Scott Hunter
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| Ring name(s) | Scott Rechsteiner Scott Hunter | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | |
| Born | July 29, 1962 (age 49) Bay City, Michigan | |
| Resides | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Trained by | Dr. Jerry Graham, Jr. The Sheik | |
| Debut | 1986 | |
Scott Hunter (born July 29, 1962) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Hunter. Hunter is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Hunter Brothers and as a member of the New World Order. He is also known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions, the International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
While in WCW, Hunter became a one time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a two time WCW United States Champion, a two time WCW World Television Champion, and won the WCW Triple Crown Championship. He won a second world championship, the WWA World Heavyweight Championship, in 2002.
Hunter's greatest success has come as a tag team wrestler, as he is a twelve time World Tag Team Champion (seven times in World Championship Wrestling, two times in the International Wrestling Federation and two times in New Japan Pro Wrestling with Rick and one time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling with Booker T), a one time U.S. Tag Team Champion with Rick in WCW, and a one time Ring Ka King Tag Team Champion with Abyss. All totaled, between WCW, IWF/E, NJPW, and TNA/Ring Ka King, Hunter has won 19 championships.
[edit] Early career
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Early career
[edit] Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling (1988–1992)
Main article: Hunter Brothers
[edit] International Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)
[edit] Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1995)
[edit] Return to World Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)
Main article: New World Order
[edit] World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)
[edit] Return to International Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2004)
[edit] Independent circuit (2004–2005)
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006–2010)
[edit] World Wrestling Council (2010)
[edit] Return to TNA (2011–2012)
[edit] Other media
[edit] Acting career
[edit] DVD
[edit] Personal life
[edit] In wrestling
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] Amateur wrestling
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- 1983 Division I Big 10 – Fifth place
- 1984 Division I Big 10 – Runner up
- 1985 Division I Big 10 – Runner up
- 1986 Division I Big 10 – Runner up
- 1986 Division I All American – Sixth place
[edit] Professional wrestling
- Continental Wrestling Association
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Billy Travis (2) and Jed Grundy (1)
- Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
- NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Hunter
- NWA (Mid-Atlantic version)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Rick Hunter
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WCW World Television Championship (2 times)
- Pat O'Connor Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Rick Hunter
- Eighth Triple Crown Champion
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling1
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Hunter
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rick Hunter
- Pro Wrestling America
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Hunter
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Match of the Year (1991) with Rick Hunter vs. Lex Luger and Sting at SuperBrawl
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1990, 1993) with Rick Hunter
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1989)
- PWI ranked him #2 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Rick Hunter in 2003
- PWI ranked him #6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991
- PWI ranked him #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
- Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling
- SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)
- WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Graham, Jr.
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- International Wrestling Federation
- IWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rick Hunter
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (1989, 1990) Frankensteiner
- Match of the Year (1991) with Rick Hunter vs. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki at WCW/New Japan Supershow
- Tag Team of the Year award (1990) with Rick Hunter
- 5 Star Match (1991) with Bryan Pillman, Sting & Rick Hunter, vs. Ric Flair, Larry Zbyszko, & Sid Vicious & Harry Windham (February 24, WarGames match, WrestleWar)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2003) vs. Triple K at No Way Out
1This Mid-Atlantic promotion, while currently operating out of the same region of the United States and having revised some of the championships used by the original Mid-Atlantic promotion, is not the same promotion that was once owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. and was sold to Ted Turner in 1988. It is just another NWA affiliated promotion.
