Too Cool, originally known as Too Much, was an American

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and group active in the

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(later World Wrestling Entertainment) between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004 and 2014. The group contained members Grand Master Sexay,

Scotty 2 Hotty Scott Ronald Garland (born July 2, 1973) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. He is best known for his appearances with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) under the ring ...

, and

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History

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1998–2001, 2003–2004, 2014)

1998–1999

The duo of "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and "Too Hot" Scott Taylor were originally a tag team known as Too Much. They sported the

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of two vain wrestlers with

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interactions. They made their first appearance as a team at

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in a tag battle royal won by L.O.D. 2000. The team feuded with fellow light heavyweight wrestlers such as

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and aided Jerry "The King" Lawler (Christopher's father) in his feud with

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. They also feuded with

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, The Oddities, 8-Ball and Skull and The

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. 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 of '' Sunday 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 remained villainous characters, but in late 1999, around the time

joined the team, they turned into fan favorites. Too Cool's new characteristic was that of

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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's Stink Face.

2000–2001

A famous moment came when the trio were all participants in the 2000

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. 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. 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 the Light Heavyweight Championship. Too Cool received arguably their biggest

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when they became embroiled in a feud against the McMahon-Helmsley Regime, mainly wrestling against

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members

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, and X-Pac, along with a feud against

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. Too Cool participated in several main events on television during this push, including a 10-man tag team match on WWF Raw where they teamed with The Rock and Cactus 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 defeated

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for the

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on the May 29, 2000 episode of ''Raw'', while Rikishi would defeat

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for the Intercontinental Championship on the June 20 edition of ''

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'' Despite enjoying immense popularity among the fans, Too Cool began to fragment in late 2000 when Rikishi left the group after becoming a villain. In March 2001, Too Cool fully disbanded when Scotty was, in storyline, sidelined with a broken ankle caused by

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. In reality, he needed time off for neck surgery. During that time, Sexay teamed up with

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. In May 2001, Sexay was released from the WWF after he was detained while attempting to cross the

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with

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in his possession. After returning in June 2001, Scotty formed a new tag team with

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called The Zoo Crew that lasted from November 2001 until March 2002. Scotty would injure his neck in April 2002 and was inactive for over a year.

2003–2004

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 the

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in October 2003. Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty won the

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on February 5, 2004 after defeating the

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. Also around this time, the WWE briefly re-hired Grand Master Sexay, although he was on the Raw 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 at

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, before losing the titles to

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and

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on April 22. 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.

2014

On the January 6, 2014 episode of ''Old School Raw'', Too Cool reunited with Rikishi, defeating 3MB (

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and

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) 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 at

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, challenging The Ascension for the

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. The Ascension would prevail however, retaining the titles.

Independent circuit (2003, 2007-2016)

Sexay and Hotty would reunite after years for one night on September 28, 2003, for Memphis Wrestling. They defeated

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and

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. 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 the Extreme Horsemen ( C. W. Anderson and

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). The next day, Too Cool lost to the

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(

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and

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) in the semi-final match of the Winner's Bracket. Too Cool made their final appearance for the UWF on July 21 as they lost to

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in the third round match to of the Loser's Bracket. In 2009, Sexay and Rikishi reunited to compete for the

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's Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin Tour in

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. Due to copyright issues with

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, 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 defeated

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and Umaga. Three days later, they defeated Rock of Love (Billy Blade and Kadin Anthony). On November 26, Christopher and Fatu teamed with

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(

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and Jerry Sags) to defeat Black Pearl, Vampire Warrior and Rock of Love. On November 28, the final night of the tour, Fatu and Christopher defeated Pearl and Warrior. Later, the three would go on to reunite in Gangrel'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 against

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and

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. Too Cool won the match, but were attacked post-match by Cerebus,

, and

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. 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. 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.

Incarnations

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Championships and accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment **

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( 1 time) - Rikishi **

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( 1 time) - Scotty **

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( 1 time) - Scotty and Sexay **

( 1 time) - Scotty and Rikishi

References

External links

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