalgic about the longtime voice of the product.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1304165927123062786<\/p>\n<p>Barry Scott passed away at aged 65 and the wrestling world has been in mourning for the voice of TNA, and for some the voice of our youth.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for 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. IMPACT Wrestling fan? You can check out their streaming service,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/impactplus.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPACT Plus<\/a>\u00a0for access to their library, and special IMPACT Plus only events as well as all episodes of IMPACT! On AXS TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very saadened to hear about the passing of Barry Scott, the longtime TNA Voice behind some of the most Iconic Videos in IMPACT History. Here was the last one he voiced, featuring Moose as TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Godspeed. Rest Well and Thanks Barry<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0HuugSG11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q0HuugSG11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Referee Brandon Tolle (@RefBrandonTolle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RefBrandonTolle\/status\/1304139245808910338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Barry Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/grtqGykWyG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/grtqGykWyG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Bey (@DashingChrisBey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DashingChrisBey\/status\/1304141535282302976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad to learn the passing of<br \/>Barry Scott the voice of all those <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> (TNA) packages, PPVs voice overs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArVkHatPmL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ArVkHatPmL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THETOMMYDREAMER\/status\/1304167121442799622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you, Barry Scott \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4f6SXd4F0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/l4f6SXd4F0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Ace of Space LSG \ud83d\ude80 (@LeonStGiovanni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonStGiovanni\/status\/1304159246339244040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In professional wrestling, especially for televised products, it takes more than just good wrestlers to make the perfect show.\u00a0 It requires production, commentators, video creation, and in the case of TNA (now IMPACT Wrestling) was the voice of Barry Scott who was important to the early growth of the promotion. 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