| Too Cool | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Grand Master Sexay (left) and Scotty 2 Hotty in London, England | |
| Stable | |
| Members | Scott Taylor / Scotty 2 Hotty[1][2] Brian Christopher / Grand Master Sexay[1][2] Rikishi[1] |
| Name(s) | Too Cool[1][2] Too Much[2] |
| Debut | March 1998 |
| Years active | 1998–2001 2003-2004 2007 2009 2012 2014–2016 |
Too Cool, originally known asToo Much, was an Americanprofessional wrestlingtag team and group active in theWorld Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004 and 2014. The group contained membersGrand Master Sexay,Scotty 2 Hotty, andRikishi.[1]
The duo of"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and"Too Hot" Scott Taylor were originally a tag team known as Too Much.[1] They sported thegimmick of two vain wrestlers withhomoerotic interactions. They made their first appearance as a team atWrestleMania XIV in a tag battle royal won byL.O.D. 2000. The team feuded with fellow light heavyweight wrestlers such asTaka Michinoku and aidedJerry "The King" Lawler (Christopher's father) in his feud withAl Snow. They also feuded withThe Headbangers,The Oddities,8-Ball and Skull and TheHardy Boyz.
In June 1999, Christopher became Grand Master Sexay, Taylor became Scotty Too Hotty (later spelled as Scotty 2 Hotty) and Too Much was rebranded as Too Cool, debuting on television during the June 13, 1999 episode ofSunday Night Heat, however a knee injury for Grand Master Sexay meant that they didn't have their first match under these new personas until October 1999. They originally remainedvillainous characters, but in late 1999, around the timeRikishi joined the team, they turned intofan favorites. Too Cool's new characteristic was that ofhip-hop fans, which saw the trio of Scotty 2 Hotty, Grand Master Sexay and Rikishi dancing around the ring while lights flashed and dance music played, an act that quickly became very popular with fans. In addition to the wildly popular post-match dancing routine, several of Too Cool's signature moves became extremely popular with the fans, including Scotty 2 Hotty's "The Worm" and Rikishi'sStink Face.
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A famous moment came when the trio were all participants in the 2000Royal Rumble.[3] Rikishi had eliminated all three entrants in the match thus far, leaving only him and Grand Master Sexay in the ring. Rikishi looked as if he was about to throw Grand Master Sexay out of the ring to eliminate him from the Rumble, but Scotty 2 Hotty entered the match next and convinced Rikishi to instead dance to their music while the Rumble match was still ongoing. At the conclusion of their dance segment in the middle of the Rumble, Rikishi surprised his teammates by delivering a double clothesline and throwing them both to the outside to eliminate them.[3] Rikishi shrugged his shoulders and his partners accepted the elimination with a good humor; no dissension would arise between them. Soon after this, Christopher suffered an injury and while he was recuperating, Scotty won theLight Heavyweight Championship.[4]
Too Cool received arguably their biggestpush when they became embroiled in a feud against the McMahon-Helmsley Regime, mainly wrestling againstD-Generation X membersTriple H,Road Dogg, andX-Pac, along with a feud againstThe Radicalz. Too Cool participated in several main events on television during this push, including a 10-man tag team match onWWF Raw where they teamed withThe Rock andCactus Jack against Triple H, X-Pac, and The Radicalz.
Too Cool's success would peak in the middle of 2000 when Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay defeatedEdge and Christian for theTag Team Championship on the May 29, 2000 episode ofRaw,[5] while Rikishi would defeatChris Benoit for theIntercontinental Championship on the June 20 edition ofSmackDown![6]
Despite enjoying immense popularity among the fans, Too Cool began to fragment in late 2000 when Rikishi left the group afterbecoming a villain. In March 2001, Too Cool fully disbanded when Scotty was,in storyline, sidelined with a broken ankle caused byKurt Angle. In reality, he needed time off for neck surgery. During that time, Sexay teamed up withSteve Blackman. In May 2001, Sexay was released from the WWF after he was detained while attempting to cross theCanada–United States border withillegal drugs in his possession. After returning in June 2001, Scotty formed a new tag team withAlbert called The Zoo Crew that lasted from November 2001 until March 2002.[7] Scotty would injure his neck in April 2002 and was inactive for over a year.
Rikishi would eventually become a face again and reunited with Scotty 2 Hotty, who returned after an 18 month absence from a neck injury to compete on theSmackDown!brand in October 2003. Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty won theWWE Tag Team Championship on February 5, 2004 after defeating theBasham Brothers.[8] Also around this time, the WWE briefly re-hired Grand Master Sexay, although he was on theRaw brand and had no interaction with Scotty 2 Hotty or Rikishi. They held the title for a little over two months, including a successful title defense atWrestleMania XX, before losing the titles toCharlie Haas andRico on April 22.[8] Rikishi would be released from the company shortly after the title loss, while Scotty remained with the company until being released on May 15, 2007.[9]
On the January 6, 2014 episode ofOld School Raw, Too Cool reunited with Rikishi, defeating 3MB (Heath Slater,Drew McIntyre andJinder Mahal) in a six-man tag match. This was the first time in over 13 years that the trio were in a 6-man tag team match. Too Cool also appeared atNXT Arrival, challengingThe Ascension for theNXT Tag Team Championship. The Ascension would prevail however, retaining the titles.
Sexay and Hotty would reunite after2+1⁄2 years for one night on September 28, 2003, forMemphis Wrestling. They defeatedDoug Gilbert andShock.
After Scotty 2 Hotty was released from WWE in May 2007, he briefly reunited with Grand Master Sexay to compete for the UWF Live's Rock 'n' Express Tag Team Tournament. In the second round of the tournament on July 19, 2007, Too Cool defeated theExtreme Horsemen (C. W. Anderson andSteve Corino).[10] The next day, Too Cool lost to theSteiner Brothers (Rick andScott) in the semi-final match of the Winner's Bracket.[10] Too Cool made their final appearance for the UWF on July 21 as they lost toThe Naturals in the third round match to of the Loser's Bracket.[10]
In 2009, Sexay and Rikishi reunited to compete for theHulk Hogan'sHulkamania: Let The Battle Begin Tour inAustralia. Due to copyright issues withWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Sexay and Rikishi competed as Brian Christopher and Solofa Fatu, Jr., respectively, and were unable to use the Too Cool name. On November 21, the first night of the tour, they defeatedOrlando Jordan andUmaga.[11] Three days later, they defeated Rock of Love (Billy Blade and Kadin Anthony).[12] On November 26, Christopher and Fatu teamed withThe Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs andJerry Sags) to defeatBlack Pearl,Vampire Warrior and Rock of Love.[13] On November 28, the final night of the tour, Fatu and Christopher defeated Pearl and Warrior.[14] Later, the three would go on to reunite inGangrel's Territory League promotion as part of the Las Vegas Highrollers team.
In March 2014, Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty reunited at Memphis Power Wrestling's Revenge at Resorts II Cool Event to compete againstChase Stevens andCrimson. Too Cool won the match, but were attacked post-match byCerebus,Doug Gilbert, andBill Dundee. On September 5, 2014, Too Cool faced the Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) Tag Team Champions The Black Wall Street (Napalm Bomb and Solo) in a losing effort.[15]
On February 22, 2015, Scotty and Sexay made an appearance at Lincoln Fight Factory Wrestling Turn It Up, defeating S C Supreme and Stixx. Their last match as a team was in 2016. They continued to make appearances at conventions and some independent wrestling shows until Brian Christopher Lawler's death in July 2018.[citation needed]
