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Chapter Five: George & Sandy Scott, The Flying Scotts
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March 15, 1967 - Asheville Citizen-Times
Wrestling Revue March 1970 had the Scott Brothers number one of all tag teams. Better than Hawk and Hansen. Better than the Vachons. Better than the Anderson Brothers. Better than Crusher and Bruiser. Also better than: Becker and Weaver, Chain Gang, Funks, Torres Brothers, Mayne and Borne, The Redheads, and even The Assassins. I listed so many to bring back golden memories to many of our elder fans. They were number one in the world.
After I discovered Wrestling Magazines at my local Pharmacy, I saw their name number one month after month. George and Sandy Scott were known as The Flying Scotts because of their high powered offence which included flying dropkicks and flying headscissors. My fading memory remembers one brother performing one of those two maneuvers, and then quickly the other following it up with the same on the other opponent.
My strongest memory of the tag team was how they went the “extra mile” to be successful by legally outsmarting their opponents. As soon as one Scott Brother saw his brother being thrown across the ring to a neutral corner, the out-of-the ring Scott would run the ring apron, throw himself prone over the top turnbuckle, and see his brother arrive with very little impact to his body. This would usually lead to an in-ring comeback by the Scotts and a victory soon to follow. George would win with his sleeper hold and Sandy with his abdominal stretch (thanks to Carroll Hall and Dan Thomas).
They were looked upon as “understood” World Tag Champs because of their talents, class, and national top ranking in the national Wrestling Magazines . Despite their national ranking and reputation, they would play second place to booker George Becker and his partner Johnny Weaver while in the Mid-Atlantic region. They did win the Southern Belts twice in the late 50s there. This was quite different than becoming three-time World Champions in Australia over quality teams like Murphy and Bernard, Assassins, and Ray Stevens and Art Nelson.
This “one of the best tags ever” saw championship gold at least eighteen times. They were especially hot in their native country of Canada where they starred for around six years. “The Scott Brothers Paddock” restaurant was even opened in Calgary due to their popularity and dominance. What I find interesting is the Brothers versus Brothers theme used in Canada to give the Scotts their push. You could see them in the main event versus: John and Chris Tolos, Dr Bill and Danny Miller, Al and Tiny Mills, Art and Stan Neilson, Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff, Maurice "Mad Dog" and Paul "Butcher" Vachon, and the great Doc and Mike Gallagher. It would have been great to have seen those classic battles.
George and Sandy Scott were the elite in tag teams, but they both distinguished themselves after their career in the ring. Sandy stayed on with Jim Crockett Promotions booking the venues where the matches would take place, working with the tv ads, and many other hats to keep JCP one of the best territorial companies. Sandy worked with the Smoky Mountain company from 1991-1995 before retiring. Bob Caudle was quoted as saying he never heard Sandy utter one cuss word in all the years he worked with him.
George is thought of as one of the top matchmakers ever. He is known for changing JCP from a dominant tag team territory to a more balanced approach with top singles in the main spotlight. He brought in Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, The Super Destroyer (Don Jardine), and Blackjack Mulligan and the change was started. Great tag teams along with some of the biggest drawing singles in the world were now giving the Mid-Atlantic a new found respect like never before. A look at Mid-Atlantic history will show Johnny Valentine's dominance was like very few wrestlers achieved anywhere, any time. George's success would lead him to be Vince' McMahon's booker during the early 80's when the WWF became mainstream and helped arrange the first two Wrestlemanias.
George and Sandy Scott: World class tag team and wrestling executives.
After I discovered Wrestling Magazines at my local Pharmacy, I saw their name number one month after month. George and Sandy Scott were known as The Flying Scotts because of their high powered offence which included flying dropkicks and flying headscissors. My fading memory remembers one brother performing one of those two maneuvers, and then quickly the other following it up with the same on the other opponent.
My strongest memory of the tag team was how they went the “extra mile” to be successful by legally outsmarting their opponents. As soon as one Scott Brother saw his brother being thrown across the ring to a neutral corner, the out-of-the ring Scott would run the ring apron, throw himself prone over the top turnbuckle, and see his brother arrive with very little impact to his body. This would usually lead to an in-ring comeback by the Scotts and a victory soon to follow. George would win with his sleeper hold and Sandy with his abdominal stretch (thanks to Carroll Hall and Dan Thomas).
They were looked upon as “understood” World Tag Champs because of their talents, class, and national top ranking in the national Wrestling Magazines . Despite their national ranking and reputation, they would play second place to booker George Becker and his partner Johnny Weaver while in the Mid-Atlantic region. They did win the Southern Belts twice in the late 50s there. This was quite different than becoming three-time World Champions in Australia over quality teams like Murphy and Bernard, Assassins, and Ray Stevens and Art Nelson.
This “one of the best tags ever” saw championship gold at least eighteen times. They were especially hot in their native country of Canada where they starred for around six years. “The Scott Brothers Paddock” restaurant was even opened in Calgary due to their popularity and dominance. What I find interesting is the Brothers versus Brothers theme used in Canada to give the Scotts their push. You could see them in the main event versus: John and Chris Tolos, Dr Bill and Danny Miller, Al and Tiny Mills, Art and Stan Neilson, Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff, Maurice "Mad Dog" and Paul "Butcher" Vachon, and the great Doc and Mike Gallagher. It would have been great to have seen those classic battles.
George and Sandy Scott were the elite in tag teams, but they both distinguished themselves after their career in the ring. Sandy stayed on with Jim Crockett Promotions booking the venues where the matches would take place, working with the tv ads, and many other hats to keep JCP one of the best territorial companies. Sandy worked with the Smoky Mountain company from 1991-1995 before retiring. Bob Caudle was quoted as saying he never heard Sandy utter one cuss word in all the years he worked with him.
George is thought of as one of the top matchmakers ever. He is known for changing JCP from a dominant tag team territory to a more balanced approach with top singles in the main spotlight. He brought in Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, The Super Destroyer (Don Jardine), and Blackjack Mulligan and the change was started. Great tag teams along with some of the biggest drawing singles in the world were now giving the Mid-Atlantic a new found respect like never before. A look at Mid-Atlantic history will show Johnny Valentine's dominance was like very few wrestlers achieved anywhere, any time. George's success would lead him to be Vince' McMahon's booker during the early 80's when the WWF became mainstream and helped arrange the first two Wrestlemanias.
George and Sandy Scott: World class tag team and wrestling executives.
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Tag Team Thumb-Sketch: Chapter Five.
Author: Terry Kent.
Published: September 1, 2016.
Article: #151.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Tag Team Thumb-Sketch: Chapter Five.
Author: Terry Kent.
Published: September 1, 2016.
Article: #151.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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